Dog afraid of camera!
Apr 21, 2014 09:52:09 #
Had the same problem with "IRISH" Stopped using the flash indoors and for about two days carried the camera around with a neckstrap and took pics of everything insight ( but not her).....Within a week she became a ham!
Apr 21, 2014 09:56:56 #
I have two black lab brothers. One will actually pose for me ( see below) and the othe just slinks away when the camera comes out. Just like some people!
Ruder - the star before the camera
Chester - his brother, caught before he saw the camera - taken at a distance
Apr 21, 2014 10:09:24 #
I shoot about 50 dogs a month and use a 36" umbrella with a Nikon SB800 and radio trigger about 5-6 feet from the dog and A Nikon D7100 with an 18-70mm lens which allows me to be a fair distance from the dog. My wife will sometimes use a grooming noose to stabilize the overactive dogs. I remove the noose in post. She also keeps small treats handy. Some dogs take a little longer to settle down but so do some people.
Dog shot at rescue
Apr 21, 2014 10:17:18 #
bobfitz wrote:
I shoot about 50 dogs a month and use a 36" umbrella with a Nikon SB800 and radio trigger about 5-6 feet from the dog and A Nikon D7100 with an 18-70mm lens which allows me to be a fair distance from the dog. My wife will sometimes use a grooming noose to stabilize the overactive dogs. I remove the noose in post. She also keeps small treats handy. Some dogs take a little longer to settle down but so do some people.
Interesting terminology. You're talking about shooting dogs and using a noose on them. Better be careful who reads this. :D
Apr 21, 2014 10:20:54 #
Apr 21, 2014 10:21:33 #
Pancho (my oldest pug) is different.
He'll stay wherever you put him for as long as you want him to...lol...
He'll stay wherever you put him for as long as you want him to...lol...
Apr 21, 2014 10:30:39 #
Apr 21, 2014 10:33:39 #
Cattreasure wrote:
Try putting the camera on a tripod for a few days. I'm guessing after it sitting there for a few days, she will find out that it is not going to hurt her and she will ignore it. I had a cat with a fear problem and that worked.
I've never thought of that, I'll definitely try it.... I have a feeling she won't notice it though because she's only afraid of it if it's lens is facing her : P
Apr 21, 2014 10:34:33 #
jrb1213 wrote:
If you can, don't raise the camera to your face.
I try not to.... It's the lens that scares her no matter where it is :(
Apr 21, 2014 10:34:42 #
Anna M-W wrote:
could the dog be hearing the auto focus? Try manual
Good point. The ultrasonic motors of some lenses could certainly produce noises painful to an animal's ears, I would think.
Apr 21, 2014 10:39:46 #
MW wrote:
Horses often react similarly. I think both some how they know to associate the lens with eyeball contact which is I terpreted at aggession by both species but with slightly different interpretations.
Aha, She is a rescue so I can't be sure what type of things she went through before...
Apr 21, 2014 10:41:46 #
Morning Star wrote:
Some of my grandkids hate to have their picture taken. My solution was to set the camera on a table, tripod, floor, flip out the articulated screen, and use the release cable to activate the shutter.
I composed to include a fair bit more space around the children than I would normally, they keep moving around and you just cannnot pin down quicksilver.
All this to wonder if the dog wouldn't be so afraid if you don't have that black thing in front of your face...
I composed to include a fair bit more space around the children than I would normally, they keep moving around and you just cannnot pin down quicksilver.
All this to wonder if the dog wouldn't be so afraid if you don't have that black thing in front of your face...
Unfortunately, I do not own a cable release.... and I'm pretty sure the dog would act like the camera was a bomb if I set the self timer ;)
But I do like the cable idea....
Apr 21, 2014 10:42:48 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I've never seen that happen with dogs. Do you have an old camera you can leave on the floor? Like many people, dogs are not rational, and this could just be "one of those things." Working from a distance is probably your best bet.
Agreed, I don't want to scare her too much.
Apr 21, 2014 10:44:22 #
angelpom wrote:
I have that problem with my dog. Mattie seems to believe that the camera is seeking to steal her soul. Maybe the flash? I tried not using flash, she will have none of it. This is the shot I get. Corgi butt.
Haha, that image is very reminiscent of what I usually get, too :)
I try not to use flash in my photos... natural light all the way! ;)
Apr 21, 2014 10:47:56 #
rpavich wrote:
My puggies react differently but when I shove a camera in their face close...they tend to turn their head, so started putting the camera next to my face and keep talking to them while I snap the shutter...generally one or two pics come out sharp with nice expression.
I tend to use a wide lens so that aiming is less important.
I tend to use a wide lens so that aiming is less important.
Haha, my pugs actually seem to enjoy the camera in their faces.... they especially have joy fogging up the lens and sneezing on it :)
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