Take Great Pictures Of Your Labrador
submitted: Aug 19th 2008 |
by: BrookeSunderland |
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The silky, athletic Labrador is so photogenic, it is an ideal dog to use as a subject for portrait photography. Have you ever wished you could take professional quality portrait style pictures of your Labrador? You don't need to go out and buy expensive camera equipment to take great pictures of your dog. Scientific advances, and lower prices, make it possible for you to take great photos of your Labrador with an inexpensive digital camera or even a digital camera cell phone.
Digital photography makes it super easy to take professional looking photographs of your Labrador. Follow the tips in this article, and soon you'll be taking Labrador pictures that you'll be proud of. You'll have all kinds of Labrador pictures to upload to photo sharing sites or load into a digital photo frame. You'll have awesome photos worth pasting in your scrapbook, using as desktop wallpaper or a screensaver, or sharing with your friends in an online photo album.
We all know that taking pictures of a pet can be problematic. You have to get your Labrador to sit still and pose for you. You have to take care of lighting and backdrops. These tips and tricks will help you solve these problems and get you started taking fabulous pictures of your Labrador. Your dog may tire quickly, once you start taking the pictures, so get everything ready beforehand. Load a fresh memory card in your digital camera, replace the batteries, and carry fresh batteries with you.
Fourth, decide whether you'll take pictures of your Labrador inside or outside, and secure the location if you decide to shoot outside. Fifth, make sure all your backdrops and props are ready and close at hand. Sixth, have an idea of the different poses that you want to capture.
When you're trying to take great pictures of your Labrador, you can't also be the one who does all the grooming, staging and other behind-the-scenes tasks. Ask a friend who gets along well with your dog to act as your assistant. After the photo session is over, give your helper a thank-you gift with one of the photos on it. A coffee mug or a framed print of one of your Labrador photos is a good idea for a gift.
Your choice of what background to use for your Labrador pictures sets the tone of the mood for the pictures. Plan your backgrounds carefully. The Labrador looks best photographed against a solid colored backdrop. Many photographers now use a chromatic green backdrop. With this backdrop, your background disappears in your digital photos, and you can place your Labrador into any digital backdrop you can find. Add scenery and details to your photos without leaving home.
There's nothing worse than taking a great picture of your Labrador only to find, when you look at it on screen, that it has a cluttered background, with laundry, dishes or newspapers taking focus away from your dog. To avoid clutter, use a solid-colored background to make your Labrador pictures look great and focus attention on your dog. Put any background in your Labrador pictures by using a chromatic green backdrop. With a chromatic green backdrop, your background will disappear, and you can insert virtually any backdrop you can find into your picture. You can add ocean, mountains or any other scene to your picture without leaving your home.
Don't take Labrador pictures while you are standing up. Get down to your dog's eye level and then start taking your pictures. Both your candid shots and your portrait style shots will look better if the camera is at eye level with the dog. Follow these suggestions, and you will soon be taking professional quality pictures of your Labrador.
About the Author
Brooke Sunderland is a passionate lover of the Labrador and owns a popular website that can teach you how to have a happy, healthy and well behaved Labrador. Among other topics there, you can also learn all about Labrador Pictures plus a whole lot more.
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