| At a photo weblog for dog lovers, we receive | | | | of your dog, not in front or behind. |
| a lot of submissions of very adorable black | | | | |
| dogs. Unfortunately, were unable to feature | | | | If you are photographing indoors, a black dog |
| many of these dogs because the photographs | | | | will photograph best in light-colored |
| are not clear. | | | | surroundings. A black dog on a black couch |
| | | | may look adorable in person, but the dog will |
| It is notoriously hard to photograph black | | | | be practically invisible in the photo. |
| dogs. They often come out looking like | | | | |
| shadows, indistinguishable from the | | | | You also dont want to have the dog directly |
| background, and their facial features | | | | in front of a wall, because the flash from |
| practically disappear. The problem is almost | | | | the camera will bounce back and create a big |
| always with the lighting. | | | | shadow. You do want to make sure the room is |
| | | | as bright as possible to begin with. Your dog |
| The following is advice will help you take | | | | may look very cute curled up on your bed at |
| better photos of your black dog: | | | | night, but if the lights are too dim, the |
| | | | flash will wash out the whole picture, and it |
| Black dogs are best photographed outside. | | | | will cause red eye. |
| Ideally, the weather should be overcast to | | | | |
| avoid harsh sunlight. Your photos will also | | | | If nothing else, you will definitely notice |
| come out better if you take them in the | | | | an improvement in your dogs photos just from |
| morning or early evening, when the sun is | | | | shooting them outdoors. Your dog will |
| lower in the sky. You want the light source | | | | probably enjoy the photo shoot more, too! |
| (the sun if youre outside) to be on the side | | | | |