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