taking the pictures

[Glenda Baker]

Anyone have any tips or tricks to taking photos of your dogs? I just had 8 rolls developed and the fellow who developed them, said I underexposed every roll.

I used 200 and 400 asa film, only the ones with the flash turned out good. Most of my photos are taken outdoors, and from a distace, sometimes with a zoom lense, using the available light. I can't just wait for very sunny days, so is there anything else I can do? I also tell my developer to base the exposure on Sunny, but still they are darker than I'd like. I have heard that if you set a 400 asa film to 800 asa you get more exposure, has anyone tried this? I don't want to waste any more film than I already have.

Thanks,
Glenda

 

[GAD]

First let me plug my Newfie Photo link: http://www.gad.net/NewfRelated/NewfiePhotos.html .

As for the distance problem - that'll be hard to overcome. Exposing on a small black dot will make the rest of the picture VERY overexposed, and there's no way to light such a distant subject.

As fot the ASA trick, yes you can alter the ASA on the camera and push the exposure, but why not just get some 800 film?

The best advice for not wasting film is to get a digital camera. You'll take more pictures than you'll know what to do with!

You can also play with your photos in software after you've scanned them (or however you get them digitized). I recommend Paint Shop Pro, though if you've got the need to do it the way te pros do, get PhotoShop.

BTW the photo's I've seen so far from you are perfect - I wouldn't change a thing.

-GAD-

 

[Glenda Baker]

Thanks GAD, I guess I should try the 800 or higher asa film, have used that before when I first got this camera, but found when you enlarge the pics, they were so grainy. But maybe for just scanning and putting them on a web page, it may be better, considering the light conditions here most days.

(I truly love the gray days, fog and all).

Yes I do need a digital camera, and if all goes well, may have one soon.

Then I'll have a whole new set of questions to ask.

Glenda

 

[Glenda Baker]

Boy do I feel dumb.

Should have checked out your link before responding, as it was quite enlightening.

Thanks again GAD

Glenda

 

[Jeannie]

Forget about everything else and get a digital camera. I love mine and I don't have to worry about film. Easy to delete all the bad shots and no wasted money on developing either. Just download, save or delete. If you do get a digital camera I highly recommend a CD writer (burner) or some way to save all those wonderful photos--floppy disks work but within 6 months I had over 200 of them laying around!!
Jeannie