Buddies
Posted on August 11, 2011 in Animals, Black and White, People, Pet Photography
Somebody [or should I say “some-dog”?] is about to get a kiss on the nose! And speaking of noses…this image is a great example of the depth of field challenges that you have when photographing dogs. Just take a look at the difference in the depth of the man’s face and nose vs. the dog’s head and nose. If I had been shooting these two head on, I would have had a challenge with keeping all of the dog’s nose in focus unless I was using an aperture setting like f/16 or more. This image was shot outdoors at 1/160th of a second shutter speed, ISO 400 and f/3.5. F/3.5 would not have been a small enough aperture to keep all of the dog’s nose and face in focus had I been photographing the dog head on. Since I photographed from the side, it wasn’t a problem at all at this aperture. A dog’s nose length is vitally important to consider when choosing the aperture [f/stop] for your image!