Freako Chico

[greenroomsessions]

This is my freaky looking chihuahua whom I rescued. His tongue sticks out because he doesn't have enough teeth to hold it in. I know he is in the center of the picture, is this ok? Should I have cropped it? I still have trouble knowing if a photo is overexposed, is this one? Any other comments are appreciated, I want to keep improving.



Exif:
Nikon D40X
.02 sec (1/50)
f/6.3
45mm
ISO 400
Exposure Bias 0EV

[Augphoto]

Great attempt overall. I think the main thing you could do to improve this pic is to get down low. Try to get on the same level as the lovable subject, instead of aiming down, and you will see impressive results. Keep it up -

[karen_s]

I like! He looks about ready for take off with those big beautiful ears

The image does not look over exposed to me. In fact, it looks under exposed. His eyes are a bit dark. Do you know about histograms? They are invaluable for evaluating exposure. Here is a nice little primer if you've never heard the term ...

Understanding Histograms

I do agree with Augphoto about getting on the dogs eye level for some shots. I shoot most of my animals from that perspective. But, I like this angle too and I think it works because of those big ears and the eye contact. The tongue helps too.

Give him a nice ear scratch for me.

[greenroomsessions]

@augphoto - I usually do get down at the dogs level but I was sitting in a chair and he was just looking straight up at me and I couldn't resist taking his picture. Thank you for you suggestion.

@karen_s - I have heard of and seen a histogram but have no idea how to read it, thanks for the link.

I will try and take some pics of him at his level and see how they come out. Thanks again.

[karen_s]

Originally Posted by greenroomsessions

@karen_s - I have heard of and seen a histogram but have no idea how to read it, thanks for the link.

If you likes charts and graphs, you'll love the histogram. They are fairly simple to understand once you get your head around them.

Originally Posted by greenroomsessions

I will try and take some pics of him at his level and see how they come out. Thanks again.

I just wanted to add a note about the eye level thing. I generally take photos of animals at their eye level (sometimes even below if I can) but I love this view too. Directly on top can work very well and I think it works great here. The reason for me is that it makes him look kinda small and needy. He is a Chihuahua so he is small, and you rescued him so he was needy. It all works for me. If he were say 10 feet away from you and you were still shooting form your eye level, I don't think it would have that same intimate feel. That's when I would get down on my knees or belly and shoot from the lower vantage point.

He is so cute by the way and I am so glad he has found a good home.

[greenroomsessions]

Originally Posted by karen_s

If you likes charts and graphs, you'll love the histogram. They are fairly simple to understand once you get your head around them.



I just wanted to add a note about the eye level thing. I generally take photos of animals at their eye level (sometimes even below if I can) but I love this view too. Directly on top can work very well and I think it works great here. The reason for me is that it makes him look kinda small and needy. He is a Chihuahua so he is small, and you rescued him so he was needy. It all works for me. If he were say 10 feet away from you and you were still shooting form your eye level, I don't think it would have that same intimate feel. That's when I would get down on my knees or belly and shoot from the lower vantage point.

He is so cute by the way and I am so glad he has found a good home.

Thanks karen. I did read up on the histogram and I am getting familiar with it. He is definitely needy and I am glad you think that this picture shows that, I definitely think it does.