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SHOOT THE DOG™: Speed control

In my last post to SHOOT THE DOG, you learned how the exposure meter of your camera works and why it sometimes does a good job of creating a properly exposed photo, while other times it doesn’t.  I hope you’ve invested in a gray card to keep in your camera bag – I can’t think…

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SHOOT THE DOG™: Three Easy Pieces

I was out with my dogs and camera at the dog park yesterday, and there was this very energetic Italian Greyhound racing at top speed from one end of the field to the other, over and over, back and forth.  I took lots of shots with a fast shutter speed to freeze the action, and…

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SHOOT THE DOG™: Fundamental Tools

If you spent a little time over the last few days pounding out your first assignment of thousand shots per week (you have, haven’t you?), then it’s safe to assume that you can now put that camera to your eye and find the shutter release (that’s the little button you push to take a picture)…

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Ears to you

The papillon is named for the resemblance of their large, feathered ears to the wings of a butterfly.  In fact, however, the modern papillon is derived from a toy spaniel with drop ears that was crossed sometime in the 19th century with another breed with prick ears (perhaps chihuahua?).  Today, papillon litters can contain both…

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