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SHOOT THE DOG™: Visualizing speed

I was going to go forward from the last SHOOT THE DOG post on shutter speed to discuss aperture and how it can affect the look of your photos. But I took some photos at the dog park the other day that are great for illustrating the effects of shutter speed on action photography. Incoming…

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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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Flying Scotty

Santa Barbara is an exceptionally dog friendly town and they have an exceptionally serious dog beach.  Just below the Douglas Family Estate is Arroyo Burro County Beach (also called Hendry’s Beach by the locals), a favorite of surfers, sunset-watchers, and dogs.  From the parking lot, you walk to the beach and turn right up the…

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