ok..... i am at the end of my rope
ok here is the one thing about kirby that really annoys me. kirby will not let me take a picture of him. the only ones i have are the ones where someone is holding him so i can take the picture or when the breeder took his puppy photos. i have tried giving him high value treats when i have my camra phone or dsi out. he seems fine with the phone until it goes into camera mode. the phone makes no sound when i use the camra. the dsi is the same way. no matter what i do if i want a picture i have to wait until he is asleep or being restrained. i just want him to be ok with me taking his photo, not running away and shaking . also do you guys think he is a good weight fo 9 months old?
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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on
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You gotta be fast:
So get everything ready first. Set-up REALLY CLOSE (probably the top tip for good photos). You can lock the focus/exposure by holding the shutter button down halfway (on a Canon anyway). Don't let the subject get bored while you fiddle with the camera. Then, when all's set, brandish the treat above the camera. An assistant helps, else you must shoot one-handed while you brandish the bacon in the other:
You can say, "Dinner!", but they wise-up quickly.
Often helps to get down at your subject's face-level.
Take zillions of pics; edit ruthlessly and fast.
Kirby's gorgeous. His neck splash is like Gwynnie's. Get lots of pics now 'cause he'll change; much of the black on head, legs, ears may turn buffy.
Does he know "Stay"? Al & Gwynn think "Sit. Stay. Look pretty." is a standard command.
My Canon A590 has a continuous-shooting mode. I should try it more. All my pics are really posed.
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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It's not very easy. I sometimes try to lure mine with a treat but it doesn't always work...that's when actions shots happen!
Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by christy fry on
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Hi I don't have good ideas for pics. but my Teagen looks alot like Kirby hair and body wise she's about 10 months and 19 lbs her fur is very thick and silky? not so fluffy like my Jordans but here's a pic.
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Permalink Reply by Amber and Kirby on
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oh yeah, kirby is 20.6 lbs and 9 months, your corgis are good looking dogs!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Wendt Worth Corgi's on
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I've had a couple of males like this...they hated the camera. The dogs I have now are so use to that camera being in their face they don't even think twice about it. I normally always say WATCH ME when I go give them a treat. This teaches them to show expression and watch my hand no matter where I put it and to hold there position. If you have some one else work the camera..you work the dogs and have them look off to the side a bit and up..this will distract them from the lense and then click..you've got a picture. Keep working with them on this and hopefully eventually they won't mind the camera cuz they know goodies are on their way. Try to not use a flash for awhile til they get use to just the lense first. Hopefully this will help but you'll have to teach them the WATCH ME trick first. I also think your pup could use some weight...alot of hip is showing through but is this just hair build up. Take your hands and run them along his body...do you feel a back bone? ribs w/o pushing in at all? If so...add some weight. He is probably going through a growth spurt right now and getting longer which is leaning him out. Hope this helps
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Permalink Reply by Julia on
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John, you did a great job with that two-shot. My corgi just KNOWS what a camera is. She knows it is all about her, somehow. How do they figure that out? The other (non-corgi) dogs aren't like that. Most shots I have of her are the last end of her escaping the shot (please note and admire my avatar shot, which is action, but the FRONT end!). The rest are her shoving her lovely face into the camera, excluding all others, as she knows that she is definitely ready for her close-up. Where do they get that? If my boys are home for holidays, I can make them hold her so I can get a shot of all of them together, but it may not be the front end of her.
So, really! How do they know what a camera is about?
Julia
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Max telephoto is useful: you're not shoving the camera up the dog's nose. But it needs a lot more light indoors.
For candid photography of human beings, anthropologists long ago invented a fake telephoto lens with a 45-degree mirror in it. The photographer would be facing 90 degrees away from the subject.
Another photo tip: just get very comfortable and very ready. You'll be waiting a long time until the dog looks your way.
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Permalink Reply by Stephanie on
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I keep my camera and cell phone on the coffee table. I get my best pictures when I sneakily get the camera turned on and ready while the dogs are playing in the floor. Then I'll make a weird noise and they'll freeze where they are and look at me...it's mostly luck for me.
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Permalink Reply by DR, Nala & Simon on
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I am not the only one!!! I see all these gorgeous pictures of other member's corgis and I try to get one from Nala. She knows how to sit and stay, but she knows the camera. I am not sure if she hates the flash, or simply she thinks she is too much of a diva for unworthy me to take a picture of her.
"sorry mom, no pictures please"
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