I don't know if it's my technique, my camera (moto G5), the way cameras are programmed to process dark objects or what, but I cannot get an in focus photo of my black dog that actually shows his features. https://octodon.social/media/ngjCglNiwPTQd0_nqPw https://octodon.social/media/LwyP3tB-B9BpHfYerMA https://octodon.social/media/2Wu_GdXmlEKXQzBfHR8
@MissSnarkerson well, at least it's not just me
@Latkes lol, no - only about 1 in 10 pics comes out semi-okay... with hdr...and good lighting...and if she's not moving...
@Latkes my iPhone hates my black lab. I should have named him Vanta. He reflects nothing that the phone can see.
@Devils_Rancher A dog shaped absence in my personal snapshots
@Latkes He’s still an awfully cute puppers, focused, or not.
@Latkes I have 3 black cats and the only way I can get a GOOD pic of them is with tons of natural light. This was with an iPhone 6. https://mastodon.social/media/H3jriOCjE_PoZ_uH3f8
@afabulous that is in fact an excellent picture!!
@afabulous @Latkes Yep, my black cat is basically death to photons, especially indoors. But here he is stoned out in the catnip patch just outside. #cats #catsofmastodon #photos https://mastodon.art/media/LWjDOTvBwstiJF2CLYM
@mappingcat @afabulous I can't believe your cat does not photograph well! This is clear evidence to the contrary!!
I kept thinking I had read something about how film technology was created to favor white skin. Just found an article about it. I guess one side effect is that photo technology is poor at capturing anything dark. "Even today, in low light, the sensors search for something that is lightly colored or light skinned before the shutter is released..." https://www.buzzfeed.com/syreetamcfadden/teaching-the-camera-to-see-my-skin?utm_term=.glPXvDqYD#.nvzpo5QW5
@Latkes Same problem with my black cat. She ends up being a cat shaped void in any picture.