For the Duration of this class I will being taking my photos with a Nikon Coolpix P80. This is a digital point and shoot camera that has an 18x optical zoom and an ISO of 6400. This camera is heavier than a traditional point and shoot camera but not as heavy as a DSLR. The Nikon Coolpix P80 takes better pictures than a traditional point and shoot with an ISO of 6400 and 10.1 mega-pixels. One downfall to using this camera with animals is that there is a delay between taking a photo, the time it takes the camera to save the picture, and the time it is ready to take another picture. This could pose an issue with hyperactive dogs and trying to get a really good picture of them.
The photo above is an unedited picture of my Great Dance Gracie taken with the Nikon Coolpics P80. Although she loves to pose for picture unlike a lot of dogs I will be encountering, the camera does a great job of capturing the light on her face without washing her out. I cannot wait to learn how to correctly edit these photographs and all of the incredible techniques photographers use.
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Excellent portrait! I am glad to see you getting down at eye-level with the dog. This helps to bring the viewer into the image and see the dog as an equal. The lag you mentioned is an issue with lots of cameras, including my own. Practice your high pitch screechy noises. Another way to combat this lag-and-the-subject-is-no-longer-looking-at-you problem is to set your camera to "continuous" or "burst", where it will keep taking pictures as long as your finger is on the shutter release button. Sometimes the first photo is not good, but the second and third are better.
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