You already know the answer from your question:
Avoid contrasty light.
Everything else is easy by comparison.
Godfrey
On Apr 14, 2006, at 1:50 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
There are two black cats at Casa Belinkoff, Tyler and Buddy, whom I
enjoy
photographing every now and then. For the most part the pics are OK,
certainly fine for web and email. However, they can probably stand
some
improvement. So, does anyone have any tips for photographing black
cats
(and other critters, too), so that detail in the shadows is
maintained,
highlights aren't fried and lok natural (especially in bright or
contrasty
light). Suggestions for working on the pics in Photoshop would be
welcome
as well.
Regardless of film or digital, I've never gotten a really great
photo ...
Shel
