Donkeys

dnme

I have an opportunity to photograph Donkeys in the coming months at a donkey sanctuary (and when I get me camera back).

I'm just wondering how you would go about it?

Maybe wide angle shots?
How would I make them stand out rather than look lie snapshots? (which is what my last batch looked like)

Many thanks

ThOnda

If you want to create different shots, try different approaches. Borderfox had fantastic picture of donkeys.
It is still only photography (=creative art), so think, plan, study, watch and try, it is free on digital, you have nothing to loose

pullandbang

Try a different angle - (I know it's a horse....)

dnme

pullandbang wrote: »

Try a different angle - (I know it's a horse....)

shall I cite the classic joke again? best not eh

pullandbang

dnme wrote: »

shall I cite the classic joke again? best not eh

NO! Don't go there...:D

Mr Teeny

Taken in the Donkey Sanctuary in Cork earlier this year. Donkeys are great characters

Ricky91t

http://pix.ie/ricky91t/album/361963

That's a few shots I took at Liscarrol,Some are poorly exposed etc but give you an idea of how close you can get and what they're like.

Borderfox

Try and watch them for a bit and look for the different characters in the groups





Set is here, have fun

elven

wide angle lens, right in their faces: http://www.glasseyalley.com/index.php?showimage=147 (not my pic unfortunately, boo)

I think what separates snapshots from this sort of stuff above are two main things:

Fill the frame with the subject
No distracting backgrounds - through choice of viewpoint, and use of shallow depth of field.

have fun! I the donkey sanctuary

dnme

Hi Borderfox, I have seen that set aloready thanks to Thonda's post above. Its brilliant especially#1 above. Many thanks.

and elven, yeah that sounds good. wide angle and a bit of love. gotta love Donkeys, they are so gentle and such characters. Thanks all