The challenge of shooting Oscar

It is tough to get good snapshots of this dog. He's black, so he doesn't reflect much light and he often ends up looking like a puddle of ink. Oscar is actually much better looking than that other dog, but you wouldn't know because you can't see him. If you have any tips for photographing black dogs with a point and shoot digital camera, please send them to us at anoscaraday@hotmail.com. Thanks.