Do you ever try shooting a pet? A priori may seem a simple
task, but if you tried it you have seen that it is not as easy as it might
seem. Especially if the pet is not yours. Portraits of pets have things in
common with babies or young children. That factor of mismanagement in the
sessions makes you can always do the photos as you'd like. I also have
experienced it. Therefore I wanted to pick up on this article 10 tips so you
can make better photos to your pet or a family member or friend if you the chance.
Do you feel like?
Prepare your computer before
Picture of Piez Cuando is about to make pet photos, if you
are working in a scheduled session, you will have a limited time. Until the pet
is tire photo shoot.
For this reason, it is essential to count with your
photographic equipment ready, so when you go to start working, you get just the
camera and start shooting.
If you're going to do photos in a room prepared for the
occasion, also keep everything ready. When you start taking pictures you will
see that time passes very fast, so everything you can have advanced you will
release for more photos.
Plan your shoot
Photo of alan cleaver_2000 Plan ificar your session is crucial
in this type of photography. As I said in the previous paragraph, you will have
a limited time until the pet is tire photo shoot, and if you are not ordered,
it is likely that do not adhere to your goals.
Think that type of photos you would like to make, prop in a
list, and follow that script during your session so that cover most of them
(ideally all).
Try to be comfortable
Photo of Dr. HemmertComo've course if not you've faced a
situation, dogs, cats and other pets have a resemblance to babies and young
children. They are unpredictable in their behavior, and to the extent that are tense,
the login will not work.
For this reason, it is no bother to the pet.
One way that more comfortable feel if it is outside their
usual environment is having any use for their games. Before talk with their
owners to see that elements can lead to the session so that the animal is
distracted.
Another thing that will help is that the owners are with you
at the meeting, so that the animals feel that their close ones are with them.
Its pick your personality
Photo by Ana_CottaPuede seem silly, but the animals
generally are very expressive.
Just the eyes or ears can convey lots of information when it
comes to this type of pet portraits. How to look at, if you have the raised
ears... Dedicated some time at the beginning to observe the animal and quickly
discover what his State of mind during the session. And therefore it is the best
out of their expressions.
It uses natural light
Photo by suchitra prints’ you can, use natural light to make
pictures.
The photos made with natural light simplify control of our
computer, making that we do not have to worry about more than by our camera and
your own pet.
And if you use natural light, ensures that no does not shine
directly on the animal so that it does not generate unwanted shadows.
It is best to make this type of pictures in the shade,
whenever the lighting conditions are sufficient to make the photos with
guarantees.
If you can, avoid the flash
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you to do everything possible for the animal to feel comfortable.
If there is something that can disturb a pet inside your
photographic equipment, certainly that is flash.
In my experience, whenever I have tried to use flash to make
photos to dogs or cats the thing has not worked. And it seems that they are
usually not too accustomed to the flashes of light.
It focuses on the eyes
Andrew Morrell Photography Como photo in any other portrait
mode, focus on the eyes is a good practice.
Our focus is unconsciously in the focus area of the photo,
and if the eyes are not well focused we will feel an uncomfortable feeling
looking at the photo.
Another thing is that we want to focus on another part of
the picture and consciously desenfoquemos eyes so our attention focuses on that
elsewhere. It's a much resorted compositional element and is perfectly valid.
Get to your level
Photo of Mr. T in DCMuchas times tend to make photos of
foot, with the camera at the height of our eyes.
If we are photographing a pet, we surely do that picture
looking with our camera down.
Try to crouch down with your camera and get to the same
height as the animal. Thus you get to reinforce the feeling of closeness with
him.