I was chatting with the owner of a Newfoundland recently, and she asked how, if she has a dog that’s both black AND white, she can capture the detail in her dog’s black face while keeping detail in the white fur on the other parts of the body?
Take some time with your camera near at hand to grab those candid and decisive moments that you’ll always cherish and associate with your pet.
With every pet photograph, you have to not only keep control as much as possible, but also get lucky…the trick is to increase the odds on the luck part.
Nothing like a romp to get that panting smile!
Quizzical look! A gym whistle did the trick.
When I’m photographing a dog for a client, I like to get the whole gamut of facial expressions and “looks” from my subject, as nothing ever feels so good as to hear feedback from the shot where the dog’s owner
Without an understanding of how your camera works, getting a great shot of a dog or cat while they’re in motion is tough! Just remember, it’s all about the light.
In this case, the more light you have for action, the better. . .this lets your shutter speed increase, and you’ll want it as fast as…
I’m often asked what the “best” camera is for photographing pets, and I always hesitate on the answer. A 1976 Polaroid camera that retailed for $19.99 will make a fine photograph of a dog, and so will the latest-and-greatest digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera from [...]
If you’ve been studying up and hopefully practicing the tips in Part 1 of this blog entry, you’re likely well on your way to making great compositions with your pet photos. I wrote earlier about the placement of your pet’s eye and your ability to make a little visual tension in your shots, and today we’ll take composition guidelines just a little further.
Just a quick entry today on making a photograph with a pleasing composition, and we’ll call this Part 1 as it introduces a basic concept and smart starting point. To begin, understand that the way you “arrange” your dog in the viewfinder and the final photographic print can make a large impact on the aesthetics of the image, so it’s a great place to begin practicing when you’re new to dog photography.
I’ve been happily wearing through camera shutters with my pet portraits and pet stock photography for nearly five years now, and haven’t looked back once. Between my love of the animals and the joy I see in the owners and clients as they gaze with pride at their pet’s new, in-print celebrity, I’m really glad that I found such a fun and interesting niche in photography. My goal is always the same – have fun with it, love the subjects, and aim to portray my subject with a great, honest, emotive portrait.
Welcome! As this is the first entry in the blog, I want to properly greet everyone reading here. It’s our hope that as you take home a fine, furry new family member from North Shore Animal League America, you’ll enjoy photographing your new pet as much as anyone else in your family. And, while you’re at it, learn a thing or two about photography. Particularly pet photography, of course!
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