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PET PHOTOGRAPHY

character and personality. You’re
less likely to get this if they’re in
an unfamiliar place. Head out to a
park or to your backyard and allow
your pet to relax and loosen up. This
should help them feel and look more
comfortable for the camera.

BE PATIENT
6 Besides camera gear and
photography know-how, another
important thing that pet photography
requires is patience, and a lot of it.
Pets obviously can’t follow specifi c
instructions unless they’re trained
by a professional. At the same time,
they’re known to absorb human
energy, so if you end up getting
stressed out or frustrated, they’ll
sense it and will begin to mirror your
feelings.

USE TREATS AND TOYS
7 The trickiest part of animal
person. Getting down on animal’s photography is that pets don’t
eye level will create more personal understand posing instructions like.
pet portraits, as it brings out unique A few treats and their favorite toys
personalities and highlights a more
intimate perspective.

PET PHOTOGRAPHY
USE NATURAL LIGHT
3 You don’t necessarily have to DOESN’T HAVE TO
worry about flashes and complicated BE DIFFICULT. IF

lighting setups when taking photos YOU APPROACH IT
of dogs. The best option is to use WITH CURIOSITY
natural, continuous light that won’t AND PATIENCE,
frighten them or cause red-eye in YOU’RE LIKELY
your images. Whether you’re using TO GET A LOT OF
ambient or studio lights, the general
rule is to go for bright, diffused light action in your proposed shot list. If BEAUTIFUL SHOTS
that will help create more fl attering the dog loves lounging around, take IN THE PROCESS.
portraits. a picture of him yawning while lying MAKE SURE YOU
in his favourite bed. Those precious EXPERIMENT
CAPTURE THEIR CHARACTER. photos will definitely be for keeps! WITH DIFFERENT

4 Even better than a cute close- LIGHTING SETUPS,
up of your pet is a photo of them SHOOT WHERE THEY ARE
that conveys their character. If your 5COMFORTABLE ANGLES, AND
dog is the playful type, you should The most basic aim in dog REWARDS.

definitely add a picture of him in photography is to capture your pet’s
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