How To Take Sensational Photos Of Your Pets

How boring and uninteresting would life be without an animal to love? There have been studies done in the US about how having a pet reduces blood pressure, stress levels, increases all the other good hormones in our body. Lets face it, pets rock!

So how on earth do we photograph them? I'm not talking about snapping Fido any old way. I mean a classy digital photo where Fido looks exactly the way YOU see him...cute, loveable and gorgeous. The only way to take really great photos of pets is a few things. And take heed, because these things really work.

1. Take them at their eye level.

The problem I see ALL THE TIME with bad pet photos is that they are taking from your perspective, not at Fidos perspective. You see Fido from a height, and thats okay, but the trouble is that taking a shot with this angle doesn't give him the charm or appeal he really has in real life. If you got down on your hands and knees and took the photo from his angle, rather then yours, you'd seriously add a whole other dimension to the photo. Why? Because you are capturing his personality. And this is so important to do because people can't see his personality any other way in the photo other than getting suberb composition.

2. Turn the light on!

Too many times people ask me what they can do to improve their photo of Fido. I look at the picture and so often the pet snaps are quick ones inside. These are too dark and as a result you loose the beautiful personality Fido has and because of this perpetual "indoor snapping" people suffer from, you loose definition too.

3. Spontenaity is the key

Try to wait and have rock solid patience when you are taking your photograph of Fido. Don't take the photo when he is lying down like he always does. People won't ever get to know him through your photography, like you do. So perhaps you can take him outside, or to the park when there is a good amount of light and throw a ball to him and take a picture of him catching it. Or perhaps when he is running around madly outside, or even if you can, get him in a still moment. Or perhaps, if you wait long enough, he migt just look straight into the lens with those big, beautiful eyes that you love so very much and give you that photo you have always wanted. You know "that" ideal photo I mean. The one where people say "awww, isn't he beautiful." And they will finally see the side of Fido that you see; the beautiful pet that he is.

Now get going! Where was the lead and the ball again....


Best wishes,
Amy Renfrey


P.S This is Paddy, my beautiful cat. He's not actually about to eat anything, or attack anything, this is him yawning. Same cat, two different photos.

This picture is copyrighted to Amy Renfrey.

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