Photography Degree: Pet Photography

1. Use natural light

tip1 to taking better pet photos

Where ever possible use natural light. In this picture, it was a dull day, I was inside and I used the camera flash light. It isn't a bad pictures, in fact it has created an effect all of its own. You also have to be careful of using flash photography with animals because it fluoresce's their eyes so they just look positively spooky.

However, as you can see, the picture below is much sharper and the natural light highlights Alfie's handsome tans and browns. You have to be careful when photographing white dogs and cats, because if the light is too bright, it will 'burn out' patches, that is create areas of highlights which effectively have no pixels. One thing even photoshop can't rescue you from.

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Sadly, Alfie the dog featured here died recently - you can read about him A Farewell to Alfie

2. Get down to their level

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Where possible get down to the same level as your pet - looking down on them seldom gets a great photo although there are exceptions. The top photo is taken shooting down at Minnie so you get the top of her head and not her eyes. It is always better to have their eyes in focus.

In the second picture I am on my knees in front of her, and Minnie is looking right into the lens which makes a great shot.

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3. Get the action shot

tip 3 to great pet photos

Some of the best shots you can get are animals in motion. Set yourself up with a tripod to keep the camera steady and set it to MOTION OR SPORT. If you are using a DSLR you will need to set in on a fast shutter speed. One good way to get a great shot like the one of Holly in the introduction is to call them to you once you are set up and keep shooting as they get closer and closer.

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. This picture of Holly and Alfie was easy as they play like this all the time. I have another great series of Holly - the last shot is of the sky because she knocked me over!

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4. Framing and composition and the rule of thirds

tip 4 to taking great pictures

You can get some stunning pictures if you pay attention to what is around your pet, in this instance Minnie the cat. She is perfectly framed by the bushes above and to the side of her and she sits on one of the 'thirds' in the picture. In the rule of thirds, a picture is asthetically pleasing when the main subject in not dead centre. Imagine you have a grid divided the image into nine blocks. Where the lines cross each other is a point on a third.

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5. Break the rules

tip 5 for taking great pictures

Sometimes being above or below your subject just works. Be prepared to experiment. In this photo I was on a path below Minnie while she paraded back and forward wondering what I was up to. I like the way she is weaving through the branches and her tail echos the shape of them. A purist would tell you there is too much clutter in the picture but I feel this is another rule to break when it just works.

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Purist might not like it, but I like the way Holly is striped with light and shadow in this photo and I like the blues in this picture of Alfie in snow. Purists say snow is white not blue but for me here it is reflecting the blue of the sky and is just right for this pictures. (As an aside, Alfie passed away recently and this is the photo his 'Mum and Dad' have chosen to have enlarged and framed as a memorial.)
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