{"id":2408,"date":"2014-12-04T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/?p=2408"},"modified":"2014-12-04T06:47:04","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T11:47:04","slug":"tips-taking-perfect-picture-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.yourdesignerdogblog.com\/2014\/12\/04\/tips-taking-perfect-picture-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips For Taking the Perfect Picture of Your Pet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The holidays are fast approaching, which means it’s time to start thinking about your holiday cards. If you’re anything like me, then you definitely want your pets included on your cards. But sometimes it\u00a0can be\u00a0extremely difficult to take a picture of your pets that’s worthy of sharing to all your friends and family. So today I’m sharing my top tips for taking a shareworthy photo of your pets.<\/div>\n

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Find the right lighting.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
You need bright light to take a great pet photo. The darker your location, the more blurry your photo will become if your pet moves even a little. If you’re in a dark location and use the flash, you may have problems with your pets closing their eyes. Natural sunlight is your best bet for a clear, sharp image. Outdoor photos look wonderful, but come with their own set of difficulties. You may need to keep your pets on a leash to make sure they can’t get away, but you may not like the way a leash looks in your photos. Also your pets can be easily distracted by all the outdoor sights, sounds, and smells, so it may be more difficult to get them to focus on the camera. To avoid this problem, you can take your photos indoors in a room that gets a lot of sunlight.<\/div>\n

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Take your dog for a walk right before you take your photos.<\/h3>\n

A walk relaxes your dog and uses up his or her excess energy. If your dogs have too much pent-up energy, they will find it harder to follow your commands and stay still enough for good photos. My favorite time to take pictures of Sadie is right after a walk. She usually settles down on the couch to relax with a big grin on her face, happy from her recent walking adventure. It’s s great time to get some photos showing off those doggie grins.<\/p>\n

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Make sure your camera has plenty of memory.<\/h3>\n

The more photos you take, the better your chances at getting the perfect shot. On an average photo shoot I take around forty or fifty photos of Sadie, just to make sure I have some good shots. But the photo at the top of this post I go on the first shot, so you never know exactly how long it will take. Which brings me to my final point…<\/p>\n

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Be patient, because there will be trial and error involved.<\/h3>\n

If you start getting frustrated or annoyed at your pets, they will be less likely to cooperate. Just be patient and try other tactics to get the photo you want.\u00a0When I want to take some pictures of Sadie, I’m never sure what kind of mood she will be in. Sometimes she’s perfectly happy to pose and smile for the camera. Sometimes she absolutely hates her outfit or\u00a0the location and will not look at the camera until I change what’s bothering her. Some days she looks straight\u00a0at the camera if I squeak her toy. Other days only holding a treat in my hand gets her attention. And sometimes she will look everywhere but the camera\u00a0and only calling in an assistant to stand behind me gets her to look. So don’t be afraid to make silly noises\u00a0or try anything else you can think of, because you never know what may turn out to be an amazing photo.<\/p>\n

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This post is part of the Thursday Barks and Bytes blog hop hosted by 2 Brown Dawgs<\/a> and Heart Like A Dog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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