A quick ootd shoot- fitted in the one hour gap between school and sketching lessons. I call this kinds of clothes 'work clothes' and 'work outfits' because I get dressed around 7 AM and get to change at 10 PM, so it has to get as comfy as it can.....
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
What I Have Learned About Photographing my Cat Sophie and Showing You Who She Really is.
How can you best portray your pet. What sets her apart. My cat Sophie for instance has a temper. She loves music. She loves loves cat nip she dumps it on the floor and rolls in it and become the fat green cat. Then I have to ask myself how to get some purr-fect shots of her doing some of those things.
Think about the place to take these photos where is your pet most comfortable. I would say Sophie would be most comfortable in our living room. Getting a shot of her angry is not hard I just have to wait until I take my next trip and leave her alone. She loves to go in the hall closet and dump all my clothes in a big heap and then lie on top of them. When I go away I get the neighbor to go over each day and check on Sophie. But she still gets really angry I went without her so I just have to wait until I come home and get a shot of her lying on top of my clothes.
As far a loving music I just have to play some and she gets up close to me and sways to the music so that should not be hard. The cat nip thing makes a big mess but it will be an easy shot.
Pets come in all shapes and size and Sophie is plus size. The vet had me put her on a forever diet and on an 1/8 of a cup of low cal cat food in a year she never lost weight. But getting in close is always a good idea when taking pet photos as they are smaller than humans and need to get close and personal if you want to get facial expressions especially.
Get down on your pets level where you can look upon them eye to eye. . Getting down on your pets level means you enter their world and the photos will reflect what it is live in their world
Take as many angles as possible.Sophie had a very pretty face. Her lips look like she is wearing lipstick, she has an overbite. She has beautiful yellow green eyes. Her body is big but if you get full shots and half and three quarter shots, sitting and standing you will be able to show people what she really looks like Avoid using a flashIf possible get photos on a sunny day or even a cloudy one outside or in front of a window. Sophie for instance is black so she needs to have at least back lighting. But flashes just scare her so that is not a good idea. You can use a light at a 90 degree angle or just behind the cat for instance. Try to position the lighting then interest the cat in something in front of the lightening. Easier said than done.
Use people in the shot. A posed shot is alright but if you can catch a candid shot like me a Sophie listening to music or sleeping in my recliner would even be better. She snuggles with my little great granddaughter when she is napping that would make a great shot.
Freeze the angle. Work in sports mode or a mix of manual and some other modes is easier to get now days with digital cameras. Get them being natural playing. The cat nip example is a good one or the swaying to the music.
Judi Singleton owns and operates Be Jewel u
Saturday, January 24, 2015
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