A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH IS ALL I NEED

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I do like to meet the subject if possible as you get a better idea of their personality,

but if you are taking your own pictures, here’s a few ideas:

 

TIPS - FOR PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR PET

 

Try to capture the individual personality of your pet. If they have a particular way of sitting or a distinguishing feature like a crooked ear or distinctive markings, and get that in the pose or view you choose. Generally a three-quarter on view is best where you can see both eyes and get a sense of the bone structure of the head. This makes a more interesting picture than a straight profile.  Full face views are also better if the animal has non-symmetrical markings or looks particularly appealing with a floppy ear or a rascally wink: a slightly off-centre view is better too as full on can often distort the perspective and make the nose seem too big.

 

WHENEVER POSSIBLE - GET SOME HELP WITH YOUR PHOTO SESSION

 

Preferably three people: One to take the picture, one to hold the animal and one to distract its attention from the camera- otherwise you’ll have lots of fuzzy shots as Rover heads towards your lens with a wet nose, or Tiddles makes for the door suspecting a trip to the vet or tablet time. Try not to just hold up a ‘treat’ to do this as this gets them all excited and/or salivating which usually means it takes a lot longer to get that shot you’re after. When using bribes, you get a nicer view if the animal is looking at the offering at its normal eyelevel rather than up in the air. If the subject is a cat, it’s best not to hold on too tightly or too long as they will immediately ‘smell’ trouble or get worried. Try to act naturally, take your time and keep everyone calm. (Easy!)

 

Get down to the animal’s eyelevel. Wherever possible use good daylight or light shade, but not bright sunlight as this knocks out some of the shading that shows the form of the animal: For similar reasons it’s best not to use flash as not only can this startle or over-excite the animal, it flattens the shading and can alter the coat and eye colours.  Use as high a resolution as you can (or a fast shutter and film speed) – this means you needn’t be right up close to the dog (the usual cause of wet-nose-on-lens-syndrome) but can zoom in and still have a good crisp reference to work from.

 

PRICES

 

Prices are per subject - please click to download a printable pdf.

 

As a Member of RH123 Kim Lane is happy to offer a 10% discount

(on orders of £65+) to fellow Gold Members

 

 

CONTACT

 

Please feel free to email me:

 

info@kimlane.co.uk

 

or call me:

 

01737 765013 or 07884 176392