Pet Portraits
A nicely posed pet portrait is worth framing and hanging with the family photos. But very few snap shots of your pet find their way to the walls. You can create a professional looking portrait of your pet with a few simple tricks and items you already have.
Items to use in setting the scene:
• Your pet’s favorite blanket
• Its favorite toys
• Its bed
• The couch or a chair with a nice throw blanket
First choose a background that is familiar to your pet. Clear the area of all clutter that you do not want in your portrait. Set up your camera on a tripod at pet level and focus on the spot you will be photographing. Place your pet on the area and let it clam down. You will be able to get a better photo. Once the pet has calmed down set the scene, put one on its favorite toys with it, attract your pet to look in a certain area and snap the photo. Try to avoid using the falsh as this will cause red eye, or have your pet look away from the camera.
It is not recommended to put your pet in an area where it will be uncomfortable, or it is unfamiliar. This will only distract the animal and you will not get a good photo.
Be prepared to take several photos to get the perfect one and remember to be patient, if you start to get frustrated by making a posed picture your pet will sense this and will also get frustrated.
In the first photo, He is with his favorite toy on his pillow on the couch and he is looking at the camera. This photo was taken with an HP 315 point and shoot.
In the second photo, I set her favorite blanket on the floor draped over the couch. Here she is appearing to be smiling at the camera. This photo was taken with and Olympus E-500 DSLR.
pets, portrait, digital camera, tips
August 13th, 2007 at 2:44 am
It’s also fun to place your pet on a background where the colors of your pet and the background stand apart. For example a brown puppy on a bright aqua blanket.