Pet Portrait Photography Tips

Pets trail second after children when it comes to popularity for being photographed. If one follows these tips, they too can click perfect pictures of their pets. Although any lens can give good pictures, ease of photographing pets comes only by using a telephoto zoom lens with 80 to 200mm as size.

A telephoto lens is essential to click a pet from far away enough that he does not scare away. Your pet will be a lot more natural if it doesn't know what you're up to. Leveling down of a pet would get a great picture. For most pets are smaller than us, this photography is achievable only by getting down on our hands and knees. Getting the pet to look straight into the lens would ensure a nice picture.

Clicking a picture of your pet is possible only if you are quick and ready. A photographer can be ready to click the pet only if he has the pet on pre-focus and the exposure pre-set. One should not reset the focus or the metering of the picture.

It is easy to get proper exposure for pet photography,. Simply use the camera on automatic or set the exposure recommended by the light meter in your manual camera. Bracketing is essential when clicking a white animal or a very dark one.

Open up one or two f stops after the meter reading if you are going to click a white pet. To bring out the actual dark shades of a darker pet, use a lower f stop.

Pre focusing may be important but where to focus is easy to figure out. As long as the eye is sharply in focus, the rest of the pet can be slightly out of focus and no one will notice. The picture can keep its appeal intact by keeping the eye in focus.

If the pet has a dark eye with dark fur or feathers, we must try and capture a highlight on the eye. This can be achieved by turning the pet's face to the sun outside or by simply switching on a light. The background can ruin an absolutely perfect pet photo. Try using a plain background while positioning your pet. The simpler the background, the better your pet will stand out in the picture.

It is wise to have a friend around when you shoot the pet. Your friend can keep the pets attention away from you when you click. If your pet is the curious kinds that trails you wondering what you are doing then this is a great help. Using these tips would result in perfect pictures of your pet, just remember to be patient.

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