How to Take the Perfect Picture for Your Pet?

Capturing the perfect shots of your pets needs little effort and knowledge. Improper shots will make your pet appear blurred and hazy.

Poor lighting, bad angles and red eyes effect often mars the picture of your pet. A little careful attitude will help you to click that perfect picture.

Things one needs to photograph the animal:
1) Your pet or animal you want to photograph
2) Do not use the camera's flash in these pictures. If it has to be used, it should be directed away from the subject to avoid light being reflected on the eyes. Camera flashes are very harmful for the eyes. Try to use natural light for the picture, by either capturing the photo outside or beside a window. This will make the picture better and at the same time, it will also look after the health of the pet.
Different angles will improve the picture.

Perceiving moods of animals is a must for clicking their pictures. You should know when he is feeling sleepy or hungry or groggy or playful so that you can capture the best moods. Also, like human picture, animal pictures should also reflect the personality of the subject. Try getting an idea about the personality so that you can prepare accordingly. If your dog has a sad face, take a close-up to accentuate the emotion. In order to do all these, you need to know and understand your pet very well.

Most animals do not like the camera as its size, shape and sound frighten them. Do not frighten them. Instead, make your pet become accustomed to it by making them sniff it. Also give special incentives like yummy treats for clicking one picture.

Very close pictures of animals such as ones that give an idea about the fur or texture of the wings seem interesting. Try focusing on the yes or ears or colorful wings to add to the zing. Most animals are shorter than humans. As a result, if you stand and take their picture, the background gets more prominence. Try to stoop down to the level of the animal so that extraneous background details are left out. If you want to take a picture of your pet in motion, use the flash of your camera. Turning on the flash will help to freeze the moment.

Points to remember:
• Make photo sessions small and do not ask for special posing.
• Use a prop like a ball or toy to get the pet's attention for you to focus.
• Make eye-to-eye contact for the pictures to exude warmth.
• Check the manual for your camera for finding out the closest focusing distance.
• Capture animals in motion as that appears natural. Plan in advance to freeze the moving moments.
• Take loads of pictures until you get the perfect one!

Follow these steps and get the best picture.