You have a pet that you love. You love to photograph it, because you have fun, because you like to show it or because it is your best model for your photographic practices. Or do you have family or friends who have asked you for the favor of photographing their pets, because you are good at taking pictures like that? What happens later, when you see the photo, do you feel that you did not achieve the result that you expected by much? Whoever ordered you may be happy, but you don’t know if it’s because that person would surely have done worse, out of courtesy, or because he loves his pet so much that any photo in which he appears will appear. amazing. What happens is that you don’t get any satisfaction from the result, no matter how much you love your pet or appreciate the praise of your people. Do you identify with these situations? Wondering what happened? Where have you failed? Then you are in the right place and, in addition, you have earned a point, because if you are asking yourself this question it is because you feel that you have to improve yourself, learn from mistakes to keep moving forward. This motivation is one of your driving forces and my “mission” with this post is to clarify your ideas a bit. I’m going to tell you about some typical mistakes that are made when photographing these animals that inhabit our homes and make our lives a little happier (and it doesn’t matter if you shoot with an SLR, compact or mobile). So next time you can avoid them, do you think? Great, so sit back and read on.
Sometimes a poorly chosen background can completely ruin a photo, either because it contains a lot of annoying elements, or because it’s the same color as your pet, any background that damages your pet is inappropriate, but of course it’s very easy to fall for that, why do you see it asleep there, with that cute face?That you want to capture the moment and you don’t notice anything else?Now that you know, next time you’ll be more watching and figure it out. changing the background or challenging it, right?
- It’s not about doing a general cleaning of your home before a photo shoot with your pet.
- But it’s a good idea to remove the tangles around or that you’re trying to get out of the frame.
- All the objects (animals or people) that have nothing.
- They have to do with the theme of the photo.
- So try not to delete them.
- Either you erase a considerable distance around your pet.
- Or erase the background.
- Or zoom in with the camera to keep it out of the frame.
- And not take the lead off this precious animal.
Many times, don’t scare your stuffed animal alive and let it escape in terror, turn off the flash. And that’s not bad, what’s a mistake is removing the flash and if there’s not enough light don’t fix it, if your kitten, dog, parrot?Or what you have as a pet sleeps quietly in a dark place in the house and you don’t intend to wake up, you can follow these tips or wait another time and enjoy the moment when it’s near a window. Take a look at this article, this can help you. There are also other solutions, such as the use of continuous light, if you don’t have lighting equipment, you can make a light box for the home.
Are they your animals the kind that lives behind a crystal?In other words, in an aquarium or terrarium? Well, don’t make the typical mistake of flash shooting, as the glow will ruin the photo completely. And if the glass is dirty, wipe it with a cloth to remove stains. To avoid other reflections or stains inside that you can’t clean at this time, zoom in on the lens until it rests on the glass and take photos in parallel, if you shoot at an angle, unwanted reflections will appear.
Yes yes, I know your pet is the most beautiful in the world, but if you want the photo itself (not the animal, because it can’t be cuter), be more attractive and have a greater visual impact, change perspective. It is very easy to fall into the mistake of shooting from above, at the height at which one is used to seeing things, if you lean a little (or enough?) and as you put at eye level your image will gain a lot. To display a button?
A whole is the sum of its parts and this also includes animals. You might wonder what it is. Well, I’ll explain, it turns out we always take a picture of the face or the whole body. Have you ever had a habit of photographing only his nose, or his eyes, beak or legs?Most likely not, if I’m right, you’re missing some very interesting images. You can do this by marking only this part or playing with depth of field if you use an SLR.
When you just photograph animals always in the same position, you run the risk of missing interesting poses that are not only attractive, but also allow you to highlight a part of your pet that would be harder to appreciate head-on. angle, look at your pet from different positions and when you see something that catches your eye, shoot.
Unless you wanted to represent moments in his daily life, trying to photograph your pet when he wants to eat, do his needs or catch a fly, for example, can you despair if you’re not used to sports photography or “moving”?. It’s best to wait until you have a moment of relaxation so your photos don’t look blurry and you can recreate more by taking their portrait.
Yes, your pet is an animal, you know, but you also know it has its own character, its personality Is it grumpy, calm, playful?When you represent him, remember that you must convey that “essence”, capture his soul, as if he were a person.
Are all your pet’s photos in one place?The lack of “originality,” to call it in some way, is a very common mistake. If you look at the photos and most are on the couch, in their “bed” or in their cage, it may be time to go hiking, look at this image and you’ll probably dare to change your mind:
Photographing an animal through bars completely loses the grace of photography, it may be either the most beautiful, exotic, tender or funny animal that bars (if you don’t have a clear intention to show them in the photo), all they will do is spoil your image. If you have an animal living in a cage, try taking it “for a walk” at the time of the photo shoot.
If you’ve come this far, you’ve been able to verify that you don’t need to have a great photography knowledge or great equipment to avoid these typical mistakes that can ruin a photo. And this, moreover, is very easy to avoid and with very little your images can improve a lot.
If your friends or family have a pet, this post may also interest them, so on their behalf and on my behalf, I ask you to share it on your favorite social network, Facebook, Twitter or Google, the more it is shared and the more “likes” you receive, the more the pets will earn?. Thank you and soon!