Photographing our beloved furry friends can be tricky business. Here are a few tips.
*Prepare for the opportunity, and be quick. Have your camera or smartphone close at hand. Kitty may pose perfectly for about 5 seconds, then she’s on her way to do something else. If I see a great pic opportunity and think I can slip quietly into the next room to pick up my camera or smartphone, hoping to get that sweet photo, forget it. My movement will often cause my subject to move too. So be prepared, and be quick about it!
*Correct lighting of your kitty must be a primary concern. Too much or too little light can cancel out perfect composition and focus. You risk getting an over exposure with intense light. A bright background can cause your subject to be under exposed, dark. Change your shooting position — up, down, right, left, closer — and you can get the light right much of the time.
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*Diffuse light from the side of the subject can make a beautiful effect. For instance, a window on the non-sunny side of the house, or light from a window on an overcast day, can be excellent. Your challenge, then, is to get kitty to pose.
*When shooting outside, do it early or late on a sunny day, when the angle of the light is low. With high sun shoot your subject when he or she is in the shade. Do not shoot into a bright background unless you want a silhouette. Cloudy days make photography s-o-o-o-o much easier.
*Silhouettes can be effective, especially when the background is interesting, and the subject is viewing the backdrop. A splash of color in the photo can add interest, too.
*Beware of using the camera flash at close range. It’s common to get glowing eyes as the light reflects from your cat’s retinas. This can happen even at distance if sweetheart is looking directly at the camera. Also, you risk getting an over exposure with intense light, washing out your subject. I rarely use a flash indoors.
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*Any living subject’s eyes can say so much. A cat’s eyes are beautiful. And, they don’t always have to be looking directly at the camera lens.
*Shoot your pics with a large file setting. I’d suggest at least 2 MB, which happens to be standard for most current smartphone cameras. With DSLR cameras, like Nikon and Canon, settings exceeding 12 MB are available. If you wish to enlarge a photo for framing, or you want to closely crop a photo retaining maximum fine detail and clarity, the bigger the file the better.
*Cropping a particular area of interest from a larger photo can add some fun to your collection.
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