Taking perfect pictures of pets may even be more difficult than taking perfect pictures of kids. Neither pets nor kids are very interested in sitting still for long periods of times. However, very small babies will not be able to move out of the picture. Older kids might be bribed to hold the pose. This is all a bit more difficult with a cat, dog, parrot, or other type of pet.
They are either totally disinterested in your desire to get a perfect photo or misinterpret what you are trying to communicate. After all, unlike even the smallest children, pets have no idea what a camera is or does. That means that they are very unlikely to smile look at the camera, and say, “Cheese!”
Your attempt to get attention may make your cat or dog that you want them to come to you. That's why good pet photographers learn that they often have to wait for the right moment, and they can't always force it.
Another difficult thing about snapping pet photos is that most digital cameras make a very quiet click when the shutter button gets pressed. Most people can barely hear it, but it is loud and clear to most animals.
This book will strive to explain pet behavior somewhat. However, it is also oriented to explaining how this behavior can be overcome with the right digital camera or the right camera settings. This point is brought up early in this book because understanding the problems of pet photography are key to overcoming them rapidly. And that's the purpose of this book – to teach you how to take great digital pictures of your pets very quickly!
They are either totally disinterested in your desire to get a perfect photo or misinterpret what you are trying to communicate. After all, unlike even the smallest children, pets have no idea what a camera is or does. That means that they are very unlikely to smile look at the camera, and say, “Cheese!”
Your attempt to get attention may make your cat or dog that you want them to come to you. That's why good pet photographers learn that they often have to wait for the right moment, and they can't always force it.
Another difficult thing about snapping pet photos is that most digital cameras make a very quiet click when the shutter button gets pressed. Most people can barely hear it, but it is loud and clear to most animals.
This book will strive to explain pet behavior somewhat. However, it is also oriented to explaining how this behavior can be overcome with the right digital camera or the right camera settings. This point is brought up early in this book because understanding the problems of pet photography are key to overcoming them rapidly. And that's the purpose of this book – to teach you how to take great digital pictures of your pets very quickly!
