Let’s say that you want to take a photograph of your pet or the animal you have in foster, what is one thing you should do to make better photos?
If you are familiar with T-Pain and have heard his song “Apple Bottom Jeans,” then you would have heard him sing “Shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low.”
Well that my friends is a simple tip to improve your pet photography. Get down on their level. Get as low as you can and let subject fill your frame as much as possible. This is particularly key when shooting smaller dogs. I recently had the opportunity to shoot a bonded pair for Speaking of Dogs Rescue. Kodi a Pomeranian and Bella a Schnauzer/Yorkie mix.
I spent the majority of my time on my belly. It was about as low as I could get, without digging a trench. There was a rock and I did attempt to photograph both dogs up on the rock. While Kodi was happy enough on the rock, as the king of all he surveyed. Bella had little interest in being up there, to be honest she had little interest in the session at all, as there were far too many things to see and smell.
There are many other tips I can share but I will start with this one today. Grab your cell phone, your fur baby and get down on his or her level and take your shot. Then compare it to older photos on your camera roll and see how much better it looks. Share those ‘low, low’ photos on social media and feel free to tag me (@inlinedesignphoto) so I can see them too.
The last thing I will ask today is for you to help me get the word out about Kodi and Bella. The more eyes we can get on this bonded pair and all the dogs at Speaking of Dogs Rescue the sooner we can get them all adopted.
Happy shooting!