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.”

I thought this week I might focus on the art of post-processing.

In an older blog, I wrote about a recent adoption photo session that went really well for me. I guess I spent far too much time dwelling on the experience. I had an adoption session this past weekend, and this time I was drop-kicked by Murphy and his law.

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to meet Chili, who was one of the sweetest Yorkies I have ever met. After being in her company for a little while, I was surprised to learn that the veterinarian approximated her age at five years. I did not go to veterinary school, so I am not challenging him/her; I am simply saying that is one lively five-year-old.

Speaking of Dogs Rescue is an organization that I have worked with, where I have taken some of the adoption photos of their rescues. Photos that were put up on the website in the hope of helping each and every dog find their forever home. Not only did it allow me the opportunity to photograph dogs, which is something I think we all know I like doing. It also allowed me to spend some time with a dog that could use a little extra attention. Know that it wasn’t a one-way street; I needed attention every bit as much as the dog did.

I recently got a call to take some adoption photos of a bonded pair that hadn’t been garnering the interest they deserved. If you have been around here for a while, you will know that I owe a lot to the photographer that I have become with my earlier work with rescues and adoption photos.