The holidays are upon us and with that comes many pictures. It seems like people are more likely to take pictures around this time of year. The gatherings, get-togethers, work functions, parties, these are all camera magnets. Along with pictures of family and friends, the family dog (or cat, rabbit, lizard, trained sloth) makes its way in front of the lens, or rather you put them in front of the lens.
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We all have seen enough shots of the back of your animal’s head or blurry streaks of fur. Here’s two things to help break out of the bad holiday pet photo phase.
- Try to sit the animal down in front of a nice background. Really think about what all is going to be in the photo. Remove clutter and put a little thought into what’s behind the subject.
- Get your animal to sit still and look at the camera, just like a regular portrait.
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