6 Pro Pet Photography Tips to capture mesmerizing photos of your pet

Have you ever wondered what would be the world looks like with the absence of our furry friends, Pet? It would be definitely miserable. Pets, they filled our place and heart with utmost love and joy. They are indeed the most beautiful creature of the worlds. We love them, cuddle with them and would love to have their pictures framed in our desk or wall.

However, taking pictures of your furry friends is not so easy. Unlike humans, they do not understand what we are trying to do and won’t simply pose for the camera.

So, how do you shoot it?

Here are 6 pro pet photography tips that will help you to capture mesmerizing photos of your pets.

Before you jump into pro pet photography tips, remove all the clutter and distracting objects from the shoot location. You can be selective with your elements and remove all the other elements which simply hinders the beauty of the pictures.

Likewise, do some stretching first because you need it. Pets are very difficult, so you may require to move your arms, legs or whole body accordingly. So do some nice stretching before you go for the pet photoshoot.

Alright, let’s jump into the pro pet photography tips.

Always go for Natural Light

Whenever you go for Pet photoshoot, try to shoot in natural light. Pets are quite allergic to flash light and burst. It will make them scared and run out of the shoot location. Likewise, the use of flash light also causes red-eye. So instead of making the whole photoshoot more difficult and tiresome, go for natural light. If not possible, go for a room where there’s enough natural light.

Focus on Eyes

Eyes plays crucial role in any kind of photography. Whether you go for human portrait or pet photoshoot, eyes tell the stories. Besides, eyes are the most expressive part of the animals face. You might have notice with your pets as well, they do something wrong and they do look at you with so much empathy that you totally forget their wrong doings.

Well, that’s the power of their eyes. It’s so expressive that it simply turns the dull photos into something great.

Relax and go to them

Before going for a photoshoot, you need to make yourself relax and calm. If not, they will sense it and they become stressed and anxious which will hamper the overall pet photography. So, relax and calm yourself.

On the other hand, don’t expect them to come for you. They have a mind of 2 years old child and they don’t understand a thing that you are saying. So, go to them, make them comfortable and go for the shot.

Freeze the action of your pets

Photographing your pets while playing is a great way to capture interesting shots with personality. Their actions and their playfulness gives them their own space and persona. That’s where their breed comes in.

Anyway, during such shots, they will be in high actions and will be moving too quickly. So, you need to freeze the action without introducing any blurriness in the photographs. Try to click it with shutter priority mode, so that you can control how you freeze their actions. Similarly, you can set the focus mode to continuous focusing, so that the camera won’t lose focus from the moving pets.

Pay to your model

Just like human needs payment for the motivation to work, every animal needs some kind of motivation during the shoot. If not, they will start wondering in their own world and become disinterested from the place they are in. Since, you know your pet very well, determine what is that thing that holds him in a place for a certain time. It might be their toys, treats or simply getting love and affection. For cats, it might be feather, paper bag, fish or even their blanket.

Experiment with your pet

Pets are amazing creature, they love to go around and love to be in their own world. Take your time and enjoy the session. Try clicking photos with different approaches, angles and composition. Play with them, make them comfortable and experiment with every angle.

If you have any tips that I have forgot to mention here, then make sure to share it with us in the comment section.

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