A Walk on the Wild Side
This week my photography students took shots of their pets and wildlife. Their instructions for the assignment were as follows:
-Get your pet's personality
-Think about context. Put your pet in a natural setting that will be familiar and comforting.
-Get in close and personal
-Get down on your pet’s level
-Mix up your framing. Don't feel like you must get your whole pet in the shot. Try just getting your pet's face.
-Natural lighting is best. If you use flash you may get some very strange effects in your pet's eyes.
-Include people, especially if your pet has a favorite person that could make them more at ease.
-Freeze the action
-Be playful
-Catch them unaware
-Think about context. Put your pet in a natural setting that will be familiar and comforting.
-Get in close and personal
-Get down on your pet’s level
-Mix up your framing. Don't feel like you must get your whole pet in the shot. Try just getting your pet's face.
-Natural lighting is best. If you use flash you may get some very strange effects in your pet's eyes.
-Include people, especially if your pet has a favorite person that could make them more at ease.
-Freeze the action
-Be playful
-Catch them unaware
Oleander loved this shot of one of our insufferable cats, grooming himself.
JP caught our other insufferable cats liking her chops. The kids all thought it was a creepy shot, but love it nonetheless.
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