Pet Photography For Fun

Dog Photography by Margaret Bryant Pdf

Learn surefire tips for creating personality-filled, perfectly posed images of dogs in the studio and on location. Margaret Bryant makes creating captivating dog portraits look easy--but anyone who has aspired to take portraits of a four-legged friend knows it is no simple task. In fact, creating memorable dog portraits requires more than a good camera and a squeaky toy. Dogs need to feel comfortable before they reveal their personalities. To get them comfortable, a photographer must recognize when a dog is stressed or relaxed. In this book, Bryant teaches photographers how to recognize dog behaviors and body language and provides tips to help them "talk" to the dog and set the stage for great portraiture. Next, Bryant provides sure-fire tips for getting the dog's attention and desired reactions/behaviors, creating poses for solo dogs and groups, styling the session, working with dog wranglers, and more. This second edition features a selection of new photos and updated techniques

Pet Photography by Norah Levine Pdf

Pet Photography 101 by Andrew Darlow Pdf

Are you one of the 100 million people in the USA that own either a dog or a cat? If you flip through your digital camera - what do you see pictures of the most? Your kids...and your pets! If you have ever wondered how to take pictures of an all black animal or how to get your pup to sit still during a family holiday picture, this book is for you. With love only a pet owner can have and humor that only animals can bring to us, this author shows how to take pictures that celebrate the furry creatures in our lives. Packed with techniques including lighting and postproduction and even info on getting those pictures up online, you'll be taking pictures of your pets that you'll be proud of.

Dogtography by Kaylee Greer Pdf

If you want to learn to create out-of-this-world photos that capture the heart and soul of a dog, you've come to the right place. Whether you're a professional looking to up your dog photography game, or an amateur striving to take better pictures of your four-legged best friend, Dogtography is your guide to crafting jaw-dropping photographs that are exploding with personality. And there is no better teacher than Kaylee Greer, one of the world's most in-demand dog photographers. Kaylee travels the globe photographing dogs for some of the biggest pet brands on Earth, teaches industry-renowned workshops, and stars in Nat Geo Wild's original television mini-series Pupparazzi, chronicling her colorful adventures photographing dogs across America.

Dogtography is jam-packed with tips and tricks and—just like Kaylee and her award-winning photographs—an infectious personality. In this book, you’ll learn Kaylee’s best-kept secrets, including camera settings, lens choices, and post-processing techniques. You’ll explore tried and true methods for working with dogs of all shapes and sizes, unlock the power of positive reinforcement, and discover the gift of giving back to dogs in need through the magic of photography.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Speak Dog
Chapter 2: Camera Settings
Chapter 3: Lenses
Chapter 4: Dirty Little Secrets
Chapter 5: Sunshine Wrangling
Chapter 6: Catchlights
Chapter 7: Location
Chapter 8: Expression
Chapter 9: Shooting Action
Chapter 10: Group Photo Techniques
Chapter 11: The Canine Variety Power Hour
Chapter 12: Illumination Nation
Chapter 13: Post-Processing
Chapter 14: Giving Back

Pet Photography by Anonim Pdf

People love their pets. In recent years, it’s become clear that owners are willing to part with their hard­ earned money to pamper their pets—and to chronicle the special bond they share with them. Consequently, pet photography has seen a surge in popularity, and more and more photographers are seeking to specialize in photographing pets or simply supplement their portrait/wedding photography business with pet portraits to increase sales. This book introduces readers to all aspects of pet photography—from capture techniques to business basics and everything in between. Photographers, from beginner to seasoned pro, will find a host of technical tips for ensuring high ­quality images. Eskridge provides insights about animal psychology that will help photographers meet the challenges of photographing timid or excitable cats, dogs, and horses. She even shares her best practices for working with deaf or blind animals. Featuring technical tips, creative ideas, and business insights, this book provides everything photographers need to position their pet photography business for success.

Dog Photography For Dummies by Kim Rodgers,Sarah Sypniewski Pdf

Tips and tricks for capturing your canine's personality with every click of the camera Simply snapping a picture may not capture the playfulness or spontaneity of a dog. Knowing what kind of equipment, angle, and composition to use while photographing a dog can make all the difference in the character captured in the photo. Dog Photography For Dummies gives you practical and fun guidance for capturing your dog's personality and turning ordinary shots into priceless memories that will last a lifetime. Covering all the latest and greatest gadgets and accessories available to capture and alter photos of your favorite pooch, Dog Photography For Dummies offers techniques that amateurs and intermediates alike can use to improve their photography skills. This hands-on guide features great examples of dog portraiture, plus tons of ideas for fun new places to pose your furry friend, such as the beach, the park, the car, in the snow, and more. Detailed discussions of color versus black-and-white, indoors versus outdoors, composition, and capturing movement Advice on how to get a dog to sit still Considerations for photographing a shy dog who is scared of the camera Guidance on making the most of natural light Tips for photographing dogs with black (or dark) coats How to photograph people and dogs together Whether for decorating, memories, or holiday cards, Dog Photography For Dummies makes it easy to capture the best of your four-legged friend.

Dog Photography by Anonim Pdf

Award-winning photographer Margaret Bryant (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) makes capturing dog portraits look easy—but anyone who has aspired to take portraits of a four-legged friend knows it is a skill that is hard-won. In fact, creating memorable dog portraits requires more than a good camera and a squeaky toy. Dogs need to feel comfortable before they reveal their personalities. To get them comfortable, a photographer needs to recognize when a dog is stressed and when a dog is relaxed. In this book, Bryant teaches photographers how to recognize subtle but important dog behaviors and provides tips to help them modify their own behavior to “talk” back to the dog and set the stage for great dog portraiture. After providing tips for helping a dog to relax, Bryant moves on to share techniques for posing individual dogs and groups. She includes myriad images to share inspiring ideas that help to showcase the personality of the pet. She also offers ideas for getting the dog’s attention and getting reactions and desired behaviors on cue. Finally, she offers both simple and elaborate ideas for setups that might be used when photographing dogs. With the tips in this book, photographers will have the skills they need to handle and pose dogs to make great sales.

Tails of Brisbane by Charlotte Reeves Pdf

Capital of the sunshine state of Queensland, Brisbane'sgorgeous weather year-round begs a life lived and enjoyedoutdoors with our canine companions by our side.Tails of Brisbane showcases over 100 Brisbane dogs out andabout in our beautiful city, romping around off-leash doggyplaygrounds, exploring trendy city and sprawling urban parksand gardens, visiting historic buildings and posing proudly infront of iconic structures. In her established story-tellingtradition, Charlotte shares snippets of the lives of her furrysubjects as they explore over 70 diverse locations.As part of the Tails of Australia series, this limited editionphotographic coffee table book features over 500 beautifulfull colour images and is a "must have" for any dog lover.Every purchase made supports local Brisbane pet rescueorganisations, helping them continue the valuable work theydo in the community, rescuing and rehabilitating abandonedor unwanted pets and finding them loving forever homes.

Pet Photography for Fun by Anonim Pdf

Written and photographed by Susan Ley, a professional animal photographer with over 35 years experience, this book features a fun, easy to use approach to learning how to take better pictures of animals. The scope is impressive, with photographs of dogs, cats, horses, birds, alpacas, llamas and people enjoying their pets. The emphasis is on action, happening in real time and not in a studio setting. In other words, in the home, in the field, in the show ring...in all the places where amateur photographers want to capture their animals having fun. The 19 chapters are broken down for beginner to advanced so readers can immediately start learning at their own level. The spectacular photographs ensure that the book can be enjoyed both as a visual delight and a comprehensive tutorial. Full color with 144 pages and 210 photographs.

Beautiful Beasties by Jamie Pflughoeft Pdf

Pet photography is a burgeoning subcategory for professional and hobbyist photographers. As the digital revolution has allowed amateur photographers to begin marketing themselves as low-cost alternatives to professional studios, many professional photographers are expanding their offerings beyond the basic wedding photography and senior portrait photography. As a result of this as well as American's adoration for their pets, pet photography is an increasingly popular offering and a presentation on pet photography at WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) trade show in March 2010 drew standing-room only crowds. From lolcats to petfinder.com, Americans are obsessed with their pets. And with 62% of the U.S. population being pet owners, a how-to on pet photography is a long overdue guide. In Unleashed: Techniques for Digital Pet Photography, Vicki Taufer will teach photographers how to capture appealing pet portraits. While portrait books are a mainstay of the digital photography category, there are currently no serious pet photography books available on the market. And as the pet photography business grows, photographers are increasingly looking for a handbook to teach them not only how to capture great pet portraits, but also how to work through the unique challenges of working with pets and their owners. This book will cover all that and more, as well as provide stunning examples of Vicki's own pet portraits.

Quake Dogs by Laura Anne Sessions Pdf

Strange-but-true dog stories from the Christchurch earthquakes, with beautiful photographs illustrating each story. A collection of stories about Christchurch dogs and the earthquakes - true tales of heroism, odd and quirky stories, funny stories, sad stories - stories that will surprise you, make you chuckle or make you go awwww. Includes stories of USAR dogs that worked in the central city right after the February earthquake; Guinness, the unofficial mascot of the Student Volunteer Army; Nemo who has a special gift for predicting earthquakes; dogs who were rescued and dogs who rescued others; and the uncanny knowledge that a number of dogs showed in their efforts to find their owners. Dogs have been a huge comfort to their owners in Christchurch. The intensity of the earthquake experience has heightened the wordless connection between people and their dogs, and their understanding of each others' emotions. Part of the proceeds from the book help support one of the organisations that helped to save many dogs following the earthquakes.HUHA is a national organisation that works to rescue and re-home animals around the country, and they went to Christchurch three times to take more than 70 dogs plus numerous other animals to safe and loving homes elsewhere in the country.

Beautiful Beasties by Jamie Pflughoeft Pdf

The book pet lovers have been waiting for: professional advice on pet photography Every pet parent knows how difficult it is to get that calendar-quality photo of a beloved cat or dog. This guide to pet photography is long overdue! Pet lovers will find terrific tips to help them capture their pets? personalities in photos, while professional photographers who want to extend their business opportunities will value advice on the unique challenges of working with animals and creating the portraits their clients want. With pet owners comprising more than 62 percent of Americans, there is an eager amateur market for a book that reveals how to get great photos of those furry family members Zeroes in on pet photography as a growing specialty among professional photographers, and this book offers advice for creating great pet portraits as well as tips on working with animals and their owners Explains how to capture expressions, avoid spooky eyes, edit for better images, work with multiple animals, and much more As the first serious guide to pet photography on the market, Beautiful Beasties has what pet parents and professional photographers need to capture memorable pet photos.

Good Dog by Randal Ford Pdf

Whether a rescue or a show dog, a pedigree or a mutt, you can't help falling in love with Randal Ford's dog portraits, as each evokes the unparalleled bond we feel for our greatest companions. Randal Ford now focuses his portraiture lens on the one species that has been by our side for millennia: our best friend. Good Dog captures the warmth, humor, and unconditional love that is at the heart of every dog. From mutts beaming with charisma and charm to show dogs exuding grace and elegance, Ford's 150 dog portraits bring out the dog lover in all of us. With a compelling essay by W. Bruce Cameron, this warm, tender, playful, and heartfelt collection of dog portraits gives us a beautiful look into the lives of our most cherished companions. Proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit Emancipet. Since 1999, Emancipet has been on a mission to make veterinary care affordable and accessible for everyone. They have spayed or neutered more than 350,000 dogs and cats, and in 2019 cared for more than 170,000 pets.

Art of Dog Photography by Kimberly Hartz Pdf

It takes a lot of know-how and the right gear to create a perfect dog portraits. In this book, award-winning pet photographer and photo-educator Kimberly Hartz teaches you the essential strategies you need to work with dogs, including how to effectively pose single and multiple subjects, elicit great expressions, select the best props and backdrops, and most importantly, use artificial light in the studio and on location to bring out the texture and detail of the subject’s unique fur. You will learn how to photograph canines of all shapes, sizes, and ages in the studio, outdoors, and in your clients’ home. With the detailed techniques Hartz describes in this book, plus easy-to-use lighting diagrams and artistic concepts, you’ll learn all the “tricks” you need to easily create personality filled portraits that set your pup portraits apart from the competition, inspire repeat sales and client referrals, and boost your bottom line.

Quake Cats by Craig Bullock Pdf

Heartwarming cat stories from the Christchurch earthquakes, with beautiful photographs illustrating each story. A collection of stories about Christchurch cats and the earthquakes - true tales of heroism, odd and quirky stories, funny stories, sad stories - stories that will surprise you, make you chuckle or make you go awwww. There's Chippy who was found living in an abandoned fish and chip shop in the heart of the Red Zone, eating the old oil, and covered in it. There are the lions and cheetahs of Orana Wildlife Park, who were clearly very disturbed when the huge earthquake struck and the fences banged together, making a fearful sound. The staff were relieved that the power stayed on, keeping the electric fences working so the animals didn't escape. There's Max, who wandered about the suburb and found himself a new, loving family; Meisha, who was giving birth when the earthquake struck, and whose owners had to coax her to carry on; inspiring stories of cats who were lost but then reunited with their owners; and stories of the many narrow escapes of miraculous cats with nine lives. There's a lot of love in this book - cat lovers are a dedicated and passionate breed. And Craig Bullock's excellent photographs depict this love beautifully; the images are stunning. Part of the proceeds from this book help support Christchurch cat charities which work tirelessly to rehome cats that have become separated from their owners.