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Practically ever since I discovered cats and cameras, I\u2019ve been intrigued with photographing cats. I\u2019ve taken a LOT of pictures of our cats, neighborhood cats, friends\u2019 cats and those I see while traveling. And probably only a fraction of the photos are half-way decent. Here are some of the problems I\u2019ve encountered when photographing cats. If you\u2019ve ever spent much time trying to capture your cat on film or in a digital image, you will be able to relate.<\/p>\n
1: The cat moves out of the photo before the shutter engages. I have many pictures of my cats\u2019 tails, a back or a butt shot. <\/p>\n
2: Glowing eyes. Some cats\u2019 eyes seem to reflect light more than others and often I get a shot of a cute kitty face that appears to have little flashlights for eyes. <\/p>\n
3: Fuzzy pictures. You expect a cat in a photo to look fuzzy\u2014they are covered in fur, for heaven sakes. But you want the picture to be sharp so you can see the detail in the kitty.<\/p>\n
4: The cat changes position as soon as she sees the camera. Cats don\u2019t always cooperate during a photo shoot. I can\u2019t count the times I will see one of our cats doing something really cute. But by the time I retrieve a camera, they have stopped rolling around with the toy mouse in their paws, licking another cat\u2019s face, sitting up like a prairie dog, sleeping all sprawled out like a gangly dog, or watching a bird through the window, for example. A kitten will often rush over to play with the camera strap that dangles down so invitingly while you try to snap a photo.<\/p>\n
So what does it take to get a good photo of your cat? That\u2019s easy:
\n\u2022\tPatience\u2014lots of patience.
\n\u2022\tLuck.
\n\u2022\tTiming.<\/p>\n
Here are some tips:
\n1: Keep your camera (or camera phone) nearby at all times.
\n2: Pay close attention to your cat. You never know when she\u2019s going to do something photo-worthy.
\n3: Snap a lot of pictures.
\n4: For the glowing eye problem, try to take the photo in bright light with no flash so you don\u2019t get the flashback. Or catch the cat looking away from the camera. It is those straight-on face shots taken with a flash that are most likely to result the glowing eyes. <\/p>\n
Who knows, you may get a video worth posting on YouTube or a winning county fair photo. <\/p>\n
Catnapped<\/strong> Practically ever since I discovered cats and cameras, I\u2019ve been intrigued with photographing cats. I\u2019ve taken a LOT of pictures of our cats, neighborhood cats, friends\u2019 cats and those I see while traveling. And probably only a fraction of the … Continue reading
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