18 Animals
A pet's-eye view
Kevin Meredith
The Idea
This section is not a guide to shooting wild animals, more the domestic kind. Photographing animals can be tricky as they are not very good at taking direction. That said, some humans are not very good at taking direction, but at least animals have the excuse of not understanding!
Dog and Fish
Getting eye contact with an animal is often a matter of patience, or clicking your fingers.
The Ingredients
- ▶ Any camera
- ▶ A pet-yours or someone else's
The Process
My top tip for shooting animals, above all else, is to shoot from their perspective, This one thing will get you images that feel more real. We are used to looking down on most animals, so if you shoot images from their height, you will present ...
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