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Photographing puppies
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Hi this is my first post, just wondering if anyone has any tips for photographing puppies in a studio environment? One of them is black the other tanned. Should I stick with one background such as the white?
why not shoot them in an outdoor environment?? let them wander and take any opportunity that come along.. More natural that way
Green grass makes a perfect background
Thanks for the response but the owners are looking for a studio set up:-/ Gonna give it a shot and if all else fails will recommend again the obtion of shooting outdoors.
No experience in this field, but I read a lot of the magazines. I remember the following from shooting pets (not in a studio, but I’m sure some of the tips are great for both), it’s not word-for-word, but it’s what I can remember anyway.
Get down to eye level, was the main tip. They said there was nothing worse than a top-down view, as it’s our bog-standard shot. Get close up to their faces too. If possible, find out what food they like and use it to get their attention for eye-contact to the camera etc.
The white background should be grand. Will suit the black dog better than the tan one, I reckon. What other background were you considering?
Anyway, I used these tips for taking pictures of my cat. Im no pro, but I thought they were much better than my older shots. This was my favourite from using these techniques:
Personally, I like abstract(ish) pictures of pets too. I took this of my cat in his favourite place – looking out the window. Kinda tells a story about him. And it’s a little unusual too, which I reckon is always good!
Yeah mehfesto those are lovelly shots… I’ve been reading up a bit as well and coming down to eye-level is a big one which is no prob ofcause. But the other concern was having two puppies running around and ofcause having to catch the both of them as well in as much detail as possible. With regards to backgrounds I’ve only white and black….
thanks again for the advise.Stick to white and have a look at the work of Nick Ridley.
You’ll have to light your set in such a way as to ensure that you will have a consistent exposure across a wide enough area if you feel there is a likelihood of the puppies moving around at all. Puppies probably aren’t a whole lot different to babies when it comes to levels of activity and I would suggest trying to shoot them after they’ve had a feed as that’s when they are likely to be at their quietest.
And just because the client wants a “studio” look to the images, doesn’t mean they have to be shot in a studio as such. It might make a whole lot more sense to work with window light and just set up a small white set right next to the window.
great advise Thorsten, will take all these on board. really cool site…just the idea I would need.
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