How to shoot the kitten and puppy at home?

People who want to keep kittens and puppies must often take pictures of their pets, but kittens and puppies are usually agile and fast, and it is not difficult to take pictures. How to shoot the kitten and puppy at home? Let me introduce it to you here.

I. Preparatory work

First of all, taking pictures of cats requires some preparatory work. Give the lovely kitten a bath. Make sure they are clean. Then get a facial. Just like taking pictures of people, cats are not beautiful without makeup, and they also need makeup. But the cat's makeup is not eyebrow pencil lipstick or something. The makeup mentioned here is mainly to wipe off the pet's eyelids and comb his hair neatly.

After cleaning up the cat, you have to clean up yourself. Be sure to wear a strong and wear-resistant suit. Because you often have to lie on the ground when taking pictures, it is easy to get your clothes dirty. Don't wear expensive clothes.

Second, choose a light source.

When shooting, try to use natural light. Flash is not only easy to cause red eye, but also easy to scare pets, so choose bright natural light environment, outdoor or indoor with bright windows.

When shooting indoors, the light source is the most important factor to consider. The simplest thing is to shoot with natural light during the day and illuminate with natural light outside the window, which can achieve natural effects. It is best to have family and friends to help fill the light with reflectors to reduce the backlight shadow of cats. If there is no reflector, you can use white towels and sheets instead.

If there is no natural light, all indoor lights should be turned on, and higher sensitivity (such as ISO 800 or above) and larger aperture should be used to reduce the jitter and blur of the picture. A more flexible method is to use a flash to reflect the light source to the cat by jumping the light, because the direct flash will make the cat's eyes reflect the light and appear "red eye" phenomenon. Flash and soft light device can make the light source softer.

Third, keep your eyes sharp.

Cats' eyes are a little special. In bright environment, their pupils will shrink into a narrow vertical line, and in dark environment, they will Zhang Kaicheng into a circle. Most people think that round pupils look cute. To shoot such eyes, it is necessary to use jumping lights in a dark indoor environment.

As the saying goes, the eyes are the windows to the soul. In portrait photography, the focus is often on the eyes, so pay attention to the grasp of eye light. So do cats. Innocent eyes are bright and lovely, sometimes naughty and sometimes lazy. As long as you capture the cat's wonderful eyes, you will achieve an excellent pet photography.

So, focus on the cat's eye. First, don't lose focus. Second, you can use shallow depth of field to simplify the background to highlight it. It would be better if the eyes have proper reflected light.

Fourth, the choice of shooting time

If you want to take a more formal portrait of the cat, you can wait for the opportunity when the cat is a little sleepy or just waking up. If it is a photo of an energetic pet, it should be taken when they are energetic. Obviously, it is not suitable to take pictures when they are angry.

Five, get close to them.

As a host, don't force them to pose. Choose an environment that makes cats feel comfortable and relaxed, and actively let the camera follow them.

A good way is to shoot horizontally. As we all know, when pets look at us from the bottom up, we will also habitually shoot down. If we change the angle, make the camera consistent with their horizontal line of sight, and shoot them from their perspective of seeing the world, it will be very special. When they are lying on the floor or on your stomach, you can also shoot along their line of sight.

Don't let go of the best model when you meet a kitten. When a cat is older, it will be alert to things, and it will be alert immediately if it is disturbed a little, but this problem rarely exists in kittens. When cats were young, they were interested in everything and played with everything they found. They don't care much about your existence. Especially when playing, they are often very focused and excited. If you make a little noise, they will immediately open their eyes and look around. What are you waiting for?

Sixth, attract attention.

How to attract the attention of cats? There is a small way to attract their attention, that is, call their names or whistle when they are playing, and sometimes use toys to attract their attention. These methods can not only capture their surprised expressions, but also capture their alert posture.

Seven, show your personality.

If your pet is a lazy cat, slap it to yawn. If your pet is lively and active, shoot him more when he is good at sports, or some tricks he often plays naughty. Remember, showing unique personality is the key to the success of pet photography.

Few people can photograph cats in motion, because they are quite sensitive and move very fast, so photographing cats is generally static. In this case, it is very convenient to choose shutter priority as the focusing mode and switch to the artificial intelligence servo focusing mode. When the moving speed of the cat is not very fast, first make a composition, then half press the shutter to focus, and finally release the shutter, which can ensure that the moving picture can be taken, but it needs to be tried several times.

Eight, close-up

Shooting at close range or with a telephoto lens will make the cat's face or body occupy the whole picture, which will be very realistic and reveal some human nature.