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Subject: Pets for Profit help
Hi Gang.
The pet store my SO works part time in is asking if i would be interested
in doing a photo
day in the store.
I am,but have no experience at this. I know several list members do this a
lot, so
hopfully i can get some ideas.
If you can shoot next to a window, try putting a big sheet of tissue paper
(office Depot sells em in the same section as mailing tubes) on the window
as a diffuser, and get a sheet of foamcore (maybe cover it with tinfoil,
dull side out) as a reflector for the other side.
Now, you have no flash to worry about at all.
This presumes the window light is strong enough to work with......
Any suggestions for positioning, exposures, poses etc.What about proofing.
Is it normally
done on site or would you email or
mail out proofs. I have this ibook now which is suppose would be the best
thing to have in
a small enviroment. Would
making a folder for each client in iphot for example be the best, then
they can look
whilst is shoot someone else.?
Most people are larger that their dogs, I like to pose people either sitting
on the floor or kneeling down on the floor with their dog. This puts
everything at more or less the same height.
The 5'2" lady with the Great Dane will pose in much the same way you do your
horse and owner pictures.
I think it is important to have the dog on the floor, as they are more
comfortable that way than on a table, or otherwise not in control of their
destiny.
The really small ones may be just as happy in their boss's lap, and that is
just fine too. The idea is to not have a huge difference in height from the
owner's face to the dog's face.
Encourage dog owners to bring in their own cushions and props, or favourite
toy for their dogs.
If they can get a bit of play happenning, then pass the toy on to you, you
will have the dog's undivided attention for the time it takes to get the
picture.
If you haven't got a shot off in about a half minute, have the dog and
handler leave the area for a fw minutes and then come back and try again.
Don't keep working at the dog to get a picture, it won't generally work, and
what you end up with is a picture of a worried dog and an irritated boss.
Have some squeaky toys and doggie treats along to keep the dogs interested
in you. A picture with the dog looking at the camera is generally more
desirable than a picture of the dog looking away, unless the dog is looking
at it's boss.
I have found the most effective dog treats are small bits of chicken weiner
that has been baked until dry.
William Robb
