Thanks Cotty and every one else for the tips. Sounds like its a bit of a head ache at times, but possibly an interesting side line.
I'll have to see if any of the pet store inquires pan out, and play it by ear. Dave On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 5:50 AM, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 29/3/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >some of > >their customers have new dogs and cats > >and have inquired if i would be available to do a shoot. > > Dave, > > During the course of my work I film animals by the ark-load. You know > what the best asset is? Being able to attract the attention of the sitter > (s). Practice your animal impersonations - whistling and shouting a > dog's name will get you nowhere - you need to speak Dog. Speaking Cat > is much worse. Heaven forbid if there are two or more sitters together. > Anyway I won't teach you how to suck (duck's) eggs. You asked about > charging - I'd name your own rate if I were you. > > Meanwhile, I have a friend who used to be an RSPCA (Royal Society for > the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and shot animal portraiture at the > weekend as a sideline. It overtook his life and now does it full time: > > <http://www.nickridley.com/> > > He has some books out: > > <http://www.nickridley.com/publications.htm> > > Best of luck mate. > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
