Poodle Pictures That Put Your Dog In The Best Light
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You don’t have to hire a professional to get professional looking pictures of your dog. You can take great pictures of your Poodle with an inexpensive digital camera. Using a digital camera saves you money because it gives you the option of deleting your bad shots instead of paying to have them processed and printed.
With digital cameras, you get to see your pictures right away, so you can retake any pictures that didn’t turn out the way you wanted them to. Besides, digital cameras are “greener” than disposable cameras. Processing film from disposable cameras uses paper and water and releases harmful chemicals into the environment.
We all know that taking pictures of a pet can be problematic. You have to get your Poodle to sit still and pose for you. You have to take care of lighting and backdrops. These tips and tricks will help you solve these problems and get you started taking fabulous pictures of your Poodle.
Get everything you need ready before you involve your Poodle in the process. Load a fresh memory card in your digital camera, replace the batteries in your camera and carry an extra set of fresh batteries with you. Choose a setting for your pictures. For an indoor setting, be sure the light is adequate. If you are working in an outdoor area, secure the area for your Poodle’s safety. A fenced back yard makes a great outdoor setting because you won’t need to worry about your dog getting away and being hit by a car or attacked by a loose dog.
Choose someone who gets along with your dog, and whom your dog likes, to be your assistant. This is a fun task for an older child who likes to work with the Poodle. Taking pictures together can be a fun adventure for the three of you. Thank your assistant after the session is over by sending a thank you gift personalized with one of the Poodle pictures you took together. A coffee mug or mouse pad makes a great gift.
The Poodle, with its dense, curly coat, looks best photographed against a smooth, solid colored background. Dark poodles usually look best against light backgrounds and vice versa. Velvet or canvas fabrics make great backdrops for Poodle pictures. Consider using a chromatic green backdrop, available for a reasonable price at any photography supply site. With a chromatic green backdrop, you can change the background in your photos and add any digital background you like. These varied backdrops add interest to your Poodle pictures. Whatever backdrop you use, it must be uncluttered so all the attention is focused on your Poodle.
Props and accessories help enhance your dog’s appeal in a picture. Props work especially well with poodles, to put the dog in scale so the viewer knows whether the animal is a toy poodle, a miniature poodle or a standard poodle. Take pictures from you dog’s eye level. Sit or kneel to photograph a standard poodle, and move a toy dog up to a tabletop or countertop.
Follow these suggestions, and you will soon be taking professional quality pictures of your Poodle.
Your Poodle pictures will stand out if you use interesting backdrops and photograph your dog at eye level. After you photograph your pet, more Poodle information about the animal photography business may help you decide if a photography career is right for you.


