Taking Cat pictures
C.Smith
What is the best way to take pictures of cats? The flash reflects in his
eyes, but I can't get my place bright enough to not need one. Would a high
speed film work without a flash? Any recommendations?
Pampire
The best thing to do if your camera has the capability for it is to get a mount
on top flash(a bounce flash ) this will reflect the flash off the ceiling and
down onto your subject. If you do not have this type of camera your best bet
would be to try the new kodac film called Max it is in a teal and yellow box
it is 800 speed film but you should be able to use this without your flash and
just use normal household lights good luck. This is what I have found to work
in a pinch. (I take cat photos at shows and at my cat breeders home and am
working an my portfolio)
Pam
Hans and Sylvana
Try taking a picture when your cat is not looking
directly at you. Check my web page - the picture
of Catcher was taken with flash.
Cheers! Hans
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C.Smith wrote:
>
> What is the best way to take pictures of cats? The flash reflects in his
> eyes, but I can't get my place bright enough to not need one. Would a high
> speed film work without a flash? Any recommendations?
I have a Canon Rebel with a really nice flash function. When you hold
down the button just slightly the flash light comes on. What this does
in effect, is prepare your subject's eyes for the flash, and should give
their eyes time to adjust so that when you do take the picture, you
don't get the glare eye.
This of course doesn't work if you have to take the picture in a hurry
before the cat moves and ruins the picture.... which is most of the
time. :)
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Hans and Sylvana <bol...@korax.net> wrote:
>C.Smith wrote:
>>
>> What is the best way to take pictures of cats? The flash reflects in his
>> eyes, but I can't get my place bright enough to not need one. Would a high
>> speed film work without a flash? Any recommendations?
>
>directly at you. Check my web page - the picture
>of Catcher was taken with flash.
>
>Cheers! Hans
Other things you may try:
1. Open all the curtains and blinds to make the room as bright
as possible even if you are using a flash. This will make
the cat's pupils smaller.
2. Use a flash softening device such as LumiQuest pocket bouncer
or soft box. However, I don't know if your camera must have
TTL (through-the-lens) metering to do this effectively.
3. If you have a flash unit which can tilt or swivel you can bounce
the light against a neutral-colored wall or ceiling.
4. I think Fuji 400 and Fuji 800 films give pretty good pictures
but if you only use indoor artificial lighting the colors may
come out wrong.
yngver
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Hans and Sylvana <bol...@korax.net> writes:
> C.Smith wrote:
> >
> > What is the best way to take pictures of cats? The flash reflects in his
> > eyes, but I can't get my place bright enough to not need one. Would a high
> > speed film work without a flash? Any recommendations?
>
> Try taking a picture when your cat is not looking
> directly at you. Check my web page - the picture
> of Catcher was taken with flash.
It's tough to take a good picture of a cat when using a flash. As the
post above says, you can get some decent ones sometimes if the cat is
not looking right at you.
But the best pictures are usually the ones you take without a flash. We
have a Birman, and only the pictures I've taken of her outdoors in good
light truly capture the blue of her eyes.
Indoors, try using a very fast film (400 or 800 ASA) and put the cat in
a brightly lit part of the house, preferable a sunny window. (Don't
take the picture with the cat silhouetted in the window, because all
you'll get is backlighting). I also have some nice shots of our Birman
when she was a kitten taken indoors at ASA 400 with an SLR, but of
course the photos do have the yellow tint from the incandescent lights.
Also, take lots of pictures. That increases your chances of getting a
couple of good ones.
-yngver
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