Sunday 29 July 2012

Tips For Taking Great Farm Animal Photos

By Ellen Carlton


Chances to take animal pictures are everywhere. Domestic farm animals are enjoyable to observe, simple to photograph, and there are a multiple of uses for photos of pigs, cows, horses, ducks, and chickens.

Well-taken pictures of livestock may be employed number of purposes, which include catalogues, posters, auction brochures, calendars, pamphlets, books, greeting cards, and even advertisements. Great animal photos can even be a reliable source of income for an enterprising shutter-bug.

When you're taking pictures of farm animals, whether or not they are your own, or whether you're just visiting a local farm, it is worth not forgetting some pointers concerning how to take great pictures of these animals.

Be Prepared

A big factor in making great livestock photos is proper preparation. This indicates that you ought to be privy to the behaviour of certain animals and thus can anticipate the movements they are likely to make when you're taking your shots. Animals have different reactions to photograph shoots, and you should have awareness of these prior to the real shoot. Animals may be startled, enraged, or frightened by your equipment and flashes. You can research your information thru books or over the Net. And use the results of your research as your background for taking pictures of your farm animals.

With the info you have gathered, you may then establish the timing of your photograph shoots, and you can even determine the type of lighting as well as shooting angles that you would like to use for your shoot.

Natural is Best

When taking photos of animals, especially when shooting for auction brochures or sales catalogues, it is best to showcase these animals in their natural environment, without any adornments or decorations.

To get quality animal photos, ensure that the animal has correct grooming and the animal is clean and presentable. You need to also actually consider a good backdrop to augment the image of the animal, like choosing an open field instead of a cluttered barn for the picture background. Another critical aspect is the positioning of the animal for the picture. The animal should appear alert and posed on the side or a three-quarters view so as to maximise the image of the animal being snapped.

Show Patience

Another important phase to snapping animals is being patient. As it is common knowledge that animals can very well be uncooperative in a photograph shoot, it's essential to attend to get to that correct timing where you can have that winning shot for yourself.

Practice First

Practice is the key - and this also remains true in snapping farm animals. Prior to really doing the shoot, it is really handy to do some practice sessions first. Visit a local farm, ranch, or zoo, first. It may be very helpful for your practice sessions to acquaint yourself with the behavior of different animals, take notes, and make good shoots with them.

Have Good Hardware

Using the appropriate camera clobber and accessories is also important to photographing animals. You will have the requirement for a telephoto lens to capture long-range shots from fragile and sensitive animals. Other speciality lenses can also be used to form masterful shots.

Use Safety Measures

Finally, as in all other endeavors, safety should take priority over any snapping activities. There's no shot worth taking too much risk with your life, and with the inconsistency of most animals, even a bright flash could cause panic.

Follow these tips when photographing farm animals. Do your analysis and preparation use good clobber, and follow safety commonsense and you will soon have a range of useful animal photos, good ones at that!




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