Today was my first time photographing the "little critters"- guinea pigs, rabbits, and rats. It was much easier than I expected. I thought photographing these animals would be extremely challenging because you can't get them to sit and look at you by giving them a treat or make shaking a string in front of their faces, but it wasn't as impossible as I thought it would be. The most challenging part was trying to photograph them as they were hopping and running around. However, I learned some techniques to calm the animals down. When moving their cages into the light and giving them time to calm down, photographing the little critters became much easier than I expected. I usually focus on taking photographs of dogs, but after today, I definitely want to continue taking photos of the little critters as well.
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| Slick & Frizzy. ID#'s 89107 & 89106. |
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| Candy. ID#87831. |
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| Snowball. ID#88688. |
Pauline, I like the shallow depth of field in both rabbit pictures. They have a lot of stuff in their cages, so it's definitely helpful that you put the focus on the rabbits and away from the background.
ReplyDeleteI also like how you were able to get a photo with both Frizzy and Slick in it. That was really impressive to me, especially since the photo is of good resolution and not blurry. Maybe they got more used to their environment? On Tuesday, they were so frightened when I photographed them. Neither time nor treats got them to feel better. I'm glad to see that you were able to calm them down!
Thank you, Katie! It did take awhile to calm them down, but more than that, I think a fast shutter speed is what allowed my camera to capture this photo. They scurry around so quickly!
DeleteI think it is great you stepped out of your comfort zone and photographed in the little critter room. They can be a little more difficult to photograph because they are extremely small crates, but your photographs show a good image of shallow depth of field without many distractions in the background
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment, Claire! I'm glad that the backgrounds aren't distracting you from focusing on the animal.
DeleteExcellent! So glad you have found a strong way to work with the little critters. Good tips too!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Professor Johnstone! I'm glad I learned how to work with them as well. I'll be taking pictures of the little critters from now on.
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