For animal lovers, a pet is a member of the family—but one that is much harder to photograph. Capturing an animal’s charm and personality can be an incredibly challenging (even frustrating) exercise, but Pet Photography NOW! makes the job easier. It shows professionals and amateurs alike how to get the best from their subject, whether it comes wrapped in fur, feathers, or scales. Noted expert Paul Walker is an excellent source of practical advice on locations, viewpoints, and posing; how to make your pet behave for the camera; and which camera settings will give you the best results. A chapter devoted to post-production, including step-by-step Photoshop workthroughs, helps you optimize your images to produce stunning prints of your most successful portraits.
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This review is from: Pet Photography NOW!: A Fresh Approach to Photographing Animal Companions (A Lark Photography Book) (Paperback)
I ordered this book with anticipation. The reviews were mostly favorable and Paul's work recommended. However, the book falls short in several areas.
Pet Photography Now! is heavy on anecdotes and light on usable content. The text focuses mostly on a common sense approach that most photographers would practice regardless of skill level. For example, how many times must the reader be told not to wear nice clothing to an outdoor photo shoot? Some crucial subjects such as lighting are addressed but only in a cursory manner. The section on photo editing is woefully insufficient and makes one wonder why it was even included at all. Additionally, for a book with only 115 pages of actual content, much of it is pictures with captions that often do not highlight technique. If you are looking for a 50 page short story stretched to produce a book, this is for you. However, those of you expecting a reference book with a wealth of information will be disappointed. After reading this light book cover to cover I have little reason to open it again.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Pet Photography NOW!: A Fresh Approach to Photographing Animal Companions (A Lark Photography Book) (Paperback)
Loved this book and would highly recommend it to others. Paul Walker really inspires people to have the confidence to tackle pet photography, not just dogs but all pets. There are great tips for either the pro or amateur and fantastic images to encourage you to consider what can be achieved. Paul's work seems to be a departure from the 'chocolate box' studio pet stuff that others seem to talk about - this book teaches you how to capture animals in more natural environments and the results can be far more stunning. I used to think that pet photography would be really daunting but now I am motivated to give it a go and hopefully expand our business from it.
I noticed that another reviewer said there were typos in the text - I think they might be referring to the different spellings of some words in the US or the UK e.g. 'colour'-vs-'color' - reading a book with a few words spelt differently to what you are used to hardly distracts from it being a great read packed with brilliant ideas.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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More than everyday pet mugshots. Get this book,
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This review is from: Pet Photography NOW!: A Fresh Approach to Photographing Animal Companions (A Lark Photography Book) (Paperback)
This is a great resource for pro's, and anyone wanting to learn how to make pet images. Paul was on Pro Photo Show #51 where he talks a bit about his technique and his book.
More than just dogs, and more than just plain poses this book is full of creativity and tips for nearly every situation and is up to date with rodays digital technology.
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