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Professional Techniques for Pet and Animal Photography Paperback – May 1, 2003

by Debrah H Muska (Author)

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From posing a wiggly ferret to encouraging a frog to sit in one place, this guide's specialized techniques will benefit both existing animal photographers and newcomers looking to diversify their portrait business. Discussed are the personality traits best suited to the business, ways to create a people and animal friendly studio, and tips for making clients and their pets feel at home in the studio through the selection of decor, backdrops, furnishings, and props that wear well and are easy to sanitize. Technical advice includes which lenses and cameras lend themselves to animal portraiture, the advantages of shooting digitally, and the best shutter speeds and apertures for the job. The unique challenges of pet photography are covered, such as how to get the best expressions from pets with attention-getters suited to each type of pet. Special techniques for working with dogs, cats, horses, birds, ferrets, reptiles, and other creatures are provided.

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Debrah H. Muska is a professional photographer and studio owner and the recipient of two Kodak Gallery Awards and a Fuji Masterpiece Award. She lives in Newark Valley, New York.

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Paperback: 124 pages
Publisher: Amherst Media (May 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1584281006
ISBN-13: 978-1584281009
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.4 x 10.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,108,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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I Was Disappointed

ByS. Groomson October 17, 2008

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I rarely bother with negative reviews, yet I was quite disappointed by this book. I guess I read the positive reviews too quickly and didn't spot the little clues that this book would not meet my needs.

What are my objections?

1) This is a skimpy book. I know that probably sounds like the patron who sends back his soup in the restaurant and says "This soup tastes like bacon grease mixed with rotten tomatoes . . . and the serving was WAY too small!" But there simply isn't much here.

2) Muska offers almost no technical advice, and what she does offer is curiously dated. She apparently shoots with a terribly expensive film camera in the medium format. That, I guarantee, is not the equipment that will be used by 90% of her readers. We are in the digital age now, for Pete's sake.

3) Muska has one basic way of photographing most pets, which is (to me) a dated and limited way. That is, she shoots those artificial portraits with the pet posed against an artificial backdrop of some sort. It is important to know how to do this classic "studio" portrait, but there are many other ways of shooting great pet portraits, including photographing the animal in the field in motion. Muska is so limited that her big decision about a portrait seem to be whether or not to include some sentimental prop.

4) Finally, Muska is an endless fountain of hollow suggestions, such as the advice that the photographer should study the personality of each pet and try to see the best way to work with that animal. Gee, I knew that before I bought the book, but when I was done with it I didn't know any more about HOW to work with fidgety, neurotic, aggressive or phlegmatic pets. She runs out of words just when she might be getting specific enough to be interesting.

If you get much from this book, God bless you. You REALLY needed a basic book.

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Great book to help me understand a different photography style

BySriracha Bicentennialon January 13, 2016

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I haven't read it all yet but it has great directions and ideas for a specific kind of "show" photography. Definitely worth reading and practicing for a specific type of photography client

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Great book to learn the basics

ByR. Hammon April 24, 2013

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I have this book on my kindle. Take my advise and go ahead and pay the little extra for the actual copy of the book. The pictures cannot be seem on the same page as the caption so it is an inconvenience to me. I think the book does pretty good with letting you know what to expect and what you will need to photograph pets. The illustrations are really good. Apparently the author knows what she is doing.

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GOOD BOOK

ByAmazon Customeron September 19, 2015

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Interesting and informative for those who may want to branch out into another field of photography.

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Good practical ideas

ByA. Saunderson May 12, 2007

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There are a lot of good practical tips that I liked in this book such as using fabric backdrops instead of paper incase of 'accidents'
and how using natural brown tones enhances fur. Also how it's a good idea to use a low table for the animal to stand on, not too low that they jump off but not too high that they think they are at the vets. I would say this book is aimed more at established studio photographers wanting to branch into pet photography rather than novices wanting to learn how to photograph animals.I would've liked a little bit more information for someone starting out but it is full of very good tips.

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Not as diversified as I would like

BybeauxPatrickon February 7, 2014

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This book seems a bit dated dealing with film and not digital... so the workflow section is not relevant... thanks...

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Photography for Pets

ByMark A. Wardon December 25, 2009

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I must say it is an involved process. It is not just a lucky snap shot of your dog or cat in the act of doing something spontaaneous. It is more in depth about behavior and everything.

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Great Pet Photo Book

ByJennifer S.on April 14, 2006

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I bought this book from pet photographer Barbara Rice at the WPPI Convention. She presented a very informative program on this subject and SHE recommended this book, which she offered for sale after the program.

I figured the book had to be pretty good if the speaker was recommending it and she didn't even write it. I was not disappointed! There were lots of great photos and ideas throughout the book. The marketing was also well presented.

This is a must if you want to photograph dogs, cats or horses.