Take Photos of Your Cat

Taking photos of your cat can be very rewarding. By taking lots of photo's of your feline friend over a long period of time you will be able to document his life from a little ball of fluff to a fully grown up pussy cat.

Steps

 * 1) Always keep your camera close by so that you never miss an opportunity to get shots of your furry friend.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 1.jpg|center]]
 * 2) Make sure that your camera has the correct program settings, has a disk with enough space for more images and a fully charged battery.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 2.jpg|center]]
 * 3) Practice by taking shots using the different settings on your camera, for instance you can use the auto settings for most situations, however if you are a more experienced camera user, use the manual settings to obtain different effects, such as a shallow depth of field where the background is blurred out.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 3.jpg|center]]
 * 4) Avoid using the flash on the camera if at all possible. If your cat has black fur the flash will cause a colour cast and your black cat will not look very black.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 4.jpg|center]]
 * 5) Do not stick your camera in the cats face, stand back a little and zoom in to get that close up shot.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 5.jpg|center]]
 * 6) Do not use the camera flash if you are close to your furry friend, the camera flash going off can hurt his eyes and you may scare them to the point where they run away every time you get your camera out.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 6.jpg|center]]
 * 7) Get down to the same level as your cat, getting down to eye level with him will produce a nicer result.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 7.jpg|center]]
 * 8) Enlist a friend to help you get action shots with your kitty, for instance, your friend can get kitty to play with a feather on a stick. Get down on the floor and set your camera settings for action shots and start clicking away.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 8.jpg|center]]
 * 9) Take lots of shots because you will have a greater selection of images to chose the best from.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 9.jpg|center]]
 * 10) Use image software on your computer to enhance your images.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 10.jpg|center]]
 * 11) Taking shots of your cat when they are sleeping can look a little boring, so unless they are sleeping on their back with all four legs in the air you may be wasting your time.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 11.jpg|center]]
 * 12) Go into your garden and get shots of them framed by flowers or playing in the grass.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 12.jpg|center]]
 * 13) Print your photo's and put in frames around the house, or create a scrapbook and paste the photo's into it.[[Image:Take Photos of Your Cat Step 13.jpg|center]]

Tips

 * You can use the camera on your iPad or mobile phone to get good shots, you don't always have to have an expensive camera to do this.
 * Use the software that comes with your mobile devices to enhance your shots.