<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/9c6a283e-4c67-4930-92d3-94bc2f02fbc8/F088D81C-F32F-4B0D-90A0-4849912BDCC6/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/" href="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/" style="font-size: 11px;">blog.proudphotography.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/"><STRONG>1. Get in close</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/"><STRONG>2. Match your pet’s mood</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/"><STRONG>3. Get them sleepy</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/"><STRONG>4. Make it mono</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/"><STRONG>5. Choose your lens wisely</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/"><P>A standard lens, such as a 50mm f.1.8 or f.14 is also useful because it can take good portraits and can work quickly in low light conditions without resorting to flash.  A telephoto lens is useful if you need to capture your pet from far away, especially one with I.S. (Image stabilization) for when they are in action.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/"><P>Capture the animal when it’s in a playful mood - this means letting it play outdoors or with it favorite toys.  Use a fast shutter speed or sports mode to capture the action - animals can move fast!  You can also use the multi frame mode where the camera takes images one after the other; you will have a strong image in there somewhere!  It’s important make sure your images aren’t blurry and capture the spirit and essence of your pet.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/"><H2><A title="Permanent Link to Taking pictures of pets" rel="bookmark" href="http://blog.proudphotography.com/2009/02/23/taking-pictures-of-pets/">Taking pictures of pets</A></H2></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/F088D81C-F32F-4B0D-90A0-4849912BDCC6/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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