Wouldn’t it be great to have a picture of your adorable, loyal Boston Terrier on a tee shirt, a screen-saver, a mouse pad or a coffee mug? By following a few simple tips for taking outstanding Boston Terrier pictures, you’ll be able to take high quality photos of your dog with an inexpensive digital camera, a disposable 35 mm camera or even a camera phone.
Digital photography makes it easier than ever to take amazing pictures of your Boston Terrier. Follow these easy steps, and you can take Boston Terrier photos that you’ll be proud of. You’ll have plenty of Boston Terrier pictures that you’ll want to upload to a photo sharing site, or load into a digital photo frame. You’ll have great pictures for your scrapbook pages. You’ll have pictures that will be perfect for use as desktop wallpaper, or for sharing with your friends in an online photo album.
Prepare in advance for your Boston Terrier photo session. Before you start taking your Boston Terrier pictures, make a list of all the equipment you’ll need. Make sure you put a fresh memory card in your camera with plenty of storage capacity so you don’t get an annoying card full message when your Boston Terrier finally strikes that perfect pose.
As soon as you pick up the camera, you have your hands full. You need to devote your attention to framing the shot and operating the camera, so ask someone to help you. Choose someone who gets along with your dog, and whom your dog likes. Taking pictures together can be a fun adventure for the three of you.
When you’re trying to take great pictures of your Boston Terrier, you can’t also be the one who stages the dog poses the dog, chases the dog, grooms the dog, lights the dog (do you see what I mean?). Ask a friend who likes your Boston Terrier, and whom your dog likes, to act as your assistant. After the photo session is over, give your helper a framed print of one of your Boston Terrier photos as a thank you gift.
Your choice of background can make or break your Boston Terrier pictures, so put plenty of thought into your backgrounds. Cloth backdrops should be matte, not shiny. You might want to use a chromatic green backdrop. With a chromatic green backdrop, your background disappears in digital images, and you can place your Boston Terrier into any backdrop you can find. You can add surf, turf or snow to your picture without every going to the beach, the park, or the mountain.
With a chromatic green backdrop, you can add other digital backgrounds to your photo to add interest to your Boston Terrier pictures. Whatever backdrop you use, it should be uncluttered so all the attention is focused on your dog. Props and accessories help enhance your dog’s appeal. Use colorful dog toys, stuffed animals, tennis balls or potted flowers.
Don’t take Boston Terrier pictures while you are standing up. Get down to your dog’s eye level and then start taking pictures. Both your candid shots and the portrait style shots of your Boston Terrier will look better if the camera is at eye level with the dog. With these quick, easy tips, you’ll soon be taking professional quality pictures of your Boston Terrier.
