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Post August 21st, 2008, 6:47 am

http://help.cnet.com/9602-12576_39-0.ht ... ag=nl.e410

1. Plan ahead
2. Freeze
3. Watch your background
4. Up close and personal
5. Level up
6. Easy on the flash
7. Here, boy, here
8. Say cheese
9. Photographing fish
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Post August 21st, 2008, 7:32 am

These are extremely basic. I know they're from a CNET RSS feed, but I would guess most people photographing an actual pet portrait would know these!
Then again, people never cease to amaze me :D
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Post August 21st, 2008, 8:23 am

When I come across these, I think of people who aren't necessarily photographers, but rather for people that want to improve the photographs they do take. And let's face it. Everyone takes pictures of their pets.

Consider George L for example, who has really already improved his photos by reading and listening to the tips and advice of those more experienced.
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Post August 21st, 2008, 11:52 am

True - but the experience is from critiquing, not reading a walkthrough.
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Post August 21st, 2008, 12:28 pm

Example of why some people need basic instructions. That's the reddest red eye I've ever seen.

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Post August 21st, 2008, 2:43 pm

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Example of why some people need basic instructions. That's the reddest red eye I've ever seen.

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What I want to know is what the bacon strip is doing there.
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Post August 21st, 2008, 4:15 pm

Well it's not my cat or pic, but my best friend showed it to me and it's not his pic either, but he's a BBQ wizard and his comment to me was before putting it on the grill slap some bacon around it.

//by the looks of it it's one of those "you suck at Photoshop" kinda pics.
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Post August 21st, 2008, 6:31 pm

That picture has to be cropped - the red-eye shouldn't be that severe if the subject is lower than the flash and lens. Then again, cats do have those ultra reflective lenses :P
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Post August 21st, 2008, 11:53 pm

hahaha, that's the most random thing ever ... a cat with bacon on it, and not a lot, just one strip ... hahaha ...
Let's leave all our *plum* where it is and go live in the jungle ...
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Post August 22nd, 2008, 4:05 am

XD lol!

Pet photography is sooooo boring ... but not when you find pictures like this:

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Post August 22nd, 2008, 4:14 am

Oh my, that's very cool ... I need to find a black background like that somewhere and put things in there, and a white one too ...
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Post August 22nd, 2008, 6:57 am

Stunning photo Breeze. It reminds me of one i saw on deviantart a while back. It's in my favourites so i'll have a look for it and post it when i find it.
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Post August 22nd, 2008, 7:06 am

Here you go...

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs9/i/2006/0 ... zero42.jpg

I just loved the colour in the eyes. I think when i first saw this i asked if this had been edited at all after the photo was taken and if i recall correctly the photographer said "no", so this makes it all the more impressive.
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Post August 22nd, 2008, 2:58 pm

Yeah, I don't like to edit too much :) Awesome picture, love the blue
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Post August 23rd, 2008, 6:09 pm

Breeze, loved that cat so much had to borrow it for my avatar for a little bit. Hope you don't mind.
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