Children and animals. These, we are told are the most difficult of subjects. And they are. The photographer needs extrordinary patience … and a couple of helpers. It took a good few hours to get six cats and two rats photographed, and earned me carpet burns on my elbows. If your subject has eyes - that’s the height of your first camera angle. The cats knew exactly where we wanted them, and how the flashes and umbrellars were set up. And were determined not to sit there.
The youngest of the cats, Sasha, thought it would be more fun behind the velvet.
Ruby and Cuddels were slightly easier to manage than the cats.
The old boy was bribed with food, which made him a willing subject.
The thing with photographing animals, or children, or people for that matter, is that you need to reflect somthing of their personality. Those who know the subject should go ” Ah, thats just so like so and so…”
