Lesson Learned

Amongst the things I love to photograph are people's pets, but animals can pose a bit of a challenge. They don't take direction well, they rarely hold a pose for long, and unlike children, they have a habit of running away when you're trying to take their portrait. (Actually, I've known a lot of kids to run away too, but they run slower than animals and are easier to catch.) The other thing that can make taking an animal portrait difficult is if they like the photographer. I was taking kitty portraits the other day, and two of the cats like me. A lot. So much so, that everytime they struck a pose and I got into position, they got up and wanted to be all over me. It became a game. Ignore the kitties, wait until they settled down, point the camera, and here they came. I got lots of lovin' but not so many pictures. Except for Ann.

Ann is a princess. She treats almost everyone with disdain.

Ann is the master of remaining cool and aloof.

Ann could care less about gettin' frisky with the photographer.

Ann also knows how to work the camera.




Lesson learned, Ann.