Pet Photography- with my camera?

You will hear people commenting often that their camera just doesn't take good pictures. Look at her pictures, no wonder..she has that big expensive camera. To be perfectly honest, I have seen some award winning photographs taken with a compact digital camera, or even small film cameras. The difference is in the eye of the photographer. Any person can hold an expensive camera, take a picture, and get an awful image. The trick is to take some time to plan out your session. What exactly are you wanting to achieve? Provide an area where your photograph will be enhanced by your surroundings. In other words prepare ahead so that your background does not detract from your picture. Carefully choose the lighting that you need. Bright light is not the best, as a rule. I prefer shooting early in the morning or later in the evening, for outdoors anyway. Indoors you have a flash to compensate for inadequate lighting. Another problem many people have is motion. If your camera is smaller, try to place it on something solid, or practice using it before you shoot for real. Tripods are very helpful if your camera will accept one. I mentioned in a previous post that you need to pay careful attention to your White Balance. Most people have no idea what this is. Check out your menu options of your camera, if you have that option. Most often you can find a way to change the setting for your white balance. I guarantee it will make a huge difference in your picture quality. One last thing, move in closer to your subject. You may take a few shots of Trixie from 5 feet away, but move in closer, really close, and get some close ups of her face from different angles. These tips will make a difference, and who knows, they may keep you from buying a new camera after all.