Here are a few apps to download onto your smart phone to help you take better photos of your foster pets. You can also get some of the teens who volunteer with your organization involved by letting them use your … Continue reading
Here are a few tips for improving your photos of adoptable pets- tips that require no knowledge of cameras or purchase of a manual to understand them. Initially, I thought who wants photo tips from a girl who knows little … Continue reading
Miss Natasha’s before and after
I’m certainly not a professional photographer and don’t claim to be. But the use of natural light, a simple upgrade in scenery and Miss Natasha has a much more appealing adoption photo to share on a website.
With black dogs I often find taking video and then extracting a photo from the video often Is the best way to capture their features. I downloaded the Photo Extract app on my iPhone. (This also works very well for young children who wiggle!)
Joe poses with football and chalkboard
Note to fellow adoption photographers- I get a lot of mileage from a simple chalkboard. Write heartfelt messages to attract adopters, a cute message to fit with the season, or simply the pets name (This way when people share your photo through social media, the pets name stays with the photo just in case it comes along the computer of a potential adopter).
Learn a little more about the Portrait of a Rescue effort:
“In a perfect world every home would have a dog and every dog would have a home”
Inspiration.
Portrait of a Rescue 