Pet Photography, Ventura Beach
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This was my second pet photography gig in a month.
I’m trying to do more pet photography, see.
There are a few tricks on how to take good pet pictures. The number one rule is that you must not be allergic :). Unlike humans, animals don’t usually “Fake” what they feel about you. If they don’t like you, they will let you know. I mean, they will not get along with you forever. So the well-rounded personality (the vibe) is even more important in pet photography than in wedding photography.
Today was Sunday. I just had a wedding at Thousand Oaks yesterday. The first thing I did last night was to get all my camera gear ready for today.
Oh, before the Pet Photo-shoot, I went to Starbucks Coffee in Ventura to return a wedding album from the wedding at Ventura Fair Ground. Wedding was on June 21st. So, the package was completed and delivered in three weeks. The bride was very happy with the pictures.
Now I was ready for the pet photography gig.
I went to a nice beach community in Ventura. First we photographed the dogs. The dogs were full of energy. Those poor guys got yelled at a few times so they can behave, ha ha… Then we went to the beach. The dogs had a lot of fun. These dogs were a handful. They were running around the beach and making friends with strangers (both humans & dogs alike). It was very cute.
After the beach photo-shoot, we went back home for the cats. There where two cats to be photographed. Both of them were shy and tried to hide from me. I quickly became friendly with one cat. But the other cat was a little upset (poor guy). We all set quiet and relaxed for a while. That’s when the cats got ready for photography. After a while, both of them fell asleep, that we had to wake them up with the toys.
I had nice locations for pet photography, so all pictures came out nice. I didn’t have to use flash on all the indoor pictures. This house was made for pet photography. I am very happy with the results.
Mental Note: I need to buy a pair of casual shoes for pet photography jobs like this. Every single pair of my shoes are formal dress-shoes. I do not have a pair of sneakers. I take out trash in a black dress shoes.
Wedding..
Testing…
Web album coming… feel free to ask for a password to the client’s web album.
Sunscreen Report is Out
I saw a news report on Sunscreen lotions and their effectiveness. What’s more important was that they had a list of dangerous sun block lotions. They say some lotions may be Cancer causing.
It was exactly a year ago that I bought a half dozen bottles of Hawaiian Tropic sunblock lotions. I thought they worked pretty good. I wore it religiously before I leave home for weddings. I keep on bottle in my backup gear bag. Sometime I don’t put on Sun-block lotion when I leave home, because the weather is gloomy. And then, when I arrive at the wedding site, there may be a full blast of strong Sun light. So, Sunscreen lotion is an absolute necessity for outdoor photographers.
Anyway, I am now finding out that all my Sunscreen lotions are listed in “dangerous” category. Yikes.. this is not good. So, I’m going to have to trash everything I have and buy a whole new batch. This time I’m going to have to buy expensive stuff, not just the ones that are on sale.
I have a wedding coming up in 7 days. I need to act fast and get something that will not kill me. I need to avoid Hawaiian Tropic and stick to “California Baby” or something that doesn’t contain poison. I cannot believe Hawaiian Tropic would sell such bad products. The concern is with Oxybenzone. They say Oxybenzone “MAY” mess up your life.
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