Choosing a Great Photo
Pet Portraits:
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The foundation of a good pet portrait is a good photo.
A good photo has:
Good lighting (cast shadows, one side of face brighter than another, etc.)
Head and shoulders and/or full body clearly in view
Nice facial expression
I am happy to help assess any photo options!
If your pet is alive and you aren’t confident about the photos you have, consider pausing and taking a few days or a week to watch for good moments with your pet or stage a photoshoot. The better photo will make the portrait worth the wait!
Good pet photo examples
All of these are in good natural lighting, and show the head and/or body clearly.
Background objects don’t matter much and can largely be ignored.
Brightness & contrast can be improved; but I can’t redo the lighting direction.
