- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Amherst Media; illustrated edition edition (1 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1584281006
- ISBN-13: 978-1584281009
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.8 x 0.9 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 615,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Helping readers to adapt their skills of peopleportraiture, this indispensable guide willdemonstrate how to meet the challenges of petportraiture. From creating a pet-friendly studioenvironment to handling and positioning theanimals to showcase their best traits and playdown any undesirable ones, this book contains allthe necessary instruction for working with theseunique and unpredictable subjects.Includes 110 full-colour photos.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
I Was Disappointed
17 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I rarely bother with negative reviews, yet I was quite disappointed by this book. I guess I read the positive reviews too quickly and didn't spot the little clues that this book would not meet my needs.
What are my objections?
1) This is a skimpy book. I know that probably sounds like the patron who sends back his soup in the restaurant and says "This soup tastes like bacon grease mixed with rotten tomatoes . . . and the serving was WAY too small!" But there simply isn't much here.
2) Muska offers almost no technical advice, and what she does offer is curiously dated. She apparently shoots with a terribly expensive film camera in the medium format. That, I guarantee, is not the equipment that will be used by 90% of her readers. We are in the digital age now, for Pete's sake.
3) Muska has one basic way of photographing most pets, which is (to me) a dated and limited way. That is, she shoots those artificial portraits with the pet posed against an artificial backdrop of some sort. It is important to know how to do this classic "studio" portrait, but there are many other ways of shooting great pet portraits, including photographing the animal in the field in motion. Muska is so limited that her big decision about a portrait seem to be whether or not to include some sentimental prop.
4) Finally, Muska is an endless fountain of hollow suggestions, such as the advice that the photographer should study the personality of each pet and try to see the best way to work with that animal. Gee, I knew that before I bought the book, but when I was done with it I didn't know any more about HOW to work with fidgety, neurotic, aggressive or phlegmatic pets. She runs out of words just when she might be getting specific enough to be interesting.
If you get much from this book, God bless you. You REALLY needed a basic book.
What are my objections?
1) This is a skimpy book. I know that probably sounds like the patron who sends back his soup in the restaurant and says "This soup tastes like bacon grease mixed with rotten tomatoes . . . and the serving was WAY too small!" But there simply isn't much here.
2) Muska offers almost no technical advice, and what she does offer is curiously dated. She apparently shoots with a terribly expensive film camera in the medium format. That, I guarantee, is not the equipment that will be used by 90% of her readers. We are in the digital age now, for Pete's sake.
3) Muska has one basic way of photographing most pets, which is (to me) a dated and limited way. That is, she shoots those artificial portraits with the pet posed against an artificial backdrop of some sort. It is important to know how to do this classic "studio" portrait, but there are many other ways of shooting great pet portraits, including photographing the animal in the field in motion. Muska is so limited that her big decision about a portrait seem to be whether or not to include some sentimental prop.
4) Finally, Muska is an endless fountain of hollow suggestions, such as the advice that the photographer should study the personality of each pet and try to see the best way to work with that animal. Gee, I knew that before I bought the book, but when I was done with it I didn't know any more about HOW to work with fidgety, neurotic, aggressive or phlegmatic pets. She runs out of words just when she might be getting specific enough to be interesting.
If you get much from this book, God bless you. You REALLY needed a basic book.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Great Pet Photo Book
15 April 2006
Format:Paperback
I bought this book from pet photographer Barbara Rice at the WPPI Convention. She presented a very informative program on this subject and SHE recommended this book, which she offered for sale after the program.
I figured the book had to be pretty good if the speaker was recommending it and she didn't even write it. I was not disappointed! There were lots of great photos and ideas throughout the book. The marketing was also well presented.
This is a must if you want to photograph dogs, cats or horses.
I figured the book had to be pretty good if the speaker was recommending it and she didn't even write it. I was not disappointed! There were lots of great photos and ideas throughout the book. The marketing was also well presented.
This is a must if you want to photograph dogs, cats or horses.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Good practical ideas
13 May 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are a lot of good practical tips that I liked in this book such as using fabric backdrops instead of paper incase of 'accidents'
and how using natural brown tones enhances fur. Also how it's a good idea to use a low table for the animal to stand on, not too low that they jump off but not too high that they think they are at the vets. I would say this book is aimed more at established studio photographers wanting to branch into pet photography rather than novices wanting to learn how to photograph animals.I would've liked a little bit more information for someone starting out but it is full of very good tips.
and how using natural brown tones enhances fur. Also how it's a good idea to use a low table for the animal to stand on, not too low that they jump off but not too high that they think they are at the vets. I would say this book is aimed more at established studio photographers wanting to branch into pet photography rather than novices wanting to learn how to photograph animals.I would've liked a little bit more information for someone starting out but it is full of very good tips.
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