Biely+-+Photography+in+Real+Life

[|Nicole Begley]

[|Angela Boone]

[|Jason Checkla]

The types of photos taken are somewhat portrait, landscape and nature. Portrait in that the photographer takes a closer up photo of the pet's face, or even just takes a picture of the pet in general, it's similar to portraiture with people, just with animals. Landscape and nature in that depending on the setting in which the photo is taken, the pets look as if they become part of the landscape or nature around them, making the overall photo somewhat a landscape and/or nature. The style of work pet photographers must create in order to satisfy their client is realistic, in that the pictures taken of pets are typically realistic in a realistic setting, showing off how adorable and playful pets are, not usually suggesting an abstract idea. The salaries they earn can range from $17,000 to $63,000 depends on where in their career they are the lower end ($17,000 to $25,000) when starting out, then increasing mid-career (around $40,000 and $45,000) and so on as they become more experienced. No degree is required to become an animal photographer, but many successful photographers have a college degree in photography or photojournalism. However, it is also entirely possible to major in a completely unrelated area and include some photography classes as part of an educational experience. Photography is a technical art, and it's just important to have experience in the field you want to be in. The environment in which pet photographers work include studios, in which some pet photographers have their own studios to take more professional looking and feeling photos in a familiar setting, and freelance, as other pet photographers just photograph pets where clients wish and go to wherever they must in order to be able to photograph pets.

I am interested in pet/animal photography because when hearing about this upcoming unit, I was excited to have even more of a reason to take photos of my lovely cat. I find pictures of pets to be very sweet and calming, bringing a happier mood while displaying interesting art techniques and principles, and compositional techniques. I think it would be fun to be able to befriend and capture moments of animals while also being able to have another job that might bring in some more money. Some photographers that I found that pursue pet photography are Nicole Begley, who began as an animal trainer, who enjoyed bonding with animals and wanted to capture such moments, Angela Boone, who has always had a camera in hand and who has always loved animals and who also loves capturing special moments with animals, and Jason Checkla, who enjoys capturing all different types of events and subjects, like animals, weddings, and families, and their special moments.

For this assignment, I plan to shoot photos of my cat, who brings me so much happiness and joy, always knowing when and how to lift me up if I'm down. I would me imitating more freelance pet photographers as I would capture any happy moments I could with my cat. I would just take pictures wherever she is comfortable, whether it be when she's on the table, couch, or on our balcony. I mostly plan to use pictures of my cat on the balcony as she is just enjoying herself and sunbathing or trying to hunt down the birds she sees, being excited and happy. This will add to my concept of being carefree and happy.

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