Beautiful Beasties: A Creative Guide to Modern Pet Photography

The book pet photographers have been waiting for: a comprehensive guide to professional modern pet photography

Everyone who has ever trained their camera on a domestic animal knows how challenging it can be to get great shots of them. These unpredictable 'beautiful beasties' won't hold poses, smile and say "cheese" like a human will, and their erratic movement can have you spinning dials and pushing buttons on your camera so fast it will make your head spin. Whether you are an advanced amateur with a passion for photographing pets, or a professional pet photographer generating revenue with your services, this guide will show you how to create engaging, high-quality, professional pet photos from start to finish. 

• With pet owners comprising more than 62 percent of Americans, pet photography has become a popular trend among photographers, with more and more pet owners wanting to have their furry family member's mugs captured for posterity.
• Zeroes in on pet photography as a professional service, and offers advice on how to price, how to brand your business, how to work with clients, build your portfolio, create a solid workflow and develop your own unique style.
• Explains how to work with animals from a behavioral standpoint, capture engaging expressions, create variety in photo sessions, pick interesting locations, edit for better images, work with multiple animals, photograph pets in a studio, and much more.

As the first serious comprehensive professional guide to pet photography on the market, Beautiful Beasties has what passionate hobbyists and professional photographers need to capture memorable pet photos.

這本書是寵物攝影師一直期待的指南：一本關於專業現代寵物攝影的全面指南。

每個曾經將相機對準家庭寵物的人都知道，要拍攝出好照片是多麼具有挑戰性。這些不可預測的「美麗野獸」不會像人類一樣保持姿勢，微笑並說「cheese」，它們的不規則動作可能讓你快速旋轉相機上的旋鈕和按鈕，讓你頭暈目眩。無論你是一位對攝影寵物充滿熱情的高級業餘愛好者，還是一位通過提供服務獲得收入的專業寵物攝影師，這本指南將教你如何從頭到尾創作引人入勝、高品質的專業寵物照片。

• 隨著寵物主人佔美國人口的62％以上，寵物攝影已成為攝影師中的一個流行趨勢，越來越多的寵物主人希望為他們毛茸茸的家庭成員留下永恆的形象。


• 專注於寵物攝影作為一項專業服務，並提供有關定價、品牌建立、與客戶合作、建立作品集、建立堅實的工作流程和發展獨特風格的建議。


• 解釋了如何從行為角度與動物合作，捕捉引人入勝的表情，創造照片會話的多樣性，選擇有趣的拍攝地點，編輯以獲得更好的圖像，與多個動物合作，攝影寵物在工作室中等等。

作為市場上第一本嚴肅的全面專業寵物攝影指南，《美麗野獸》擁有熱情的業餘愛好者和專業攝影師所需，以捕捉難忘的寵物照片。