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Digital vs Printed Pet Portraits

What a digital pet portrait file gets you versus a physical print in the post — including the real downsides of going digital.

Digital vs Printed Pet Portraits

What a digital pet portrait file gets you versus a physical print in the post — including the real downsides of going digital.

Photographing a Cat That Won't Sit Still

Burst mode, feeding time, windowsills and the toy-above-the-lens trick — practical ways to get a sharp photo of a cat in motion.

Photographing a Cat That Won't Sit Still

Burst mode, feeding time, windowsills and the toy-above-the-lens trick — practical ways to get a sharp photo of a cat in motion.

Photos That Don't Work

The commonest unusable pet photos — blurry, too far away, screenshots, group shots — and exactly what to send instead of each.

Photos That Don't Work

The commonest unusable pet photos — blurry, too far away, screenshots, group shots — and exactly what to send instead of each.

Photographing a Black Dog

Why cameras underexpose dark coats, and the light and exposure changes that stop a black dog turning into a featureless silhouette.

Photographing a Black Dog

Why cameras underexpose dark coats, and the light and exposure changes that stop a black dog turning into a featureless silhouette.