Cat Photography gone wrong

Taking a good quality picture of your favourite furry friend can be an almost impossible task at times. After hours spend grabbing blurry shots of fast-moving paws and tails, many people simply give up and head to a photography studio or book themselves a professional photo session through websites like Wish gift experiences.

There are ways to get your cat to pose for the perfect family photo. Waiting until moggy is hungry and then using food as an incentive to stay in one particular place can sometimes work. Using a favourite toy to fix their attention is another good strategy.

But you only have to search the internet for a matter of seconds to know that bad cat photography is a widespread worldwide problem.

Here are some prime examples of just a few of the many pitfalls of trying to take a decent picture of your cat.

Problem 1: Cat too blurry

Cats simply don’t like staying still when there is a camera pointed at them. They are far too interested in their own business to spend any time waiting patiently for you to take their photo. Perhaps if you were a scratching post, a curtain, or a catnip flavoured mouse you might have more luck getting them to pose.

Problem 2: Cat too restless

No matter how tightly you hold your cat, there is no guarantee it will rest in your arms and even less chance of it looking at the camera as you take that all important picture. After all, there are trees outside to climb, birds to chase, and sunshine to be frolicked in – what cat would choose a camera over all that?

Problem 3: Cat’s eyes too reflective

You know those little reflective glass balls in the road that people call cat’s eyes? Well they earned their name for a very good reason, y’know. And for some reason, the ONLY time your cat will look at your camera is when the flash is on, thus turning its own eyes into a pair of fluorescent fireballs on your delightful pet pic.

Problem 4: Cat no good at posing

Photographs of cats taken from the wrong angle can turn out looking more than just a little bit bizarre. So unless you want your cat to be remembered for all eternity as having a giant behind, an elongated belly or an inflated paw, you might want to try a few test shots on different angles before you settle on a photo.

Problem 5: Cat too wet

Okay, so no one really imagines that a wet cat is going to make a good photo subject. Unless that is you are looking for a realistic picture of an angry demon alien with a spikey face and skinny, shrivelled body. Cats are never less happy than when taking a bath, so expect the results of any pictures to be similar to those you might take of humans who are caught in a hailstorm in flipflops and Bermuda shorts.