Taking Cat Photographs

Such an interesting experience!  Of course, these are house cats, pets, princes and princesses of their domain. They do not perform. They do not permit placement or posing. So, you must accommodate their behaviour and attitudes. I do not carry light equipment with me. I do not actually own light equipment, actually. Perhaps someday...  I feel that animals like pets will often give you their best stuff if you make yourself part of their world, rather than trying to push them into some mold or ideal of ours.

Therefore I found myself crawling, lying on the floor in various positions, upside down and whatnot. The subjects of my house safari found me intriguing. The human must be doing something worth investigating. And so I was properly sniffed, climbed upon, and demanded attention of by the three performers. Approach and retreat and finally curl up and watch the silly human on the floor. Perfect!
 I'm interested to see how large I can print a couple of these portraits. I'm also looking forward to going back and taking more pictures!  There was one cat who didn't join our party - she slept my visit away, not ready for her close-up!
I've got the photo you see here and a couple of others at Zazzle. I've converted the portrait above into a graphic design for t-shirts and other items. Lots of fun, lots of possibilities!