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What Do You Use For Posing? #37593
12/03/11 12:55 AM
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Nicole St-Onge Offline OP
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When photographing pets, especially smaller breeds of dogs, cats, and other very small critters, what type of posing table or bench do you use? Do you photograph on the floor?

Re: What Do You Use For Posing? [Re: Nicole St-Onge] #37595
12/03/11 09:52 AM
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Nicole,
I personally like to shoot most of my pet portraits on the floor as long as there is a crane close by to help me back up smile. But for some of the smaller breeds and for puppies, that's not always practical. So I have an overstuffed chair and a sofa I can drag into position and drape with my background material when shooting them. I like the fact that the structure of both the chair and the sofa restrict egress points which is great for puppies that always seem to find a way to scootch off the set.

Jim


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Re: What Do You Use For Posing? [Re: Jim Garvie] #37600
12/04/11 01:02 AM
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Nicole,

I use what I know. I am a dog groomer. I find that dogs that are used to being groomed do pretty well at moderate heights while staying relaxed. I will put a prop (chair, basket, bench) on top of a 24" or so table. I run the background on top of the table to hide it and the added height tends to keep the pet in place. Too low, and they will be more likely to jump right off.

Of course we're on the floor too. There you just have too wait them out to get the shot.

Doug


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Re: What Do You Use For Posing? [Re: FretlessD] #37608
12/04/11 11:25 PM
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Doug, thanks for sharing, I've been kicking around the idea of becoming a dog groomer myself but that's another story for another post. Here is a sample of how I currently have my home studio set up.

The table is approximately 4.5ft (width) X 3.5 feet (height) X 2 feet (high). It's heavy and bulky and not very portable. I'm looking for a better solution to this. Of course this set up only works for smaller breeds of dogs, cats and other small critters. Large and giant breeds I would photograph on the floor or outdoors.



Re: What Do You Use For Posing? [Re: Nicole St-Onge] #37613
12/06/11 01:01 AM
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You could try one of these for cats and small dogs. Two of them c-clamped togeter for larger dogs. Set low for big dogs, set higher for cats. 300 lb capacity. 12 lbs carrying weight. http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-2000003096-Pack-Away-Folding-Table/dp/B00339913W

Re: What Do You Use For Posing? [Re: psmith] #37615
12/06/11 12:02 PM
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Scary table. I have used the plastic kind, in a pinch. The problem, is they are slippery, and not solid and stable.

An agility type table would be stable, portable, light weight! And a non skid surface is easy to glue to it, or lay on it.

A wireless trigger helps save knees, and allows you to be offset from the camera.

Last edited by TKey4; 12/06/11 12:04 PM.
Re: What Do You Use For Posing? [Re: TKey4] #37618
12/06/11 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted By: TKey4
Scary table. I have used the plastic kind, in a pinch. The problem, is they are slippery, and not solid and stable.

An agility type table would be stable, portable, light weight! And a non skid surface is easy to glue to it, or lay on it.

A wireless trigger helps save knees, and allows you to be offset from the camera.


Not true. With two clamped together they are very stable. With a fabric clamped on they are not slippery. They are stable enough for 300 lbs. Perhaps you were using a different brand. They work fine for me, but most of my clients are 30lbs or less and I find cats to be a little less clumsy than dogs.

Re: What Do You Use For Posing? [Re: Nicole St-Onge] #37672
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Do you use trained pets for your photography ?

Re: What Do You Use For Posing? [Re: Radhika657] #37674
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For the most part I photograph the family pet. Obedience levels all vary.

Re: What Do You Use For Posing? [Re: Nicole St-Onge] #37680
12/11/11 01:19 PM
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Same here with me. Most of my guys are 'family dogs.' A lot of my guys are also used for show, but they are often not as well trained as the family pet. I DID photograph a K-9 dog for a local county over the summer, but I don't think that is what you are asking about.

James

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