PORTRAIT REFERENCE PHOTOS

Best Locations and Types of Photos for Portraits

Indoor with Natural Lighting from Window

This is an excellent location to shoot a photo of your pet!
Outdoor on a Cloudy Day or in Shade

This is a great place to get neutral lighting.
Studio Lighting

If you work with a photographer or have access to Lightboxes you can get a beautiful, well-lit photo anywhere!

Not So Great Photos for Portraits

Wrong Direction: Indoor with Natural Lighting from Window

I cannot see the subject when the light-source is coming from behind.
Too Dark: Indoors in a Dark Room or at Nighttime

I cannot see enough details or coloring of the subject to work from.
Too Far Away with Closed Eyes

Eyes are the window to the soul- make sure I can see the facial features that make your pet special!
Too Dark and Blurry

Here we see lighting from behind, a blurry photo and a not-so-nice pose/position of the subject. He may be cute but this isn’t the type of photo you want to use when you invest in a portrait.
White Features "Blown-Out"

This photo is taken pretty far away and the exposure is high so all of the details of the subject are blurred and white.
>> Zoom-View for Reference

My portraits focus on the subjects facial features, when I cropped this photo to use as my reference I am left with blurry, bright, not-so-detailed features. I do not recommend investing in my artwork with a photo like this.