African Grey Toys As Effective Tool For Parrot Photography

By Georgia Diaz


Most of the animals increase their anxiety level whenever they notice that somebody is taking pictures of them. This is why most photographers are into such career for they find it challenging. One of the best examples of these animals are parrots which are very active and is hard to be taken a shoot. For a photographer to get a good shot of it, he sometimes use african grey toys to keep the bird calm. But there are some other tips for you to note upon doing this.

Pure light is the best source of lighting for this type of photography. Most of the times, your pet can easily adapt in their new environment, lighting is part of that adaptation. Therefore, using artificial light which is not usual in the area where it stays will make it anxious and will keep it moving and moving due to curiosity and because of this, you will be having a hard time to get a shot.

Go macro using your digital point and shoot and macro lens. These tools are the most recommended for such type of shot for they can take sharp output on shallow depths. But the camera does not really matter for it is the photographer that will operate and formulate ideas for good shots. It is not an assurance that having an MILC would give you best result if you yourself does not know how to make such.

Upon using macro, you have to keep the sharpness in the eyes. Eyes are the most expressive parts of our body and the eyes of the animals are more expressing for they cannot talk. This will also be the first thing your audience will see. No matter how blurred the rest of the frame are, People will consider your work as professionally shot.

To connect, for you to show their personality, the eyes are also one of the key. You may know the moods of your pet. But your audience does not even know the name of it, so as a shooter it is your responsibility to inform your audience about the characteristics of your love. As said, eyes are just one of the key, there are still a lot of factors to look for in order for you to show how an animal feels. A barking dog for example shows that he is angry or in pain.

Wait for it to get tired. When it is already tired, that will be the time that it will rest and get lazy. As you have observed, your pet usually does not care whatever you do or whatever is happening when it is resting. And so, if you take pictures with such timing, then you can get better and sharper shots compared to your images taken during its playing time.

But there are really situations that you have to get a shot of them while they are still hyperactive. For example, if you want to publish a photo of your healthy golden retriever for a magazine then it is ideal to shoot him while he is playing frisbee. In cases like this, just learn how to set your shutter speed and aperture for you to still get sharp image.

Wait, fail, wait and wait. This will be the things you will experience upon doing this and patience is the virtue you ought to posses if you really aim for high standard results. Rushing must never be your attitude for this.

African grey toys are just suggested solutions for this activity. Experiment, for in experiment you will learn new things which might be more effective that this. Just stick into your mind that a photographer does not just shoot and showcase, he also does something and share.




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