Select Continuous AF for shots of your pet in action. This will ensure the camera keeps refocusing on your subject as it moves. Also, crucially it allows you to shoot at any time, whether the lens has focused or not. Using a fast shutter speed and continuous AF and high-speed continuous drive mode will help you get great action shots like this. Photo was taken in Graz, Austria. Photo: Przemyslaw Iciak / EyeEm, Getty Images Focus Mode No doubt, you’ve spent several hours yourself viewing cute pictures and videos of cats, dogs, and other cute pets on social media.

After you’ve used a cleaning product, always wipe down the area with clean water to remove any excess product that may otherwise linger.The gear you have will influence the kind of shots you’re likely to be successful with your pet photography. You might struggle to get good action shots with a compact camera, but static pet portraits should be no problem. Aperture Priority is a good choice because it gives you more control of your depth of field, whereas Shutter Priority will be useful for capturing fast action. In that latest issue of Batman: Urban Legends, the Dark Knight gives The Flash his own Super-Pet which is oddly perfect for the Fastest Man Alive. While heroes such as Batman and Superman have consistently had dogs in the comics (Krypto and Ace), Flash's status as a pet owner has been a bit more ambiguous across DC's various continuities. However, his new pet is a wonderful homage to the animal companion he once had in DC's Golden Age. When Bootsie drank bleach from a toilet, he immediately became very poorly. His owner found him lying lifeless on his blanket, dribbling, and making strange noises, so they rang PDSA straightaway for help. Bootsie was rushed to our Leicester Pet Hospital for emergency treatment. Keep your camera charged and loaded with a fresh memory card ready for spontaneous opportunities. Compose

Making silly noises, or waving a toy or brightly coloured object, are the obvious tried and trusted methods. This is much easier if you employ an assistant to stand directly behind the camera. If the subject isn’t your own pet this should ideally be the animal’s owner. You can use this on multiple surfaces around your home as this has built-in technology which will capture and eliminate those hard to get rid of pet odours.

Candid pet photography

If the light level is not that bright you may need to increase your ISO to 400 or above to enable this. Don’t overlook the chance to use a slower speed and pan the camera with your pet’s movement. This can create a more dynamic result. Metering