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<blockquote data-quote="CattleAnnie" data-source="post: 35001" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>The best light for taking livestock (and most outdoor) pictures is in the morning or evening, and noon the worst, as the sun will cast unflattering shadows over the animal. I agree that summer is the best time of the year for it, as the previous poster mentioned... winter hair coats detract rather than add to the picture. Another thing to keep in mind is background. You can have a very nice picture conformation wise of your animal, but if it looks like a fencepost or farm implement is sprouting out of it's head you've taken away from the subject again. I was recently reading an article about photographing horses, and the author suggested 3/4 shots, and also to use a zoom lens (at least 20) as this helps avoid the old exagerated head and tiny body scenario.</p><p></p><p>Take care and good luck. Maybe you can post a couple of pics on the board so we can admire them when you're done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleAnnie, post: 35001, member: 220"] The best light for taking livestock (and most outdoor) pictures is in the morning or evening, and noon the worst, as the sun will cast unflattering shadows over the animal. I agree that summer is the best time of the year for it, as the previous poster mentioned... winter hair coats detract rather than add to the picture. Another thing to keep in mind is background. You can have a very nice picture conformation wise of your animal, but if it looks like a fencepost or farm implement is sprouting out of it's head you've taken away from the subject again. I was recently reading an article about photographing horses, and the author suggested 3/4 shots, and also to use a zoom lens (at least 20) as this helps avoid the old exagerated head and tiny body scenario. Take care and good luck. Maybe you can post a couple of pics on the board so we can admire them when you're done. [/QUOTE]
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