Mother Earth News 1978 by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub

TRAINING

The “training” you’ll need to produce salable livestock photos is no more complicated than the gear you’ll use to make the shots. It mainly consists of learning how to pose your subjects … and you can pick that up rather quickly by studying a few livestock “breed” magazines.

Note-for instance-that sheep, lambs, and some horses look better “stretched” … and are frequently posed that way. Dairy cattle are generally stretched somewhat too … but beef cattle and hogs-which everyone wants to look “chunky”-never are. (An additional tip: When it comes to posing a hog, your most valuable tools are patience and a feed pan.)

Once you’ve gained a feel for the “ground rules” of farm animal photography, you’re well advised to spend a few afternoons with the area 4-H leader, agriculture teacher, or county agent. Ask to be shown how livestock are “set up” in the show ring … and pay attention to what you see. This is the one “trick of the trade” that you’re sure to find most valuable when you start clicking off the “best possible” pictures of your animal subjects.

And last but not least when it comes to the subject of training: Unless you need technical photographic information, stay away from professional and newspaper photographers. I’ve found that such people usually know very little about taking pictures of livestock and most don’t even care to learn. (Which is why there’s such a big bushel of opportunities open for someone-you!-who does want to master the particulars of this little business.)

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