The Truth About Cats...

Is that they are not dogs!

Last week I volunteered twice at Tri County Humane Society. Tuesday was a challenge being the first day of cat portraits as well as having a new lens that I was still figuring out the quirks of. Also didn't help that Buzz, an Am Staff, was a ginormous baby and constantly barking. The pictures turned out, but the results weren't as numerous as I had hoped.

Got home and did tons of research. Most would blah about light, eyes in focus, get them out of their cages - which most of this I already had a handle on. A couple of them mentioned to let the cat do what it wanted. Hmmm...

Thursday rolled around and I was stocked up for snagging pictures of the cats, and excited about it. Chaos, whom I had met on Tues, was my first portrait set. He was so laid back and nosey! I let him wander around the room and basically followed him with my camera. So much better than the frightened cats I had worked with two days prior. After we were done with our session, Chaos was adopted by a wonderful young lady! Hooray!

Misty, a torti, and Sissy, a calico, we just as laid back and easygoing as Chaos. Misty roamed the room, even jumping up into the tub where all the dogs get baths! Sissy was a little spooky at times, but she purred as she explored.

So by letting cats do their thing and letting them explore and nose around, I was able to get a solid handful of super awesome pictures of them.

Thusly, the truth about cats is that they are not dogs!