Tri County Humane Society, 2nd day

Yesterday went well at TCHS. One of the ladies who works there had concocted a list of cats and dogs that needed pictures. Perfect. One by one I located the animals in need of portraits. Most were cats, and most had red cards (red cards are for animals that are new or nervous and can only be handled by TCHS staff).

The all in one room was being used for some cutie patootie puppy play and visitation, so while I waited I scoped out the dogs available for adopting. Millie was still there, hiding in the corner as she is very frightened of the shelter. Next to her was a big collie/aussie mix of sorts named Prince, who also wasn't a fan of being in the shelter. Blue followed, a big happy lab/retriever mix and the last was a little terrier who was a mean barker.

Kennel room A still had Buzz, the biggest baby ever Am Staff. He sported an inflatable cone and looked hilarious in it as he cried and whined for attention. Charlie was next to him, super sweet, shaking but friendly. She had a beautiful brindle coat (couldn't tell from the website!) Etta was next, a cute white and black pittie mix, followed by a brother and sister pair of hound mixes, Boone and Remi.

The all in one room cleared, and I was able to photograph the animals. Little Joe was first. He's big, fluffy grey, full of static and super weirded out that he is in a new room, with a strange floor, cowering as Buzz barks and whines from the otherside of the door. Unfortunately kennel room A's door is basically across the hall from the all in one room, so photographing cats while there's a noisy dog doesn't work.

This is when I came to the realization that shelter cats are much much harder to photograph than the dogs. But with some patience and creativity I managed to snag some good ones. Might invest in a chair with cool legs that the cats can hide under.

Charlie was much easier to photograph, minus that she wanted to be in my lap, one paw on me anytime I was eye level and on my knees and she didn't have anything that would make her perk up unless someone was moving in the hall outside the door.

The cats with the red cards couldn't be brought into any of the other rooms, so I snagged some shots of them in their kennels.

All in all a good day of pictures and learning about photographing cats as well as using my new lens. And now pictures!

From the top left to right: Tubby, Tiger, Patch, Little Joe, Lia and Cali

The the lovely Miss Charlie!