[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by sassypup

Oh Jenn....we've all been thru these photo fustrations...if only you can say sit, and say cheese lol.

Here's what I do since I use Zoe a lot to model clothes...

BRIBE BRIBE BRIBE BRIBE....with favorite treats and tons of praise.

use something squeaky like a fav toy to get their attention, hold it right above or to the side of your camera depending on where you want them to look and adjust as needed. I've taught Zoe the wait command so that helps her understand to sit still. When they're in the pose you want, snap as many as you can using different lighting and while you are snapping away, prasie like crazy (good girl, good boy, wait etc). You can also put a treat to their nose, then pull away to the camera and they will look at the treat. With the toy though, if they look away, continue to squeak.

You will find some days that they will be very uncooperative, ie, too distracted, too tired, too lazy etc. If they are slightly hungry, they will be more motivated to work for treats. Also, eliminate distractions too if you can, I close the bedroom window to the room since she gets distracted by things like voices or birds chirping. I've also noticed that depending on time of day, I get better shots and cooperation. For Zoe, that is first thing in the morning when she is full of energy. If I try after a long walk or an afternoon at a dog park, all she would want to do is slump down and go to sleep.

Hope my tips help. You will find that it takes tons and tons of photos to find that 1 great photo.

Your Zoe is SO adorable and always comes out so awesome in pictures! I'm going to try again tonight. I hope to have some nice pictures to post tomorrow!!