why we need pets

[harriss99]

you know i was just thinking that why people need pets..which kind of feelings people develop that they need pets to fulfill that feeling..where i think so people need pets for status symbol.thats why they spend heavy amount for getting best race of pets..i am also a pet lover but i am not spending heavy amounts..i just buy portraits and paste them everywhere in my homehere you can see me pets as wellpet portraits but hope that you people must answer this question that why people need pets

[Gladiator56]

Hi harriss,

True...i guess!!!

[macs mom]

Why pets?

They give you unconditional love, they don't drink your beer, they don't borrow money, and they are always glad to see you....I guess you could say they are the perfect family member or friend.

[johnabe]

People love their pets, and for that reason I have considered lately getting into some pet portrait studio photography, but I have to admit to having little experience in how to do it.  YouTube offered a few videos that were helpful, but most were snapshot oriented, and I wanted better than that.  Of course there are no schools or books where one can get info on this, so I suppose everyone just needs to learn on their own.  Any ideas from the class?

Now, since this is a forum where we discuss the wonderul PP program, have any of you tried using this program on pets, specifically the hair smoothing capability?  I have not, but I suspect it would give some elegant results on certain long haired dogs such as spaniels or setters.  I would be interested in seeing some before/after shots if any of you have toyed with this application.  Thanks.

[Roscoe]

You might get some hints/tips from these

http://www.preciouspetsphotography.com.au/

http://www.studionoah.com.au/

http://www.furrever.com.au/

http://www.thepetographer.com.au/

http://www.melbournepetphotography.com.au/

http://www.bowwow.com.au/photo/index.asp

[johnabe]

Thanks, Roscoe. You picked out some super pet portrait sites. I've looked at everything on the first three so far and am impressed. I guess if I'm going to do any of this I should start at home with my own long haired dachshund, that is if she'll be still long enough to get some portraits.

Using PP with an animal could be interesting. I'm sure sculpting a pet's face would not be desirable, BUT using the mouth controls couldn't you give a somber looking pet a bit of a pleasant smile? I would especially like to try the hair controls. When I do I'll be sure to post the pictures here. Go ahead . . . beat me to it!

[johnabe]

Here I am again . . . answering my own inquiry.  I dug through my photo archives and found a snapshot of LadyBug, our long-haired dachschund.  Here are before and after shots.  

I tried PP in hair smoothing mode to fill shadows 50% and smooth 100%.  Those may be excessive effects, but I wanted to see what the software would do for a pet.  While in the Hair mode I added some red, giving a more realistic result than the washed-out looking original.  The necessary cropping was also done in PP.

       

[shawn123]

hi guys,...i love pets my cat,...
A pet is an animal kept for companionship and enjoyment or a househeld animal, as opposed to livestock, laboratory animals, working animals or sport animals, which are kept for economic reasons. The most popular pets are noted for their loyal or playful characteristics, for their attractive appearance, or for their song. Pets also generally seem to provide their owners with non-trivial health benefits; keeping pets has been shown to help relieve stress to those who like having animals around. There is now a medically-approved class of “therapy animals,” mostly dogs, who are brought to visit confined humans. Walking a dog can provide both the owner and the dog with exercise, fresh air, and social interaction,..
thanks,..

[iTurtleTron]

People doing creative work, whether writing, photography, digital art, or painting benefit from having pets as companions. Pets are patient with you when you're working and are great walking/hiking companions too when you need to take a break.

[Alexam]

prince5 Wrote:Guys,..
A pet is an animal kept for companionship and enjoyment or a househeld animal, as opposed to livestock, laboratory animals, working animals or sport animals, which are kept for economic reasons. The most popular pets are noted for their loyal or playful characteristics, for their attractive appearance, or for their song. Pets also generally seem to provide their owners with non-trivial health benefits; keeping pets has been shown to help relieve stress to those who like having animals around. There is now a medically-approved class of “therapy animals,” mostly dogs, who are brought to visit confined humans. Walking a dog can provide both the owner and the dog with exercise, fresh air, and social interaction
thanks,..

Well said Prince5 ....................... if they take their cameras while going 'walkies' and take a few shots of others on the same venture, they can then return to PP afterwards!

Malcolm