If you are pet lovers, you probably take lots of pictures of your pets. Thanks to the digital camera, I enjoy taking pictures of my dog and cat whenever I feel like it.

I must confess...I'm not a good photographer when it comes to my pets. Do you take good pictures of your pets? They won't pose for your camera, will they? I have to take tons of pictures to get one good-looking picture (I guess I shouldn't feel so bad about taking a lot of crappy pictures because I hear even professional photographers must do this...).

I looked up information on how to take good pictures of my cat and dog. I found several pieces of useful information on this topic. What I learned new is to "get down at the eye level of your pets". I remember spending the majority of time taking pictures of my pets from "my" eye level -- taking their pictures from above. Just like you kneel down to take photos of children, you should lower your eye level to that of your pets. Now that I think of it, all my pets' photos I took from their eye level are usually my favorites.

The general tips on taking good pet photos are:

• Get down on your knees to the eye level of your pet
  
• Take lots of pictures
  
• Get close to your pets
  
• Use natural light
  
• Use a simple background

And so on...

The following web pages offer great tips on how to take good photos of your pets:
Photographing animals
How to take Pet Portraits
Practice Makes Perfect
How to Take Digital Pictures of Pets