Showing motion is a great way to add interest to any photo, and I particularly like when it is skillfully done in pet photography – dogs in mid-jump, for example. That is why our friends asked us to take care of a couple of pet rats when the owners were away, I thought it would be interesting to try capturing these little creatures in motion.
It turns out that rats move too much. They are extremely fast and unpredictable in their movements, and even if I could sometimes frame the photo, using a flash to stop the motion was not an option – it turns out that the rats are sensitive to all sorts of things.
Since motion was elusive, I resorted to trying to show the second best (or, arguably, the best) thing – emotion. In this case, the delight of my daughter at being able to play with the furry little creatures.
