Pro Kitty Modeling Tips: the Tail Edition

I know not a lot of you kitties pose for important photo sessions, but if you ever do, you need to know what to do with your tail! You can’t just leave it hanging around awkwardly, and if it is fluffy, it shouldn’t just sit there. My human is always fluffing up my tail, and she wants me to show it off. Plus I get treats when I do.

I have to say that half the reason this photo turned out badly is not my fault — it’s my human’s! Look at how badly my tail is groomed. It should be a dramatic plume of fluff, not with chunks of fur separated like here. Of course, my strange pose didn’t help either. My feet are all in the wrong places!

And while you should wave your tail around proudly, it is not a good idea to whip it around too fast or it will be a blur! Even if the photographer is annoying you, your tail should keep it cool.

You have to be careful about your limbs too, especially if the photographer human is not a pro and doesn’t have strobe lights. This photo would have come out with a strobe because my little paw wave would have been in focus. But since it was just a cheap lighting set-up, I would have had to be a little more still to keep my paw and tail from being blurry.

You also have to be really patient because humans take a long time with their photography and take way too many photos. If you show how you are really feeling, the photos come out looking like this.

Also try to hide your frustration. It’s not pretty.

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