Thanksgiving Thursday, and I am here to spread some cheer with a paws-itively heartwarming cat photo roundup! Forget your frantic Black Friday shopping for five minutes. Sit down and put your feet up, grab a mug of coffee or a glass of wine (with extra catnip for your model), and cuddle up for a purrfectly delightful dose of cat photo and video fun. [Revised November 2024].
Browse these cat photo and video tips. Pick your project! Ready, Set, Go!
How To Film Your Cat Like a Pro
I have been making videos for over eight years and discovered what works, and what doesn’t on a smartphone. I make videos with confidence and that confidence comes from practice. If I can do it, you can too!
This post is full of fun tips you can use to make any movie, not just cats. Allow your self to play, have fun and laugh at the wobbly outtakes for your b-roll, as you build your skills and get ready to share your video on Twitter (X), YouTube, Vimeo or Tik-Tok.
A Fun Cat Photo Collage Project
This is a splash of lighthearted fun with the potential to create a lovely online holiday greeting to send to your friends, or a poster sized printable. You use the free version of design app Canva, although the Pro version works as well if you have it. Give Canva a try.
You choose the colours, the photos, the decorations, everything! This post helps you take your first steps to create your own design using the simple user friendly drag and drop interface Canva is famous for.
Explore Black and White With Cats
If you have been enjoying cat photography then you might want to step outside your comfort zone with an expedition into black and white country. This post goes into the kind of things you want to look for, and has a quick photo tutorial that will give you an idea of how to adjust your colour photographs to black and white.
Find Your Photographer’s Voice
A slightly more thoughtful post, one that encourages you to find your own way beyond taking simple cat photos. You can move towards creating a stronger focus and a message.
Your photograph can speak as strongly as the written word, if it has two things focus and intention which are discussed in the post.
Dusty’s Travels
If you remember the movie travels of our oldster Angel Dusty, they are all gathered on this page.
This page introduces you to his short fun and utterly sweet memories. They are a reminder that not every video has to be perfect, but a good video does tell a story. These were happy times, recording stories of joy and genuine happiness.
Have some low stress and casual fun with your cat during the run up to the Holiday season. It is lots of fun and oh so easy! What are you waiting for?
Amazing photos and great tips!
I enjoy seeing how you put photos together and compose them, you are an artist.
Wow so lovely photos
Cathy, yes the pose was real! Our boy Silver was on his dad’s office chair and dad pointed his camera downwards.
What wonderful tips for making a video with the fur kid! Your video of your visit to Rivendell is excellent! I really need to try this with Henry. You always inspire me to take me phone out more and capture daily life with Henry. I thank you for that nudge. I’m sharing this will all my dog parents. They’ll LOVE it!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! I hope you enjoy a few fun days at the beach.
More wonderful tips! And also great for dogs, too! I am fond of B&W photography, and this picture is beautiful! I do also love to use portrait mode on my iPhone, although, on my camera it captures clearer when my subject move! Your portrait pic here is gorgeous! Pinning this to share! Happy Holidays!
Aww, I love the variety of ways to capture memories and candid moments. We did a Canva digital photo this year for the holidays. I love the trip down memory lane with Dusty’s adventure to Rivendell. I loved that trilogy Lord of the Rings. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy holiday!
Wonderful! Saving this for more in-depth study!
We love this, Marjorie. Watching Dusty’s Road Trip always makes us tear up. So very special.
Such wonderfully purrfect kitties, each and every one! Thanks for joining Angel Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!