Article: PLANNING, PROPS, PATIENCE NEEDED FOR PET PORTRAITS.(LIFE & LEISURE)

Byline: KATHLEEN DOOLEY Staff writer

Having problems taking pictures of your pet?

``Sit -- Stay -- Smile for the camera'' goes in one furry ear and out the other when it comes to animals. Amateurs need an entirely different approach when getting their own holiday pictures of those cute dogs and cats.

Kim Levin, a professional photographer in New Jersey, who operates her own studio called Bark and Smile Pet Portraits, has worked with both animals.

She says photographing pets is much like working with children. In each case, the author of ``Why We Love Dogs,'' published by Andrew McNeel Publishing in 1998, says you're dealing with short ...

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