Remember that nice photo of me sitting in front of my breed booth at the San Diego Cat Show? It took my human a whole bunch of shots to get that one! I didn’t feel like looking at the camera… so I didn’t! Sparkle used to pull that all the time — she’d sit there and pose, but she would refuse to look at the camera. Check out this series of outtakes and tell me if I’ve gotten that trick down!
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Well, can YOU help it that everything else was so interesting and just had to be LOOKED AT?
Great job ignoring the human! You should have won a ribbon for that.
You’ve got it down, girl! I like doing that to mom all the time, too. I make her work for it.
All angles of you are purrty, so you are fine to show those off too:))
But um…maybe a full face look once in a while,MOL! Pipo is great at those I will not look kind of images too…
What? Is she saying you can’t look good unless you’re looking directly at the camera?? We’ve got a cr@ppy camera so TW prefers I look away or my eyes will be washed out.
You can look good without looking at the camera. I think you have that look down pretty good. I’m suddenly reminded of Zoolander. 😉
Even when you’re not looking at the camera you are a beautiful ambassador for your breed.
We like to do the same thing, Summer. Our mom woulda given up and used one of the photos of us not looking. Your human is much more patient.
When your done – your done!!!!
Don’t models do that “oh, yeah, over yonder” look out into the distance? Because I think you look just fine in these shots. It’s good to see another side of your profile, right?
You remind Mum of when she tries to draw us cats, we immediately move, get up, and need to cherck out what she is doing!! She has to work from photographs most of the time!!
Maybe you were just looking around for more people to pet you. When you’re a ‘Pet Me Cat,’ it’s very important to make eye contact with strangers, so they know you’re a friendly kitty.
The publicist says that the Farm cats excel at this too
You are very good at not looking at the camera when it suits you.
You are much better than I am!!!! I will not sit or lay still. I am always moving. And looking at the camera???? MOL That is NOT happening!!!
Oh I know that too well!
Hey! Look at that!
Hey! Look at that over there!
Now, there’s something to look at!
Yep, just as we would do! MOL! You nailed that trick!
Summer even all of your outtakes are good!
Nicely done, Summer ! Purrs
Awesome job, Summer. You definitely have that not-looking-at-the-camera thing down pat!
you look good no matter what
MOL! Here I thought I perfected not looking at the camera, but you did very well, Summer! Outtakes are always fun!
Some of your outtakes look quite lovely in my opinion. Milita is notorious for not looking at the camera!
You played that game very well, Summer! Your human really had to work for that photo. Cinco and Manna do that once in a while too. Cinco has a thing where he likes to just sit and stare at the front door during a photo shoot.
We don’t ever like to look at the camera either. The Mom gets so frustrated about it too MOL!
You just want to show your other angles.
You definitely got it!
Bravo Summer! You have that down pat! Sparkle would be very proud especially since you pulled a couple of her looks in there too!
Good job sweetie. You have the technique perfected very well. That’s how i am most of the time. he he – it’s seldom M can get a picture of me where I actually look at the camera.
Yes, we have a lot of “look-aways” here at the cottage too Summer! You can’t indulge your human every time the camera comes out! ;p
the critters in the cottage xo
Oh honey, we think you were just cooperating with your human by giving her a lot of different “looks” and “purr-spectives” of your loveliness!
Purrz!
Selina
Nothing wrong with a profile shot – or two.
yup, you got it down to perfection.
Oh yea, you’ve got it down and that might be very useful sweet Summer!
My cat does exactly the same. I’m trying to improve my blog’s photography, but he doesn’t seem to be very cooperative 🙂
Summer
Don’t tell you mom but my mom is snickering and I say WTG Summer if you gotta work the human needs to work also
Hugs madi your bfff
Sparkle would be so proud of you, Summer!
It’s nice to know that you can also be a typical, distracted kitty and not so perfect all the time!
I like the outtakes. I think they show spunk! and Sass! – Crepes.
Hey, it can’t always be easy – you ARE a diva, after all. Even if you don’t normally act that way. You have to keep the hoomin on their toes. It’s in the rules.
Being a “brat” can be fun. MOL. Too cute. Purrs
Well done Summer. You sure know how to not look at the camera There are just so many other things to look at.
We often turn our backs on Mum when she’s taken too many photos.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
Summer, you DO have it down. Superb job!
Very nice not looking at the camera! You look great even when you are looking the other direction.
Not bad, not bad at all, Summer! Of course, we also know that you take gorgeous photos on a regular basis!
Purrs,
The Chans
You have that down pat, Summer. We’re not fond of looking at the camera either and if our biped does catch us, it’s usually by trickery or by stealth.
You are avoiding eye contact purrfectly!
We do that a lot too 😉
Purrs Georgia and Julie,
Treasure and JJ
Ooh, ooh, we know! You are lookin at the teleprompter…
I do that too, Summer. I prefer not to look at the camera.
Purrs xx
Athena