Two weeks ago, a Friends of Rescue’s foster parent asked me to photograph one of her foster kitties. She was very shy, and kept moving from one hiding place to another. This behavior was making it very difficult to photograph her to show her to potential adopters. I told her we would do our best… because in these cases I deploy a secret weapon: my husband. J is very patient, and is definitely a cat person. And he would be able to pay attention to this cat while I photographed other fosters that would visit the FOR office for their imaging sessions.
Our shy cat’s name is Brea, and true to the previous description, she was hiding when we arrived. As we approached her hiding place, we saw a gray/white streak run away from the area. After following her to a second room, we had our first good look at her,
just as she ran under a chair.
She was curious about us, but not used to dealing with strangers.
By then my scheduled foster arrived, and I had to leave the room. But every few minutes I would sneak back into the room where J and Brea were getting to know each other. It was fun to see the transformation: from tentative appreciation,
to enjoying the attention,
then leaning into J’s hand.
By the end of my other session, Brea was thoroughly enjoying her time with her new friend.
And I was finally able to capture a relaxed image that shows her pretty self.
Mission accomplished!
If you are interested in meeting Brea, or any of FOR’s fosters, please visit their website or email them at info@forrescue.net.