Pictures of funny
animals photographed doing the most amazing things!
I have been shooting pictures of funny animals for advertising clients,
corporations, designers and magazines for 30 years. Much of it has been
serious work with large budgets and copious amounts of pressure. I have
had repeat clients who appreciate my ability to perform for them. But
it wasn’t until I started creating the funny animal pictures that I
could actually see that I brought something positive to people’s lives.
Funny animals - Animal Antics
A week after 9/11 I got an e-mail from a flight
attendant telling me that one of my “funny cat pictures” had brought the
first smile to her face in days. Hardly a week goes by that I don’t get
an e-mail from somewhere in the world from someone who just wants to say
thanks for making them laugh or at least chuckle a little. I get
e-mails from Russia, Germany, Australia and beyond. When I first began
to make these “animal antics” images I had no idea how warmly people
would respond to them.
I also get many requests from animal rescue
organizations to provide them with images that they can use to help
raise money for their rescue efforts. It feels great to be able to
contribute in a meaningful way. It feels good to know that my work can
help save an animal in need.
Even the process of making the images is more fun
that the advertising work that I used to do. I often find myself
laughing out loud as I use Photoshop to composite the images together.
I work very closely with my Art Director, Collette Kulak, at Marian
Heath greeting cards. She has the major role in concepting the ideas…we
then put our heads together to figure out the details of how we will
make the images work. We choose the animals (using Bow Wow
Productions). Collette collects the props and scouts locations.
Together we shoot the various pets, props and locations…then I spend the
next few weeks in front of the computer. As I near completion I send
the rough images to Collette. She provides guidance for fine-tuning the
images until we are satisfied that the images are complete. We go
through this process four times a year…we have been doing this now for
over ten years and I look forward to our collaborations now more than
ever.
Funny cat pictures, dog pictures and more
We have created this web site to help get these
images out to even more of you…to provide printable funny animal
pictures, to provide funny cat pictures for you cat lovers, humorous dog
pictures for you dog lovers, pictures of puppies, pictures of kittens,
printable pictures of a variety of pets for everyone. To this end we
have lined up ImageKind for high quality fine art prints, CaféPress for
Posters, apparel, coffee mugs and other kinds of merchandise…and
information to guide you if you need greeting cards, calendars or to
license images for stock.
Again, the work is fun, the rewards are many and
far reaching…and it is my hope that this work will enrich your life just
a bit more too.
John
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