1. How To Photograph Your Pet for Drawing http://drawsketch.about.com/od/learntodrawanimals/ss/petphotography_7.h tm

2.  Viewing Objectively- We usually see our pets through rose-colored glasses - we don't notice the bad photo, only seeing the pet we adore.

3.  Framing Your Shot - Get the Tail In, Too!  You can always crop down to what you what to draw.

4.  Make the Camera's Eye View your pet’s Eye View  Getting down to your pet's eye view helps you to get a better perspective view that is easier to draw correctly.

5.  Unless you have a pro flash setup, don't use a flash. Photographs almost always looks better taken in natural light.

6.  The camera flash, especially up close, floods the subject with light, flattening the tones, leaving you few shadows with which to model the form.

7.  Using natural, angled light when photographin g your pet gives you strong shadows and highlights that help you model the form convincingly.

8.  Take plenty of shots of your pet until you get that perfect picture. Take some extras - wide views showing background, close- ups showing detail of fur and features - so that you have additional references to complete your picture.