The squeaky toy bloopers burned into my retinas

Tried to get a cute shot of my corgi mid-chase with her favorite hedgehog toy last Tuesday. She launched herself at it right as my phone camera was on burst mode, and every single frame caught her mid-snarl with her eyes rolled back and drool strings flying. I mean, 37 photos and somehow not one usable shot, but the two of us have been laughing at the worst one all week. The trick that actually worked? I put the toy on a slow ceiling fan spin and filmed from below, so she kept doing this confused head tilt thing instead of pure chaos. Has anyone else managed to salvage a blooper session with a weird camera angle or prop setup? My friend swears by using a mirror, but that sounds like a broken nose waiting to happen.

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wren8061mo ago

Is it weird that I'm almost jealous of how perfect those drool action shots sound? My last blooper session with my lab involved me trying to balance a treat on my head for a "calm" photo, and I ended up with 12 frames of my own cross-eyed face and a very confused dog staring at my scalp. The ceiling fan trick is genius though, I might steal that and just accept that my dog will always look like a fuzzy gremlin in motion. Honestly, the only mirror trick I ever tried ended with my cat launching off a dresser and me catching a paw to the cheek, so you're probably smarter than my friend for avoiding that mess. I'd take a thousand derpy outtakes over one perfect shot anyway, those are the ones you actually send to your group chat.

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