Unflattering Cat Photo Challenge Is Gaining Hilarious Momentum

by Damjan

11 Nov 2020

As much as they act like royalty, cats aren’t always the graceful, sophisticated, and elegant animals they want us to believe. And there’s a lot of unflattering photos of cats to prove this.

The Unflattering Cat Photo Challenge on Twitter called all cat owners to share photos of their cats being weird and unphotogenic, and the people have responded. The pictures came pouring in, and we have selected some of the funniest images.

We know you are going to like them. They will show you that cats are not perfect and might even encourage you to stand up to your cat and say – “You are not the ruler of this home, and I will not be pushed around anymore.”

Ingrid Johnson is a cat behaviorist and feline expert, and founder of Fundamentally Feline. She says that anyone who wants to take a great photograph of their cats will have the best results if they do the photoshoot in the cats’ environment.

"Taking cats out of their home for a photoshoot is often where things go awry. Use natural light and play with them to encourage them to look confident and alert."

Ingrid also recommended using toys to get the felines to look in the desired direction. "You can shake treats, click, make some sort of sound to get them to look at the camera.

As far as keeping them calm, again, it's about working with what they are naturally giving you rather than trying to force something."