Taking photos

My friend Kay wisely takes photos of her babies as they are growing, so she can see how her lines change and develop on their way to maturity. It's a great idea and one I highly recommend.

Try to take photos at about 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks, 12 weeks, and about 16 weeks. Be sure to carefully label your photos. With digital photography, it's relatively easy to take too many photos and lose track of which tort baby is in that photo you took a few months ago.

So label carefully. Put a name or tattoo number plus date of photo on each photo, even if you just save the photos on your computer's hard drive. I have a folder in My Documents for Rabbits, then for Photos. In that folder, each rabbit gets its own folder so the photos are easy to compare.

Holland breeders love to see photos of Hollands, so take lots and display them somehow, whether on paper or on a website or via e-mail. Tomorrow, I'll show you some of the things I've learned while taking Holland photos.