ty... i did take pics of for a living for years...specializing in pet portraits...part of my secret is...use a HUGE file on the cam...the largest you can. then you do your best to focus from a distance on what you want and use the flash...
then zoom in on your subject and crop out the rest!!!
i also darken the images slightly (flash blows things out) and increase contrast slightly... a tripod or stable surface helps to balance the cam on too!
yall did so well with the duncanthingy... do yall know what this is?