DSLR Photography Forum

I was taking head shots of a friend today (he is the comedian I went to photograph during a gig the other night).
there are so many pictures and I can't decide what to show right now, but when we were done, I took a few shots of one of their cats.


1. This is "cat", too bad I can't remember his name..... In this position, he looks pretty impressing :-)



These are shots of his brother:

2. I am not too sure if this framing works


3.


4.


I really like his pose in #3, but it's too bad it's not properly focused. I wonder, if that could be fixed?
#4 is better focused, but his pose seems less exciting to me.


What do you think?

Uli

It seems the white balance is much better in #1 than the rest. #2's crop does cut off one side of his head. That is too bad otherwise the off center comp would be great.#3 is a touch out of focus but not too terribly noticeable at this size. Both #3 and #4 have great poses however it would have been best to show more of his paw hanging off the edge of the table. All in all I'd have to say the lighting you had was great. In cat photography it is important to be sure the lighting is sufficient to close the cats pupils for a much better eye colour. He's a great looking tabby too.

Hey Uli, I like #3 and #4 too... they're awesome. The warm colour is really nice, as are the poses. #3 Sorta reminds me a of a skinny Garfield actually .

I think you could probably apply people portrait "rules" to pets too, which is why I think #1 and #2 don't quite work as well in terms of framing.

But good job... keep 'em coming.

Thanks guys.

Peto, thanks for your input. Acutally I think the white balance isn't too bad in 3 and 4, like Jules I like the warmth of the tones and the wall behind him was not white but some yellowish something.....


they are both very handsome cats indeed :-)

uli

wulinka Wrote:they are both very handsome cats indeed :-)

Yes, very relaxed looking too.