Pet portrait (practicing)

[digital faerie]

ok, so since Moofaly is the closest model, and he doesn't charge much beyond the feeding 3 times a day, kisses, and ear scratching, he's really great to work with.

what do you guys think of these shots? I'd like to learn about pet portraiture.....ok, so I wanna learn everything because it's fun. :D

click any pic for EXIF

http://digitalfaerie.smugmug.com/photos/21934128-M.jpg (http://digitalfaerie.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=21934128)

http://digitalfaerie.smugmug.com/photos/21932217-M.jpg (http://digitalfaerie.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=21932217)

http://digitalfaerie.smugmug.com/photos/21934125-M.jpg (http://digitalfaerie.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=21934125)

[MuskyDude]

It seems you have "the touch", I think all these are really good. LOVE that first one, lovely sharpness and details, and I like your composition.

I really like cat closeups, aren't their eyes so cool? Very nice. And I really like the contrasts in the third one, to me it really stands out.

AJ

[digital faerie]

It seems you have "the touch", I think all these are really good. LOVE that first one, lovely sharpness and details, and I like your composition.

I really like cat closeups, aren't their eyes so cool? Very nice. And I really like the contrasts in the third one, to me it really stands out.

AJ
aww, thanks! I really love how his eyes picked up the green in the field. I need other people's input though, I mean, I could take a shot of him absolutely OE, or out of focus, and I'd end up keeping it because his tongue was sticking out or something cute like that :lol

[GREAPER]

Wonderful. These are very good.

[JHarris1984]

Hmmm I think you need to mow your grass... :rofl


Oh was suppose to comment on the pictures! I like the 3rd one alot, I like the way he is looking off and not paying any attention to you. Portraits rarely look good posed.

[digital faerie]

Hmmm I think you need to mow your grass... :rofl


Oh was suppose to comment on the pictures! I like the 3rd one alot, I like the way he is looking off and not paying any attention to you. Portraits rarely look good posed.
"pose" a cat? :lol :rofl

[Sheila Smart]

Nice shots. Good bokeh in #1 and 2. Cats are so photogenic but not the most co-operative of subjects.


Cheers
Sheila

[Eric&Susan]

I think you've already passed the practice stage and jumped into the great pet photos stage!! Great job:thumb

Eric

[adrian_k]

cool shots, esp. the 3rd one.

[digital faerie]

cool shots, esp. the 3rd one.
thanks guys! that means a lot, I was afraid since he's the best cat in the world I was being biased. :rofl

[Yuri Pautov]

Like your photos... I recently opend this color mix too: red and green :-)
You have a perfect model!
Yuri

[4labs]

Df you are going to turn me into a cat person:rofl Beautiful shots, it's not easy making pet picks interesting and you did it!

[Adrian van Ammers]

ok, so since Moofaly is the closest model, and he doesn't charge much beyond the feeding 3 times a day, kisses, and ear scratching, he's really great to work with.

what do you guys think of these shots? I'd like to learn about pet portraiture.....ok, so I wanna learn everything because it's fun. :D

click any pic for EXIF

http://digitalfaerie.smugmug.com/photos/21934128-M.jpg (http://digitalfaerie.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=21934128)



The first droppes my jaw! What colors! What smooth details and sharpness! Keep practising and keep posting! :clap
BTW how does this tric work with the EXIF? I like that!

[digital faerie]

The first droppes my jaw! What colors! What smooth details and sharpness! Keep practising and keep posting! :clap
BTW how does this tric work with the EXIF? I like that!
I started to explain how to do the link to EXIF thing but I'm pre-coffee and just started rambling. someone else wanna take over for me? lol

thanks you guys.

Someone made a good point in a private message that I really appreciate. You can't really tell these photographs are "mine" and that is something I'd really like to do. And right now I don't have a specific "twist" or "hook" with my photographs. So I'm sorta wondering about that. Guess I'll keep practicing until I figure that out! :D

thanks for the comments again!

[Adrian van Ammers]

I started to explain how to do the link to EXIF thing but I'm pre-coffee and just started rambling. someone else wanna take over for me? lol

thanks you guys.

Someone made a good point in a private message that I really appreciate. You can't really tell these photographs are "mine" and that is something I'd really like to do. And right now I don't have a specific "twist" or "hook" with my photographs. So I'm sorta wondering about that. Guess I'll keep practicing until I figure that out! :D

thanks for the comments again!For me they are yours! Of course we can't say that our pictures are "not mine". They have to be somebodies pics anyway :D Still I can see what you mean. But for one thing these specific pictures are connected for me with you :): . I will remember them as your pictures. I will follow your search with pleasure! I hope you will post any results here.

[digital faerie]

Df you are going to turn me into a cat person:rofl Beautiful shots, it's not easy making pet picks interesting and you did it!
shhhh, don't let your labs hear you!!! :lol

thanks!

[lynnma]

Hi DF :wave

number 3 for me.. I'm more a doggie person really but I do love cat shots... all those whiskers and eyes.. nice job :clap

[DigitalGem]

I think you have universal agreement, we all like the portraits! However, the most important question remains, does HE like them? :huh

Cheers!

Jim

[TristanP]

#1 is stunning. Well done.

[binghott]

the first one is excellent, i keep opening this thread just to look at it.