I normally photograph dogs and cats fairly consistently so for my different critter I chose the younger population. Some challenges with the younger animals were attention span. These critters were little explorers and adventurers. I had help from a shelter worker so I was able to take the animals out of the cage and inside the lobby to the couch area. It was fun to transport the animals to hold and carry each one. That morning I arrived, about a dozen labs were dropped off at the shelter so I tried to photograph as many of those critters as I could. What I found to be interesting was each of the little puppies, although looked identical, each had different personalities. I learned that to photograph puppies and kittens it takes a lot of patience. I learned that puppy/kitten photos turn out very cute and adoptable after much time. The time put into photographing the critters’ really out to be worth it. Enjoy!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Week Four, Day Two
A different kind of critter: puppies & kittens; oh my!
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Jess, they are adorable! Great job! The only thing I would suggest is use of the clone tool in spots that might be distracting such as in the bottom image. The little spots by the kitten's right ear...cloning will take those out in a jiffy and they won't be distracting from such cute critters.
ReplyDelete@Karen Thanks for the suggestion!
ReplyDeleteGood comments. Also, you may want to desaturate the background in the puppy images. The brighter colors draw my eye to the background first. Instead, we want to see the puppy first. I think dulling that background will really help! Cute little critters!
ReplyDelete@Professor Johnstone, I edited these before the Gaussian blur technique was shown. I totally agree with you...I just didn't know if I was allowed to repost because of the whole one post a day rule. But I'll be sure to be on it next time!
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