FurryPhotos - Pet Portraiture/Pictures

[ac240v]

u shot all those wif MY kit lens? u're making me regret using it as a paperweight.

well.. it's always the photographer and never the gear he uses..

[raptor84]

Hehe kit lens with a flash can produce some ok results as long as you dont need the bokeh. becomes like an oversized PnS with a bounce flash and manual focus and zoom...

[raptor84]

Molly - An adorable little border collie. She was 'rescued' from a home that dint really want her and is in the care of a VERY patient fosterer. Always full of energy (like all border colies), she demands a very high level of stimulation and TONS of exercise.

"This is my good side"



"Please?"



All pics taken with a 18-55 kit lens.

[Shutt3rbug]

Originally Posted by raptor84 Molly - An adorable little border collie. She was 'rescued' from a home that dint really want her and is in the care of a VERY patient fosterer. Always full of energy (like all border colies), she demands a very high level of stimulation and TONS of exercise. "This is my good side" "Please?" All pics taken with a 18-55 kit lens.

love the space in the second one
but the tilt in the first pic doesn't work for me.

[raptor84]

Thanks for the comments. The fosterer kinda liked the expression so i kept it.

[raptor84]

More exercise with my 17-40 today.


Some cats just wonder why you are stalking them with that large hunk of glass and go "WTH is that"



She sufferers form a rare condition which causes fluid build up behind her cornea giving her eyes that marbled look. She has the sweetest temperament although she has her moods. And yes she is blind...

[raptor84]

Finally my 70-200 gets some use. I still love this focal range more than the wide end, so much easier to control the composition. sharper than the 17-40 too..

Toby - :\
At 7 months old and full of attitude Little Toby has grown much in character but not much in size. I think this scowl captures just what he thinks of having a portrait session.


Thanks for viewing

[raptor84]

My girlfriend's dad found up this new born kitten about a week ago mewling its head off. My girlfriend then promptly took a cab and whisked it to a nearby vet hospital where he stayed for about 1 or 2 days to make sure he was warm and fed. He is now at home requiring a very tiring schedule of 3 hour feedings as well as helping him to urinate and defecate (they cant do that on their own yet).

He is currently blind and deaf still be should be hearing and seeing the world pretty soon. As of now though I don't think he is in much of a rush to do anything else but nap after a warm meal of kitten milk formula =p

Nap Time

[mikko]

my little kid

[oinkoinkpig]

raptor... can tell me more abt "lowering to their height and the flash thingy"

so most of the time u are kneeling or squating?

i m using a 300D with jus the inbuilt flash... to switch it on or off?

sorry for all these dumb questions... newbie....

[oinkoinkpig]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/oinkoinkpiggy/home%20shots/17-09-06_1731.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oinkoin...7594521219455/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/oinkoin...7594521219455/


i know these a like lousy pixs ... bt can give me comments? bad ones are appreciated so that i know where i go wrong...

[raptor84]

Originally Posted by mikko my little kid

Try to avoid direct flash shots and cutting of the bottom paw. A so it would have been better if the head was slightly higher up in the frame because as it is there is a little too much space IMHO. The eye contact and expression are well captured though.

Originally Posted by oinkoinkpig http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...09-06_1731.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/oinkoin...7594521219455/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/oinkoin...7594521219455/ i know these a like lousy pixs ... bt can give me comments? bad ones are appreciated so that i know where i go wrong...

#1 I like the way the lines seem to direct towards the dog but a little too much space near the top again. Also the lack of catch lights make the dog look a little 'dead'


#2 The eyes should be at the position where the capture the most attention to make the most out of that loving gaze. Try not to cut off the ear and feet.

#3 The motion blur and the lack of catch lights again dont really do this pic justice. Also it seems a underexposed. I guess since your subject is mostly white it fooled the 300D's metering system. Also that leash leading out of the head is a distraction. This combined with the way the dog's hair was cut makes it look like the head is coming off

I generally shoot either kneeling, squatting or totally lying flat on my belly to take shots. If you can using the inbuilt flash I strongly advise against using it as a main light. It can be useful as a fill flash and to create catchlights by dialing in flash exposure compensation (check your camera settings)

Getting down to eye level is generally more flattering to pets as it allows us to see each other at eye level as opposed to us always looking at them downwards. You will notice most portraits of adults are taken at eye level as well. If you take them form above eye level it generally makes them look more diminutive and gives the viewer a feeling of having power over them. This is why some above eye level shots work as it uses this perspective to its advantage by emphasising the subjects submissive nature or cute expression.

All these are just guidelines which you can chose to ignore once you are comfortable enough to find your own shooting style

[oinkoinkpig]

thanks for the comments! love them! give me a beta idea on the things that i should look out for!


i saw lotsa comments on too much space on top... can tell me more?

[raptor84]

Read up on the rule of thirds. Ok more like guideline of thirds. For portraits Try to place the eyes near the intersecting lines. I find that helps make it more aestheticly pleasing.

[raptor84]

Purrfect my GF's cat. Here she is resting on the head of the couch after playing with a dried leaf. She has this thing for lizards and the leaf looked like a lizard tail.

Taken at night with the flash bounced off the near wall with a 350D , 17-40 L @35mm f/5.6(yay for new toys)

Comments and crits welcome as usual. And Happy Lunar New Year to all those the celebrate it

Couch Purrtato

[LOTUSfairy]

Put Technicalilty aside (which I am not good at), ...

I think the pixs are Great.

It is the heart, the soul and the effort, that got us appreciate these lovely pals even more....

[raptor84]

Thanks for the encouragement

[daden]

Raptor, can I 'tumpang' your thread? I'll delete it if u mind...

LEO, the only cat that exist in our campus

ISO (accidentally) 1600, 350D, 50mm f.18 II, f 2.5 1/4000


ISO 400, 20D, 50mm f1.8 II, f4 1/320


ISO 400, 20D, 50mm f1.8 II, f4 1/500

[somnobulant]

Very very nice pictures raptor84.

I always look forward to your threads cos you shoot quite a bit of the shelter dogs and just somehow make them all look so glamourous. Wondering if you could share more outdoor/candid shots?

I'm still stuck with the S80 and shooting my dogs in my garden ... but progressing to shooting at the dogruns so hope to get some pointers.

[jayyquix]

Originally Posted by raptor84 Purrfect my GF's cat. Here she is resting on the head of the couch after playing with a dried leaf. She has this thing for lizards and the leaf looked like a lizard tail. Taken at night with the flash bounced off the near wall with a 350D , 17-40 L @35mm f/5.6(yay for new toys) Comments and crits welcome as usual. And Happy Lunar New Year to all those the celebrate it Couch Purrtato

raptor! I love this shot! very pretty kitty there!