White Kitten

[catlovanz]

Hi all

Here is a photo I took one lazy afternoon of my white kitten. Hes rather cute but naughty as kittens are!:confused:

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af342/catlovanz/kittensoft.jpg

[StanW]

Exposure ! The highlights are badly burnt out. There's also a lot f wasted space around the frame.

[cortisolman]

I quite like this one, I'm not sure why. It's got an unreal, quirky movie feel to it. Stan is technically right, but just maybe it works in this one.

[fokker]

This is one of those photos that is technically quite bad, and breaks many rules of exposure and composition yet it still works. I find it quite creative, and I really like it.

[catlovanz]

This is one of those photos that is technically quite bad, and breaks many rules of exposure and composition yet it still works. I find it quite creative, and I really like it.

Thanks heaps for your comments :) I realise not everyone will like the way I have manipulated it. My orignal thought was to take advantage of the shadows. I'm working with a fairly cheap digital camera as well and I am finding animals tricky to photograph as they do not sit still and I can not change the camera settings.

[possum]

This is a wickedly awesome photo. I love everything about it, aside from the blur of the lines (was that done manipulated?). It is striking though, and demonstrates you have quite an eye for composing photos. Poster above is right, you've broken lots of rules, and it works. Now my challenge for you, is to go and find out what rules you've broken!

xxx Lou

[catlovanz]

Hi Lou

Well after looking the photo again, I can see I made the classic beginners mistake when I centred the cat. Using the rule of thirds, a photo has more impact if the eye is directed to one of four main points. I've tried to do this with the photo below. I also wonder but not really sure, if there is not enough contrasting colours present? I also had the sun in my face....not behind me. Apart from that, I'm not sure and would love your ideas. Oh and this time I did not add the soft edges.

:)

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af342/catlovanz/DSCF3608.jpgThis is a wickedly awesome photo. I love everything about it, aside from the blur of the lines (was that done manipulated?). It is striking though, and demonstrates you have quite an eye for composing photos. Poster above is right, you've broken lots of rules, and it works. Now my challenge for you, is to go and find out what rules you've broken!

xxx Lou

[Deviant]

I like the first one, the darkness surrounding is fantastic, i didn't notice the over exposure, so for me it works very well.

[possum]

;) I like the first one too! (Just to confuse ya, lol). You may have broken the rules, but it definitely works. Sometimes it is important to just go with the feel, go with how your heart responds to the image. So the whole rule of thirds thing works in most photos, but by breaking it in this one it's really appealing. Funny aye! I'd say that the black at to top would act as a third anyway, and you could roughly mentally group the differing ratio of white and black as the other thirds, so maybe that rule hasn't been broken, lol.

I like that the lines lead you into the darkness, I wouldn't call the black wasted space, but then, I am a sucker for the proper use of black and shadow in an image.

xxx Lou

[catlovanz]

Thanks for your comments:D I took this photo at Taitua Arbortorium, I must say that the animals there were easier to photograph than my kitten. My question here is: is it ok to photograph into the light and how do you balance how much background to use?
http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af342/catlovanz/DSCF4037.jpg



;) I like the first one too! (Just to confuse ya, lol). You may have broken the rules, but it definitely works. Sometimes it is important to just go with the feel, go with how your heart responds to the image. So the whole rule of thirds thing works in most photos, but by breaking it in this one it's really appealing. Funny aye! I'd say that the black at to top would act as a third anyway, and you could roughly mentally group the differing ratio of white and black as the other thirds, so maybe that rule hasn't been broken, lol.

I like that the lines lead you into the darkness, I wouldn't call the black wasted space, but then, I am a sucker for the proper use of black and shadow in an image.

xxx Lou

[tomberkley]

yea i love the first one, get sick of people saying "you have broken the rules" so that makes the photo crap. i rekon yes its good to know the rules but only to break them. the photo is sweet man.