I took this shot while my model, Mandy, was getting dressed for the "Scene it" challenge.
Had my softbox setup, her cat Skittles was being cute trying to attack the power chord that was hanging from my 2nd softbox that was not turned on. It was hilarious.
Hope you like it :D i usually shoot a lot of "model shoots" for my entries, so thought i'd enter something a little different.
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Your Confident shot was my first critique as a member of the club and now I've got you again. I must not have got it right the first time.
Pros
- I love that you chose to do this as a B&W conversion. It really adds to the emotion of the picture. It seems to be a good conversion too, it isn't too flat from what I can see.
- The composition is another strong point with this shot. The kitty isn't centered in the frame, the line coming from the arm of the chair (is that a chair?), this is just a well framed picture.
- Again, as I mentioned in your confident shot I am glad to see some catch lights here. Especially in animals they can really look dead without them, but I'm sure you don't need to be taught about catch lights.
Cons
- I would have listed the DOF as a pro, but I was having a hard time finding things wrong with the picture. I really like the DOF except for the left, the kitty's right, side of the face. I just wish the entire face was in focus, although I really like that the rest is out of focus. Maybe changing to a 3.5 would be enough to get just that last little bit in focus. Again this is just nit picky so I can give you something to work on.
- Some of the shadows are a little distracting to me. The shadow in the kitty's left eye is a little bit, but mostly the shadow from the chin is the one that draws my attention. With your setup, I'm not sure how you can get rid of this one, if the soft boxes are above that kitty then they will produce that shadow, so the other option is getting the kitty further away from the arm of the chair, but then I think it would hurt the composition more than it would help with the shadows, so I don't have any good suggestions on this one.
Sorry, I really struggled to find things for you to work on in this shot, I think it is a nicely done shot. Hopefully I will get to critique some more of your shots as I learn from them as well.
I love the tones in the fur, I feel like I can make out every detail. I wouldn't mind a little more light on the eyes, but that is the only critique I can think of
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