All the cute pictures I've taken of Rusty when there's no pet portrait challenge, think I could get one in this week? Not exactly! Nothing really popped out of the shots I took of him, snapped this one of my little girlie Kitters. She was laying on the back of the couch with the sun coming thru the window.
I hope this does well, I'm getting a little tired of my entries flopping... but whatcha gonna do right? :)
Not a whole lot of editing, cloned out curtains that were by the edges. Then the usual: levels-curves-brightness/contrast-USM-color balance-channel mixer (for the b&w)-another boost of contrast-added thin border.
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First impressions: Focus seems to be in the right place, on the eyes
Composition: I feeling that the image is a little too static. This is probably because Kitters is a little too central. By cropping a little on the right I think would help that. The image could probably have been made more dynamic by using her front paw as a leading line into the image. As it is the paw goes across the image.
Exposure: Shooting into bright light can be a real challenge. I think fill flash or a reflector would have helped hear a great deal. As it is Kitters face is a little dark.
Impact: I think impact is lost since Kitters face is dark.
There is sparkle in the eye which is always good in a portrait.
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