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Location
This photo was taken in my home's living room, in Greece.Time
It was about 4 in the afternoon, 3:47 pm to be exact.Lighting
The cat was standing in front of a broad window, so there was plenty of natural light coming in through it, illuminating just the desirable parts and creating a striking contrast between the subject and the background.Equipment
It was taken with Olympus VG-130, an affordable point-and-shoot camera.Inspiration
I wanted to have some nice shots of my cat, so when she turned her head to gaze outside of the window I thought she looked kind of 'majestic' and thus I quickly clicked the camera's button to capture her pose.Editing
I was about 14 when I took the picture and at that time I was obsessed with high-contrast photographs, so my first move was to place the photo-editor's 'darken' bar to 100% and the 'contrast' about 40%. Then, using the paint and darken tool, I coloured some individual parts of the background black in order to give it a more coherent look and make the cat 'pop out'.In my camera bag
I usually carry with me my Nikon D3100 with 50mm f/1.8 lens attached, as well as the 18-55 mm "kit" lens. Sometimes I bring along a second memory card as well.Feedback
Photographs illuminated from a single side can be better achieved indoors (or at least, that's how it works for me), with the use of an artificial or natural source of light. It can often be tricky so be aware of your exposure's settings, so the subject won't turn out to be overexposed, which can result in the loss of interesting details. It's better to choose a simple background (such as a unicolored wall) in order to place the focus on the main subject.
