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Nov, 2017Views
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Location
This photo was made by a lucky accident in the backyard of ma parents' house.Time
It was the late November evening, about 8 p.m. We were feeding the stray cats and I was making the pictures of the kitten to present them for adoption. One of the older cats came up to me and I made the shot to check the lighting — it was getting darker with each minute.Lighting
No additional lighting was used, just the natural light. As it is the cloudy evening right after the sunset, the light is soft and even.Equipment
This was shot on Canin EOS 100D with Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens. I just bought a fix lens and wanted to check it in the low light conditions without any additional equipment. So — no flash and no tripod, just hands.Inspiration
As I've already said, this photo was a lucky accident. I usually make a lot of cats and dogs portraits, and especially a lot of those of stray ones or those who live in shelters to help the volunteers make good adoption posts. The cat on this photo is not a stray one, it has owners, but it usually comes for an evening feeding just for fun and curiosity. I liked the way this cat looked at me — openly and without any fear, and I thought it could be a good illustration of how the adoption changes the animals' character.Editing
I usually apply very little post-processing to my shots, and this one is no exception: I just cropped it a bit to make it more centered and added a bit of color vividness to the eyes and nose — again to make it more accented.In my camera bag
I usually have my camera: Canin EOS 100D equipped with Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens, and a Canon 50-250mm lens for a change. I use the 50mm to make portraits of pet animals who aren't afraid of people and for flowers, and a zoom lens to make the pictures of wild birds and animals or stray ones.Feedback
My advice for those who want to have good animal pictures is not very simple, but it shoud help: you must learn their psychology. You should know how they behave and why they do this or that, when they react to special things, smells or sounds. Then you'll know how to attract attention, or how to produce special emotion. And you'll surely be able to predict when to make a good picture. And one more thing — you definitely should love them with all your heart!
