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Muffin May13, 2018
This is my kitty cat.
This is my kitty cat.
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took it from my recliner. Muffin was perched on the end table next to me. I was reading the manual for the camera, and just turned and fired off a shot.Time
The photo was taken in the evening not much outdoor light was getting into the house. It is quite dark and what light was available was from tungsten lamps.Lighting
I like available light, and almost never shoot with a flash. There was a lamp behind me and it helped a bit. I can't stress enough enough the value of learning the techniques of handheld shooting in available light. I suppose if my goal were to create studio images for commerce I might pay more attention to setting up lighting, but I have little interest in that kind of work.Equipment
NIKON D3300 This was a new camera for me, so I used the one that came with the camera. Settings: aperture 2.8?ISO 1600?Shutter 0.1 second?Focal Length 50mm?Inspiration
Muffin is my favorite pet. I didn't have any really good photos of her, and she was just sitting there watching what I was doing. The opportunity to get a good portrait of her just couldn't be passed up.Editing
I cropped the image a bit to get the angle. I did a bit of correction to the lighting with the software that was available to me, not much though as the camera did a good job of capturing what I wanted.In my camera bag
I keep a single lens permanently mounted to the camera, and I change them very carefully in order to try some things out. Right now it is a Tamron 24/70 mm on a Nikon D3300 body. I have a Canon Rebel, but some of the lenses are broken, and I rarely used it except for some telephoto shots. The Nikon takes excellent images that can be cropped to satisfactory close ups if necessary. Sometime, between taking this photo and now, I acquired a Nikon 35mm f 1.8 lens and forced myself to shoot exclusively with it. It creates nice photos that have good bokeh for background and does great for shooting what one sees. But I've recently returned to the Tamron lens for fun. I have a bunch of equipment that I rarely use. A nice tripod sits there probably being wasted. I've learned that if it is necessary the shot is often gone by the time I get set up. I also have available, a phone camera, and a nice point and shoot Nikon that I often use, but I didn't use them for this shot. I have even posted some nice images that I took with a minolta film camera. The lessons I learned from a lifelong interest in photography are better than any equipment I could mention. I have a set of attachments that can allow me to use existing lenses for macro imaging, but I rarely use them. Changing lenses too often is really not a good idea.Feedback
I like to keep a camera handy. It doesn't make any difference which kind of camera is used. Good images can be taken with just about any camera. The image is a product of the imagination, not the camera. Study technique and put it to practice. Learn post processing, and share images with others, such as the Viewbug web site. Learn the basics of imagery. Study the images of the masters. One may never achieve that level of artistry, but imagery can be improved by studying the arts. I am amazed that Muffin has been so popular. It was one of the first images that I decided to post. I think it's popularity comes a bit from my promotion of the image as it does from the image itself. Be grateful for and considerate of your audience, and if you are shooting people be equally grateful and considerate of your subjects. I have innumerable images, that I will not share, because I am just not pleased with them. Keep shooting.
