sandy -- That's very nice of you to say; thank you!
I'm not a photographer, though. I use a very inexpensive "point-n-shoot" digicam (it's a 3.2MP Canon) for all the Curly pix, and whatever quality they end up being is by coincidence -- certainly not due to any particular skill with a camera on my part, I assure you.
I do use Adobe Photoshop to crop and sometimes to color-correct (or to add effects, on occasion, but that's usually very obvious). Other than a straight-out crop, the most common thing I do is "auto-level" the photo -- allowing Photoshop to auto-adjust the brightness and contrast. About half the time, I undo that, though, as I often like the way the shot looks without the auto-level applied.
Suggestions? Use natural light, where possible (most of mine are with flash, and I hate that... but I don't get much sun in the condo during the winter). If in doubt, take a shot without flash, first, and then with -- you can always throw away shots that don't look good to you. They're only electrons! :) For every shot I post, I throw away 2-3, on average. Also, for close-ups, use the camera's macro function, so that the focal length is set properly. Oh, and never use digital zoom. It sux. :) .
I'm going to copy it to keep for future reference.
I think you're a better photographer than you realize, though, because I really love your shots of Curly. I also laugh at the commentary that accompanies the shots.
sandy -- No, seriously -- if you want good photography advice, Eli, fourlegsgood or NTodd would all be much better folx to ask. With me, it's pretty much letting the cheapo camera do its thang -- and then using Photoshop to "frame" (actually, crop) the shot the way I'd like.
You'll note that I'm not even always able to get a good focus with an auto-focus camera! :) .
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What do you take into consideration to get such great pictures of Curly?
A friend has just adopted a 6-yr. old black cat named Chumley and I'd love to blog some pictures of him.
Any suggestions for getting the best shots?
sandy -- That's very nice of you to say; thank you!
I'm not a photographer, though. I use a very inexpensive "point-n-shoot" digicam (it's a 3.2MP Canon) for all the Curly pix, and whatever quality they end up being is by coincidence -- certainly not due to any particular skill with a camera on my part, I assure you.
I do use Adobe Photoshop to crop and sometimes to color-correct (or to add effects, on occasion, but that's usually very obvious). Other than a straight-out crop, the most common thing I do is "auto-level" the photo -- allowing Photoshop to auto-adjust the brightness and contrast. About half the time, I undo that, though, as I often like the way the shot looks without the auto-level applied.
Suggestions? Use natural light, where possible (most of mine are with flash, and I hate that... but I don't get much sun in the condo during the winter). If in doubt, take a shot without flash, first, and then with -- you can always throw away shots that don't look good to you. They're only electrons! :) For every shot I post, I throw away 2-3, on average. Also, for close-ups, use the camera's macro function, so that the focal length is set properly. Oh, and never use digital zoom. It sux. :)
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Jeffraham,
Thank you for such complete information!
I'm going to copy it to keep for future reference.
I think you're a better photographer than you realize, though, because I really love your shots of Curly. I also
laugh at the commentary that accompanies the shots.
Thanks again!
Sandy
sandy -- No, seriously -- if you want good photography advice, Eli, fourlegsgood or NTodd would all be much better folx to ask. With me, it's pretty much letting the cheapo camera do its thang -- and then using Photoshop to "frame" (actually, crop) the shot the way I'd like.
You'll note that I'm not even always able to get a good focus with an auto-focus camera! :)
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