Pimp my Catz: photo

Sunday, November 14, 2010

iPod Cat

Shhh..... Can't you see I'm trying to sleep?

Chevy the tomcat, enjoying some tunes on his iPod while trying to take a nap. The animals in my house live a rough life, huh?

This was one of the first shots I took with my new iPhone 4. I have to say, I'm impressed with the new camera. It is a HUGE improvement over the old one.

By pmarkham

» Get an iPod for your cat

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Leo - Dirt Nap

No, it's not like that.... He's just napping. On dirt... As you can see, some parts of our garden are not doing well, for obvious reasons. It's ok, most of the things that we really care about that haven't been killed by Leo (how I miss you, peas) are outside... =D

Strobist Info: Sb-600 at the end of a SC-17, above the kitten, on the next wire shelf up...

By m00by

How to take good pictures of cats

Name: Aurelia (2)

Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 360

This is a perfect example of why cat photography makes it so interesting and worth the time. Personally I love the window on its left and the blurred couch on its right. It makes me very much think of people's portraits. In fact when you notice a certain scene in your house or garden, try to get the cat there and you can get great results.

Here you see the curious look in her eyes, after I silently aimed the lens in front of her. For cat photography I will most preferebly use the NIKON AF Nikkor 50mm f1.8 lens. Why I use f1.8 lens? Simply because you then have a great range of DOF to choose from, which can get your picture very intimate.

One very important tip: when shooting cats it's very good to shoot the picture at the proper height. Prefferably at the cat's height (of course depending on what pictures you like). But this way you will get very intimate portraits.

By Wesley Oostvogels