Digital cats portraits

[LKRZ]

I put some portraits of my cats up at
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=965426
Some are good, some are overdone and a couple should knock your socks off.
I'm thinking about starting a pet portrait business, selling cat photos, cards,
etc.. Haven't seen anything out there that I'd call quality and wanted to see
what I could do with what I had, both in terms of camera and software. All were
shot with my Oly 2000Z digital, using natural daylight, no flash.
Also on that site are a couple of race photos, to illustrate what I wrote in
another thread about taking the photo being only a part of the creative process
in digital photography.
Comments welcome.
Laura K.

[Dan]

Wonderful! I love the cats, and I especially like the background in the
third racing shot. It reminds me of those liquidy, almost runny oil
backgrounds Bernie Fuchs creates in his paintings. Very nice.

Dan
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[SCG®]

Beautiful cats...well done!
-scg

[Limelight]

They look great Laura, and you have a great idea for the pet portrait thing.
Good luck!

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[Gem]

Hi Laura!,
Oh, fabulous shots! I like Emily. Wait till Debbie sees these kitties! Where
are your clapboards?
I think your idea is a good one. You may want to include a calendar (just
heard someone talking about that!), postcards, bookmarks, Christmas cards,
and mousepads. Love the racing shots. Those would make great posters! Good
Luck!
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Gem

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[LKRZ]

Thanks for all the kind words. I am going to try to get a business going with
this. I do love doing it and have taken good shots of animals other than my
own.
Laura K.

[Mads Pedersen]

I don't like cats but I like your photos! Really nice especially considering
the fact that they are digital shots!

m a d s : : http://www.doubleloop.dk
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Site news 5/7 2000:
Just returned from Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany and I'll be posting a
shitload of photos soon. Meanwhile let your eyes feast on the wonderful
photos by Suzanne Gaff now online in the Freestyle / Places exhibition.

[sistercarol]

Please add me to your mailing list and send me some kind of
reminder at Christmas time. I might want you to do a portrait for
my cousin -- she's the proud owner of one of those
beats.....errr...I mean lovely animals.

--Carol
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[El Bucanero]

I love cats and I love thoses photos..
How could you not love cats? They're suave. heh
Dogs suck. Too busy.

[Debbie Hurley]

I've just taken a peek, and love them. I used to have a cat that looked like
Madam President. Emily is gorgeous. My two longhairs plus Emily would produce
enough hair to stuff a mattress. (Thank goodness our third is a
shorthair...except she talks as much as a Siamese... eeek!)

Debbie

[LKRZ]

> Emily is gorgeous. My two longhairs plus Emily would produce
>enough hair to stuff a mattress. (Thank goodness our third is a
>shorthair...except she talks as much as a Siamese... eeek!)

Tiger, the orange tabby, is probably my biggest shedder. Everytime I brush him
I get enough fur for a good sized kitten.
Emily does photograph beautifully. About the only way people will ever see her.
She's a cross between a Maine Coon and a tortoiseshell Persian-type (all
strays), weighs close to 30lbs. and is afraid of her own shadow. Peaches (she's
a Georgia cat), who weighs in at 6 pounds, beats her up regularly.

[Debbie Hurley]

<g> Sounds like those little bitty dogs that will (want to) take on a St. Bernard.

30 lbs?? Wow. Maine Coon cats are usually pretty big, aren't they? I've always
wanted one.
I'm glad she's not pure Persian if they're still breeding them with the smushed-in
nose. Have always thought that was a dreadful mistake.

Debbie