Contented Cat
“When you take a photo of your child and you like it it’s a snap shot. When your neighbor truly likes it it’s a photo. But when the world likes it it’s a photograph.” This is how I look at photographing people and things we love.
This contented cat I assume is the photographer’s family pet, an animal that is treasured, as seen through the eyes of the loving owner. No drought this image is important to the person that took the picture.
I would like to make a suggestion to the photographer. If you want others to appreciate the cat as much as you do you need to capture an image of it doing something unique or funny to the viewer who is not familiar with the personality of this particular animal. You might also try getting in closer and eliminating the background and surroundings too concentrate on the subject without distractions.
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March 19th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
The cat was very contented & apparently asleep - looked like a picture asking to be taken. I was afraid she would wake if I started getting rid of the background clutter. I took this picture by lamplight with the camera braced against an adjacent chair - ISO 400, f/2.8 1/20 sec.