Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin Howard wrote: > > Kyle Cassidy pointed his D-100 at model with attitude: > > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/paw/2003/6/milla1.jpg > > Pet photography usually results in horrendously sappy, sepia toned > pictures filled with tear-jerking sentiment framed by a faded oval > matte, that does little to flatter either the subject or the > photographer. > > Milla is the best example of pet photography that I've seen. Ever. > > M. > Hi my name is Mark Rabiner and I am a cat lover. I've gone 16 days without photographing my dog. This could not have been done if not for my loyal friends who who loved me unconditionally and convinced me that I am not Dog. I photograph my cat more than I photograph anything. She's a Calico. THIS shot of Kyle's with the red chair in front of it like that is better than anything I've done of my cat whose name is "Slides." It looks somehow like large format. I think although the red is great it might look great in black & white. This has often happened to me. A shot which is almost a color statement, (like this one) turns out to look even better in monochrome. But of course the PPA and the owners of the cat would not like it because you can't see more than half of the cat. Which makes it even better. But it's like a color Edward Weston. He did lots of cat pictures come to think of it. Mark Rabiner woof Portland, Oregon USA Photography Website: http://www.rabinergroup.com Email: mark@rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html