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A Photo Session - Maine Coon Kitten #22870
05/20/09 09:05 AM 05/20/09 09:05 AM
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Maine Coon Kitten, 4 months old, Female, Blue MacTabby

The Head Study: shows conformation on eye shape and color, muzzle, ear set



The Sitting Shot: Shows coat color and pattern, body structure, tail length and fullness



The Walking Shot: Shows coat color and pattern, body structure



The Beauty Shot: Shows spineline color and pattern, showcases tail fullness and length



The Peekaboo Shot: Another version of the Head Study. In this breed the paws are supposed to be large, lens foreshortening accentuates the size of the paws



The Prairie Dog: Just a cute shot that sells.
Re: A Photo Session - Maine Coon Kitten [Re: psmith] #22871
05/20/09 09:56 AM 05/20/09 09:56 AM
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Beautiful images Preston and a very neat tutorial on the WHY's of each pose. Things I would have had no idea on

http://JuliePoole.com
Re: A Photo Session - Maine Coon Kitten [Re: Julie] #22872
05/20/09 09:59 AM 05/20/09 09:59 AM
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Oh, and a question. Are show cats easier to work with than pet cats? Are they more used to the hustle and bustle of strange places and don't freak out like pet cats?

http://JuliePoole.com
Re: A Photo Session - Maine Coon Kitten [Re: Julie] #22873
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In general, show cats are much easier to shoot than pet cats. Show cats are accustomed to busy and loud showhalls and are used to being handled by 4-6 judges in a day. Pet cats who never get out of the house are usually not cooperative models. Also, pet cats don't like baths...most of my clients have had a good bath and grooming within 24 hours of the shoot.
Re: A Photo Session - Maine Coon Kitten [Re: psmith] #22874
05/20/09 11:01 AM 05/20/09 11:01 AM
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Preston,
OK, you've redeemed yourself. These are magnificent! Great cat, too.

My sister has a Maine Coon and she's just gorgeous but very skittish. I've tried to shoot her (photographically) and she's very difficult. I think your comments about show cats are similar to show dogs -- they know how to pose and don't mind being handled.

Still, I'm not going to seek out any cat clients. I think they are just too difficult -- for me at least.

Jim

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Re: A Photo Session - Maine Coon Kitten [Re: psmith] #22875
05/20/09 11:05 AM 05/20/09 11:05 AM
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Amazing. Makes me want to try my hand at cats :O

Do you pose the subjects completely or try to "catch" them in just the right positions?

I'm thinking about the tail placement in #2.

On the walking shot, do you start them out of frame and get them as they come in front of camera position?

Best,
Jim

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Re: A Photo Session - Maine Coon Kitten [Re: Jim Garvie] #22876
05/20/09 11:35 AM 05/20/09 11:35 AM
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Quote:

Preston,
OK, you've redeemed yourself. These are magnificent! Great cat, too.

My sister has a Maine Coon and she's just gorgeous but very skittish. I've tried to shoot her (photographically) and she's very difficult. I think your comments about show cats are similar to show dogs -- they know how to pose and don't mind being handled.

Still, I'm not going to seek out any cat clients. I think they are just too difficult -- for me at least.

Jim


Thanks, Jim. Even with show animals, this is the hardest work I've ever done...and I grew up working in a cotton mill in the Deep South.
Re: A Photo Session - Maine Coon Kitten [Re: Jim Poor] #22877
05/20/09 11:41 AM 05/20/09 11:41 AM
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Quote:

Amazing. Makes me want to try my hand at cats :O

Do you pose the subjects completely or try to "catch" them in just the right positions?

I'm thinking about the tail placement in #2.

On the walking shot, do you start them out of frame and get them as they come in front of camera position?



Everything is posed. The owner is always there with a brush or comb for grooming touch up and to adjust the tail if the cat swishes it the wrong way, and if I'm lucky another person is there to help 'wrangle' the cats. Most poses are achieved with a combination of a playful kitty, a tease or two and audible cues....and a LOT of patience.

The walking shot is the most difficult to get. I start them on one side of the shooting deck tease them into a strut then do whatever it takes to get them to look at the camera.
Re: A Photo Session - Maine Coon Kitten [Re: psmith] #22878
05/22/09 06:20 PM 05/22/09 06:20 PM
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Hey Preston,

These are great - as usual. Let me ask you a question...where are you doing most of your sessions? Are you mostly doing your work in Kansas, or are you traveling about?

As to the actual photography, your backgrounds around the cats seem lighter than the rest of the drop. Are you shooting these with a backlight, or are you doing it in PS?

James

Manhattan, New York, NY Pet Photographer
Re: A Photo Session - Maine Coon Kitten [Re: James Morrissey] #22879
05/22/09 09:47 PM 05/22/09 09:47 PM
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Yes, I use a backlight.

These photos were taken in Brooklyn Park, MN (part of the Twin Cities). I travel all over to find nice subjects to photograph.
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