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Theo
1 yr
Male Grey-Tabby
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Theo is a hefty young man that tends to keep to himself it seems. He was not too interested in me or the opening of his cage door. He just kept dosing off and every once in a while would give me one of these looks that you see above. I'm concerned that I might have dodged his catch lights too much that they might of dulled his soft green eyes. I believe the strength in the portrait is how white his whiskers are and the brightness in the tips of his ears help them perk up a bit. I cannot remember if I took a long time working with this little guy but I do wish I could of caught him in a more regal pose. He also seems to be giving me a little evil eye or maybe it is just lazy because he was so sleepy. The white on his chest I feel like could of been brightened a bit more but I also do not want to make the photo have a fake direction of light. Would anyone have any suggestions on how I might could tackle that issue in the future?
What exactly is your question that you want answered? About whitening the chest fur? Also, I do not think that you "dulled" the eyes because the bright catch light still stands out against the blue/grey of the eyes.
ReplyDeleteI think the eyes look fine. If in doubt, when you're correcting, turn that layer off and on. I have found that's the best way to judge it. If it's too much, you can just delete the layer and begin again or back up in the history. I wouldn't worry about lightening his chest fur, because it is in shadow. The contrast of light and shadow is part of what gives the image depth. I would concentrate on dodging the ears, whiskers, and maybe his front left leg that has the light fur. Hope this helps.
ReplyDeleteI actually think that the catch lights in the eyes weren't dodged too much at all, they could even be whitened more to provide more contrast. And to add on what the others said, I think you could have dodged his mouth and cheeks a little more to pull it forward and away from the same grey shadow of his chest fur. Either way, it's still a beautiful photo! Oh, and it doesn't look like he's giving you the evil eye, he just seems sleepy or bored.
ReplyDeleteYes, I support the comments above about the eyes, and not correcting the chest. One thing you may want to consider is burning the nose a little bit. This will give a feeling of depth and contrast to the face.
ReplyDeleteThank you for all of the excellent advice. I do agree that his eyes maybe could of been dodged a little more to make his expression seem less sleepy. But I cant expect too much when I wake these guys up from their slumber.
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