Cats and the Death Star
Dec 28, 2015 12:09:28 #
Some very good answers and suggestions, and some funny ones too. :)
Maybe there is potential for a soft-cover book on the subject "Stalking the Wary House Cat".
Maybe there is potential for a soft-cover book on the subject "Stalking the Wary House Cat".
Dec 28, 2015 12:28:27 #
JD750 wrote:
What is the deal with cats. Do they think a camera is the death star?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
You should wait 'till Cosmo finishes his second martini, by then he may not be able to bolt.
Dec 28, 2015 12:38:17 #
Erik_H wrote:
You should wait 'till Cosmo finishes his second martini, by then he may not be able to bolt.
:thumbup:
Dec 28, 2015 12:48:01 #
Your cat recently googled "cat pictures" and found 389,000,000 pictures related to cats. His actions are understandable; he doesn't think the world needs any more cat pictures.
Dec 28, 2015 16:23:34 #
JD750 wrote:
What is the deal with cats. Do they think a camera is the death star?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
My cat Cosmo, likes martinis, he is finishing my martini glass, great photo opportunity but as soon as I pick up the camera and point it, he BOLTS.
My OTHER cat Ghost, relaxing on a chair, a fireplace in the background, good photo opportunity, I pick up the camera and as soon as I point she BOLTS.
I'm using 24-70, f2.8, should I use a longer lens?
Over 30 years and 3 cats, never had a problem photographing them.
Dec 28, 2015 16:50:08 #
Pepsiman wrote:
Over 30 years and 3 cats, never had a problem photographing them.
Their all unique. Some don't mind, others don't like the camera.
Dec 28, 2015 17:26:15 #
Give a Golden Retriever a martini and she'll pose all day for you. Get her drunk and she'll even take off her fur
Dec 29, 2015 01:09:49 #
I hear you, I have three, and one is just like yours. Show her a camera and she is gone! The second one doesn't really care one way or the other, but won't stay still for a shot. But it's the third one that is the charmer. We were blessed with a prodigy. I have had animals all of my life but I never met anyone like Katie. We showed her as a kitten, but she never lost her taste for the limelight.
I do a lot of small product work around the house, and when she sees me get the camera, she is in! She will jump into the shot and literally pose, often giving a full performance. I've included a few shots from one such encounter below. The shoot was entirely her idea. She brought her pet "Chippy" up on the shooting table and began to pose with him. These shots are a few from the series that ensued.
Katrina, (Katybug as we call her), is a pretty special girl. I don't know if you caught the 60 Minutes program about the Border Collie who can identify over 1000 different toys, but we are pretty sure we have the feline equivalent. I won't bore you with stories, but she has inspired a book which I am in the process of writing.
Just when you think you've seen it all, life has a way of offering up new surprises.
I do a lot of small product work around the house, and when she sees me get the camera, she is in! She will jump into the shot and literally pose, often giving a full performance. I've included a few shots from one such encounter below. The shoot was entirely her idea. She brought her pet "Chippy" up on the shooting table and began to pose with him. These shots are a few from the series that ensued.
Katrina, (Katybug as we call her), is a pretty special girl. I don't know if you caught the 60 Minutes program about the Border Collie who can identify over 1000 different toys, but we are pretty sure we have the feline equivalent. I won't bore you with stories, but she has inspired a book which I am in the process of writing.
Just when you think you've seen it all, life has a way of offering up new surprises.
Dec 29, 2015 01:43:19 #
brrywill wrote:
I hear you, I have three, and one is just like yours.
389,000,003 pictures related to cats now. ;)
Beautiful cat thank you for posting. I like the high key exposure.
Dec 29, 2015 07:17:15 #
Dec 29, 2015 07:58:14 #
I'd resort to silent shutter and turning off focus assist. Anything that makes noise would freak my cats out...that includes the sound of a shutter
Dec 29, 2015 09:18:17 #
JD750 wrote:
I thought a meter + more was ok but your advice is understood.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I meter? much to close. Especially if using flash. Think about if a flash was 1 meter from your face you would run also. Plus cats eyes are fer more sensitive to light than ours.
Dec 29, 2015 12:49:51 #
brrywill wrote:
I hear you, I have three, and one is just like you... (show quote)
Great shots :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Dec 29, 2015 13:13:07 #
Dec 29, 2015 13:22:00 #
Pepsiman wrote:
Great shots :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Actually the above was for JD, but thank you too PM. It's pretty easy when you have a model who loves being photographed.
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