Jazz the cat in b&w

[rebeccahart]

I took this photo yesterday in my living room using light through the window. I played around in lightroom (which I have recently discovered and LOVE), changed it to black and white and upped the contrast quite a bit.

I really like how it turned out, I love the black background and the light on his face. What I do not like is the ugly collar (it's a flee collar, so not very appealing) but I am definitely not confident enough with Photoshop to be able to edit it out haha. Maybe someday...

Anyways, here's the general info:
Camera: Canon 350D
Lens: Canon 50mm f/1.8 II
exposure: 1/100
aperture: f/2.0

I would love to hear any thoughts on how it turned out and what I could do better next time... thank you!

[dishingthedivine]

I like this picture! I think you've done a good job of capturing mood. agreed about the collar. Have you tried frontline? We find that works great for our cats.

[Melanie2010]

I LOVE the reflection in his eyes. That really brings it all to life.
Great shot!!

[zona5101]

i love kitties!
Very nice capture! My eye is so strongly drawn to his eye and facial profile I don't know if I would have even noticed the collar unless you mentioned it! Nice work, nice conversion.

[crickm]

Yes I love this too and agree did not notice the collar until you said. I want to take some shots of my kittens but can't get them to stay still for long enough!

[RedSonnyc]

Nice picture. The collar goes quite unobserved until you know about it. The crop is a little tight around the ears

[Jim Poor]

Very nice. Didn't even notice the collar until you mentioned it. Since you're working low-key on the background, it is really easy to add a bit of space above the ears.

[JohnT]

It is a nice balanced shot, as my cat was a indoor cat never used a flee color, but you could use the zoom and than clone it out a little bit at a time. Check some of the before and after shots and you will see plenty of them where the clone tool was used.
I think overall it is a solid shot suitable for framing.

[jughead]

Love the expression! but i would prefer if the cat is positioned a bit to the left,maybe crop the left and a bit of the bottom,that way i think the collar would be less noticeable...although i don't think it's much of a distraction actually..

[Photostudent]

Originally Posted by zona5101

I don't know if I would have even noticed the collar unless you mentioned it!

I agree - I think the facial features, the eyes and the cat's gaze to the right all draw attention away from the collar.

Nice capture!