Tiger Portrait Finished

I finished this guy a few weeks ago but never got around to posting a photo of him. Here's the in-progress shot for comparison.


I'm not completely happy with his nose/muzzle but it was time to call him done and move on.

Crop or Not?

Here's the original shot without any cropping. It's not my favorite shot. I was playing around with the depth of field and didn't quite get what I was going for.


But, here's my late night solution:



Yup, it's the same photo, just cropped into a vertical. I think I like it better. At the very least, it definitely fits in better with my recent work. Cropping might be a crutch for not shooting well enough to begin with, but it is a good tool for figuring out exactly what it is I'm going for before I go out to shoot next time. Besides, if I hadn't included the original photo here, who would know?

Tide

More Beach Fun

Still playing the a sort of abstract, flattened space. I'm not really sure if it's something I'll keep working with or not.


There should be a few more beach photos up this week.

Ocean

I took my Aussie dog to the beach last weekend mostly to get some new photos of her but also to get out and play with the camera a little bit. The theme of the day seemed to be flattening space. It seems funny - in painting I feel like I'm always trying to create a 3-dimensional space. For some reason, right now I really want to flatten space in my photographs.


There are a few more photos from the shoot that I'll put up as I get them edited. Also, I plan on putting the whole series of Iris photos on her blog.

Tiger

I said this would be a work-in-progress blog, and then haven't posted anything in ages. So, he's my current project.


He needs more work, especially in the highlights - the top of his muzzle, forehead, and cheek mostly. That dark spot right next to his nose has to go. I was going for sort of a complimentry colors thing with the orange highlights and blue shadows, but I'm note sure if it comes across enough. I might need to push the blue in the shadows a little more. Or maybe bring it up into the orange a bit in the stripes?

Critique is appreciated!

New Favorite Photographer?

I love this photographer: Erin Vey. Need I say more?

Also a solid reminder that I need to get out and shoot more.