Photographing black cats in a dark place is a challenge. It is possible to get passable images with a little Photoshop manipulation or by closing your eyes and imagining. LOL!
Andy choses to “hide” behind the printer after he’s had his breakfast, chased his brother, perhaps played a little with a BirBug toy, but definitely taken a few minutes to take a kitty bath.
That, of course, makes taking his photo nearly impossible because the hidey hole he chose is in the dark: One does what one can!
Drop the color, add contrast, close your eyes, and hope it resembles a kittycat!
Not the best photo possible. Well, “best possible”, if not the most desirable!
Try again.
Ugh! Flash is nice when photographing a black cat…if you like that laser-eye look of light reflecting off the back of their eyes. This one was without flash but with tons of Photoshopping.
Enough for today! My next cat will be named “Snowball”!
A little reflection off the eyes, a bit more contrast…. Hey! You settle for what you can get when you photograph black cats in the dark!
I assume that after this post was published Andy explained to you that there are no less-than-stellar pictures of him. 🙂
The human knows about photographic challenges – try taking pictures of a (darling, DEVASTATINGLY BEAUTIFUL)- gray tortie like me in Oregon – on days that are always gray and cloudy and the sun only makes brief guest appearances!
You manage to do great!😺
I’d be right at home – low light and challenging subject!
Oh yes – the human HATES the weird greenish tinge that our lighting gives my pictures –
Cats (and dogs) can be very difficult to photograph properly. That’s a fact! In my apartment, I have one lamp (on the stand Andy prefers to doze after his breakfast) where the light has an orange cast to it that defies Photoshop. Some of the photos I post in black and white are for that reason. Can’t get the orange out, so I just remove all color!
Good idea!
You know how it goes: You do what you have to do to get that one photo or so you really like or are willing to settle for. If I didn’t use many of my photos in this blog, I’d probably take fewer photos and settle for a lot less quality.
That’s true – but your boys still look gorgeous in black and white – I would disappear!!
Thanks! I think so, too. Yes, I believe you would!
The human says I’m so gorgeous in the sunlight – with my green eyes all lit up and sun shining on my fur and whiskers – but in Oregon it’s always rainy!
I bet you are! But I bet the human also knows how beautiful you are in the best light and sees you that way even in the gray light of Oregon! That’s how love is.
Mol! 😸 Oh yes she does! She is the “smitten kitten!” 😹
I definitely got that idea! Lucky kitty!
I think the first pic is great. Nice contrast.
A bit unfocused, thanks to how the camera chose to adjust on some point on the printer….
beautiful!
Considering what I started out with (nearly blacked-out photo….!), I’m a bit amazed I got anything. Thanks!
Andy comes over very clearly in black and white!
Sometimes black and white works better than color with these boys, for sure!
Black cats are a challenge to photograph. I feel bad but I rarely feature my 4 black cats on my blog for that reason.
I have little choice! It’s a struggle, eh?!