Critter C&C Please :)

chinpokojed · Apr 15, 2008

Just wanted to get some C&C on a portfolio building shoot I did this past weekend at a friends house. They are quite the animal lovers and have everything from dogs, to horses, to pigs, to bunnies!

Here are a few of my favorites, enjoy and please let me know what you think!

Everything was shot with a Canon 40D, Sigma 18-50 f2.8, and Speedlight 550EX.

1) Horse1

2) German Shepherd against the fence

3) Two Pigmy Goats Playing

4) Three Pigmy Goats on the Hill

5) Closeup of Senna the Dobe in Sepia

6) Snowy in the Grass (I know this one needs to be brightened / additional contrast)

7) Senna on the Grass

chinpokojed · Apr 15, 2008

Put a few more up, again any comments or critiques are welcome!

8) Piggies!

9) Chickens

10) Miniature Pony

11) Caterpillar Macro

Lacey Anne · Apr 15, 2008

I love #7 and #11!

lifeafter2am · Apr 15, 2008

5, 6, 10, and 11 are great shots. The rest are ok.

chinpokojed · Apr 15, 2008

Thanks for the feedback both positive and negative, I really do appreciate it!

For the ones you're not fond of, do you think a different crop, a B&W, or something else entirely would make them more appealing? Are they a lost cause because you're not fond of the composition in general?

I know the chicken one is pretty "ehhhh" I just threw it up there since I didn't really have any better shots of them, and wanted a little more variety.

Don't be afraid to speak up, I can take a rough critique and even a little abuse!

lifeafter2am · Apr 15, 2008

chinpokojed said:
Thanks for the feedback both positive and negative, I really do appreciate it!

For the ones you're not fond of, do you think a different crop, a B&W, or something else entirely would make them more appealing? Are they a lost cause because you're not fond of the composition in general?

I know the chicken one is pretty "ehhhh" I just threw it up there since I didn't really have any better shots of them, and wanted a little more variety.

Don't be afraid to speak up, I can take a rough critique and even a little abuse!

I, personally, wouldn't use any of the other ones. I generally either don't like the comp or the subject itself. Except maybe the goats ramming each other, I am on the fence about that one.

chinpokojed · Apr 15, 2008

lifeafter2am said:
I, personally, wouldn't use any of the other ones. I generally either don't like the comp or the subject itself. Except maybe the goats ramming each other, I am on the fence about that one.

Cool - thanks for the C&C :thumbup:

I think it's funny that everyone's favorites so far are all of my floppy dobergirl, and not of any the other critters I actually went there intending to shoot :lol: