First attempt at "animal portraits"

[keith204]

only practice. I took these in the living room, with 2 wireless strobes pointed towards the ceiling to gain enough light.

Any suggestions?

 

[nossie]

I'd say it's a fine start. I'd be mindful of the collar, does it need to be there? is it helping? Can you put it to better use? Same for the background, I like the colour but wonder if it's an arm chair.
2nd shot Move up and right to get his eyes in and less wasted space bottom left.
Put a dot of honey on his toe to make him lick again.

What lens did you use?

 

[keith204]

armchair? yep

Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 @ f/2.8. If I'd have done it again, I would have shot the first one at f/4 to get a bit more sharpness, and a bit more of the head in focus.

 

[pink_panther]

I like the way you have composed these. Great sharpness to. Love the second one.

Chris

 

[Antarctican]

Wow, you sure got lots of detail! (right down to the texture on the kitty's tongue). Good work!

 

[wildmaven]

Put a dot of honey on his toe to make him lick again.

Honey contains the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum. Best to try something else.

 

[Mathias13]

nice...I like the 2nd pic