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My second tutorial for pictures ( studio fake) like "Catoga II for king-size cats": [link]

I have no studio background and a very small location in the cat house of the cat aid organisation. So I have no place for Studio-flashlight with umbrella or Softboxes and studio background systems.
So I used 2 paperboards (Bristol board 700 * 1000mm). One for the ground an one for the background.
Later i will remove the gap in Photoshop.

In the fist picture you can see the most important part. My assistant. She plays with the kittys ( so any toys in the picture) or stroke the cats to calm down (till fall asleep :-)) )
She make noise or moves that the cat looks in the direction i need.

The light is always a problem for me as you can read in my first tutorial:

[link]

At the moment i like to use a old Flashgun ( heirloom from my father ). After a lot of shots many people told me that old flashes can destroy digital cameras by high voltage :-(
So i buy a low priced digital radio wireless trigger and save my camera :-)

In this way i am free in positioning the flash and control the light set in a very easy way. I never used the flash directly to the cat. I used it indirect. This means i flash to the wall across from the cat or the ceiling. In rooms with a lot of paint and wood I'll try to used another white or matt silver paperboard for the flashlight.
For some (few) Places I have no solution for the lightning :-( So i will use ISO 1600 and my 50mm / 1.8 lenses....

The camera works in manual modus and I used the histogram to control the lightning. The adjustment of the

flashgun doesn't work well, so i adjust the ISO and the aperture.

Postwork in Photoshop :-)
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=Killslay-steelclaw Nov 5, 2009  Professional General Artist
cats are so difficult. i discovered this when i was doing a shoot for a sculpting project called the artist book [link]

i was trying, and often failing, to photograph my friends kitten for the poses, as when they are that small the rarely keep in one place long enough to press the shoot button.

you do such great work getting the shots you do. and also with your hamster. the shots you get are amazing, as they too are notorious for wriggling. mine was nicknamed Miss Wrigglebum, as she couldnt sit still.

thank you for sharing both tutorials with us.
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~luvyaxxx13 Mar 22, 2009
Oh em gee ...... that is my cat , lol . I swear to god - i am sitting with my cat taiko in my lap just now ... and that is the absolute spitting image of him.

Id guess that my cat is a little younger than this one - but the markings are identical .... even the brown and white markings on the nose .... >^.^< x x

Thought i would share that x :)
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~DanSandy Mar 23, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks for the tutorials!!!!

:#1:
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*hoschie Mar 23, 2008  Professional Filmographer
:aww: Glad you like them =D
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~gothic-kitten Dec 29, 2007
Even without the cool back grounds you still take amazing photos of cats<33
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*hoschie Jan 7, 2008  Professional Filmographer
Thank you so much for all your kind words :hug:
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`RockstarVanity Dec 17, 2007  Professional Photographer
Its really interesting to read about how you get your shots. Cats can be so hard to work with, especially when you need them to sit still!
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*hoschie Dec 17, 2007  Professional Filmographer
Thanks a lot =D And yes, it is very hard, especially when you have my models ;-) Most photographers cat-models were kitten from breeders who were taken to exhibitions and something like that. They have no problems with foreign people and no fear... My models were unwanted and abandoned. They were often traumatized and very fearful, so not the best conditions ;-) But with love, everything is possible...
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`RockstarVanity Dec 22, 2007  Professional Photographer
This girl went to the same college as me and has a website full of gorgeous kitty photos --> [link]
I think her models are ' professionals' :kitty:
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*hoschie Dec 24, 2007  Professional Filmographer
Great photos and I agree: They look more like professional models than my "streetguys" :giggle:
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