Those of you who are kind enough to subscribe to Dash Kitten’s newsletter (which you can do at the bottom of this post!) will have seen a preview of this portrait of Jack. He is a ginger and when I spoke about using camera RAW in the newsletter I was not sure how to show it effectively, so, of course, I had to go and tinker.
The result was this lovely portrait of Jack. It was originally a colour portrait and borderline overexposed (too bright) so by using the power of the RAW format I was able to darken the chest hair and enhance Jack’s features so he had depth and character. His thoughtful face is framed by darkness so there is nothing to distract you from his portrait.
Jack’s Monochrome Portrait
So you have something to judge it against, here is a smaller version of the original in colour. Do you prefer one or the other?
In Memoriam
One of our weekly pleasures with the Sunday Selfies is visiting the blogs we can’t keep up with on a daily basis. This includes the delightful cats of Friends Furever and their lovely mum Sharon. So it was with sadness we heard of the loss of their beloved Raz.
Needles to say Ingrid and the Boys have created a truly exceptional tribute for Mom Sharon, which I include here, and Ann at Zoolatry has created two beautiful tributes that you can see on the blog post.
Marjorie
Marjorie is a motorbike riding blogger and award winning cat photographer who believes that everyone can create impressive cat photographs and fun movies with the camera they carry.
She is a Professional Member of the Cat Writers Association, Kuykendall Image Award winner and published photographer at the Guardian newspaper.
Raz is deeply missed by so many in ‘Blogville’…
While the B & W image looses the gingery-ness, I too, love the drama in the B & W image. It is amazing!
That is a great photo! We prefer the monochrome version.
I like both versions of Jack’s portrait. What a beautiful cat! We’re very sad here about the loss of Raz.
I like the monochrome version the best! Well done!
Thank you it’s my favourite. I am learning so much from what other people like best though.
That is a lovely monochrome photo of Jack. It brings out the details, particularly his eye.
That monochrome of Jack is lovely. If we had to choose, we would say the color because his orange is so dramatic in the light and shadow.
We are heartbroken about Raz.
Thank you, that is so interesting to hear. I see the photos all the time so I guess I get used to them a bit.
Ginger kitties are so special in color or monochrome. We’re all very sad about dear Raz.