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Tabby Cat Toulouse in Profile

15/11/2020 by Marjorie Dawson 12 Comments

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This is our tabby cat Toulouse seen in profile pose.

For those of you working on your DSLR skills this picture was taken using my Canon 55-250mm telephoto lens using settings ISO 200 (which helps you retain the best colour), 178mm F5.6, and 1/40.

Why does this matter?

F5.6 is as low as my telephoto lens will go to give me a shallow depth of field, using the settings above, and natural light. The settings give the lovely ‘Bokeh’ soft focus effect for my tabby cat portrait.

If you have to use indoor lighting or shoot inside for any reasons, I suggest trying adjusting your White Balance. This may be currently set to AWB on your camera as ‘AWB’ is a good general setting for your light – always check your manual or online if you are in any doubt.

  • NOTE: Using flash is a separate skill. Your camera’s flash is great for fill flash (see my post here) but try adjusting white balance first.

The white balance adjustment comes into its own when you need to compensate for Tungsten (3200K) or Fluorescent (4000K) or are in heavy shade. These lights give you the dreaded blue or orange colour you see in a lot o vintage snaps – and a little experimentation means you can avoid them forever! [The K number in brackets is the Kelvin light measure that might be shown on your camera menu.]

  • Check the settings under AWB or White Balance in your camera menu.
  • What is Kelvin – “The Kelvin definition is “the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree Celsius.” Scientific jargon aside, Kelvin is used in lighting to measure the color temperature of a particular light bulb. And in short, the higher the Kelvin rating (expressed in K), the whiter the light will be. – Lumens
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  1. Catwoods says

    17/11/2020 at 5:31 am

    Beautiful photo of Toulouse!

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  2. The Florida Furkids says

    17/11/2020 at 2:53 am

    That’s a fabulous profile selfie!!

    The Florida Furkids

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  3. The Island Cats says

    16/11/2020 at 2:16 pm

    What a handsome photo of Toulouse. He’s fast becoming your muse. 🙂

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    • Marjorie Dawson says

      16/11/2020 at 6:09 pm

      I agree.

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  4. Melissa & Mudpie says

    16/11/2020 at 1:24 pm

    He is SUCH a handsome gent!

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  5. Ellen Pilch says

    16/11/2020 at 12:25 pm

    Such a cutie.

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  6. Timmy Tomcat says

    16/11/2020 at 9:19 am

    We learn so much when we visit and try things. (Dad needs so much help with photos *Sigh * thanks. We will check email now.

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  7. Meezer'sMews&TerrieristicalWoofs says

    16/11/2020 at 9:12 am

    That is simply a gorgeous portrait/selfie of Toulouse!!

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  8. BellaDharma an LadyMew says

    16/11/2020 at 5:56 am

    Mee-yow wow Toulouse!! Yore purrofile Selfie iss lovelee…yore a naturelle!!!
    **purrss** BellaDharma an <3 LadyMew too!

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  9. meowmeowmans says

    16/11/2020 at 4:15 am

    Wow, Toulouse. Your profile is brilliant (nice pboto, Marjorie!)! 🙂

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  10. Brian Frum says

    16/11/2020 at 2:45 am

    Your profile selfie really is most wonderful sweet Toulouse!

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  11. Erin the Cat Princess says

    15/11/2020 at 10:44 pm

    Oh gosh, it does sound very complicated. But if the end result is such lovely pictures then it is clearly worth it.
    Lots of purrs to all, including that Kelvin chap, whoever he may be 😉
    Purrs
    ERin

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