What do you think of this lion?

[Anonymous]

I kinda like the way this one turned out. Thoughts?

HD

 

[wade1]

Nice clarity and good placement of the eye. The only suggestion I would have is to make better use of the negative space around its head. Its somewhat unblanced as it is there. Still a great picture.

Keep em coming!

Wade

 

[azcaddman]

another lion

 

[Anonymous]

The only suggestion I would have is to make better use of the negative space around its head.

Thanks, Wade. What would that mean if I could recompose this photo? Something in the background? Shape that negative space with another object?

HD

 

[mountainbiker619]

I think your signature in the bottom left corner would help.

 

[Anonymous]

heh, yeah, I gotta learn how to do that and make it look good. Travis Staut has it mastered.

 

[Anonymous]

I think these photos's are great. No need to fill that "negative space" the black background makes a great contrast and gives your photo's "snap". Good work!

 

[wade1]

No need to fill that "negative space" the black background makes a great contrast and gives your photo's

Note, I didn't say "fill the negative space" I said "make better use of the space" which is not in any way the same thing. Its about balance of negative space with the foreimage. There's no angle on the head and the negative space is broken by its nose.... make sense?

Wade

 

[wade1]

PS- Get rid of that border, its terrible. :twisted:

 

[Anonymous]

How are you getting that nice background? Is that a feature I have yet to learn in Photoshop?

 

[Anonymous]

Hmm. I'm a little dense, Wade, what you're saying doesn't make much sense to me. I understand what you mean by negative space, but "angle on the head?" "Broken by the nose?" Not getting it.

I can certainly get rid of that border. Not today, but next time I dink around with PS.

Buff-
You can use a tool in photoshop that "dumps a bucket" of color into an area. Looks like a little paint bucket icon. However, most times when I get a black backdrop like that, it is simply an ill-lit background, and employing a flash to light the subject. Or, adjusting the contrast and brightness levels can do the same thing.

HD

 

[Anonymous]

Ya know, I've always wondered why lions lose their "antennae" above their eyes. My volitans lion looks just like that first picture, but he used to have long stalks above his eyes about two inches long. They slowly just shrunk away after a couple months.

Anyway, good looking picture.