Does your cat have several favorite places in the house? Luxie does. You can almost always find her in a couple of different locations depending on the time of day. One of her favorite places is on a wool rug in our foyer. It's nice and bright and allows her to look out the window in the door and the two side windows. She can also see into the rest of the house and look up to see the upstairs. It's also were we have set up her little pot of cat grass.
What I like about it is that light is usually pretty good for photographs. It's tricky to photograph cats with white and other colors. When you try and meter for the other colors in their coat, the white tends to blow out. In this case, I manually bring down the whites a bit in lightroom to try and balance it a bit.
The other tricky thing about photographing Luxie is that as soon as you point a camera towards her, she comes running up to you. In this case, I had just come back from a photoshoot, so I had my long lens on my camera, my 70-200. This allowed me to be far enough away from her that she didn't feel like I was calling to her by crouching down on the floor.
For her artsy photo this week, I turned her into a Cézanne painting!
Beth Patterson says
What a beautiful cat and photos!
Silver says
She looks neat doesn't she?
Comedy Plus says
What a beautiful cat. So regal.
Have a purrfect day and weekend. ☺
Kathe W. says
our Lucy has several favorite places and it depends on the time of day as to where we will find her! Cheers!
Savannah's Paw Tracks says
Luxie you are a most bootiful Callico ladycat. Mom L needs one of those lens thingies because The Kid Sage does what you do and moves toward the camera to rub it
stevebethere says
Aww! I had a cat look just like Luxie years ago she was lovely, cute photos love the poses heheh!
Have a posetastic weekend 🙂
Shadow says
Thanks for the photography lesson. I am still learning my skills. Those are some great shots of Luxie, she is a stunning cat.
Sarah the human
Shadow the cat.
LeeAnna Paylor says
the cezanne effect is so wonderful. What a pretty kitty you are Luxie
LeeAnna at not afraid of color
Spencer the Goldendoodle says
I can't get over how much you look like my pal Callie the Cat!!! 🙂
Karren Haller says
Such a beautiful kitty, purrs and hugs!
Jean Dion says
I struggle with the blowout issue with my Lucy, too. Her bib is just pure white, and it's always riiiight on the cusp of being too bright when I'm done with color correction. Always a challenge!
Jean from Welcome to the Menagerie
Annie says
These photos are breathtaking! Luxie is beautiful. I wish I knew how to do that kind of photo editing. I don't get further than auto correct. Her favorite spot sounds like a perfect spot for a kitty.
Flynn says
Luxie is beautiful. That is a lovely selfie.
Cheryl says
I love the one you took of her with your long lens...perfect, right down to her little pink nose...
All animals just love a sunny spot.. My dog...(6 pounds) love sitting in front of our full glass door also when the sun is shinning...
speedyrabbit says
What a cutie,xx Speedy
Cathy Keisha says
Luxie is a gorgeous calico! I wish TW had a quarter of your photographic skills. Great art effect too.
The Island Cats says
Those are beautiful pictures of Lexie. We have several spots we like to nap...but our #1 spot is the bed.
Caren Gittleman says
Luxie is incredibly gorgeous! Love her eyes and her calico markings! Such a beauty!
Little Binky and Granny says
We like the effect, Lucie. It looks beautiful. Pawkisses 🙂 <3
mariodacat roever says
She is so beautiful. I have always wanted a calico cat, but always ended up with black and white and/or grey. GReat job on the photo.
Patty from Florica says
My cat liked one particular spot for a time and then would move on to another spot never to return to the old spot. First the microwave in the corner of the countertop; then the top of the television, etc.
Athena and Marie says
So beautiful!
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Ellen Pilch says
Luxie is a work of art all by herself with those gorgeous markings. I love the painting.
Socks, Scylla, Fenris, Tuiren, YinYang & Chimera (ATCAD) says
Luxie, you look stunning.
Dragonheart, Merlin, and Devi says
Luxie, it looks like you have a great spot there ! We also like the art effect - it does look like a painting!