As a nature photo kinda guy, I can just comment on what I value in a species portrait...
Animals are adapted to certain environments, so it's usually nice to see some of it's immediate surroundings. Also, I think it's great if the animal displays some of it's typical behaviour. If it's a close-up shot, I think it's important to see the eyes properly, just like with human portraits. -Well at least for mammals, birds and (curiously) spiders and insects. Fish eyes are less interesting unless attached to the camera... Shallow DOF is just one technique to make the subject stand out from the background. A good combination of ight and shadow is another. Come to think of it, why shouldn't flowers be allowed to have their portrait taken? Jostein ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 5:28 AM Subject: question about next month's pug > I know we usually get creative with our interpretations of the monthly > PUG themes, but I'm having trouble picking my submission for next month > so I was wondering...is a "portrait" usually defined as a shot of a > person or critter using a shallow depth of field, and with the subject > taking up a lot of the frame? Or could it just be any sort of photo of a > person? This will help me narrow down my choices a bit (which aren't > many to begin with because I don't shoot people much.) > > Thx, > Amita >
