Opinions on these pictures of my kitten?

Question

Are they good enough to enter in some contest? Thanks!

1) http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/6366/hpim0487nf0.jpg

2) http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/3906/hpim0486vw4.jpg

3) http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/9623/hpim0490ei1.jpg

Answer 1

You have a cute kitty!

But your pictures are, at best, mediocre snapshots.
The first one is out of focus.
The second one has a flashed "pet eye" and a distracting background.
The third one has pet eye again, and does not look very sharp either.
So, no, I don't think these are contest material.

Keep trying. If you can, put kitty in front of a bright window and try again with either no flash, or a piece of tissue taped over the flash to soften it. Or go outside in open shade. Keep practicing and maybe you will capture a great image to be proud to enter in a contest or hang on your wall.

Answer 2

If you plan on entering them in a contest, I think you should fiddle with them on some computer programs!
[( Just look up photoshop or arcsoft photostudio- I recommend the second suggestion for beginners, photoshop is complicated! and get a two weeks free trial or something. )]

On the first picture, if you were to edit it so the stuff besides the cat in the picture wasn't there and there was only black behind the kitten, it'd make it look a lot better, because it would bring out the cat more.

On the second, try cropping the picture. Make the full picture just be like this- The top left corner is just above the cats paw over the stuffed toy, and the bottom of the picture runs under the cats ear/head. That's the cutest area of the picture, and it will make it look like the cat is peaking out from behind the toy, playfully.

The third picture looks fine, but you could also crop it so you only got the head and half of the body in the picture to really emphasize the face.

I hope this helps!
And your kitten is ADORABLE!
What's its name?

Answer 3

You're kidding right? Are you a troll?
The first one is out of focus. Delete it.
The next two lack any sort of reasonable background.
If you want a shot that will work submitted as art, you need to set it up. Find somewhere PLANNED, like set up a solid colored sheet on the wall draping on the ground. And something else in the picture would be good. Maybe the kitten could be in a basket or chewing a flower or something.
Your flash sucks, the background fades away, and not in a good way like a cool vignette. You need better lighting, lots of it.

Answer 4

You can really only entire the third one in a contest. The idea is to make your kitten the center of interest--not the toy. The best way to get a pet photo, in my opinion, is to have a handful of treats to coax the animal into a calm sit or laying position. Using a method to take a photo with a pet is a good idea--they'll get used to the flash and holding their position (very handy with dogs). I hope you can get a sweet, clear picture of your kitty for a contest, it's very cute.

Answer 5

Very cute kitty. On the first one the focus is not on the cat. Second one is best I think but the glare from the flash shows in the eyes. If these pictures were taken in the daytime without the flash they would have been better.

Answer 6

The third one isn't bad. But try experimenting with natural light instead of flash. Maybe it would be nice if he was playing in the grass or on a park bench. Try something unusual for your contest. Happy shooting!

Answer 7

I like second one. The first one scares me a little and the Third he has eye boogies...

Answer 8

awwwww! It's so cute! I like the 2nd n 3rd ones! What kind of cat is she/he ?