As a rule men and dogs go together; women and cats go together. You may find the odd single chap who lives with a cat or two but it is generally not the case. And we've all come across the mad old dear who is surrounded by the things!
However, author, Tom Cox lives with six felines, and I should add, one woman. His latest book is titled, "Under the Paw, Confessions of a Cat Man" and is the subject of a feature in the Times. Nothing unusual in this you may think. The tricky bit of this assignment was that the Times2 section of the paper has recently undergone a redesign and I was asked to photograph said cats with studio lights and Tom incidental within the frame.
Now, getting six cats together in one place is difficult enough, let alone freaking them out with high powered strobes. Luckily, Tom hadn't fed them that day, so a group feed was decided on. With food in the bowls the six were gathered together, remaining in place for long enough to get off half a dozen frames before deciding they'd had enough and disappeared back into the garden.
Getting it right was in all honesty, more by luck than judgement and enforced the old adage; never work with children or animals.
Nice composition, must've been a nightmare to get them all in the right place.... The one cat looking up and the man's t-shirt really make the picture. Ben
ReplyDeleteAnimals and children are ok to work with, it's politicians you should keep away from. Funny people.
ReplyDeleteMad cat and dog woman here, withsix cats, five of whom walk in the beautiful Pembrokeshire Coastal park. So, if you fancy a rural take on your urban cat story, ad cats who do so love a camera, come over this way and walk in Wales. We have seal pups aswell now! What a mixture.
Love from Wild Wales and the ginger cats