Playful Portraits by Elke Vogelsang Catch Cats’ Cranky and Silly Emotions
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In contrast to the affectionate canine companions that grace lots of Elke Vogelsang’s portraits, the cats she finds in entrance of her digital camera exhibit extra irritable, even stereotypical feelings. She captures her feline topics with a spread of reactions, whether or not snarling and baring their tooth or exhibiting off their extra playful sides with leaps into the air or a fast flick of their tongues.
An expert pet portraitist, Vogelsang principally visits her topics at their houses quite than bringing them to her Hildesheim studio. This tends to make the animals extra snug, she shares, not less than sufficient for her to coax out extra real feelings with the assistance of string, feathers, treats, and typically catnip for mood-boosting. “Let’s face it, cats will be a lot tougher to {photograph} than canine. If they will’t be bothered, they gained’t do it for our sake,” she says. “Usually, periods with cats are shorter than periods with canine. They’re those to find out the schedule.”
Vogelsang maintains an Instagram account dedicated to her feline collaborators, and you will discover rather more of her portraiture on her site.
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