I wasn't going for anything in particular, just playing with my macro. I'd just like to point out that I try not to edit my photos at all, and if I have to I stick to basic stuff like cropping, so keep that in mind.
@kali66 Thanks for the comment. I thought that too, but it's always there. She has a persistent eye booger. lighting is something I don't have much of a feel for at all, and trying to read about it makes me zone out. I'll try to work on it!
It is worth looking at an edit programme like Ribbet or pic monkey because you can clone out unwanted added extras like sleep in the eye. I like the crop you have chosen and with a little bit of editing you could perfect this.
My personal opinion is if you can take a great photo without any editing, then do it. However, lighting and clutter in a photo is hard to work around for every photo. Also, the quality of the camera and lenses do make a difference if you want to steer clear of doing further editing.
Since you say you are starting out, this is a great time to really learn all about photography. By limiting what you allow yourself to do you are limiting many opportunities in the field of photography. As a beginner, learning to compose is great but if you choose to do no editing, your composed photo needs to really be good. Even the best photographers in the world cannot be consistent with all photographs. So, don't limit yourself, just have fun and learn everything.
My critique for this photo would be the blurry side on the left really detracts from the eyes. Read up on doing portraits. One thing you will learn is the eyes are the first thing we look at. They need to be bright with a bit of catch light so we go straight to them. Sometimes it's unavoidable due to lighting but just keep trying different light and different settings on your camera. Due to the lightest point here, I look at the bridge of this cat's nose and then move out to the eyes. If that is where you want us to look, I'd crop in tighter so we can really see the fur. Keep in mind all lenses have a range of distance where they will work. That is something you will have to learn. How far in and how far away to achieve what you want us to see in the photo.
@chapjohn thanks for commenting @lucypics thanks for the suggestions, I'll look at those programs @dmortega The reason I'm trying to avoid editing is because in the future I won't have much time for it and I don't want to come to rely on it. That said, I plan to play around with some of the less time consuming edits in the future. Thanks for the detailed critique.
It is a little flat, and underexposed (something I notice most of your photo's shot indoors are). I would also think about what you're actually photographing if you're not into processing and play around with different angles. For example, if your pussycat always suffers from eye troubles, try photographing from an angle where it's not so predominant.
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Since you say you are starting out, this is a great time to really learn all about photography. By limiting what you allow yourself to do you are limiting many opportunities in the field of photography. As a beginner, learning to compose is great but if you choose to do no editing, your composed photo needs to really be good. Even the best photographers in the world cannot be consistent with all photographs. So, don't limit yourself, just have fun and learn everything.
My critique for this photo would be the blurry side on the left really detracts from the eyes. Read up on doing portraits. One thing you will learn is the eyes are the first thing we look at. They need to be bright with a bit of catch light so we go straight to them. Sometimes it's unavoidable due to lighting but just keep trying different light and different settings on your camera. Due to the lightest point here, I look at the bridge of this cat's nose and then move out to the eyes. If that is where you want us to look, I'd crop in tighter so we can really see the fur. Keep in mind all lenses have a range of distance where they will work. That is something you will have to learn. How far in and how far away to achieve what you want us to see in the photo.
@lucypics thanks for the suggestions, I'll look at those programs
@dmortega The reason I'm trying to avoid editing is because in the future I won't have much time for it and I don't want to come to rely on it. That said, I plan to play around with some of the less time consuming edits in the future. Thanks for the detailed critique.