mollyoishi
Fighter
W:13.4 L:8.9 240ppi
Traditional Digital Photography
I took this photo at the Arizona Humane Society where I volunteer. I went in and took a key and walk around the kennels taking photos of the various dogs that were unfortunate enough to somehow end up there one way or another. This was a dog that I had been just brought in, he was a previous fight dog. Being a pit bull many times dogs like him get looked over because they have such a bad reputation, but I know from experience that pit bulls are some of the sweetest dogs to be around and only want to have a family to love them.
Editing for this photo was a 2 step process. I opened the photo in Photoshop making it black and white and doing minor, remedial changes. I then saved it and proceeded to open it in Lightroom where I changed the lights, darks, black, whites, and amped up the clarity quite a bit to bring out the fur. I also lightened the eyes so they would stand out more. The final step was adding a medium vignette to the photo to further draw the eye in.
The texture of the fur and the stark white of the fight scars create a nice contrast in the photo and creates the tone that this dog has been through quite a lot. The look in his eyes though shows the frightened state of mind and that all he wants is to go home with someone.
Fighter
W:13.4 L:8.9 240ppi
Traditional Digital Photography
I took this photo at the Arizona Humane Society where I volunteer. I went in and took a key and walk around the kennels taking photos of the various dogs that were unfortunate enough to somehow end up there one way or another. This was a dog that I had been just brought in, he was a previous fight dog. Being a pit bull many times dogs like him get looked over because they have such a bad reputation, but I know from experience that pit bulls are some of the sweetest dogs to be around and only want to have a family to love them.
Editing for this photo was a 2 step process. I opened the photo in Photoshop making it black and white and doing minor, remedial changes. I then saved it and proceeded to open it in Lightroom where I changed the lights, darks, black, whites, and amped up the clarity quite a bit to bring out the fur. I also lightened the eyes so they would stand out more. The final step was adding a medium vignette to the photo to further draw the eye in.
The texture of the fur and the stark white of the fight scars create a nice contrast in the photo and creates the tone that this dog has been through quite a lot. The look in his eyes though shows the frightened state of mind and that all he wants is to go home with someone.