Week 2: Day 4

Before this post I had never really thought about where these animals come from. After thinking about it for a while I have come up with a few ideas. I feel that the animals at the shelter come from individuals who have recognized that they can no longer give the pet the attention and care that it needs, from individuals who wanted to use the animal for something other then a companion (money, fighting, etc.) or they come from individuals who have come across these animals in an unsafe and unattended environment but know that they can not provide the proper attention and care or do not have the time and space for additional pets that they had not planned for. Today  I spoke to a girl who was bringing her friends dog in because her friend was hired for a new job, and her new job does not allow for her to have enough time for the dog that she know she needs. This makes me feel happy and sad at the same time. I feel happy because she realized that the pet deserves more, and even though she loves the dog still she wants to make sure it recieve appropriate attention. It makes me feel sad because I know how hard it would before me to have to give my dog away, even after only having it for a few months.

This is the picture I am most proud of this week. I am proud of it because of the personality it captures in the picture and the colors that are illuminated. I used the vignette setting on photoshop to make the edges darker to draw the eye more toward the middle, on the cat and the details on her face.