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Not only can you get an animal adopted just by a picture but I have found that I can give more and more of my time to the shelter because of how it impacts my life. I don't have a lot of time these days since work has started up (I am a swim coach). The days that I can go into the shelter and take photos of these animals makes my days just a little more manageable. Making the dogs and cats simply irresistible! When you are at the shelter and getting to know a dog or cat you can really capture their personality in a photo. By using forced depth of field you can bring the animal out in the photo making it the focal point of the photo. This can help the potential owner sift through the animals online and see what animal they truly desire. Another example of the impact the photography has is that it teaches us how to function on Photoshop. Being able to do the same things over and over again through the photos makes learning the abilities easier. If it wasn't for the practice pictures I would not have learned how to appropriately make a mask. I think it would be a great idea to make a video of a day in the life of a shelter animal. While it would require a lot of time it might help those who do not quite understand how shelters work and cure some of the misconceptions that surround the center. They could not only place these films online but they can see if a news center wants to run the piece. While this might not be feasible right now I do see this as a positive impact for the shelter and getting the word out their about how the shelter is run. Getting other schools to participate in this class and in the shelter could help with community outreach. By simply extending an arm to our neighbors at NCSU we could increase awareness about the center and about the issues that the shelter preaches about.

Here is a photo of a puppy that shows his personality and would have been lost in his previous photo.

Rob (54461)