great poses on the first two John 438. i thought they were well loved and trained animals. I would love to know any of your tricks for posing them if you would like to share.

Good on you and Erv for putting into the community and helping our furry friends.

My son's dog was recently quite reluctant to pose for me. he thought he would roll over or ignore me. finally i had one of him posing disdainfully. My son's fiancee loved the tickle my tummy one.

KDM Imagery, what is that dog saying, his eyes are speaking loudly?

The processing. There is no way to give it a number, it is just TOO much. In many cases, when we can tell what has been done, that means it is too much. This has crossed from extending the dynamic range into cartoon.

This is where the use of layer masks can become so useful. An effect can be applied to a layer and then by hiding the layer one can paint specific areas with the effect. By manipulating the opacity of the brush, the effect can be applied in appropriate amounts.

In many cases, applying an effect like this to an entire image at full strength is the wrong approach.