"Stressed Out"
"Lazy Day"
Artist statement: Milo has been working hard to protect his family from everything for his entire life. He finally gets a lazy day to just lay on the couch and sleep well without any worries. Milo is such a sweet boy and he cares about his family very much, but doesn't like strangers at all. I appreciate Milo because while he does get grumpy sometimes, he is also very caring and worrisome. I took this photo on the couch during spring break while Milo was resting after an exciting day. I arranged for him to look at the camera by calling his name and acting like I had food in my hand. I feel that I have accomplished taking a satisfactory portrait because of how the light is hitting his face. In addition, I edited the portrait so as to bring out all of the colors in his fur and eyes and blurred the background so that the viewer can just focus on Milo. It was a challenge for me to take this because Milo does have a lot of energy, especially when people are around, so he moved around a lot, but overall I am delighted with how this portrait turned out.