Year: 2019

BEFORE

Please welcome to the show our latest party animal (aka foster cat), Garth. He’s a big boy who’s surprisingly light on his feet. (They probably should have named him Farley after another SNL alum of similar comportment who was also a bit of a black sheep.) We’ve taken to calling with Girthy Garth and Baby Garth (doo doo, doo doo doo doo).

Garth is the first black cat we’ve fostered, so he’s also the first black cat I’ve had the chance to photograph extensively. The light absorbing qualities of Garth’s fur combined with the light tones of our house’s decor has proved to be too much for the iPhone’s exposure evaluation. Which means if I have to snap a quick shot to capture Garth before he moves I’ll have to apply a whack of exposure adjustment and shadow recovery after the fact—like I did with this shot, as you can see from the before and after.