The original picture was hazy (not enough contrast), yellowish and a little plain. We used the Pro Quick Edit Box to color balance the picture, bring down the low tones and increase the color. We then used the Dynamic Light functions to create just the right contrast.

After this, we created a vignette with the Draw Mask to bring up the focus of the picture (the dog’s face). We also used the Dodge and Burn brush to selectively bring down dark areas and to highlight elements of the dogs face, but also add contrast in dark areas (like the bridge of the nose) to bring the dog out of the picture.

The result is an amazingly adorable look from the dog who is now much more colorful and looks like he’s about to come out of the picture.