Are you ready for this? I cannot WAIT to share these images with you! :) :)
2015 was an incredible year for my business: I met incredible people, fantastic dogs, and had a BLAST doing what I absolutely love to do! I’ll always be able to look back on 2015 with a big smile on my face, because although it had its ups and downs (just like any year), I have to admit that there were way more “ups” and happy times than anything else. So of course I couldn’t properly say goodbye to one of the most amazing years of my life without a “Best of” blog post – because I want to share a tiny fraction of how GREAT this year was with you! So I really feel like this blog post contains a piece of my heart… not to wax poetic, but the people and dogs in these photos really do mean the world to me, and I’ll always be grateful that we crossed paths in 2015. Did all these sessions go 100% smoothly? Nope! (Hello rain delays!) Did all these dogs really love being in front of the camera? Definitely not! (Some adored being the center of attention, and some definitely took some warming up!) But I think we still ended up with spectacular results from each & every session, and to me, that’s the most important thing, because then my clients can walk away happy. And I think they all did! :)
So here are all the pets I photographed in full-length photo sessions in 2015. I picked out my 3 favorite images from each session – not the easiest thing to do!! – and for the sake of simplicity, I refrained from sharing the details of each pet’s story here, but you can always search the blog for details on any pet if you’re curious.
3ee the Belgian Malinois, from San Diego
Aberdeen the service dog (golden retriever/labrador mix), from San Diego
Aberdeen came back for a second session this year! Yay- I LOVED seeing this dog twice as often! :)
Albert the Scottie, from San Diego
Sadly, Albert is no longer with us today. He is deeply missed.
Archie & Leo, the Greater Swiss Mountain dog mix and the bearded collie/Old English sheepdog mix, from San Diego
Azula & Apollo, cats from San Diego
Beatrice & Bruno, the min pin & chihuahua, from San Diego
Berkeley, the Dutch shepherd, from San Diego
Bimmer, Laila & Leo, the golden retrievers & labrador, from San Diego
Brandi & Colt, the yorkie/shih tzu mix and beagle, from Vista
Briley & Gunner, the weimaraner & German shepherd, from Encinitas
Buster, Fae, Leland & Nyx, mixed breed dogs and cat, from San Diego
Cherry the German shepherd, from San Diego
Colin the mixed breed dog, from San Diego
Cooper & Sophie, mixed breed dogs, from San Diego
Daisy, the beagle/bulldog mix, from San Diego
Daisy the boxer, from San Diego
Dippy, Lulu & Bentley, mixed-breed dogs & cockapoo, from San Diego
Duke the mixed-breed dog, from San Diego
Unfortunately, Duke passed away soon after his session took place. He was such a good boy…
Emerson, Russell & Bells, the labrador and cattle dog & labrador mixed breed dog, from Ramona
Gaston the French bulldog, from San Diego
Gracie the St. Bernard, from San Diego
Howie & Bernie, boxers, from San Marcos
Indy & Molly, the golden retriever & Great Pyrenees mix, from San Diego
Karma & Kody, the pit bull & Australian shepherd, from San Diego
Keiko the dachshund, from San Diego
Lexie, Gunther, Chase & Aurora, German shepherds & Belgian Malinois dog, from San Diego
Louisa & Brutus, standard poodles, from San Diego
Chia & Lucy, sphynx cats, from San Diego & Temecula
Madison the labrador/shepherd mix, from San Diego
Marina the pit bull/husky mix, from San Diego
Mariposa, Benny & Sprocket, the papillon & papillon mixes, from San Diego
Marlow, Cielow & Darla, the German short-haired pointer, husky, and pointer mix, from San Diego
Marlow had a pretty serious health scare just before our session, but thankfully, he’s healthy & happy today!
Mindy the Yorkie, from El Cajon
Mr. Higgins the labrador, from La Jolla
Mr. Smith the miniature poodle, from San Diego
Myers & Morgan, maltipoos, from San Diego
Oliver the Jack Russell terrier, from San Diego
Oscar the soft-coated Wheaten terrier, from Rancho Bernardo
Oscar & Bruce, labradors, from La Jolla
Pele & Alaska, service dogs (labrador/golden retriever mixes), from Escondido
Penny the rat terrier, from San Diego
Porkchop & Applesauce, domestic longhair and domestic shorthair cats from San Diego
Ridley & Samus, chihuahua & chihuahua/terrier mix, from San Diego
Riley the border collie/husky mix, from San Diego
Rita the mixed breed dog, from San Diego
Roo the mixed breed dog, from San Diego
Ruby & Gladstone, English bulldogs, from San Diego
Sadie, Belle & Roscoe, the golden retriever, Australian shepherd & bichon frise, from Encinitas
Lucas & James Woods, the Australian cattle dog mix & pit bull, from San Diego
Savannah the Cavalier King Charles spaniel, from San Diego
Shayna, the mixed breed service dog, from San Diego
Sid, the French mastiff/Catahoula leopard dog mix, from San Marcos
Stiller, Violet & Charlotte, smooth fox terriers & mini schnauzer, from Carlsbad
Tate & Skyler, mixed breed dogs, from Encinitas
Taylor the schnauzer, from Oceanside
Teddy the chow chow, from Coronado
Tex the Chinook sled dog, from Santee
Tito & Fizgig, the pug & exotic shorthair cat, from San Diego
Trea (full name: Mister Bailey’s Treasure) & Bailey, American quarter horse & German shepherd mix, from Rancho Santa Fe
Sir Truffle the Scottie, from San Diego
Rebel, Sparky, Liberty, Diva & Rocky, Yorkies, from Carlsbad
Yuma the mixed breed dog, from San Diego
Whew! What a year! :)
Of course, if you’d like to see your pet’s photos in the “Best of 2016” post that I’m sure I’ll be working on a year from now, please get in touch via the contact form on my website.
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