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Pensacola’s 8th Annual Wiener Dog Races

Monday, April 16th, 2012

This past Saturday (April 14, 2012) was a beautiful day, with plenty of sunshine and a constant breeze – perfect weather for racing! Pensacola’s Wiener Dog Races are in their 8th year, and personally, I was pretty impressed at how organized and systematic the event was: there were divisions for every weight class (from 5 lbs all the way up to 20+ lbs) and each race was exciting! And to top it all off, proceeds from admission and food sales went to support the Florida Dachshund Rescue, a fantastic group of people that rehabilitate and re-home dachshunds in need. It was a fantastic day – check out all the fun we had in this video!
 

It was great to meet everyone there – and congrats again to the winners!

 

Kids and Kritters Parade at Pensacola Beach

Monday, February 13th, 2012

It was a bit cold out on Saturday morning, and some decidedly un-Florida-like weather threatened to rain us out, but the Kids and Kritters Parade at Pensacola Beach turned out to be a great success! And while spelling the word “critter” with a k hurts the Great Books major in me, I’m thrilled to share the photos with you!  Take a look…

 

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras german shepherd puppy

 

welsh corgi mardi gras parade pensacola beach kritter krawl

 

 

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras

 

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras

 

 

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl

 

There were lots of “awwww”s as this little girl and her pup went along the parade route! Perhaps one from me as well.

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras dog in basket bicycle bike

 

 

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras soft coated Wheaten terrier

 

This handsome doberman is Hawk, one of the “mascots” of Best Paw Forward Dog Training!

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras doberman

 

These dogs had quite the ride…

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras

 

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras german shepherd

 

 

 

This little guy was a little too shy to look at me… he preferred to stick close to his mom.

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras puppy labrador lab shy dog

 

This guy is Frankie… he’s a pretty cool dude.

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras pit bull

 

Even cool dudes get tuckered out at parades.

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras pit bull

 

This gorgeous Afghan Hound’s name is Zoe. Aren’t her fur and costume beautiful?

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras afghan hound

 

 Tiki the welsh corgi came up to say hello after the parade!

Pensacola Beach dogs pets parade Kritter Krawl Mardi Gras welsh corgi

 

It was great to meet everyone there! We all survived the chilly temperatures together, haha! If you attended and don’t see your photos here, they’re in the main event gallery: http://proofs.allisonshamrell.com.

Have a great Paw-di Gras with your pups!

 

Photography Classes ~ {Florida Pet Photography by Allison Shamrell}

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Were you lucky enough to receive a fancy new DSLR camera for Christmas? Or have you heard any of your friends bragging about getting one on Facebook? Maybe you’ve had a camera for years that has more settings than you’ve cared to explore?
Whatever your situation, now you have a solution! I’ll be teaching classes all about how to get out of auto mode on your camera very soon, in both Pace and Ft. Walton Beach!

You’ll learn how to…

Give portraits that creamy, out-of-focus background

Freeze action instead of getting just a blur

Frame portraits for effective indoor and outdoor shooting

 

And more! While I have several things that are a “must” to discuss, my main goal is to answer all your questions and make sure you’re 100% more comfortable with that marvelous mechanical beauty that has the ability to capture gorgeous family memories! Don’t dread the other modes besides auto on your camera; use them, embrace them, RELISH them! I promise you’ll love your photos so much more.

Note: this will not be a pet-oriented event. Although you know dogs are my favorite subject to photograph, and photos of them will likely serve as many in-class examples, the principles you learn will be for general photography and applicable to any subject.

Class details:
~ Cost for attending: $59
~ Dates: attendees will vote on their preferences, but either the afternoon of Sunday the 22nd or a weekday evening.
~ Length of class: 2 hours, give or take. Really, just as long as everyone wants to keep learning!
~ Wine and chocolate will be present. Because I can’t think of a good reason why not.
~ A minimum of at least 4 people must attend for class to occur – and there is a maximum of 8! So… tell a friend, but hurry! (If you come AND bring a friend with you, I might have an extra surprise for you…)
~ If you don’t feel like you learned your money’s worth of information and handy tips, I’ll give you a refund. Seriously.

How to reserve your spot:
~ Call 850-255-0903
~ Email allison@allisonshamrell.com
~ Do either one of the above, but do it by Tuesday, January 10th!

I really hope you consider making time in your schedule for this class. Learning a new skill doesn’t have to be incredibly difficult, and this particular skill is incredibly useful. You can take pictures that do more than document events – they’ll be photos that you’ll be proud of. I hope to hear from you soon!

~ Dog Photography by Allison Shamrell in Pensacola and Ft. Walton Beach, Florida ~

 

Christmas Pet Portraits! ~ {Pensacola and Ft. Walton Beach Pet Photography by Allison Shamrell}

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

With Christmas coming up so soon, I thought you might like to see the results of the Christmas Sessions from earlier this month! I set up my studio in The Spotted Dog and 3 Dogs & A Chick, and a bunch of families came in to have their Christmas portraits taken. It was a lot of fun, and a bit chaotic – let’s just say I’m glad I splurged on the “shatter-resistant” ornaments!

Here’s a fun video I put together featuring many of the attendees we had – and I kept it to just photos of the dogs, even though we had plenty more portraits of everyone’s whole family! Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

~   Dog Photography by Allison Shamrell in Pensacola and Ft. Walton Beach, Florida   ~

 

 

Happy Birthday to my business partner!

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

This is my husband:

 

 

 

He is the reason that Allison Shamrell Photography exists today. Because without his love, patience, voice of reason, great ideas, and willingness that I could devote myself so deeply to something other than our family, I’m sure that I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing today.

 

I love you so much, Ken! I guess you’re old like me now…

 

~   Dog Photography by Allison Shamrell in Milton, Florida   ~

 

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