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Fiona, the Homebody Border Collie

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Fiona is a beautiful border collie that loves being at home! Her favorite activity is to play with her squeaky ball in her living room, closely followed by playing with her frisbee outside in the backyard. She just wouldn’t trade anything for being at home with her parents – she even loves the routine of playing in the backyard so much, that she’s worn down the grass in the specific path that she takes every time she goes out to play!

 

I really can’t blame her for loving her home and her usual routine so much. Lately, trips away from home have been to all sorts of vets’ offices, most lately the oncologist’s in Gainesville to get chemo medication. When leaving the house involves stuff like that, it’s no wonder Fiona’s a happy homebody. And in fact, we took a quick trip away from the house to visit my studio during our session, but I wanted to showcase images that show her at her “happy place” for this Sneak Peek! So here are a few images from her house:

 

A border collie dog plays with a frisbee in the grass.

 

Ball-focused? Yes, definitely!

A border collie dog watches a squeaky ball toy in her house.

 

Thank you for the honor of meeting your sweet girl, Julie. I can’t wait to show you the rest of the cute photos we got, very soon! :)

 

Dog Photography: Outside, Inside, Outside, Inside

Wednesday, September 12th, 2012

That’s exactly how this session went! We started outside in the backyard, headed inside to relax on the couch, then went back outside to play fetch, then back inside to take a nap on the bed… and it was so much fun! Honestly, I really appreciate it when my clients choose my Dalmatian Package, because it means absolutely nothing will be rushed. Everyone (you, me, and your dogs) can all relax and take our time getting a huge variety of photos! So it was a very stress-free afternoon at Harley, Buster, and Lily Rose’s house. Let me introduce you to the stars of the show!

 

Harley is a big yet timid boxer, whose greatest fear was that I’d steal his soul with my camera. Yes really. Despite my efforts, I think he kept it. Lily Rose is the darling girl on the right, a delightful mix of Boston terrier, pit bull and who knows what else? She is such a little sweetheart!

A boxer and a pit bull-Boston terrier mix on grass.

 

Buster, the “big man” of the house, is an English bulldog with the BEST head tilt.

An English buldog on a colorful bed comforter.

 

And I wanted to share one more photo, only because Lily Rose struck this pose on her own, and made her mom Marcia and I laugh so hard! Don’t you love her dainty toes sticking out over the bed frame?

A pit bull/Boston terrier mix peeks over the side of a bed with her paws.

 

To say that this was a fun session doesn’t even begin to cover it. Thanks again Marcia – I can’t wait to see you & your crew again soon!

 

Premium Album Sample: Beckham the Labrador

Monday, September 10th, 2012

Another premium album came in, and I actually had enough time to photograph it before delivering it to my client! She was super-patient in waiting for it, since premium albums take a bare minimum of two weeks for the printing & binding process, plus the shipping time, plus the time I need to do a thorough quality check… so I was thrilled to finally hand this off to its rightful owner! It features Beckham the labrador, a super-sweet big ball of happy.

 

Beckham’s mom opted for the photo cover album. Here’s the box this album came in:

 

The cover is incredibly smooth and slightly soft to the touch. I love it!

 

Vellum paper aside, you can see Beckham’s handsome face!

Vellum paper and a photo album.

 

One of the most colorful spreads in the book; I love this one!

A professionally-design album page spread of a happy labrador.

 

This spread contains a wonderful, wonderful quote. It says:

“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.”    – Unknown

A dog quote in a premium album.

 

Zoomed out so you can see the whole spread:

A professionally-designed spread of album pages.

 

 Thick pages!

A side view of the pages of a high-quality professional photo album featuring a black labrador.

 

That’s it for now… thanks for reading & have a great Monday!

 

Surprisingly Social Cats and a Loving Golden Retriever

Monday, August 27th, 2012

I was very excited for this session to arrive (it’s been a long time coming) for two reasons: one, the animals are adorable! Two, the people are awesome! Andrea & Melissa discovered that we had all signed up to go to the Pensacola Craft Beer Festival in November, and oh my goodness, one of the things my friends know about me is that I love a good beer. (Not the cheap stuff!) My husband even brews beer here in our house – and our fridge is always stocked with IPAs and pale ales. The hoppier, the better, really. So let’s just say I got pretty excited to learn that a couple of my clients are beer snobs as well! (ha!)

 

Anyways, beyond fully approving of Andrea & Melissa’s beverage of choice, I had an absolute blast with them on Saturday. We started out at their house, and even though we expected just one of their four cats to make an appearance, suddenly ALL of them were out exploring my equipment and feeling social! I love it when my clients are surprised to see how well I get along with their pets, and this was no exception. And these cats are all so gorgeous! (Tigger (on the right) is only pretending to hide from me… we hung out on top of the dining room table later on. Well, one of us was on the table.)

A cat sits on the kitchen counter and another peeks out from behind an ottoman.

 

But the true star of the show was Lucas the golden retriever. He’s happiest when he’s so close to his parents that he’s practically stepping on their toes… but we managed to get a few solo photos of the big guy! He’s such a love-bug :)

A golden retriever named Lucas in his backyard and the studio.

 

Okay just one more… only because it’s already one of my favorites from the day!

Lucas the golden retriever smiles from between his parents.

 

Thanks for a really fun session, Lucas! I’ll see you, your feline siblings & your parents again soon!  (… who’s bringing the beer?)  :)

 

The Dogs of Pensacola’s Davis Animal Hospital

Saturday, August 25th, 2012

In the calm before the storm (Hurricane Isaac), I was able to get together with April and her four pooches – and as it turns out, the weather & light were absolutely beautiful for our session! April is the owner of Davis Animal Hospital, a great new vet clinic in Pensacola, and a few photos of these dogs will be decorating the exam rooms very soon! I think that’s a pretty awesome perk of owning your own animal hospital; seeing your own dogs’ happy faces on the walls each day.

In focus on the left is Grace, a 3-legged pit bull mix who loves hunting squirrels and racing around with her brothers+sister – can you believe she’s the fastest one of them all? Missing a leg has NOT slowed her down! On the right is Molly, who became my new best friend when she discovered I brought treats to the session. She even tried to hop in my car and come home with me!

A 3-legged pit bull mix and a Beagle in the grass.

 

These are Captain Morgan Sr. and Captain Morgan Jr.! The older one is ten years old, and goes by Morgan, while the younger one is ten months old and his nickname is Captain. They’re biologically father+son! And they love to play with their tennis ball.

Golden retrievers lay and play in the grass.

 

I’m sooooo excited about the photos from this session – I probably won’t be able to resist posting a few to the Facebook page! One is already up, of Captain fetching the morning paper… it’s pretty cute thanks to Captain’s awesome trick. All these dogs are so good-looking!

Thanks for reading!  :)

 

 

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