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Nelson the Labrador! (Newport Beach Pet Photography)

Monday, March 21st, 2016

Today the blog is headed to Newport Beach, California! I’m so excited to introduce you to this big, handsome lab: Nelson!

 

Nelson is a 115-lb chocolate lab (that’s not a typo, he’s a big guy!) who lives with his family in a gorgeous neighborhood of Newport Beach, and I was thrilled to visit him on a beautiful afternoon for our custom photo session! We had a great time walking around their scenic neighborhood, and I wanted to share a few of his images with you today!

 

Don’t tell the authorities – we took this photo right next to a “No Dogs on the Grass” sign! But Nelson wasn’t scared; he’s a rebel.

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And then we found a small park to play fetch in – but do you happen to see the ball that’s still in Nelson’s brother’s hand in the background? Nelson was adopted as a rescue with a rather unique past, and sometimes he doesn’t know “how to dog” – but you can see that he gives it his best effort anyway! Maybe someday he’ll learn how to really fetch!

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Honestly, I’m just a sucker for Nelson’s good looks. This boy is handsome.

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And finally, after about 45 minutes of hard work (a.k.a. posing for treats), Nelson let us know that he was tuckered out, so we wrapped up the photo session and let him relax. It was so much fun getting to know his personality for that short time – and I have a feeling he slept well that night!  ;)

 

Constance, Olive & Rover – San Clemente Pet Photography

Thursday, March 17th, 2016

I had the pleasure of visiting a few wonderful animals for a special San Clemente pet photography session recently! Their names are Constance, Olive and Rover – and guess what, Rover is the cat! Haha!

I met Constance and Olive during last year’s November mini-sessions, and I was downright thrilled to see them again! They’re adorable yellow labs, ridiculously good-natured and so much fun to work with. Constance is the elder sister of the two, much calmer and even-keeled, and simply happy to be with her family as much as possible. She made me work to perk up her ears, but it was worth the effort – she’s a beautiful dog! Olive, on the other hand, is a super-energetic puppy who simply does NOT calm down when she wants to play, haha! I actually really loved seeing her persistent spirit come to life; she never lost faith that we would all want to play with her tug toy on her 15th trip around the living room, haha! Don’t you love how stubbornly optimistic dogs can be? And last but not least, I got to meet Rover this time! He’s a handsome cat who turned out to be quite the ham for my camera… he puts up with his canine sisters, but I could tell that he was loving the spotlight, haha! All together, they make a diverse bunch of lovable animals – I couldn’t get enough of working with them, and having a new & different town to explore during our session was simply icing on the cake!

 

This is Rover… see what I told you? A total ham!

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This is Constance, out at one of the many local parks around San Clemente…

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… and this adorable face belongs to Olive! Despite all her energy, she was quite treat-motivated, which definitely helped me capture her in pretty spots like this!

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Okay, one outtake for you… apparently Olive got impatient waiting for me at certain times! She’s so silly!

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Vince & Jen, thank you for such a lovely afternoon with all your pets! I’m excited to see you both again soon! :)

 

More Photos of Sprinkles the Yellow Lab!

Saturday, March 12th, 2016

A familiar face is on the blog again today! :)

Something unexpected came up last week, and Sprinkles’ mom was unable to come in & see all the photos of her gorgeous girl. I was sad that we’d have to reschedule our appointment… so I figured a second sneak peek was in order! Hopefully this makes the wait seem not-so-long, Delicia!

 

A rare calm moment for Sprinkles, on Coronado Beach…

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This is how Sprinkles spent most of our photo session, haha!

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Even as the sun slipped past the horizon, I got the feeling Sprinkles could have kept playing with her mom for hours.

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That’s all for now! See you soon, Delicia! :)

 

Aspen the Great Pyrenees Puppy! (Oceanside)

Monday, February 29th, 2016

When I first learned that I’d have the opportunity to work with a Great Pyrenees puppy, I was beyond excited, of course – and I pictured a 20-pound little nugget that would be a roly-poly little ball of fluff! So imagine my surprise when I pull up to my clients’ house in Oceanside, and hear a booming “woof woof” coming from behind the front gate… and that deep bark belongs to a huge dog! Aspen the Great Pyrenees is only 11 months old, but he’s already bigger than most dogs! He’s a happy, ready-to-play puppy that absolutely loves to swim in his family’s backyard pool – in fact, he made a beeline for it as soon as we finished our photo session, haha! He kept me laughing all afternoon, and I was so thrilled to work with such a sweet dog & family.

 

This is Aspen! Don’t you love his fluffy white fur? And that look…!

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We all went for a walk around the neighborhood…

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I just have to share this photo with you! This is Aspen’s sister April, and these two are incredibly close – I really loved watching them interact and work together – and as a result, we have a bunch of super-cute photos of them together! (Although this is one definitely an early favorite of mine!)

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April, Shelley, Tim & Garrett, thank you for such a fun afternoon! I’m looking forward to seeing you all again soon!

 

San Diego German Shepherds Garnet & Iroh! (Photos)

Saturday, February 27th, 2016

To be completely honest with you, whenever I get the chance to work with shepherds, I get excited about it! Especially German shepherds: they’re gorgeous dogs, they’re intelligent & quick, they do amazing work with our military & police, and I think my Bailey might even have a bit of German shepherd in her genetic history! So you better believe when I had the chance to meet these beautiful San Diego German shepherds, I couldn’t have been happier! :)

 

Garnet & Iroh are brother and sister (technically, aunt & nephew); Garnet is 2.5 years old and Iroh is 6 months old, so there’s a little bit of an age gap – but Iroh is doing his best to make up for lost time! He absolutely idolizes his big sister, you can tell: he whimpers if she ever walks away, and never wants to be more than two inches apart from her. But along with that adorable puppy love (ha!) he’s still a typical little brother, always stealing her toys, wanting to wrestle and giving her a hard time. And the best part? As much as Garnet puts on the appearance of barely tolerating his puppy antics, you can tell that she adores him just as much! For example, during our time in the studio, Iroh had to take a potty break, and the whole time he was outside Garnet simply waited by the door, impatient & inconsolable! So I love that these dogs have truly found their best friend in each other, and I was thrilled to meet them near the very beginning of their friendship, since I know they get to enjoy many more years to come together. :)

 

Garnet (left) and Iroh (right) did soooo well in the studio! They posed like champs – and I love their head tilts, haha!

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That gorgeous shepherd profile just gets me… gosh, Garnet is so beautiful.

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We headed outdoors to Mission Trails Regional Park, where the dogs got to stretch their legs a bit! Iroh especially had a blast!

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And we finished up at the beach in La Jolla, where the dogs played and danced in the last light of the day.

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Natalie & Ben, I had a great time with all four of you! I’m excited to show you the rest of our images soon! :)

 

 

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