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The Park and the Beach with a Husky Puppy and Boxer/Basset Hound Mix

Monday, April 9th, 2012

I first met Angus (the 4-year-old boxer/basset hound mix) and Denali (the husky puppy) at 3 Dogs & A Chick‘s Easter Egg Hunt just two weeks ago. I pretty much melted when I first saw Denali; I think she’s strikingly beautiful! Those markings – those eyes!! I absolutely couldn’t wait to photograph her, and as it turns out, once I started shooting, Angus was even more of a delight to work with! His soulful, hound face had us laughing the entire session.

Here’s the Sneak Peek of your images, Chae & Jarred! I’ll be in touch soon to figure out when we can get together again. Enjoy!

Tags: basset, basset hound, beach, boxer, dogs, Florida, Fort Walton Beach, husky, mixed breed, Navarre, on the job, park, pet photography, pets, puppy
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Pet Photography Video

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Putting yourself out there isn’t easy. I think it comes easily to other people, but I always hesitate. I guess I’ve gotten pretty good at talking myself out of making my business personal – or at least it’s something I constantly have to remind myself to do.

So the idea of really putting myself out there, talking about myself and this business I love so much – let’s just say it wasn’t an easy thing for me to wrap my head around! But I look back and think about all the people to whom I’ve ever said “I’m a pet photographer” and their questions follow: “Pet photography? What is that? How does that work? How do you take pictures of dogs?” The puzzled looks on their faces always go away after a few minutes of explanation, but I realized that an introductory video would answer those questions for anyone who cared to know, all at once, and better than I could answer them just with words.

So a few days ago I released this bad boy: my promo video. It still makes me incredibly nervous to know that it’s out there; I feel like I’ve bared a small part of my heart and it’s open to judgement by anyone, anywhere. But at the same time, I know it’ll give people that’ve never heard of pet photography a great idea of what actually happens during a session. And that was the goal all along.

There’s one more thing you should know about this video: it was made by my husband! I think it’s incredible that he has next-to-no videography experience, but this looks like something I should have paid a LOT of money for! He worked incredibly hard on it, for weeks, and all on our old laptop that constantly gave him issues. The fact that something like this is the result boggles my mind.

This video can always be found on my Facebook page and the homepage of my website. I really hope it answers lots of questions for people who’ve never known what pet photography is – and that it shows how much FUN we have!

Tags: dogs, on the job, pet photography, pets, photography, video
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A Bulldog and a BIG Lab Puppy: Deuce & Huntley

Friday, March 30th, 2012

This session was so much fun! I think it was especially interesting because we used our fair share of props, and while these dogs are both oh-so-handsome on their own, I think incorporating their favorite things really brought out their personalities! First, we used a stick, and this was not any old stick – it was brought from home, because Huntley the chocolate lab puppy has a love affair with it. And let me tell you what, getting his focus when I had the beloved stick in my hands was a piece of cake! The other prop was – well – edible. And I don’t recommend it for other dogs! But Deuce the English bulldog has, over time, built up a tolerance (and a love) for this particular food.

Since this is only the Sneak Peek, I can’t show you everything… but here are the handsome boys!

Did I mention it was a gorgeous afternoon in a pretty new park? Deuce is diggin’ it.

Okay, here’s a preview of Deuce’s snack…

Stay tuned for the rest of these boys’ photos! Thanks for such a great time at the park, Nicole & Andrew – I’ll be in touch very soon!

Tags: bulldog, dogs, English bulldog, Florida, labrador, on the job, park, Pensacola, pet photography, pets
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Premium Albums: The Leather Cover

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Ahhhh, we’re here. This post reveals the last Premium Album that I offer, from one more totally separate album provider. This is the album I’ve been most excited about all along, for two reasons. First of all, it’s leather, and leather is always what I’ve envisioned as being a huge characteristic of a top-of-the-line photography album. I suppose I have a soft spot for it. Secondly, this album features my favorite dog in the world: my girl Bailey.

The box it comes in is leather, and has a small magnetic closure.

Oh. Oh yes. Take in that leather.

And the imprinting of Bailey’s name on the cover…

I hope you can see the texture of the leather. It’s top-of-the-line, and I could tell you the technical qualifications a quality guarantees surrounding it… but suffice to say, it’s NICE. And not just “nice”… I mean NICE.

The pages have a substrate in-between them that’s actually a different color than the prints. I think it gives the album’s side view a really distinctive look!

A black spread to start…

With my embossed logo on the inside cover!

Could these pages be any flatter? They’re so flat they’re bending back with the cover! I love that they lay directly against it like that.

Sigh. I know I’m a nerd for swooning over an album… but that’s okay with me.

Oh hey Bailey! Here’s an example of a spread – you can see that there’s a seam in the middle (not really a gutter, per se) but it’s so thin that in the 24-inch span of this book (it measures 12×12 when closed) I think it hardly makes any difference in the overall layout.

A closer look at the pages…

More leather texture. Man I wish you could feel this through your screen…

I know these photos haven’t done this album (or the photo-cover one, or the silk one) justice. But I hope you can see a small part of why I’ve been so, so excited for a very long time to introduce these products. They are at the very top of the line, the best of the best in the photography industry, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to offer them to my clients!

Thanks for taking a look!

Tags: backyard, dogs, Florida, mixed breed, on the job, Pensacola, pet photography, pets, rhodesian ridgeback, studio
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Premium Albums: The Silk Cover

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Welcome to Part Two of my Premium Album introduction! And really, (I was thinking about this just now) what better way is there to introduce these to you than blogging about them? This way, I can show you ridiculous amounts of photos, so that you can get a grasp on what these albums are like inside and out! Pretty perfect, right? (I know, I know: there’s technically a better way of showing off the albums. Videos. I’m working on that. For now, you get wonderfully long blog posts!)

This album is a fabulous one: the cover is made of silk! That’s right – it’s not a scarf – it’s an album. And it’s made of silk. Excited to see it yet? Without further ado…

The box this album comes in isn’t custom like the photo-cover album, but what it lacks in custom-ness it more than makes up for in luxury. It’s leather, it’s padded, and it’s just fun to hold. Trust me on that one… you’ll love this box.

Here’s the book with its box! And look – a photo window in the cover!

Here’s the book by itself.

I believe this is actually the thinnest premium album that I offer…

Can you see the silk texturing?

Again, pages that lay completely flat…

… no matter what page you’re on.

Augh. It’s a thing of beauty. To me, at least.

A peek at an inside spread…

Check it out! There’s NO gutter! This album provider takes an actual photographic print (12×24 inches, in this case) and spreads it across the page sides, so the look is completely seamless!

The shiny part you see at the middle-bottom is just light reflecting, from my flashes to take this photo. It’s not a gutter or break in the book.

The pages are thick and sturdy, just like the photo-cover premium album.

This album company provides an extremely customizable product. Don’t like the silk cover? Okay, how about leather? Don’t like leather? Then how about patterned & embossed silk? Don’t like the cover photo inset? We can leave it blank… or would you prefer two photos? There’s pretty much no limit to all the combinations I can make for my clients; and let me tell you, that made choosing a style/design for this sample album incredibly difficult! But I love how this album turned out, and in my opinion, nothing calls for the luxury of silk more than two pampered Westie girls!

If you missed seeing the photo-cover premium album, you can see it here. Stay tuned for Premium Album #3…

Tags: backyard, dogs, Florida, Pensacola, pet photography, products, westie, Westies
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Tag: ‘pet photography’

The Park and the Beach with a Husky Puppy and Boxer/Basset Hound Mix

Pet Photography Video

A Bulldog and a BIG Lab Puppy: Deuce & Huntley

Premium Albums: The Leather Cover

Premium Albums: The Silk Cover

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