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Gabby and Foxy

November 24, 2009 – 7:40 pm

First of all, for those of you who follow my blog…… I am sorry for the long period of silence!!

It’s that time of year…  craziness!!! I’ve been pumping out orders and shooting, shooting, shooting. So… the blog has fallen a bit ( OK.. more than a bit) behind.    But.. I hope you’ll find this entry worth the wait……

I have a special affinity for shelties. My first dog was a sheltie when I graduated from college and went out into the world on my own. I LOVED that nutty little dog!

So it was really so much fun to photograph Gabby and Foxy. Foxy is the smaller of the dogs.. she looks like… well… a fox. ( aren’t you glad I’m here to clue you in on these things :)

She is super shy.. as some shelties are… but she did gradually warm up to me and my big, scary camera. She actually ended up being quite the little model!

Gabby is more outgoing and she is really gorgeous. She reminds me of my sheltie, Derby, because they are almost the same size. BIG! I love her dark coat and her big brown eyes. What a lovely girl.

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Frosty and Patti!

November 10, 2009 – 7:35 pm

I try not to have any preconceived notions about my dog models before I get to know them.. but I have to admit that I did judge these two a bit and I got it ALL wrong!

Frosty and Patti came together for their photo shoot with their two humans, who are sisters. Frosty was initially so quiet and reserved while Patti was jumping all around that I certainly thought Patti would be the more challenging to shoot!

But… Frosty decided right away that I was just not that interesting. Neither were my treats or my toys or my animal noises! It must be a Westie thing. I mean, he is adorable and so sweet- but he definitely knows he’s a handsome guy and he knew he was in hot demand! And nothing I did seemed to really catch his eye… until…… I brought out the ole’ 15 cent duck whistle!

What a face, right? I had to finagle a bit, but once he got the hang of working the camera- he pretty much went for it! Here, he’s showing off his best side:)

Frosty is just gorgeous, isn’t he? Wow! Adorable.

Now… back to first impressions…. I thought Patti was going to be a little wild child with her wiggly behind and her happy little self. But can this dog pose or what?!!! This dog was fantastic to photograph! I swear if dogs could be paid to model, she’s be a millionaire!

I’m not sure what all to say about Patti except that I could have taken a million photos of her. She was perfectly attentive and polite. She did pretty  much anything I asked. She’s really a lovely dog.

Patti and Frosty were a blast to photograph- each in their own way. That’s what makes this job so much fun. Every animal is different and… I’ve learned…. you can never judge a dog by it’s cover:)

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Four and Long…..

November 5, 2009 – 11:00 am

There are not many people who can hold and hug four dogs at once with room to spare! These little ones are tiny in size but HUGE in personality!

OK- I’ll introduce you to the “gang”.

This is Mac. He is a sweet, sweet guy. Quiet and shy, he was a little nervous and needed a hug from his friend Bridget. What a face! Seriously.

Below is Mac’s litter mate Cleo. She is much more outgoing and adventurous. I have many group photos where everyone is sitting nicely but she is spinning around trying to explore!

She has beautiful golden eyes and a super cute pink nose!

These are the two adults in the group- Riley and Bridget.

Riley is a very easy dog to photograph- he is always paying attention and waiting to follow instruction. Bridget, the blond bombshell on the right, knows she’s gorgeous and she totally works the camera! Doesn’t she look like she’s thinking “I’m fabulous!” ??

I know this is a strange thought but…   doesn’t this look like a dog wedding portrait? Probably not- but that that’s the thought that went through my head when I saw it and I can’t shake it! Maybe I’m working too hard:)

Here’s Bridget again- I had to work hard to get a shot where she wasn’t posing!   I LOVE this shot.   But I think if she saw it she would be appalled that she is not perfectly polished in this one!

Four sweet adorable dogs on a gorgeous fall day. Life is good!!!

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