Posted on January 3, 2012 in Animals, Black and White, People, Pet Photography
I distinctly remember taking this image. This gentleman was holding his dog on his lap and taking photos of other dogs at the same time. His dog was wiggling around and snuggling closer as if to say, “Hey, photograph ME…..not those other dogs!” I had taken several images when I noticed that now the man wasn’t focusing on other dogs, but he was photographing me photographing him! I saw him the next day and he said he laughed when he saw that image while reviewing his shots from the show! Photographers and dog people are the best!!
Posted on December 10, 2011 in Animals, Black and White, Pet Photography
My cats all loved their sisal posts. They didn’t have front claws [not by my choice] but that didn’t stop them from scratching and stretching on the post every chance they got. This image is from last weekend’s cat show. I love how the black and white conversion really brings out the clarity in the eye and whiskers. This little guy is looking up and probably thinking, “How high can I climb?”
Posted on November 29, 2011 in Animals, Black and White, People, Pet Photography
The Pekingese is always the very last dog to enter and go around the ring in the Toy Group. This is because the Peke is the slowest moving of all of the Toy dogs. If a faster dog were behind him, he would just run right on past the Peke. This breed is so much fun to watch in the ring. Full speed ahead for the Peke is more like a very slow waddle, but it is most often described as a “rolling gait”. With those short little legs it’s just plain hard to move very fast! In this image the handler has picked up the dog after a slow walk around the ring in front of the judge. “Thanks for the ride, dad!”
Posted on November 15, 2011 in Animals, Black and White, Pet Photography
This Basset Hound had bloodshot eyes on the day I was photographing him and so I decided to convert this image to black and white. Otherwise, it looked like he was out partying all night! I love getting up close & personal with my pet images! After all, you don’t need to see the whole dog to know this is a Basset, right?
Posted on November 13, 2011 in Animals, Black and White, Pet Photography
When I was growing up, we had an elderly neighbor who always had standard poodles. She adored her dogs. So much so that she had a painting done of one of them and the painting hung above her living room sofa. I remember my cousin and I visiting and thinking that it was a bit eccentric to have a painting done of your dog and then hang it in such a prominent place in the house. Uh-oh, I think I’ve turned into my neighbor. No, I don’t have any paintings of my cats {yet!}, but I do have many photographs…and some are hanging on the wall. [C’mon….photographing pets is what I do!!] 🙂