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marvelous macy ~ {Waterloo, Ontario pet photographer}

8 February 2012 – 11:43 am

here at scruffy dog – with a fall shooting schedule that made all previous fall seasons seem like a cake-walk — we’re still behind in processing our fall shoots.  what this means, unfortunately, is less time for blogging.  so if you’re wanting daily photos and fun, let me suggest that you join the scruffy dog facebook page.  seriously, there’s a lot going on over there, including a win-your-own-scruffy-dog-session contest going on right now!  if that’s not enough to convince, i don’t know what is.  :)

but let me introduce you to just one of the lovely models from our past fall … this is Macy.

she’s got the most expressive eyes, as you’ll see in some of her photos, and i loved working this aspect during her session.  we started our session indoors, knowing that she might be getting a little wet and muddy during our session … and i think Macy was already imagining her wild, outdoor session.

one word, and this girl was ready to go.

and the high-in-demand scruffy location was the destination …

besides the tunnel of trees, we also hit the beach.  how gorgeous is this girl against a bright blue sky?

lots of fun at the beach …

and i can never resist the long grasses of late fall, especially with such a gorgeous girl like this.

i think it’s safe to say that this girl had a blast up at our location …

and all this running around builds up a bit of a thirst …

thanks, Tracey and Chris, for sharing your lovely girl with me, and trusting scruffy dog with her photographic memories.

i look forward to seeing you again at your studio consult!

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rosie, ebony and champ ~ {Waterloo, Ontario pet photographer}

20 January 2012 – 11:26 am

as i settle in to start work on a couple of large canvases and a 12×12 Best in Show album for three fabulous scruffy models, i thought it high time to share a blog entry about these guys.

for those of you who follow the scruffy dog facebook page, you’ll have already met Rosie, Ebony and Champ.

first up: little Rosie …  as someone whose own life has been touched with a senior jack russell, i might be just a little biased … but i love this girl.  even before arriving, i was told that this 12-year-old madam doesn’t always do well with new people coming into her house and can get a little nippy.  all i can think is that Janice has been inviting the wrong guests over for coffee.  ;)   handling the situation the way it should be handled, working with the dog’s energy, working at her timing, and generally letting her choose the pace, this amazing little girl was posing within minutes and pawing at me for attention.

then there’s four-year-old Champ …

this stunning tripod hails from death row in a shelter in Kentucky.

and then there is the lovely 10-year-old Ebony …

both Ebby and Rosie were adopted from the Kitchener-Waterloo Humane society.  and like my former old man Morley — adopted at 9 yrs of age and almost making it to 17 — little Rosie was adopted at 6 years and is going strong. gotta love those JRTs.

but at 10 years of age Ebby is no slouch either!

i had a lot of fun with these three on the beach in spite of the heavily overcast conditions …

and what can i say about Janice’s boots?  as soon as she grabbed them at the house, i already knew they were going to feature in a few shots.  i think i might need to find me a pair of those!

but even before we got the beach, we had some fun in the field.  and one of the main reasons that November is one of my favorite months to shoot in is the long grasses.  and of course, any shoot is extra special when the model brings her own mascara and eye-liner.   good girl, Rosie.

and that eye-liner didn’t even smudge or fade during our session … even with all the running!

and just because he’s a tripod, don’t underestimate Champ’s athleticism!

… or his abilities to search out a vole in the long grass.

like a lot of scruffy dog clients, Janice had fallen in love with the tunnel-of-trees location.  she had visions of this location featuring in a large canvas, and the first image in this blog entry is just one of the big canvases Janice has ordered at a 24×51  dimension.  i can’t wait to see it.

even though i have photographed Ebony in the past, and Champ was new to the family and still learning a lot of commands, and Rosie was an admitted nipper, it was Ebby who posed the biggest challenge in this session.  this girl always looks sad.  coupled with slight camera-shyness, it’s almost impossible to get Ebby’s ears up.  but we did!

thank you, Janice, for sharing your three awesome scruffies with me … more than that, thank you for adopting!

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another session with big boy James ~ {Toronto pet photographer}

16 January 2012 – 11:14 am

some of you may remember James from his first scruffy dog session last year.  like a lot of scruffy dog clients, James’s mom Justyna couldn’t get enough, and wanted even more photos of her big, handsome boy …

their first session took place here on scruffy dog territory … so this time i headed into Toronto to shoot James on his own turf … a.k.a. Squirrel Central.

with squirrels running amok in his park, it became a matter of positioning myself accordingly to the squirrels.

and here’s just a little slideshow of James’ sessions …

thanks for being such a model, James.  i hope you enjoy your gallery Justyna.

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camilla and sarah ~ {Waterloo, Ontario pet photographer}

20 December 2011 – 11:37 am

strap yourselves in and make sure you’ve got the safety belts on tight because you’re about to take a ride in ultimate cuteness, the likes of which you will not have experienced before!

now, some of you who follow the scruffy dog facebook page will already have seen a couple of sneak peeks of these two darlings, but now you’re going to get to see a whole lot more!

we had so much fun at their shoot … well, perhaps not Vince so much, as he was designated as the chair-sherpa …

so this is Sarah …

and this is Camilla … a.k.a. Cammy.

and anyone who thinks that these two look alike couldn’t be more wrong.

Camilla is a foxy little girl …

… and Sarah is rounder

… with your typical corgi poof-rump … “does my butt look big on this boardwalk?”

you’ll see a lot of these looking-up shots since these two girls were pretty determined to stick near me.

still, we were able to get them out exploring …

Sarah is actually afraid of cameras …

… she’s skittish of a lot of things, even the sound of Velcro, and that fear was immediately noticeable as i took the gear out of the car.  in fact, she tried to hide in the scruffy dog mobile.  but with a few tricks and working with her energy, i was able to bring her around pretty quickly and she ended up being a bit of a poser.

these girls definitely love balls …

and that Camilla has a lot of giddy-up …

and check out that ski-slope tongue!

but Sarah’s no slouch either …

thanks for a fun afternoon, Jennifer and Vince, and for sharing not just your two little darlings but also your grandfather’s gorgeous property.  i’m looking forward to working on your big canvas and album!

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little lolli grows up ~ {Toronto, Ontario pet photographer}

19 December 2011 – 2:03 pm

with a heavy fall shooting schedule and now the post work on those dozens of sessions, we’re woefully behind in blogging.  in fact, the guardians of the next few scruffy faces you’re going to be seeing on the SDP blog have already received their full galleries and are in the midst of ordering …  yeah, that far behind!

i’m sure a lot of you will remember little Lolli from her puppy shoot last winter …

well, she’s grown up … just a little.

and although this little girl still goes like stink …

… she’s more able to multi-task … running, carrying a stick, and — what is not so readily visible — working on her complex math equations, all at the same time!

we started with some shooting indoors …

then, off to the great outdoors!

when Lolli’s parents mentioned the location they were considering, i was psyched … i knew Lolli’s colour would look fab with the red bricks!

and like any well-respecting retriever, Lolli has grown to love balls.

and b-i-g sticks …

i’m hoping Maria doesn’t mind me sharing a photo of her on the blog.  i don’t often post “owner” photos, and actually don’t often take this kind of “posed” shot, but i liked this …

and i loved Maria’s red boots.

as always, variety is big with a scruffy dog session, and this blue wall was a nice splash …

thanks for a fun afternoon, Maria and Andy.  i can’t wait to get working on Lolli’s Best in Show album!

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