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another dip into the archives ~ {Ontario pet photography}

26 February 2011 – 11:43 am

i have so much fun doing this … i literally go to my catalog of clients, close my eyes, scroll up and down, and blindly click.  then, on the page of thumbnails from their finished gallery, i blindly click again.  it’s fun to see who i come up with.

this morning it was sweet Sasha …

you can see her original blog entry images here.  i love this little girl, and owner Kim is such a fabulous supporter of SDP, and has recently attained her CET (Certified Educator Trainer), so will be helping others help their dogs!

next i blindly stumbled on beautiful boy Bauer …

this was taken during the summer portion of his Winter/Summer session.  here’s his summer shoot, and here’s his winter one (one of my favorite shoots).   owner, Karen, has also been a long time supporter of SDP.

in fact, as i write this i’m only just now realizing the bizarre coincidence of this particular “dipping into the archives” entry this morning!  i swear to you, this is always done blind!  but Karen and Kim are both on board as my staff for Woofstock this summer!  so if you come to visit us at Woofstock this June, you’ll not only meet Karen and Kim, but you might also meet Sasha and Bauer.

have a great weekend everyone.  i’m off to meet a woolly boy named Barkley for his Winter segment.

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big lug riley ~ {Guelph, Ontario pet photographer}

13 October 2010 – 9:56 am

you met this big boy Riley in his sneak attack … er … peek with his sister Stella, and saw him again in their bedroom series.  i decided to give Riley and Stella each their own blog entry because we had such a fun shoot, with such great settings, and too many photos to share.  so first up is 3-year-old Riley …

we actually started indoors for our shoot … get some home shots in before getting all wet and dirty at the quarry.  and owner Allison did a super job of tiring these two out before our shoot, taking them out for a good hike and then a vigorous visit with 4-legger friends after.  so these two were calm and willing models from the get-go, as you’ll see from their bedroom series.

at the quarry, i was so happy to see an entire hill of this knee-high grass, already dead and dried … the perfect backdrop, especially for a black dog.

also at the quarry is an old abandoned weigh scale … the rusted platform made an awesome backdrop.

but, of course,  the main reason you go to the quarry is for the water …

i’m told Riley’s not as into the water as his lab sister Stella, but he was still willing to get in there and fetch a stick or two.

of course, every high-energy dog needs to cool his engines at some point … flaps up …

back at home we snagged the last few rays of daylight and the brick of the garage wall for Riley’s Scooby-doo impression …

thanks for being such an awesome model, Riley.  you were fab!

and stay tuned for Stella’s fabulous blog entry next …

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happy monday ~ {Ontario pet photographer}

27 September 2010 – 8:32 am

i’m headed up north very shortly … backing up yesterday afternoon’s shoot so maybe i’ll pack up one of the camera’s to take along in case we take the dogs for a run … and as i’m going through Stella and Riley’s shoot just now i was cracking up.  and being as it’s a monday, i figured i shouldn’t be the only one getting a good laugh.

so … follow along here.  as you’ll see from the numbers of the photos (hover your cursor over the images) this is the actual sequence of the photos.  and — as is often the case while i’m shooting — i don’t have time to review all the photos as they’re taken, so a lot of them are a surprise.  well, the last one in this sequence certainly was.  i had no idea it was on the card until i downloaded it.

but … follow along as i did … here’s Riley … one of the first shots when we arrived at the quarry, peacefully surveying … (note: not a lot of post work on these)

and he’s on the move … (not a quality image; only posting for the experience)

the grass is long, so i turn my camera onto Stella … lock focus, compose.   she’s so peaceful and calm …

… serene.  let’s take a couple of frames, just in case she blinks …

hmm … i wonder where Riley went … oh, there he is!  RAWWRRR!!!

have a great monday, everyone.  :)

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cooling off at City Hall ~ {Kitchener dog photographer}

30 July 2010 – 1:04 pm

meet Shelby …

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like any good lab, Shelby loves water.  and it doesn’t matter where that water is, especially when the weather is as hot as it’s been this summer.  so, i thought it would be fun to grab a few shots of this girl cooling off in the fountain outside of Kitchener’s City Hall.

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of course, we checked first to be sure there were no “no dogs allowed” signs posted … and Shelby’s leash was removed in post for most of her shots.

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we also snagged a few shots in front of the old, historical Public Utilities Building across the street …

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but then, yup, back to the water.

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and a little showing-off to wrap things up.

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thanks, Shelby, and Michelle and family, for indulging me.  i hope you enjoy Shelby’s images in her gallery.

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