finley from the windy city ~ {international pet photographer}

well, Finley isn’t the first American dog who’s made the trek up to Canada for a scruffy dog session.  we’ve had clients from as far away as California and then all the way to the east from New York City … and now … Chicago.  and yes, Finley, it’s windy here too!

mom, Randi, is a photographer herself, taking fantastic photos of dogs for her town’s (and surrounding towns’) fundraising calendars each year, and it was an absolute delight to spend the afternoon with her and husband Mike, sharing photography stories … not to mention working with a dog who is accustomed to being in front of the camera allt he time.

Randi made the trip from Chicago with one thing in mind — a big scruffy dog canvas — and she was torn as to whether she wanted a graffiti location or the infamous tunnel of trees.  so, we hit them both.

after some shooting in my favorite tunnel, we headed up to some more natural environment for Finley to let his hair down a little…

… and then the tunnel.  this is the image Randi decided on for her big 32×52 framed canvas, while going with one of the graffiti images as another large 20×30 wallmount.

and this one just makes me laugh … “Blarrrr! shaggy dog!”

of course, no scruffy dog session — whether a Standard or Starter — is complete without some time to let loose, and Finley took full advantage of his play time with a scruffy dog ball.

and the field of dandelions that was bright yellow only a couple of days earlier during a previous session, was now completely white …

and yes, objects are closer than they appear!   added to that, when Finley finally blew past me, he left me in a huge cloud of dandelion seeds.

what a poser …

and a few minutes down on the beach …

thanks Randi and Mike for bringing your big boy up here to meet me and for entrusting me with taking his photos.  it was a pleasure, and loads of fun, to work with you.  your enormous shipment should be arriving very soon!