contemporary, lifestyle, on-location animal photography

the magnificent Murphy ~ {Waterloo, Ontario pet photographer}

June 8, 2015

meet the amazing Murphy … a.k.a. Murph, Murphin, the Smurf, the Puff, Murph-a-derf … goldendoodle extraordinaire. his Big Picture custom photography session last autumn was a wild time …

01_waterloo_ontario_best_pet_photographer_murphy odonovan-268 02_waterloo_ontario_best_pet_photographer_murphy odonovan-25 this bearded scruffmonster had a ball — literally — at his scruffy dog session.

03_waterloo_ontario_best_pet_photographer_murphy odonovan-213 he had very little time for posing …

04_waterloo_ontario_best_pet_photographer_murphy odonovan-188 most of Murphy’s session entailed running.

… and more running.

Murphy’s mom, Lori, was after an album and a good variety of fine-art prints, so i was after a good variety for her.

but i think Murphy had his most fun down by the river, where he could go wild with the sticks he found …

… and where he could truly show off his flying skills.

thanks, Lori, for introducing me to your gorgeous boy.

and thank you, Murphy, for being so much fun!

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Kelley Norciawhat a gorgeous goof ball! Beautiful work!ReplyCancel

Oliver and his new sister ~ {Guelph, Ontario pet photographer}

May 26, 2015

this priceless face … this … is Oliver. or rather, Oliver Francis Fleming! he is the brother of sweet Emma, who some of you may remember from her wintry Honor Session™. Oliver, who belongs to the fabulous Dr. Renee of the Guelph Animal Hospital, finally had his own scruffy dog photo session here in Waterloo.

but Oliver didn’t come alone. in tow was baby sister Ella … Eleanor Bee Fleming … a.k.a. newest pain in Oliver’s butt.

of course, with a Frenchie and a baby bulldog, how could this session be anything but a veritable wrinkle-fest?

i’m pretty sure Oliver was telling me all about the pain in his butt that new little sister Ella was…

and when Ella wasn’t chasing Oliver …

… she was lying in wait, ready to pounce.

but sometimes Oliver managed to disappear on Ella, leaving her to wonder where he’d gone.

as always, Renee, it’s a true pleasure working with you, and with John in this case. i adore every wrinkly face and wiggly butt you bring me!

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MotiBeautiful photos!ReplyCancel
Kelley Norciaoh my gosh, so adorable! Thanks for sharing!ReplyCancel

Reese’s Pieces! ~ {Guelph, Ontario pet photographer}

May 7, 2015

let me introduce you to Ms. Reese … a.k.a. Reesey or Reese’s Pieces … a two-year-old, goofy, leggy, lap-dog of a Doberman Pinscher who had her Fine Focus photo session + booster with me last spring here in Waterloo. the booster offers extra time and images to a session for the client who is after a little more or adds a second location like one of our urban client favorites.

like many SDP clients, Reese’s mom, Diane, requested the tunnel of trees location where i am afforded some great variety of light, vegetation, and settings.

i just love the long green grasses of spring, and Reese’s reds are a lovely contrast …

what some people don’t think about, and what i always advise my clients of in the materials i send out to prepare them for their scruffy dog session is that ‘wardrobe changes’ are encouraged! Diane clearly read my carefully compiled materials — advice built over a decade of photographing dogs — and brought two collars along for Reese’s session. this adds to the overall variety of the resulting gallery of images and the photographic memories of your 4-legger.

thanks, Diane, for choosing scruffy dog to capture your lovely girl’s images! and hang in there, Reesey, one day that cat will be your friend!

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Kim A ChambersVery nice portfolioReplyCancel
Leanne MayaWOW. A fully natural red girl, right in my backyard! I have a fully natural black girl, and live in Guelph. Might definitely have to give you a call!!!ReplyCancel
Stephanie Dufort ShermanBeautiful photos, and I love both collars! Would love to find out where they are from!ReplyCancel
Diane Foubertbeautiful photos of beautiful dogsReplyCancel
Melody HenkelLOVE! Dobermans hold aspecial part in my heart and you capture the quirky mix of elegance and goofiness perfectly!ReplyCancel
Eileen Mackeywhat great shots. Love Dobie’s. Nice to see the ears & tail left as is. GREAT job scruffy dogReplyCancel