Monthly Archives: November 2007

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Tara & Murdoch- funny labs

November 10, 2007 – 7:30 am

Tara & Murdoch were photographed recently at their home near Northgate.

As most labs are, they were a ton of fun to shoot. Tara is the outgoing, goofy one with the blonde hair, and Murdoch is the dark, brooding boy who kind of reminded me of Eeyore. Awesome dogs, both of them.

When I saw these series of shots of Tara, I instantly thought of my buddy Ramone, photographed earlier this year. They would make a very cute couple.

 

 

 

 

 

The shot below reminds me of why, even though most of what I do is color, I do still love black and white pet photography.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just want to reach out and give Murdoch a big hug in this next shot. He is just as sweet as he looks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gawd he’s cute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

perfect visual depiction of their different personalities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like most self-respecting labs, Murdoch lovvves his ball! Check out shot #2- I fear for the ball.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More pug photos to come soon! I had the serious pleasure of shooting two more puggie pies today! That’s 4 in one week! And I got to shoot yet another pug two weeks ago. Can’t post him though because he is a surprise. :-)

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Seymour & Charlie- precious puggie pies!

November 8, 2007 – 3:13 am

These adorable pugs are Seymour and Charlie. Their shoot was last Friday, and I sent their mom her gallery link this morning. She said: “oh my goodness!!!!!! thank you! we love them :) ” Yay.

I had so much fun shooting these guys! I know I always say that, because there is never a shoot where I don’t have fun, but these guys were special because they are pugs.

For those who don’t know, I adore pugs, and wanted to adopt one before Fergie came into my life. I still dream of having a gaggle of them someday. I’d like a black pug and a fawn pug and a mastiff. And an English Bulldog. And a French Bulldog. And another Fergie. And a bigger house. :-P

Seymour. A cutie-patootie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlie. Very outgoing little guy, although he looks pretty mellow in this shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goin’ for a walk and clearly having a good time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“All the better to eat you with my dear” Seymour seems to be saying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait- Charlie is a cutie-patootie too! He looks like he is being punished here, lol. Trust me when I say there are no punishments that take place in my photo shoots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normally I would take issue with the warm color balance in this next shot but I actually really like it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy, running, playful, precious PUGS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love the little corkscrew tail on Charlie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ha! Can’t stop laughing! In this next shot, Charlie looks like he wants to kill me, but it’s just because his lips were stuck and I caught him turning his head toward me. Thank god for my fast lens! Hee hee hee…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awww, and the little puggy paw-paw. And teeth. Two of my favorite things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I personally find this next shot hilarious. Why? Look at the ground they are sitting on. The shot is totally tilted. But the boys’ heads are straight up and down, which means that they were tilted too. Too funny.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And one of my top favorites of them. There is something about a pug against a solid blue sky backdrop that I find immensely appealing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed my darling new puggy friends!

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Lisa Wogan’s new book: Unleashed

November 6, 2007 – 9:41 pm

Lisa Wogan, published book author, regular contributor to the Bark and Seattle and CityDog magazines, and citizen of the fair city of Seattle, has a fabulous new book out titled “Unleashed: Climbing Canines, Hiking Hounds, Fishing Fidos, and Daring Dogs”

I had the chance to check out the book at the launch party on Saturday 10/20 at Urban Beast. Lisa was there along with the talented Bev Sparks, who photographed the cover, and the gals signed books all night to a large crowd of happy dog owners.

It was a successful turnout, and a great party as always by host Katie Rockwell, illustrious Urban Beast owner.

Sadly, by the time I had sold a gift certificate to a new Decopaw art client who had stopped by the party, and had them get their book signed, and caught up with Nichole of Dane & Dane and Brandie of CityDog, the books sold out so I didn’t get a chance to buy a copy. I was bummed but will pick one up the next time I am in Urban Beast, where you can find copies, along with on Amazon of course. BTW: Bev’s cover shot is just what Fergie looks like when she is doing her dock-jumping!

Lisa also has a new book coming out called “Dog Park Wisdom” in which she interviews yours-truly, so watch for a post on that book here in the future!

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Abby- Discovery Park

November 6, 2007 – 1:17 am

This fall has confirmed for me that without a doubt, fall is my favorite season.

I love the crisp, cool days, and the sunny blue skies contrasted with the warm tones in the leaves and the greens in the grass. Seattle is positively gorgeous at this time of year and I feel so lucky to live here.

The images below were from Abby’s shoot, done on a recent Saturday at Discovery Park. It was one of my favorite shoots ever, and as a photographer I was in heaven with the choices of backdrops.

Abby has the best family in the whole world, and I had a blast shooting them and Abby alike. They showed me all of their hidden spots that they like to take Abby every weekend, and I vowed that I would create my own rituals there with Fergie.

In fact, I had so much fun that day that after our shoot I promptly drove home, picked up the Fergster, and drove her back to Discovery Park, for her very first adventure there. We explored darn near every trail, romped through the tall grass, chased leaves through the air, and had so much fun we were there for nearly 2 1/2 hours! Man was I sore the next day, lol.

Anyway, here are some of my favorites from Abby’s shoot. Hope you like them!

The colors that day were so super crazy bright that even though I had my saturation setting on normal in my Canon, I still had to desaturate the images before posting them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

one of my favorite shots of her… I honestly can’t explain the softness in the image- it came out of the camera like that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Olympic Mountain range in the background, fronted by Puget Sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this was at the very edge of a heart-stopping drop-off. thankfully it was worth the shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

grass-munching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in front of a beautiful old church that is apparently slated for tear-down. So sad!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My favorite shots- in the leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and lastly, no Discovery Park shoot is complete without drinking from the water fountain!

 

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