Monthly Archives: December 2007

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Favorite photographs from 2007

December 24, 2007 – 4:01 am

Here is a sampling of some of my personal favorite shots from 2007. After taking a quick look through these I realized that most of the animals are looking at/facing the camera. What is interesting about this is that I take all kinds of photographs: profiles, running shots, looking down, from behind, etc, but the ones I like the most? Sweet dog (and cat, and rat) faces looking right at you.

Happy Holidays!!! :-)

And that, my dear blog readers, is my last post of 2007. Have a terrific rest of the year and I will be back in 2008!

Jamie Cowbelly

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Isabel & Oliver pugs

December 24, 2007 – 3:45 am

I promised awhile back to put up a post with these guys’ images, so here they are!

I don’t need to say how much I love pugs, (ok- it’s a lot!), hopefully these images speak for me.

yay- pug butts!

Oliver- showing me what he thinks of me sticking my camera in his face.

Is Isabel one of the cutest pugs you have ever seen or what?

Curly tongue!

Oliver’s mom told me he looks like he is straight off the short bus when he runs. I quickly learned she was right. He is so funny, woohoo…

Yes, Isabel IS one of the cutest pugs you have ever seen.

Oliver looks like a Star Wars character in this next shot, does he not?

Ok, Oliver is pretty gosh darn cute too.

Love the puggie pies!!

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American Dreamer documentary film sneak peek

December 24, 2007 – 2:50 am

Awhile back I wrote this post detailing a documentary film I am being featured in titled ‘American Dreamer’.

Things got busy and I neglected to ask the director for a sneak preview. I was delighted when I received an email earlier this week with a link to a film clip of Fergie and I.

This clip essentially has two parts to it: the first part which is for the (upcoming) American Dreamer documentary series, and the 2nd part which is a marketing vehicle for the Seattle University Entrepreneurship Clinic, of which I am a client.

I have to say it’s really a trip to see myself on film, but even I got a bit choked up when I watched it. Sometimes when I am really busy, and things are going all awry, it’s easy to forget why I do this and why I love it so much.

Click here to view film clip.

Enjoy!

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Ziggy & Tina

December 24, 2007 – 1:58 am

It pains me deeply to leave this post.

You see, the big beautiful brindle boy in these photos is Ziggy. Although you really couldn’t tell save a slight limp, Ziggy was sick when we did the shoot (something that everyone was aware of) and he died just 48 short hours after our session.

Although not a surprise, given the fact that he had bone cancer, and knowing from personal experience that this type of cancer takes big dogs very very quickly (we’re talking days or weeks instead of months), his mom’s email notifying me of his passing 2 days later still broke my heart into pieces.

Even though we had just a short couple of hours together, his sweet spirit touched me in a way I will never forget. He reminded me so much of Fergie it was uncanny; the way he gently but insistently nudged my hand telling me not to stop petting him, the way he moved his body, the way he cocked his head when talked to, the look in his eyes.

Still looking at his photos now I feel like I know him; like I already knew him. It’s hard to explain and probably sounds somewhat woo-woo, but it’s there, and this boy will never be forgotten by me, and certainly not by those who knew and loved him. I feel, at least I hope, that I will see him again someday.

This first shot was a happy accident. My Canon was going wacko on me at the beginning of the shoot (ok it was probably user error) but I decided to keep a couple of funky shots of Ziggy.

This is Ziggy’s little sister Tina. The camera loved her. She was a little bit shy but every time I turned around she was near me smiling. Love Tina.

Ziggy had a great time at our shoot as he was allowed to run free on their property in Maple Valley, something he was unaccustomed to as the yard isn’t fenced. He was sooo happy, as you can tell from this shot.

You see that look in Ziggy’s eyes in the shot below? That is totally him, and one of the reasons why I so quickly fell in love with his gentle soul.

Tina has propeller ears. Or flying nun ears. Whichever you prefer.

I love how Ziggy is color-coordinated with his favorite chair.

Tina gives good smile, even when that is the only part of her that is in focus.

RIP sweet Ziggy.

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New Decopaw feature- Yax-Belle

December 23, 2007 – 3:53 am

This is a good example of what can be done with a pre-existing image. I loved this shot of Yax laying with her head on the log.

This is called “Yax Delicate Falling Leaves” and is inspired by the Texas countryside near Austin, where Yax and her family live.

I shipped off Yax’s canvas to her mom last Monday. Hopefully her hubby won’t stumble upon my blog in the next two days (chances of that happening? very slim), because it’s a Christmas gift for him.

To read more about the new feature (which is now officially on my ‘very favorites ever’ list) go here.

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