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Sydney’s shoot took place on Sunday January 13th, and is proof that Seattle can be an incredibly beautiful place in the winter. I have never seen so many people outside on a winter day, ever. And that blue sky really was as blue as it looks here.
Sydney was a joy to photograph, and so, so easy. Great dog, very obedient, great parents, wonderful personality, beautiful coloring; a pet photographer’s dream.
Sometimes at this time of year it’s easy to get discouraged when you work outside and the weather is crummy. On Sunday I had a glorious shoot (yes it’s actually sunny in Seattle in the winter sometimes) but that’s not always the case.
As a location photographer it’s important to make the weather work for you, not against you, and to look for opportunities that exist in unlikely places.
Like this shoot of Hanalei. In the past I have been lucky if I get one or two ears-flying shots during a shoot, but in this one I captured no less than 23 photos of Hana’s ears flying, a stroke of luck only possible on a windy winter day.
In the 3rd to the last shot it looks like she is saying: “errrr……What?”
Hee hee hee, Hana makes me giggle… hopefully she’ll make you giggle too…
These cute little chihuahuas were photographed in December at the Olympic Sculpture Park on the Seattle waterfront on a very chilly day. The boys were troopers considering they are teensy and have very little fur. Ironically Mickey is the smaller of the two, and Smurf the larger, which had me calling them by the wrong names throughout the shoot. Sorry guys!
This shoot demonstrates why it isn’t necessary to wait until summer to get great outdoor dog shots. I am loving these blue sky shots.
Enjoy these little ones!
I should have posted this on Monday when the article was published by I have been busy starting some art commissions for clients, including Darling Dozer and Puccini, and getting my sick Subaru Outback issues sorted out (bad head gaskets- bad, bad, very bad).
Anyhoo, the talented Lisa Wogan just wrote an article for the Seattle Times NWSource titled “Is Whiskers ready for her close-up? Take your pick of the pet-portrait litter with images in film, pixels and paint.”
It features some of the best Seattle-area professional pet photographers and dog artists, and yours-truly is included in the article. Yay. 
go here to read Lisa’s article.
Be sure to scroll through the images with the right arrow next to ‘more images’.
Oh and, by the way…
The same roster of talented gals will be participating in the first ever CityDog Magazine art gallery show, during the first Thursday artwalk in Pioneer Square in either February or March. I don’t know if Nancy Schutt has committed and I also don’t know if Susan McAliley will be there, but I do know that Bev, Emily, Nichole and myself will be. I am beyond excited as it is a dream come true to have my work in a serious gallery in Pioneer Square. Plus all of the gals I consider friends, so I know we are going to have fuu-uun. Can you say “after-party”?
Brandie is working on securing a space, which hopefully will be right on Occidental Square, and all of the details still need to be ironed out, including the date, but I promise to post more information here as soon as I know. I promise!
Also, look for an ad for the gallery show in the upcoming CityDog winter issue.
Good stuff!
