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Zeek at OSP

August 16, 2008 – 1:39 pm

Zeek. Doodle. OSP.

Yet another gorgeous summer Seattle evening near the downtown waterfront. LOVING the evening shoots! And I’m also loving that my clients are loving shooting at the Olympic Sculpture Park. It’s just a 5-minute walk down the street from my new studio so the location couldn’t be better. I even walk over there with Fergs for lunch sometimes. Every time I’m there I just feel pure happiness and relaxation. I like to think the dogs feel this way there too. :-)

Love Zeek’s curly butt/back hair.

Zeek lives in a house full of boys- one adult and several children. Apparently he is very patient and and tolerant and lets them climb on him and play with him as an ideal family dog would. There is a baby girl on the way (we had to get the shoot done before she came- Zeek’s mom is like 8.5 months pregnant!), and I suspect she will be more gentle with him than the rowdy boys. Zeek will be a very good older brother to a baby girl. 

Zeek has the coolest wiry but VERY soft fur. 

Isn’t his collar awesome? The color and design are perfect for him. These shots were taken during a break in the shade. That’s the downside of shooting in the summer, even in the late evening- it can still be quite warm. I’m headed up to Edmonds today for a shoot and am waiting until 5pm or so to leave, hoping it will be cooler a little later, so I don’t end up with a bunch of shots of the dogs looking like they are dying of heat stroke. It’s WARM in Seattle today!!

my faves. :-)

Dogs have such cool noses. I wish our noses were that cool.

Happy Saturday!

 

By Jamie 'Cowbelly' | Posted in Private client shoots | Also tagged , | Comments (3)

Lulu & Oliver- little ‘beasties’

October 29, 2007 – 2:35 am

I have been wanting to share these images for a couple of weeks now, but have been swamped with shoots and art proofs, so I am making it a goal to try and catch up on blogging, and post some content-rich posts this next week, starting with these guys tonight.

This is Lulu and Oliver. Some of you may recognize them. They are the August models in my 2007 Decopaw art calendar. I had never actually met them in person, havingworked with a pre-existing image for their (2006) art piece, so this was the first time I had the pleasure of actually shooting them.

They were 2 of my attendees at my last Beautiful Beasties event at the Pike Place Market. I had a blast during our shoot and was thrilled to finally see them ‘live and in person’.

It’s always so remarkable to me to see a dog or cat in person after spending hours working up their static image into art. I have that static image firmly ingrained in my brain, and when I see them moving, and being animated, and ‘live’ it is always such a trip, and just awesome!

Here are my favorite shots of Lulu & Oliver:

Oliver, on Rachel the pig, with a really funny look on his face (yeah, he’s saying “what is wrong with you human people”, lol). I love the guy on the right. The people in these Pike Place shots always make them more dynamic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lulu looking like a little vagabond alley dog. I love shots like this. Cute little dog in the big, tough city.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dancing Dogs. Normally I’d toss a shot like this, but I think it’s cool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I personally love the kind of weird, abstract black and white images. The shots that usually only appeal to me, lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who ever knew such a little dog would have such a big, long tongue?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I LOVE the following shot of Lulu. Believe me when I tell you I have had dreams about it. Why do I love is so much? Let me count the ways:

  1. the color of the sky
  2. the flowing shapes of the clouds
  3. the pastely-cyan-grey colors of the buildings, sky and waterfront
  4. the serene look on Lulu’s face
  5. the way the scene draws you in to her eyes (and nose. and cute little mouth.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was using a new filter for my camera that day, and it did really cool things to the colors. Speaking of filters, I never mentioned this, but I did a really stupid thing recently. During my shoot with Dozer at Gasworks park, I set my camera down on the grass (why? I don’t know- because I’m an idiot I guess), and stepped backwards ONTO MY CAMERA. I cracked the filter, necessitating a quick trip to Glazers on a Saturday afternoon (a horrible time to go there), to pick up a new filter before my next shoot, which was just an hour later. Along with the basic glass filter I got my new fun one, and that is what I used here. I guess that after all was said and done, the filter cracking accident was worth it. :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed Lulu & Oliver! :-)

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Karma

August 27, 2007 – 12:02 am

Now for some much needed levity on this blog. :-)

I can’t think of anything that makes me happier right now than looking at darling Karma’s photos from our shoot at the gorgeous Olympic Sculpture Park on Seattle’s waterfront on Friday (my new favorite place for pet shoots). This summer hasn’t been exactly the warmest or sunniest on record but man did we luck out with the weather- yipee!

Warning: this post will make you want to run right out and get yourself a Dogue de Bordeaux puppy! Karma is one of the cutest puppies I have ever seen, and is an a close race with Daphny for the title of cutest puppy ever. I don’t have words to describe how cute she is so hopefully the pictures will speak for themselves.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karma is a 4 1/2 month old purebred Dogue de Bordeaux, otherwise known as a French Mastiff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karma is already 45 pounds at just 4 1/2 months. She should grow to be about 150 pounds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She has lots of puppy wrinkles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She has a fantastic, laid back, mellow temperament and is very lovey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She has already graduated from puppy kindergarten and knows all of her commands AND actually responds to them. How many 4 month old puppies do you know who can do that?

This is about the fastest she will move, which is to say- not very fast, lol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This shot totally cracks me up big time. She was sitting between my legs at the park and just being super curious and really expressive. If I had more time I would share the whole series…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just like I have learned with my other puppies I have photographed, being a model is hard work, and does tend to make one awfully tired. :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karma is the new baby sister to Kengo and Winston (l-r). Kengo is also a Dogue de Bordeaux. Winston is a pug. Their parents are getting married this December and they have asked me to come the night before and photograph their furbabies in their little wedding tuxes. I can’t wait! I love this family! :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed the pictures of Karma!

 

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Skylark II- modeling is hard work

August 16, 2007 – 7:33 am

Here is another shot of the darling little girl Skylark. Believe it or not this shot was taken right outside the games arcade on the same pier as the Aquarium on the Seattle waterfront. This was at the end of our shoot when she was all tuckered out after being the star for the day. How cute is she? :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BTW: I spent much of my shoot with Skylark carrying her around in my arms. Not because she wasn’t tough enough to hold her own on the busy streets of Seattle, but because I just wanted to snuggle her up the whole time. She is 100% soft squishy puppy and nothing but love.

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