Sophia: Daddy's Little Girl

Sophia is the sweetest little Cockapoo (Cocker Spaniel/Poodle mix), and enjoys her Daddy's attention in their gorgeous home in Dupont Circle (actually right around the corner from where Carolyn and I used to live). We spent some time on the roof deck to take advantage of the amazing late afternoon light.



How's the view, Sophia?


Sophia has taken a particular liking to this hose attachment. I love when I can capture a pet's little idiosyncracies and show their personalities in my images. That's why I love the candid, documentary style.




A quiet moment with Dad on the steps.

A Day in My Life

Over at the Love Life Images wedding and portrait studio, we decided to have some fun this week and photograph a day in each of our lives. Our cameras were with us all day and we photographed everything from the mundane to the exciting. Of course Jingles and Cooley are featured prominently. After putting the images together, I noticed that my dogs and food seem to be the dominant themes in my life. Oh and my wife too, can't forget her! :) I don't eat fast food very often, but Daria introduced me to the Vanilla Frosty at Wendy's and I couldn't resist.

We've each posted slideshows with images from our day. We had so much fun doing this, and we'd like you to take part as well. We are accepting photos from your life until September 19. You can email your entry (max of 5 images per family, please) to Jennifer at jennifer@lovelifeimages.com or info@imagesbyjennifer.com. Your photo will be posted on the LLI blog on September 20th and we’ll let you vote on the winner. The winner will receive a free portrait session!

Thanks to everyone who entered so far and check back on the 20th for the voting!

Pool Party!

Yesterday Carolyn and I brought Jingles and Cooley to a Pooch Pool Party hosted by the Montgomery County Recreation Department. The entire Wheaton/Glenmont pool was opened to dogs... and there were lots of them there to enjoy a refreshing dip.

Jingles and Cooley made quite a pair. They didn't seem all that interested in swimming, but they enjoyed running free around the perimeter of the pools, sticking together as usual. They did splash around some, but some of the other dogs were swimming in the deep end and even going down the slides.

I had a booth set up so I couldn't take as many pictures as I wanted, but here are some of my favorites from yesterday.

Jingles and Cooley surveying the scene...


Cooley cooling off...


Another lap around the pool...


Parents brave the heat, while the dogs enjoy the water...


Testing the waters...


I like the layers in this one. If you look closely, you can see one dog swimming in the deep end, and another running in the background.


That is one shaggy dog!


This poor guy was investigating the slide and took one step too many...