Lolly

Lolly is an incredibly sweet black lab with a very loving family. I wanted to take her home with me, but I didn't think they'd appreciate that.

Lolly enjoying the nice weather...


By far, the coolest dog collar I've ever seen...


Lolly has beautiful eyes!


After a little play time she was pooped!


Still pooped!


Shelley, Sam and Lolly (peeking her nose through)...

Stella

Stella was one of my toughest subjects yet... a sweet but hyperkinetic Chihuahua (and jet black to boot)! Honestly I was a little worried at first as she bounced around the room at warp speed. I wasn't sure what kinds of images I was going to get. Eventually, all the humans (except me) had to leave the room for her to settle down, but that she did, and we got some nice shots.

Stella with her friend the giraffe...


Some more window-light portraits...






Outside for a "walk"... the life of an urban dog...

Siblings Reunited

You may remember my session last year with Liora and Sabra, the Saluki mixes rescued from Israel. If you haven't read their amazing story, you must read it now! It's okay, I'll wait.

Finished? Wasn't that a great story?

Well there's an even better ending, as it seems that there are even more siblings living in the area! Add Snow and Emmy to the mix. They all got together a few weeks ago and it was amazing to see how similar their mannerisms are. I'm so glad they called me back to document their reunion.

I think this is Snow and Liora, but it's so hard to tell them all apart...


They looooove to roughhouse...








I think this was the only shot I got with all four of them!






This one cracks me up!


How could these NOT be siblings?


Snow was tired from all that playing...


In the middle of a scrum... being a dog photographer is dangerous work!

FidoJournalism Profiled!

FidoJournalism was recently profiled by a journalism grad student for a class project. It was an honor to be asked, and while I don't usually like to talk about myself, it was fun giving someone a behind the scenes look at a shoot and my thought processes. I think Kate did a terrific job expressing in words what I do, and, perhaps more importantly, WHY I do it.

Take a few minutes to read the profile [HTML or PDF] and let me know what you think in the comments.

Cedar

This was a very special session - a Christmas surprise for Cedar's mother, who has been with her for 16 years. Cedar was very sweet and showed surprising energy as she came bounding down the stairs to greet me. She's old, but still has plenty of life! She was happy to share her bed with feline brother William.

As a documentary pet photographer, I really try to tell a story with my pictures. I hope I was able to capture a little of what makes Cedar so special.

Arbo

Arbo is quite the charmer. He is one cute Goldendoodle, and it's impossible not to fall in love with him at first sight.

Sonny & Gibbs

I knew I was going to get along with Sonny and Gibbs - after all they are named after Washington Redskins (like our boy Cooley). Sonny is the lovable Bichon, while Gibbs is the energetic Lab mix. Both were rescue dogs from A Forever Home. We had a fun backyard session!

Gibbs patrolling the yard...




Sonny was a little shy at first...


Gibbs gives a good shake for a treat...


Gibbs wondering who is the strange man laying in his yard...


LOVE the Redskins collar...


I wish I could show you how this picture came about. I was laying in the grass shooting the above pictures of Gibbs and Sonny wanders over and decides to stand on my back. I basically shot this one blindly, but I like how it came out!


I love how Sonny is looking up at his mommy as if saying "Pay attention to ME!"


One of Sonny's favorite spots for R&R...