Today I had the great pleasure of playing with — I mean photographing — an adorable litter of Doberman-mix puppies and their mom. The puppy bellies! The puppy breath! The little paws! The sharp teeth! Wait, those sharp teeth I could do without. But those bellies! And that sweet puppy smell! Oh my! I spent about an hour and a half visiting them at their foster home, playing with them on the deck, and photographing their sweet faces and silly antics. If you’re interested in adopting Mama (her name is Lacey) or any of the pups, please get in touch with Aztec Doberman Rescue on their website or on Facebook.
Here are some of my favorites (and although there are a lot, this is the narrowed-down version)…
During the day on February 26, 2011, just a few hours before the snow started, I saw Katie Jo outside splashing around in the puddles. Luckily I had my camera handy and was able to snap a few shots. How cute is she? Seriously!
For more Katie Jo shots, go here and here.
In mid-February I was asked by my very dear friends to create a birth announcement for their sweet little baby Savannah Leigh. I, of course, jumped at the chance! Savannah’s mom and I have known each other our entire lives. Savannah’s dad and I met my senior year in high school and became fast friends. For years I told them they needed to meet each other and then, one day, they finally did. Yay! Now they have this beautiful little baby girl. Needless to say, the whole family is very special to me, so I wanted to create something very special for them!
Congratulations on your beautiful baby girl, Mary and Travis!
This weekend, we visited the family ranch in hopes that the big storm would drop some snow on us. And guess what? IT DID! IN SAN DIEGO! Can you even believe it?! The snow started late Saturday night and fell through morning. We woke up just before the sun rose over the mountains and went outside to photograph the valley. Here are some favorites… please leave a comment and let me know your favorite!
And some of my little Roxy girl, too (some were taken the day before)…
Roxy’s FIRST experience with snow!
This is my favorite photo of the day — first thing in the morning, Roxy was so excited to run and play in the snow, she barked and ran away if I tried to hold her to take a photo.
A few more of my girl enjoying the snow…
She reminds me of a wolf in this shot!
I was thinking about some of my favorite pet portraits that I’ve taken over the past few years, and thought I’d share them here. A few you’ve already seen and a few haven’t yet graced the web.
Upside down Sid
Quila (see more of her shoot)
Jelly (see more of her shoot)
Rocky
My Roxy-puppy one day after adopting her (Photo credit goes to Greg for this one!)
And my Roxy-puppy around 11:45 p.m. 12/22/10 after getting sprayed by a skunk. (All we had was tomato soup — it was worth a shot but it didn’t work at all. If you need to de-skunk a dog, use a mixture of 1 Cup peroxide + 2 Tablespoons baking soda + 0.5 teaspoon original Dawn dish soap).
