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)…
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).
Last September, Greg and I took a trip to Wyoming. We visited Jackson, Grand Teton, and Yellowstone National Park. It was amazing and I fell in love. Pack my bags, I’m ready to go (maybe I should spend winter there before I make that decision final, though). But since up and moving to Wyoming isn’t in the cards right now, I decided to enlarge my favorite of all favorite shots from the trip to 16×24, mount it to 24×30, and frame it. I call this one “The Lone Journey.” I found an amazing frame shop, called Swift Frame, and the owner helped me pick out the perfect matting and frame. We hung it on our bedroom wall, and Greg commented that now I have a “window to Wyoming.” What do you think?
And a close-up of the rustic frame…
If you’d like to see other prints from the trip, you can find them here (they’re for sale, too!).
I visited The Lodge at Torrey Pines yesterday to photograph a lovely luncheon. I was there early and took the opportunity to walk around a bit. I saw this bench sitting outside one of the banquet rooms. It overlooks the golf course and I could just imagine sitting there all afternoon. Would anyone care to join me?
