February 28, 2011

Raleigh Pet Photographer: Gracie+Gigi

You’ll see a lot of pets coming up on the blog. :) I’ve always wanted to get more heavily into pet photography, and with the help of clients past, present, and future, we arranged a bunch of mini pet portrait sessions for this spring with some adorable dogs and cats!

Meet Gracie+Gigi: the dogs of my very first wedding clients (who are two of the kindest and hilarious individuals I’ve ever met). Gracie is a Miniature Schnauzer (the larger, grey one) who enjoys being the protective older sister, treats, and being very well behaved. Gigi is a Shih Tzu/Poodle mix who likes following her mom around, being spoiled absolutely rotten, and dressing up in a bikini.

I knew this was going to be a great session when I was finalizing dates and times with Julie, their mom, and her first question was: “What should they wear?” ;)

The below picture is 100% candid, and pretty much captures the hilarity of the household. I do believe Julie was criticizing Gigi for being spoiled and unappreciative of her array of toys as she stands there in a dress with a little bow in her hair. Oh, Gigi.

Stay tuned for more Raleigh pets! :)

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February 18, 2011

Raleigh Pet Photographer: Jack+Lola

Jack is a German Shepherd/Lab mix who enjoys chasing sticks, eating pine cones, spending quality time outdoors, and his squeaky ball toy. Lola his a Rottweiler/Shepherd mix who likes me (apparently), following Jack around, cuddling, and treats. This is a regular day in the life of Jack and Lola, two adorable and feisty dogs living the good life in North Carolina. I spent most of the session time chasing them around the yard or trying to pry Lola away from my side so I could get some pictures of her too. Taking pet portraits is basically a good workout. :)

I pretty much fell in love with Lola who reminds me of the dog version of Buckles, the CSP Spokescat…kind of clumsy, runs right in front of you while you’re walking and stands there, and has that head-tilted-to-the-side face that screams, “HELLO! I LOVE YOUUUU!!!!!” Jack, who is slightly more reserved, occupies most of this blog post as he does most of their pictures, because he wasn’t as interested in me as Lola was, so my lens could actually focus on him. ;) They are super adorable pups and I had a great great time photographing them having a wonderful life with their fabulous owners!

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October 15, 2010

raleigh portrait photographer: renee, daniel, and khia.

enter renee, daniel, and khia! and yes, this is the renee and daniel from july. :) i was so excited to see them again and even more excited to photograph their new puppy, khia. i am a cat person as i’ve never owned dogs and suspect i’d be far too lazy to ever have one, but khia made me want a puppy. like, now. specifically, a puppy just like khia. i can gauge how adorable i think an animal is by how badly my face hurts afterward due to clenching my jaw when i speak to them because i’m overcome with cuteness. and my jaw hurt pretty badly after this session. :) SOOO RIDICULOUSLY CUTE. and she didn’t bark once. how amazing is she!? pet portraits are so fun.

there’s a puppy in there somewhere. :) she was awesome at listening! we told her to stay and walked really far with her treats and she stayed, just chilling in the barn. most kids wouldn’t do that!

i feel like i need a big canvas of the below two shots in my house somewhere. and when someone asks me if that’s my dog, i will say no. and they’ll look at me funny, but i won’t care.