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.

prepare for your hearts to explode, everyone! it’s an australian shepherd puppy driving a john deere.

and let’s not forget that renee and daniel are adorable themselves. :) love these guys!

sooo, how many of you have the strong urge to go out and get a puppy?!

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July 4, 2010

raleigh pet photographer: hermine the cat.

i had the great honor of photographing hermine the cat last week, and what a cutie. :) although slightly skiddish around new humans and big cameras, she did a wonderful job adapting as best she could and we got some really cute shots. hermine is a german kitty whose parents brought her over from germany two years ago when they moved to the states. she flew in the cargo and had a kitty layover in washington, dc where her owners picked her up. she is very loved and rightly so!

hermine likes: treats, twist ties, her cat tree.

hermine dislikes: vet trips, big cameras.

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn!!!!

hermine became a little terrified after a few shots, so we went outside and took some photographs of the proud parents for a while until little hermine came outside to join us. :)