PawPrints Photography Blog

Just thought I’d give a quick update because I know there are a few people waiting for me to update my blog.  I promise I will just as soon as I get back.  I’m here now at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops taking an awesome lighting class with Joe McNally.  I’ll be back next week with lots of new skills and ideas and can’t wait to try them out on my upcoming sessions.  See you soon!

I posted a few images from one of our sessions with Snowyi in a previous blog post. I had the opportunity to photograph Snowyi and her owners several times and it’s hard not to feel the pain when a dog you’ve come to know passes away. It’s always hard to hear – there really are no words – only feelings – and they hit hard and run deep. If you are reading this, undoubtedly, you’ve been touched deeply by an animal in your life so you know what I mean.

Snowyi’s mom asked me to help her put together a memorial for Snowyi using images from our sessions and personal images that she had of Snowyi with her family. Below is a tribute to Snowyi:

“Hoof, Paw, Claw,” an new exhibition for art and animal lovers will open at the Arts Center in Orange during a reception at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24th. The show runs through September 6th, 2008.

The event also will feature the unveiling of Evelyn Cowles’ painting selected for the 2008 Montpelier Hunt Races poster. The exhibition, which features sculpture, mixed media, oils, acrylics, photographs and watercolors, includes works by Elaine Hurst, Aggie Zed, Dorothy Chuey, Dana Thompson, Mary Cornish, Jan Settle, Robin Burkett, Mary Shira, Kitty Dodd, Diane Balister, Jo Hodos, Ed King, Sharon Campbell, Willa Frayser, Karen Trimmer, Laura Burrell, Marian Mercer, Jean-Francois Landeau, Joe Simms and Tyler and Austin Burdick.

A portion of its commission on gallery sales from this exhibit will be donated to the Orange County Animal Shelter and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation at Montpelier. The Arts Center in Orange is at 129 E. Main St.

For more details, call (540) 672-7311.

We had a great session with Spencer, Maggie and Madison.  They are beautiful English Cocker Spaniels with the most unique markings!  We worked both inside and outside.  Our main goal was to create a portrait for their owner that she could use on the website of her company – Canine Commuter.  (go to her website to see it)  We also wanted to create wall portraits for her home.  Here are some of the other images from the session:

 If you are planning a trip with your companion animals, check out Canine Commuter for all of your pet needs!