Meet Pepper

This little girl is Pepper. She is a 4 month old lab/beagle mix. We asked her owner to bring her in. Like any puppy, she was a bundle of energy, and so lovable. Like any puppy, she did not want to sit. We did get some really cute shots of her, and shee even let us put a pettiskirt on her. Wait til Joy's son sees these! :)

I don't think we've ever come across a dog that we couldn't get some great shots of. We may have to pull more tricks out of the bag for some, but in general, they all do what we need them to do.

Here are some tips for when you get your pet photographed. Feed and water them before they get here. Walk or run them before you leave. This will burn off some of their energy. Once you get here, take your pet for a walk around the yard. Let him or her sniff around and do their thing.

Once we get your pet inside, we will let him/ her get used to us. We don't jump right into shooting. We want your pet to feel comfortable and safe.

Here are some of our favorite images from the shoot.

Roxie and Adam - Scranton Pet Photography

Brenda brought Roxie and Adam to visit us a few weeks ago. We  love to do animal portraits, but we are sometimes leary of doing two at once. I know Id never be able to get my two beasts in the same image unless I photoshopped them in. But, these are the dogs from Springbrook Kennels and I knew they would be good.

Both dogs were great posing for us. They would even close their mouths on Brenda's command! These are some of our favorites from the session.

My New Puppy - Moscow / Scranton Pet Photographer

My kids have been bugging me for months for a new puppy. They tell me that he will be good company for my dog, Renn, who is 10. Or that he will be good company for the cat, Teddy, who doesn't want to be bothered with anyone. They will take care of him. They will train him. I won't even know he's here. Yeah, right. They ganged up on me, sending me photos of puppies that are up for adoption. Renn is a German Shephard, and they are my favorite dogs, so we were kind of looking for another one.

If you have ever been here, you know that for as big as my dog is, he is the most gentle dog you would ever want to meet. The kids who come here love him! I know there will never be another dog with his temperment. He's so mellow, Ed says that it's almost like he's stoned. haha

So, my husband and my daughter were out shopping and stopped to look at puppies. They found a White German Shephard that was 16 weeks old. He was getting too big to pass off as a puppy, so they had dropped the price by half.

We came up the next day to look at him and fell in love with him. He's a hyper little chewer, who wants attention.

We named him Sylar, after the evil villian from Heroes. He torments poor Renn all day. But Renn is too mellow to stop him or put up a fight.

Here he is, looking like a good dog. Don't let him fool you!

Puppies

We put out a casting call on facebook, looking for some dog models. Shannon's Pet Boutique in Scranton has generously agreed to let us hang some of our prints in her boutique. We borrowed a few of her doggie beds, scheduled our models, and went to town.
No sooner did we get done with the models, I got my very own puppy to shoot. So, we set him up with his very own shoot. He's young, he's a chewer, and does not listen very well. So, I didn't think we were going to get much out of him. Much to my surprise, we got quite a few really good shots of him.

Bark for Life

Since I posted about being at the Bark for Life, I guess I should blog about the walk. This walk benefits the American Cancer Society and takes place at Nay Aug Park, in May.

This was their second walk, and the dogs doubled this year to over 200! Not only is there a walk, but they have dogs performing obstacle courses, dancing, and doing tricks. There are quite a few vendors there such as kennels, groomers, trainers, as well as us, photographers.

Although it rained while we were there, it did not lessen the crowd. They had a great turnout and raised a lot of money for a great cause!

Thanks to everyone who participated. We all have a story about cancer. Hopefully one day there won't be any more.

Furry friends

While at the Bark for Life last month, we found a great little couch/ pet bed that we had to have. We started talking to the owner and one thing led to another. We decided that we would get some large prints of pets, on the bed that she sells, and hang them in her boutique.

In turn, we sent out a request to all of our facebook fans. Free pet sessions so we can get some prints to hang.

This turned out to be a lot of fun. Especially for me since I got to watch all these dogs drag Ed all over the place. haha.

These images are products of these shoots. We'd like to thank Amy, Sandy, Judy, Gina, and Liz for bringing your furry friends over to help us out.

Soccer Soccer Soccer

As usual, we found ourselves at Riverfront on Sunday afternoon. FC played Pocono Mt West, and had a good game. Even with only 1 sub. When these kids get to their school season, they won't know what to do with all the subs.

North Pocono was down a few girls as well this week. Must have been something in the air (Valentine's Day). NP did not fare as well. They gave it a strong fight, but did not win.

As if one afternoon wasn't enough, we went back to Riverfront for more on Monday. This was just a pick up game. The kids allowed us to stick a camera in the goal while they played. This is something we have been wanting to try for a long time now. We didn't do too bad for a first try. We'll make a couple more modifications and try it again.

Here are some of our favorite shots from the weekend.

O-HI-O!

Last month we took a trip to Ohio for the weekend. This was a meetup with some friends we've met through our lab. We have meetups in different cities and states every once in a while. This gives us an opportunity to brainstorm, learn new techniques, improve our skills, and meet a lot of great photographers!

This meetup's schedule was packed full. Most of us arrived on Friday. We went out to dinner for a meet and greet, then went back to our friend Marti's studio to share samples of books, collages and other examples of our work. This was great. We were able to see vendor's products without having to purchase them.

Saturday we got off to an early start. We had the opportunity to eat breakfast at an amish home. There were also some photo ops at the property. We then met at Marti's studio for some classes on babies and toddlers. This is Marti's specialty, and she does it well! What a cute bunch of models she had there!

Next was a class on pet photography, by Ashley and Matt. They showed us how they wrangle the pets in their studio.

We broke for a little bit of lunch, then it was off to one of the local churches for some wedding photography. We had 2 models, Joy who was local, and Siri, who was a fellow photographer who graciously volunteered to model for us.

Back to Kara's studio for some studio/senior setups. We broke for dinner, took our group photo and left for home. Whew! Tired yet? We sure were. We had to drive all night since we were vendors at a prom show here at home, the next day.

It was nice to see old friends, and make some new ones! I always have a blast and learn so much at these meetups. I can't wait for my next one!

Of course, I have to leave you with some of my favorite images of the weekend.

Another Senior

This is Rich. We went to his house to do his family's photos as well as his senior photos. They have Border Collies, and puppies! The dogs and puppies ended up being so much easier than I thought they would be to shoot. Whew! Here are some of our favorites from the shoot.