Jingle Paws: Keeping Your Puppy Safe This Holiday Season

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Today, in the downtime between our food comas and frenzied Black Friday buying, let’s talk puppy safety this holiday season.  For all puppies born after Christmas 2021 until now this will be their very first holiday season! Huzzah! This also means there will be tons of new experiences and things to explore with their mouths & teeth.  First let’s talk food. (Cue the holiday baking and the meal hosting.) We all know the perils of onions, grapes and raisins, but did you know that the spice nutmeg is poisonous to dogs? If you use nutmeg in your cookie recipe don’t […]

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Halloween & Your Dog: Tips for a Safe Spooky Season

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Spooky season is upon us, with Halloween landing on Monday. EEEEEEK!  I LOVE Halloween! Once the month of October arrives, the Halloween wardrobe is assembled – nothing overly exotic, just long sleeved tees that range in oranges, some with cute Halloween designs. There is one doozie of a zip up sweater that is an UGLY Halloween ensemble (yes ugly sweaters come in the Halloween variety) that is rather over the top. Paired with an orange hoodie and orange Chucks and we’re ready for spooky season! This is Blue’s first Halloween! He’s got a multitude of collars perfect for spooky season

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From Above: The Magic of the Lookdown Shot

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There are many various angles that you can photograph a dog.  Eye level, lower than eye level, lower than the ground, on a diagonal (don’t do this…) and from looking down on a pup – aka the lookdown shot. (Yes a lookdown shot literally means an image where you are looking down on your subject from above.)  A lookdown angle pairs lovely with textures and patterns on the ground – leaves or cobblestones – or if your dog is tucked between your legs.  What makes a lookdown shot special? This is the angle we see our dogs in 90% of

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From Straight to Curved: Playing with Lines in Dog Photography

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Ever have one of those photography themes where you can’t think of a jazzy blog title?– Get in Line– On Line– On the Line– Lining Up– In the Lines Hmm… each feels a bit vague for the way a line can be a quintessential part of photography. Commonly found as a rule of composition in leading lines, these types of lines lead the eye of the viewer into & around the scene of the image, frequently landing on the subject. Done correctly they have huge impact, done poorly your viewer will miss the subject in your image or miss where

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My Dog’s a Little Wild… Can They Still Rock a Photo Session?

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My dog is not well behaved, is that ok? And by not being well behaved it means my dog: doesn’t listen to commands like sit or lay is MEGA hyper active goes bat shit crazy in new areas has selective hearing or any other assorted not well behaved behaviors your dog may have Fret no more! Your dog can be a total goofball—no sit-stays required—and I’ll still capture EPIC images of them. The best part? Your pup will look like an obedience school superstar in the final photos! All it takes is a split second (literally just a moment or

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