Cake Smash

Have you heard of a cake smash? They are popular for toddler birthday parties and for dog birthday parties.

Well it just so happened that our Moose turned 11 on Friday March 30. We have noticed lately that he is slowing down. We are cherishing every moment with have with him and we (who am I kidding... it wasn't we it was me!) decided he needed to have a birthday party. I decided to try a cake smash with him. I've seen some other dog photographers post adorable cake smash photos. I could do this too, right?

Re-edit: 52 Week Dog Photography Project - Week 12

Re-edit is the theme for the 52 week dog photography project. It occurred to me that I could go in an re-edit some photos I took back in December 2016 of a golden retriever puppy named Ivy. I thought of her because I actually just photographed her again a couple of weeks ago. I thought it'd be fun to see her when she was little and now all grown up.

FAVORITE SONG: Dog Photography 52 Week Project - Week 11

Favorite song is the topic of our dog photography 52 week project this week and my mind went in a 100 different directions when I thought about this topic. My initial thought was, how do I pick one favorite song? I love music. I have tons of favorite songs. I listen to music all the time. Do I try to pick my favorite song that's being played on the radio right now? That'd be hard... but I could try.

Working Dogs

I don't think I've ever photographed working dogs. Dogs actually doing what they were bred to do. If I have, I don't recall but I got a chance to witness some amazing working dogs last week thanks to Mark with Whole Nine K9.

WIDE ANGLE: Dog Photography 52 Week Project - Week 9

Wide angle is the topic for week 9 of the dog photographer's blog circle. I know I've said this before and I'll say it again. Photography is hard. When I bought my first camera in 2014, I knew nothing about photography and I was so naive, I didn't even know there was much to learn. In December 2015 I decided to get serious and try to figure it out. I'm so grateful I did.

SILHOUETTE - Dog Photographer 52 Week Project - Week 8

I love silhouette photography. I always have. When I think of silhouettes, I think of being on a beach with the sun setting, big blue skies and some puffy clouds to help create drama. When I was at the Retreats by BARKgraphy southern California retreat, we got a lot of those skies. This is one of my favorite images from that trip.