Last Friday I was invited to the launch lunch for a new dog-centric website called Fido Factor held at at the San Francisco SPCA, who happens to be their partner. Fido Factor’s twist on the whole pet social networking thing is as a review site for all things dog friendly in San Francisco. Plus, for [...]
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Charlie’s mom forwarned me that she’d be a little difficult to photograph (Charlie, not her mom). She explained Charlie was recently rescued earlier this year and extremely camera shy. I’m used to to dogs sometimes being a bit scared of the camera–particularly when I’m using a big zoom lens –but generally it’s not a a [...]
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A few months back I had a client purchase a pet photo session for her husband’s birthday of their dog, Riley. Rather than going the gift certificate route she opted to have the session done before the big day so she could actually give the photos to him (pretty cool gift).
We decided to do the [...]
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Come on, admit it. You haven’t gotten dad a present for this Sunday and the thought of another Brooks Brother’s Tie or World’s Best Dad mug is not sitting pretty. Well, if Dad has a dog or cat why not score him a gift he’ll never forget — a professional pet photography session with his [...]
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One of the best things about being a pet photographer is the completely serendipitous nature of each and every shoot. You know where you’re going to be and you know who’s going to be there but everything else that happens is pretty much anyone’s best guess. My latest My Mutt shoot was no exception other [...]
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Attila the Kuvasz
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Mark.
When I saw I’d been assigned a My Mutt poster for a dog named Attila I was, needless to say, completely intrigued. I’d heard the name before but was not very familiar with them. Well, Attila’s owner rectified that almost immediately. He’s extremely knowledgeable and I quickly learned that these dogs come from Hungary (origin [...]
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Griffin the German Shepherd
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Mark.
This is a special post for me. Griffin, a future My Mutt poster star, is a German Shephered rescued by Grateful Dogs and fostered/adopted by a a special friend in SF who I first met 10 years ago when she walked our German Shepherd, Heidi. She was one of three people on the planet (including [...]
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Peedee the Beagle
Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by Mark.
It’s been a while since I photographed a Beagle and I’d forgotten (almost) how vocal they can be. Peedee, my latest My Mutt assignment, is an adorable and energetic gal whose favorite toy of the afternoon was a well-loved angle food cake container. Well, Peedee, here’s your sneak peak. Which one do you think would [...]
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New Yorkies
Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by Mark.
Man, there’s nothing much cuter than puppies…except maybe Yorkie puppies. I got a chance to photograph three of them last Saturday along with their parents and boy, are they overwhelmingly cute. All three pups are available so, if you’re interested just let me know and I can put you in touch with the proper authorities. [...]
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The German Shepherd Fest Continues….
Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by Mark.
As I mentioned in my prior post from today there’s been a recent run up in German Shepherd clients of late. For round two today I’m happy to present d’Artagnan: a GSD mix whom I met at the annual Tony LaRussa Animal Rescue Foundation Pets on Broadway event last month. His folks scheduled a My [...]
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Dawson - My Mutt
Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by Mark.
I’ve been going through a German Shepherd phase of late. In the last week I’ve photographed no less than 4 GSDs or GSD mixes and had a past client request a giant 3×3 foot mounted print of their Shepherd. I love GSDs so this is not what I would consider a problem. Anyway, onto the [...]
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Animal Welfare Photos on SF Chronicle Blog
Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by Mark.
A few weeks ago Amelia Glynn, the San Francisco Chronicle /SFGate.com pet blogger asked if I’d be interested in working with her on a series about local Animal Welfare groups here in Northern California. The first piece, one on Nine Lives Foundation, ran two weeks ago and the second one on Muttville got posted just [...]
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Tessie and Monkey
Posted on 07. Jun, 2009 by Mark.
I few weeks ago I mentioned I had a dog & cat combo shoot for an upcoming issue of the San Francisco SPCA magazine. While, ultimately, we didn’t get a cover-worthy shot of the two together the day was salvaged with some lovely solo portraits of Tessie the dog (15 years young) and Monkey the [...]
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Pico
Posted on 07. Jun, 2009 by Mark.
Back in February I was contacted by a client who was interested in a Valentine’s Day gift for her husband and ended up getting a pet photo session for him. Well our schedules finally aligned last weekend and I met Pico, a beautiful shepherd sighthound mix along with the two cats that live with him. [...]
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Think Good Thoughts for Pua!!
Posted on 28. May, 2009 by Mark.
I hate having to write these sort of posts but a recent client of mine, Pua, was hit by a car this week and is in need of some positive pet thoughts as she fights on in a Vet ICU in the East Bay. Pua was a My Mutt poster girl — she was rescued [...]
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