Dogs | Smile Like a Dog

Romeo and Gracie

Posted on 22. Feb, 2011 by Mark.

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You’re in for a real treat with this post, folks. Not only will you meet an unbelievably cute little Pomeranian puppy named Romeo but you’ll also get to know a gorgeous cat named Gracie with the most beautiful eyes you’ve ever seen: one blue and one green (it’s called odd-eyed — a term I don’t [...]

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Elvis and Gidget

Posted on 14. Feb, 2011 by Mark.

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Photographing a Dachshund is always a lot of fun. Photographing two of them…well, you do the math. Elvis and Gidget were both recent subjects for a My Mutt poster honoring the Peninsula Humane Society which was given to their mom as a birthday present. (Folks looking for a great gift idea please take note). Elvis [...]

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Kipling: A pup with a Mona Lisa Smile

Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by Mark.

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You know how some dogs have a classic dog-like bearing and others seem a bit more human? A recent client of mine– a cute little whippet-mix named Kipling –falls into the latter category for sure. Throughout the shoot Kipling maintained a what I think looks like the canine equivalent of a Mona Lisa smile–sort of [...]

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Scout

Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 by Mark.

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Ahhhh, German Shepherds. I just love them. Always thinking…usually worrying…amazingly beautiful. A couple of weeks ago worked with a very handsome lad named Scout down at Crissy Field and the Palace of Fine Arts down in the Marina. Unfortunately it was a week before they opened up the newly refurbished Palace so we were only [...]

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Maya

Posted on 17. Jan, 2011 by Mark.

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This first part of January I’ve been shooting a lot of gift certificate sessions (presents given over the holidays). My first one was with a lovely lady named Maya who lives out by Ocean Beach with her mom and dad. Maya’s a senior German Shepherd mix with soft brown eyes and a smile that never [...]

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Waghearted Spring & Summer 2011 Collection

Posted on 12. Jan, 2011 by Mark.

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Did I tell you I’m into fashion photography now? Yup, it’s true. Beautiful models everywhere. Top-secret designer clothes. Exotic locations. Of course, it’s pet apparel I’m talking about but that doesn’t change anything (does it?) For the last few weeks of 2010 I was scrambling with the good folks at Waghearted to pull together their [...]

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Beena and Shiva

Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by Mark.

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Happy New Year, everyone. After a bit of a holiday hiatus it’s good to be back and blogging again. For 2011′s first post I thought I’d start off with something interesting — a shoot from last year that didn’t go at all as planned. In December I had a long-delayed session with a cat named [...]

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Frankie and Tuula

Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Mark.

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I met Frankie and Tuula up at Bernal Heights last weekend for a holiday card session their mom bid on at the PAWS Petchitecture silent auction earlier this year. Normally, I’d be posting a bunch of shots of dogs in costume (or trying to get out of costume) but it was the shots in between [...]

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To Tell the Truth: A Dog Named Kitty

Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by Mark.

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A number of months ago I donated a photo session to fundraising event here in the city. Sadly, these rarely get used but I was pleasantly surprised to get a call afterwards from a gentleman who wanted to redeem his coupon for “Kitty”. “Oh”, I asked, “how long have you had your cat?”. A moment [...]

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Lovey and Thurston: Howls at Crissy Field

Posted on 01. Dec, 2010 by Mark.

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When Lovey and Thurston’s mom emailed me the first time and told me their names I just knew this was going to be a fun shoot. Boxers named after Gilligan’s Island characters — seriously, how can you get better than that? Well, how about the fact that Lovey has a string of pearls she breaks [...]