Smile Like a Dog

BeeGee (no, not the band)

Posted on 11. Jul, 2008 by Mark.

For those of you who fell in love with the dog from As Good As It Gets have I got a post for you. I had the pleasure of meeting BeeGee last week. BeeGee is a Brussels Griffon just like Timer in the movie. Boy, what a cute little guy…and he just adores his dad.

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My new toy

Posted on 05. Jul, 2008 by Mark.

For me the only thing more exciting than getting a new camera is getting a new lens. I’ve had my eye on the canon 16-35 2.8L for a while now and just took the plunge. I tested it out on my office manager and assistant, Bizzy, a couple of days ago and all I kept [...]

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Golden Moment

Posted on 30. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

Last weekend a client gave me a wee bit of somewhat deserved grief for not featuring more Golden Retrievers like his beautiful dog, Maya, on my site. “Afterall,” he said, ” They’re only one of the top 5 most popular breeds in the country.” Odd, I thought, I know I’ve photographed more than my fair [...]

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Cover Girl

Posted on 25. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

This week was a milestone for me. I had my first published magazine cover shot with the San Francisco SPCA’s award-winning Our Animals quarterly. Many heartfelt thanks to Paul Glassner, the editor of said publication for giving me a shot at this and being such a good mentor.The subject, Nikah, is an adorable Chi-terrier [...]

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Topper

Posted on 23. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

I had a great shoot with a nice little guy named Topper last weekend. Topper was recently adopted from San Francisco Animal Care & Control and he ended up in a great home with a dad who just adores him. One of his dad’s friends gave the session as a gift.
Topper is a chihuahua mix [...]

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Diego

Posted on 20. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

I’m a complete sucker for older dogs. They get so much nobler and mellower as they age and I love the way ones with darker fur mask as they gray. I met a nice old fellow named Diego last weekend on a shoot for veterinarian starting a house-call business here in San Francisco. Diego is [...]

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Project Homeless Connect #22

Posted on 16. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

Those of you who read this blog semi-regularly know that I volunteer for an organization here in San Francisco called Project Homeless Connect. Every 6 weeks or so PHC holds an event at a major venue in town where homeless service organizations and homeless clients meet. In a word, it’s amazing. You’ve really never seen [...]

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Guest Blogging with Dogster!

Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

My good friends at Dogster recently asked me to help fill in on their For the Love of Dog Blog while they search for a new full-time blogger.
My first post was yesterday. I went with a you-provide-the-caption approach for a funny shot I took a few weeks ago and the response has been pretty decent [...]

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Under One Roof Photo Event

Posted on 07. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

Last Saturday I held my first monthly photo event down at Under One Roof. We promoted it as being for pets and kids but the vast majority of the folks that signed up for it brought dogs. It was a lot of fun. The folks at the store are great and pretty much rearranged the [...]

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Dozens of Dachshunds

Posted on 30. May, 2008 by Mark.

For those of you unfamiliar with the dog scene in San Francisco there’s quite a few breed-specific groups that meet up in the cities parks on a regular basis. The barrier to entry is somewhat dependent upon the group. Some will allow dogs who aren’t purebred, others won’t.
Those of you who’ve read my blog in [...]

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Bulldogs and Basset Hounds

Posted on 10. May, 2008 by Mark.

When it comes to expressive faces it’s hard to beat Basset Hounds and Bulldogs — they make a pet photographer’s job fairly easy compared to some breeds. When you have them both in the same household it’s like manna from heaven (apologies for the biblical reference — that’s about as close as you’ll ever see [...]

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Mothers Day and Fathers Day Gifts for Pet Lovers

Posted on 04. May, 2008 by Mark.

Scrambling for that last-minute Mothers Day gift? Looking for a something unique to give mom or dad on their big day this year? Sure, mom loves the flowers showing up on Mothers Day and Dad loves getting another Rep tie on Fathers Day but what about trying something different this time. If mom or dad [...]

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Petunia

Posted on 01. May, 2008 by Mark.

One of the best things about being a non-studio pet photographer is that I get to go to all sorts of cool, beautiful locations all over the San Francisco Bay area. Last week I met a new client named Petunia who lives down the coast off Highway 1 near Half Moon Bay. Petunia and her [...]

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Smiling Dog of the Week

Posted on 28. Apr, 2008 by Mark.

I thought it might be fitting to start following the theme of this blog literally. I photograph a lot of dogs (and cats — but reconciling that with this blog title is for another post entirely) and when you actually catch one grinning it can be a real rush. This week’s star is a miniature [...]

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Who is Jalu?

Posted on 19. Apr, 2008 by Mark.

A photographed a friend’s dogs today for a project I’m working on with the San Francisco SPCA (more on this in a few weeks). Her newest pup is a loveable guy named Jalu who came from Big Dog Rescue up in Sonoma. Jalu wasn’t the primary focus of today’s shoot but he’s impossibly cute and [...]

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