Smile Like a Dog

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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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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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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Angel Eyes

Posted on 18. Apr, 2008 by Mark.

I just completed my latest My Mutt assignment with a lovely girl named Angel. Angel’s a two-year old dachshund beagle mix who lives in the South Bay and was adopted by her new mom at Silicon Valley Animal Control.
She loves her toys and is especially fond of a well-worn piece of rawhide (and [...]

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Chihuahuas Everywhere!!!!

Posted on 07. Apr, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the San Francisco Chihuahua meetup at Stern Grove – Pine Lake Park. This is not to be confused with the venerable Chihuahua Cha Cha that’s still held up at Corona Heights but, boy, this is one well-attended event. There were easily 75 small dogs there along with their [...]

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Spring at St Mary’s Dog Park

Posted on 05. Apr, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

Now that the rainy season is truly behind us one of my favorite dog parks in the city is open again (actually, it’s been open for a few weeks but I didn’t get chance to go down there again until yesterday). St Mary’s is one of those great little secrets in San Francisco. Technically it’s [...]

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In the Cards

Posted on 02. Apr, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

Excellent news from Mark Rogers Photography land: a number of my favorite photos are being featured in a new line of greeting cards called Sincerely Fido. It’s a pretty cool concept the cards are written from pets’ perspective either to other pets or to human companions. The cards range from just plain funny to really [...]

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I Love My Boy

Posted on 29. Mar, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

I just can’t help myself. Been meaning to post this shot of the Biz for weeks now. Does this say unbridled joy or what? Man, he loves to play

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Chance Encounter

Posted on 28. Mar, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

I had a shoot last week with a great dog named Chance. He’s a Rhodesian Ridgback mix who lives with his dad in the aptly named Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco. Chance is a rescue dog from the Milo foundation and boy did he land in a great home.
Chance loves his toys but is fairly [...]

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I’m a Photographer for My Mutt

Posted on 09. Mar, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

Look for my photos soon in a Pet Food Express near you.
Anyone who’s shopped or walked by any of the Pet Food Express Stores in the Bay area has seen the My Mutt posters they have hanging in the shop and in the windows. They’re of dogs and cats adopted from various rescue groups. Owners [...]

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That’s Just Wacky

Posted on 24. Feb, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

I love my dog! I can’t tell you how many times a day I look over at him and just start laughing. Today he decided the Oscars were drawing too much attention away from him and put on his own show while we tried to keep watching the show on TV. Guess who won? You [...]

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Our Dog in Cairo

Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

I recently returned from a trip to Egypt and Jordan. I of course took a lot of photos and even managed to squeeze in a few shots of the local canines and other fauna in between ancient the ones of four thousand-year old monuments and epic landscapes.

In some cases the scenery and the animals tended [...]

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Living in the Moment

Posted on 17. Feb, 2008 by Mark Rogers.

Sometimes when life seems really complicated and stressful  I take my dog to the park and just watch him. No matter the conditions (though he seems to prefer the messier ones) he always enjoys himself and for that time. Playing is his only focus for that hour.

Yes, he’s a dog and that’s what they do [...]

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