Smile Like a Dog

Whole Lot of Shaking Going On

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Mark.

I had a recent request for some photos of dogs shaking themselves dry and, as is the way of the world, I’ve been seeing dogs shake left and right every since (sort of like when you’re shopping for a car and start seeing the models you’re looking at showing up everywhere).
I decided to go back [...]

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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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Shot of the Week – Working Like a Dog

Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Mark.

Sometimes when you’re looking for something to laugh about you don’t need to go much further than your pet. With my dog, Bizzy, humor is a constant thing – pretty much everything he does makes me laugh. Today was no exception.
I was hard at work editing a recent shoot when I heard the distinct sound [...]

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Monet the Bunny

Posted on 26. Jul, 2008 by Mark.

The folks at Pet Food Express have been keeping my very occupied of late (thanks, guys) with My Mutt assignments. Interestingly enough, none of the recent ones have really been mutts and my new bunny buddy, Monet is the latest. He’s a harlequin mini rex who was rescued through Save a Bunny and he’s absolutely [...]

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Koko the Wondercat

Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Mark.

I had another photo shoot for a Pet Food Express My Mutt poster a few weeks back but this time it was for a cat (I know, they need to rethink the name of the program) named Koko rescued by a nice family down in San Carlos through the Nine Lives Foundation. Koko was abused [...]

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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.

Don’t [...]

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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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Lexington, the Maltese Yorkie Mix

Posted on 17. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

Last weekend I met one of the cuter dogs I’ve ever photographed. Lexie (her mom spent some time in NYC) is an adorable little maltese-yorkie mix who has her new mom — a first-time dog owner — completely smitten. After our first session I definitely joined the club.
Lexie hasn’t completed all her shots yet [...]

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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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Bark Like a…Bunny

Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

OK, while the name of this blog pretty much blares my primary client base I’m not discriminatory when it comes to pet photography. While the vast majority of my subjects are of the canine variety there still are others and last week I had my first rabbits – Peanut and Baby Girl. Now, admittedly, I [...]

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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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I Can’t Believe It’s Been a Week

Posted on 27. May, 2008 by Mark.

Where does the time go? 7 days since I last posted. Way too long. There is a good reason for it, though. For the last week I’ve been migrating my site and blog over to a new host. Talk about nerve-wracking. It’s one thing to physically move — at least you can count boxes and [...]

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Upcoming Pet Photography Event in San Francisco on May 31st, 2008

Posted on 20. May, 2008 by Mark.

Very exciting news. On Saturday May 31st I’m going to be at Under One Roof in the Castro photographing dogs, cats, kids and any combination of the three. They just opened this new store and the space is incredible — literally 3X the size of the old one across the street. For those of you [...]

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