Smile Like a Dog

Bella Bambina

Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by Mark.

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It’s been way too long since I photographed a puppy. I needed a fix and, last week, Bella delivered one. She’s a 16-week old pittie mix rescued through Rocket Dog and gives the term puppy-dog eyes new meaning. Let’s just say if you needed to pass a bill in Congress and brought her along you’d [...]

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My new toy

Posted on 05. Jul, 2008 by Mark.

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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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Abyssinians On Parade

Posted on 03. Jun, 2008 by Mark.

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Of course, anyone visiting a blog called Smile Like a Dog will be a bit surprised to see pictures of cats. While most of my pet clients are of the canine variety I do get my fair share of feline posers and I have to say I’ve had a run lately with cats of the [...]

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Smiling Dog of the Week

Posted on 28. Apr, 2008 by Mark.

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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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Happy Birthday, San Francisco SPCA

Posted on 25. Apr, 2008 by Mark.

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Last weekend the San Francisco SPCA celebrated its 140th anniversary and I was asked to photograph it for them (I tried to get past the irony that they shared their anniversary date with the 1906 earthquake)
It kicked off on Friday with speeches by SFSPCA president Jan McHugh-Smith, Assmemblyman Mark Leno and others along with appearances [...]