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Coconut and Peanut

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by Mark.

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Two-cat shoots can sometimes be a challenge for pet photographers, especially when you need both cats in the same picture. I met Coconut and Peanut–two cute young Tabbies–last week for a My Mutt poster session done in the name of the Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA. As with most cat sessions we had to warm [...]

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Six Cats in a Bungalow

Posted on 13. May, 2009 by Mark.

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“Mark, we have another My Mutt assignment for you: 6 cats”
Sometimes you get an email you have to re-read a few times before it sinks in. Of course, my initial assumption was that all six cats needed to be in the same shot but, thankfully, I had flexibility on this one and if the cats [...]

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Kitten Season Chronicles Part 1

Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Mark.

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This post is a bit of a departure for me. It’s the first of several you’ll see in the coming weeks focusing on what’s known as Kitten Season in the animal-welfare world. For those who don’t know about Kitten Season it essentially runs from spring through fall when the warmer weather converges with female cats’ [...]

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Galahad & Scarlett

Posted on 17. Feb, 2009 by Mark.

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I met a lovely pair of kitties this past weekend: Galahad and Scarlett. Galahad’s a wee bit shy and for the first 30 minutes or so he watched me warily and safely from beneath a kitchen table behind a chair (see below). Scarlett took to the camera almost immediately (and who wouldn’t with baby blues [...]

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Losang & Deva

Posted on 23. Nov, 2008 by Mark.

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It’s funny. I love photographing cats but I do go through long dry periods of catlessness. Fortunately, that ended this week with multiple feline encounters. On Monday I photographed two kitties, Losang and Deva, for a Pet Food Express My Mutt poster and then had another cat session yesterday (results to be seen later)
We’re still [...]