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Macy Addison & Karma: Two Pits in a Pod

Mark — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:14:59 +0000

Sometimes getting two dogs to sit together for a photo is easy as pie. Other times, such as in my recent session with two lovely pitbulls named Karma and Macy Addison, it takes a little longer. Karma and Macy came to my outdoor studio for a My Mutt poster session in honor of Bad Rap (Bay Area Dog Owners Responsible About Pit Bulls). The individual shots were a snap but coercing the two to stay still while next to each other while looking at the camera took a lot of treats and serious pleading from me and their mom. Check out the results…

Macy's best side

Macy Addison

Karma

So close....

Ok, shot would work better if you both looked this way

Love that grin

Close but no cigar

There you go

Satchel and Bingo

Mark — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:05:02 +0000

One of the best things about being a pet photographer is the completely serendipitous nature of each and every shoot. You know where you’re going to be and you know who’s going to be there but everything else that happens is pretty much anyone’s best guess. My latest My Mutt shoot was no exception other than the unexpected happened even before the camera came out: I got fed breakfast. And, we’re not talking grapenuts and milk. This was a real breakfast with eggs, grits (real ones) and fresh strawberries. Yum! I think I’ll make it part of my contracts from now on.

After breakfast, it was time for shoot proper. Satchel and Bingo, the stars of the day, are both pitbulls and rescuees from Animal Friends Rescue Project. Satchel, of course, is named after the great Satchel Page which is fitting because he loves playing ball (so does bingo). I was warned that Satchel could be sort of serious in front of the camera but his inner ham came out about 15 minutes into the shoot and we ended up with a lot of classic, happy pitbull grin shots. Bingo, on the other hand, stayed stoic and serious but still made it look good. Bingo and Satchel, your My Mutt poster choice awaits. Linda, thanks again for the breakfast.

Smiling Bingo

Stoic Satchel

Nice lines, Bingo

Satchel's best side

Bingo

Satchel

Dogs will be dogs

Gallant Satchel

Classic Pitbull Grin

Are you a model?

Such a face

Three on a Rope

Mark — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:19:25 +0000

This weekend I took the Biz to Stern Grove, one of his favorite dog parks. During a spirited game of frisbee we saw a couple of dogs at the far end of the park playing with a rope tug. For once, Biz decided it would be more fun to watch other dogs play instead of him so we started checking it out. It started out as a casual game but after a couple of minutes another dog took interest and joined in. For the next 25 minutes or so a crowd of us watched as these three dogs partook in the most epic tug-of-war game I’ve ever seen.

In the end, Morgan the Pitbull emerged victorious. The rope, unfortunately, has seen better days and all three participants were last seen sleeping.