Even when I come home to this…
Because, afterall, I left it within her reach, and I know all about her love for all things plastic (like TV remotes and cell phones)…and seriously, you try staying mad at that face…
::sigh:: I love my dog.
P.S. The hard drive still works.
Thanks to a mutual friend, I have had the pleasure of knowing Isaac since he was just a little white ball of fluff. He is the first “giant” dog I ever spent significant time with, and my experiences with Isaac were often recalled when my husband, Ryan, and I were making our decision to get a giant of our own.
When we had our session together it had been about five years since I had last seen Isaac. It was so nice to see him again, and to catch up with Kara. The two of us shared lots of stories about owning a large dog…fielding questions about our dogs’ eating habits (no they don’t eat that much) and shedding tendencies (yep, we have fur–and drool–everywhere), finding new ways to laugh off the “Oh my gosh I thought that was a bear!” comments, and explaining to people that it is not at all necessary to have a large house or yard in order to have a large dog.
We started our morning together near the river in Stillwater and then moved to Kara and Isaac’s home for some unleashed photos in the backyard. While I always enjoy home sessions (it is where the heart is afterall), it was lots of fun to be able to wander the town with the two of them. I love that I was able to get some photos of Isaac and Kara together. Let me repeat: I LOVE when clients want to be included in the photos with their pets! (*hint, hint*) I honestly think that you can not go wrong by getting some images of the two and four-legged family members together, and I guarantee that those photos will become priceless to you as the years go on.
It was difficult to narrow them down, but here are a few of my favorites from Isaac’s session…
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great shots! also, becky, i LOVE the blog!!!
Becky, I just LOVE my pics of Isaac! Thanks again!!! Your packet you sent everything in even rocked! Good Luck with your business!
Congrats on setting up your business – everything looks swell! 
Oh, I LOVE. I can’t wait for you to photograph G-dawg. OMG SO EXCITED!
A.K.A. a fur-filled Saturday with my lucky mutt.
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Although my dog isn’t nearly as large (or as hairy) as yours, I totally know what this is like. Oh, the joys of owning dogs!
Oooh, I really like this. Patterns, textures, lighting…very nice.
Did you get a comb like ours? How long did she let you do it?
The more that I am in two-cat or two-dog homes, the more I find that one pet typically seems to be the playful, energetic one, while the other is completely content to lounge the day away. Jess and Ryan’s cats, Finnegan and Barley, are certainly no exception to this phenomenon.
The day of our session, Jess and Ryan were in the midst of packing their belongings for their upcoming move to Maine. Poor Barley, who is a bit of a watch-cat, was having a hard time with all of the strange activity going on, and was a bit under the weather. Despite the sickies, Barley was on the move nearly the entire time I was there, while his buddy, Finn, seemed completely unaffected by the upcoming move. So long as nothing affected Finn’s dinner time, and there was still a soft place to lay, life was good.
I’ll let you figure out which cat is which…
…and yes, I do have thing for tail shots.
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HOly amazing green eyes. These pictures are gorgeous!
Beautiful images! I love the detail shots.
Another fan of cat tails here Great shots Becky!
So cute! I love the tail shots, myself.
i like the tail shots too great series becky.
When my friend Rob emailed me to photograph his “spaz” and his “couch potato” I thought it was funny. Then, I met Ruby, a Brittany Spaniel — the most elusive dog I’ve photographed to date. You see, Rob and his wife, Julie, have a yard that is pure heaven to a bird dog. It’s a long lot, and the back half is full of trees and brush and has a path that leads back to a clearing complete with fire pit. (Okay, so the yard might be heaven for me too, but that’s not what we’re here to talk about.) As any natural hunting dog would, Ruby loves running through the brush looking for any creature she can sniff out.
When I arrived at their house, Rob let Ruby and Ohana (he’s the couch potato) out of the house and Ruby took off for the trees. Minutes would go by and I would have no idea where she was, then, out of no where I’d hear a rustling in the brush and see a blur of white and red fur fly through the clearing. She was gone. Again.
Luckily, I had Ohana, who was far more interested in the easy-to-get treats in my pocket, to keep me entertained. A Blue Heeler-Lab mix, Ohana, is a sweet boy who has been with Julie since she met him on a vacation in the Pacific Northwest some eightish years ago. He followed me, wherever I went, happy to do whatever was requested for another morsel, and, after a while, his crazy little sister slowed down a bit and we were able to get her in some portraits of her own.
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Sandra Kostka - As all of us dog lovers have learned … we must set our pets up for success and keep stuff out of their reach
Maria - hehe, very cute. I can relate.
Jeni - Oh noooo! That’s terrible. I am puppy sitting right now and a very nice pair of heels now RIP.