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  • My life. My photos. My blog

    Hi there, and welcome to my blog! As a pet photographer I am truly blessed to be able to witness and capture that special bond that people have with the pets in their lives. This blog is my way of giving back a little piece of myself to those who are kind enough to welcome me into their lives and their homes. In these pages I hope to share the everyday moments, photos, and stories, from my own life, that make me tick, as well as a few beautiful images of the wonderful relationships I am asked to capture along the way.

    Please feel free to plop down on the couch with a big, warm blanket before reading...I wouldn't have it any other way. -Becky

Category Archives: Cats

home for life: kitties

Last month I had the pleasure of spending two afternoons at Home for Life Animal Sanctuary photographing their residents for upcoming sponsor updates. Unlike most animal shelters, Home for Life provides long-term care to animals who lead quality lives, but due special needs cannot find placement in homes through traditional rescue organizations. Dogs, cats, and other pets who make their way to Home for Life literally find just that, a home for life.

As I’m sure you can imagine, many of the residents at Home for Life did not have it easy before their arrival. It is definitely a humbling experience to spend an afternoon with both the animals, who have endured such hardships, as well as the Home for Life staff who dedicate so much time and care to their hundreds of pets. Below is a handful of photos of the many cattery residents at Home for Life. If you are interested in viewing more of the facility, I encourage you to take the online tour available through Home for Life’s website.

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Donna Delicato - I just received a new photo of Stormy, the wonderful cat I am sponsoring from Home for Life. I LOVE the picture. He looks wonderful. I believe you have captured the pure essence of this beautiful cat. Thank you for the work you do.

home for life: smitten kitten

I’m finding myself completely smitten with this photo of a kitty at Home for Life Animal Sanctuary. More photos of Home for Life’s amazing kitties and puppies coming next week!

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lisa - that is one of our feline leukemia cats, Curly, who came to HFL as a positive kitten, about a year ago
thank you again for helping the animals and supporting our sponsor program! lisaxo

another duo: finnegan and barley

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…

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…and yes, I do have thing for tail shots.

Stephanie - HOly amazing green eyes. These pictures are gorgeous!

Candace - Beautiful images! I love the detail shots.

els - Another fan of cat tails here :) Great shots Becky!

Johanna Price - So cute! I love the tail shots, myself.

johnwaire | photo - i like the tail shots too :) great series becky.

the first kitties of Lucky Mutt: mystery and cami

I was so excited when Laura emailed me to say she wanted to get some photos of her beloved girls (seriously, she ADORES these two) because up until that point had Z-E-R-O experience photographing kitty-cats.  As someone who has spent minimal time with cats throughout her lifetime I was a little unsure about how this would go.  In the end, I honestly could not have asked for two better first felines.  These girls were purrrfect! (Sorry, I couldn’t pass that one up!)

Mystery was a complete diva for me.  She worked the camera showing off her long fur and gorgeous whiskers like she had been practicing for days.  Cami, however, was a little more shy than her sister.  I don’t think she was really sure what to think of my camera, so she wasn’t too keen on going where I asked.  Then, Rob got out a fishing rod with a little toy mouse on the end and that girl came out of her shell!  Cami rolled around the living room floor catching her mouse again and again, and I nearly melted into a puddle right there.

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Confession time: Until this session I did not know that people let their cats outside on purpose!  Every cat I had met previously, with the exception of a couple escapees, were in-house only kitties.  When Laura asked if I wanted to try to get some photos outside I was all, “Cats? Outside?? — Heck yes I do!”  The idea that these girls will go outdoors (with supervision) and roam around the yard still blows my mind!

Laura Linhoff - I didn’t know you had this on here and I just love it. I told the kitty cats that they are famous now that they are on a photography website. So cute and thanks!
Laura

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