The past month has been very busy in the studio, with multiple rounds of production and countless fine art dog photography prints going out the door. I love being busy, I love seeing the floor beneath my mat cutter covered in scraps, and my production table stacked high with weighted prints flattening before getting sleeved and boxed and shipped to clients.
Read MoreThough the work I create for my clients is always deeply personal and emotional, I rarely put myself in front of the lens or open up about what matters truly to me as an individual. Yet as I finally claw my way out of what has been a very dark and frightening past week, one thing has become clear to me - artists always return to the work.
Read MoreI recently went through my old hard drives in my office to compile some work, rearrange some very old dog photography folders, and dig up some gems to share on social media. What I found was surprising, even to me. There were some real winners in those earliest San Francisco dog photography sessions - some, like the ones I've posted below - were too good not to share with you.
Read MoreThough most of the time I meet my wonderful clients and their dogs in their home for our Photography Sessions, sometimes clients just don't want to photograph in their houses. And of course, I understand. Maybe you're in the process of moving, or maybe you're in an apartment that you know won't be your forever home and you just don't want to center this really important moment in your lives around a place that just doesn't feel like home to you.
Read MoreBlack and white dog photography has been my specialty for nearly the past decade, and people often ask why I don't shoot in color. First, it's what everyone else does - so why do it? I'm not interested in letting my work look like everyone else's work, and photographing exclusively in black and white lets my style stand apart.
Read MoreThe holidays are just around the corner, and that means it's time to start thinking about the perfect gift for dog lovers. Trust me, there will be more lists about 'perfect gifts for dog lovers' on the internet in about one minute than you can even count.
Read MoreDiane Arbus has long been one of my photography heroes. Her grainy, intimate voyeuristic work lit a fire in me when I first became interested in portraiture, and I find myself constantly turning to her for inspiration and cosmic support. The Met in New York is currently showing a never-before-seen collection of Diane Arbus' very early work, all done on her 35mm camera (not the medium format square portraits she is so known for, which came later).
Read MoreHere's another photo I get questions about all the time. It's a true, long time favorite of mine and always catches people's eyes when they look through my portfolio. This is an image I created for one of my very first clients, believe it or not, in a backyard in San Francisco.
Read MoreOh man. What a hilariously fun New York dog photography session! It was a hot, muggy Summer day in Long Island, and I had two floppy, happy Golden Retriever puppies on my hands, and one very distinguished senior Golden. We played in the big, beautiful yard, rolled around in the mud (well, I didn't do that part), almost fell in pool (yes, we ALL did that), and finally came inside and cooled off on the stone mud room floor.
Read MoreAfter photographing dogs in San Francisco for nearly 10 years, Bo the Boxer puppy was the first dog who ever really wanted to eat my camera strap during our fine art dog photography session at Ocean Beach. By the time we were done, I think everyone was completely covered in sand and dog slobber — which for me — means a productive day at the office.
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