When I was a part-time student at City College of San Francisco - running between my Intro to Darkroom Printing class and my Intro to Studio Lighting class and my portfolio reviews and my hours and hours in the photo lab - I would see this beautiful magazine sitting on tables and scattered throughout the campus. I revered it, and loved how well it was curated.
Read MoreThis was a very weird impulse-buy I picked up at the grocery check out the other day. First, I didn't even know Life Magazine still existed. Second, I have to admit: I was curious if someone had finally cracked the code and could offer a solid explanation of why dogs and humans are so intertwined. Spoiler alert- Life Magazine definitely did not crack any code.
Read MoreI'm honored to be a presenter at the third annual Creative Resources Conference next week, in Dalton MA (that's in the Berkshires). This event is really special. It brings together creatives, artists, small business owners, marketers, web developers, designers, craftspeople and more for a full day of workshops.
Read MoreThe dog photography market is flooded. That's a fact. But so is every other photography market right now- weddings, family portraits, events, school photos, newborns etc. The world of commissioned art has changed drastically even in the ten years that I've been participating. Photographers are starting businesses without any knowledge whatsoever of camera basics, and film makers are using their iPhones to produce award-winning movies.
Read MoreI'm thrilled to announce that the Museum of Dog has finally opened it's doors! It feels like it was only yesterday that David York, the museum's owner/director, stepped into my studio during last year's Open Studios at the Eclipse Mill and introduced himself. He mentioned that he had just bought the old bar down the street and was going to turn it into a dog art museum.
Read MoreIf you haven't heard yet, I'm now offering one-on-one dog photography Mentoring Sessions, and I'm pretty excited about it! I love helping other photographers succeed. It's a real win-win for everyone because not only do Mentoring Sessions allow my students to learn and grow and build their business properly and achieve true success - it also is a chance for me to revisit all the lessons I've learned over the past ten years while running my own successful dog photography business.
Read MoreI've been cleaning out my hard drive recently, and have unearthed some real gems. Like this dog portrait from many, many years ago. It's such an old image that I don't even remember the session.... I'm sure it was photographed in San Francisco at the beginning of my career because I was still using my Hasselblad 500c (and Ilford HP5 medium format film, of course. What else even is there?)
Read MoreFor the next six months I'll be living and working in Santa Fe, New Mexico to develop a personal photography project and take a breather after a few very busy years of dog photography commissions, multiple exhibitions and completing a book tour. Pheyoo! During this time I'll be accepting Santa Fe Dog Photography commissions in and around the Santa Fe area.
Read MoreThis past Summer I was approached by DownEast Magazine- Maine's premier travel and lifestyle publication. They were pulling together a very special Summer issue all about dog friendly Maine, and my black and white dog portrait of dogs at San Francisco's Chrissy Field caught their eye. It's an honor seeing this huge image introducing their list of dog friendly activities, dog friendly hotels and dog friendly Maine vacation spots both online and in print.
Read MoreI'm thrilled to be involved in a wonderful and very exciting new project in conjunction with David York - creator of the brand new Museum of Dog in North Adams, Mass. This amazing new gallery will feature one of the most eclectic and impressive private dog art collections in the country. Opening in January 2018, the Museum of Dog will be the newest creative addition to my wonderful town of North Adams, just one block from MassMOCA and two blocks from my North Adams fine art dog photography studio.
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