Late last year, I photographed two beautiful dogs for a commercial client, KVP International. The product? The Cone of Shame! You know what I'm talking about, right? The post surgery E-collars. I've seen some pretty funny photos featuring the cone of shame. This shoot wasn't about producing funny photos. We produced great scenic photos in the California wilds -- oak trees, grasses, rocks, mountains, maybe even a little sliver of ocean.Now I'm telling you about last year's shoot because the catalog in which these beautiful dogs is now in the hands of veterinarians around the country. The dogs we had with us, Maggie and Calvin, were real troupers. They ran through the fields with the cones on ...

I recently photographed four Savannah cats and a kitten for a client. There were four dogs involved, too, but we won't go there. It's not necessary to talk about them on a Savannah Fight Club post. The First Rule of Savannah Fight Club... you don't talk about dogs.Anyhow, Savannahs are a little wild, you know. They're a cross between an African serval and a domestic cat. They're gorgeous. Long legs, beautifully spotted fur. And they can be a little tough. As one of my friends says, cats play with feather toys. Savannahs destroy them.The whole shoot was on gray seamless paper. To get their attention, we brought out a few feathered toys. The Savannahs liked that. So we ended up getting a lot ...