Thursday, December 31, 2020
Let’s just keep 2020 in our rearview mirrors and hope 2021 doesn’t have quite the sting! While my pet photography business fell off the ends of the earth during the first half of the year, once July hit, we were off and running (safely).Soul is always pure in the darkIf you recall from an earlier blog, I tried something, well, not exactly new, but a new series for me called “The Soul of a Dog.” They are images of dogs (and cats!) on a pure black background. The eyes are everything. You may think you are looking into your dog’s eyes… but your dog is looking into yours as well. One owner said, “It's like he knows everything I've done ...
L.A. -- the seething, sexy capital of noirThat's what the Los Angeles Times calls our City of Angels and I couldn't agree more. My Dog Noir is one of the most unique things you can do with your pet. Los Angeles Magazine recognized it and wrote "'Dog Noir' Combines Moody Vintage Cinema and Extremely Cute Pets." That article led to the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival asking me to display my Dog Noir portraits at the upcoming festival Oct. 23-27 on the mezzanine level at Regal Cinemas 14 lounge. Nice surprise! That's at L.A. Live, 1000 W. Olympic Blvd. And so starting Wednesday, that's where they'll be. Why not stop by, watch a movie or two, and check out Dog Noir? And, for a ...
It’s dusk in Los Angeles. Palm trees black against a cobalt sky. Horizon glowing like a cigarette’s lit end. You and your dog as restless as the Santa Anas. You want to hit L.A.’s gritty streets to sniff up something new.Here it is . . . Dog Noir – an uncommon photo shoot.Transform into a film-noir character – gumshoe, damsel in distress, gangster, gun moll, femme fatale – and head with your dog to an iconic L.A. film-noir location. Does it look like a 1940s, black & white movie still starring you and your dog? That’s the point, baby.Oh, I've been busy behind the scenes and I'm finally ready to introduce my latest project! It's called Dog Noir ...