I met Evie just before the new year turned. She has a ferocious bark but boy, that dog is one sweet little girl.Evie, an American Staffordshire Terrier mix -- yes, that's the pit bull line -- has been fostered by The Little Red Dog for more than three years. PJ Rosch of TLRD said she needed some nice photos so I went to Desert Hot Springs to photograph her.Why she hasn't gotten her permanent home yet, I don't know, but she is full of sweetness. She gets along with other dogs... she currently lives with a Mastiff and a Pomeranian... from one of the largest dogs to one of the smallest. And Evie is somewhere in between. But she doesn't like cats, I'll just be up front about that. If you have a ...
Saturday, January 03, 2015
Oh lawdy, let me fan myself to prevent myself from passing out. Oh yes y'all, I done bought myself a new camera system and I am about to faint.Let me back up here. First of all, I'm not Southern. Well, maybe a little, I was born in Virginia. But in the Yankee quarters of Virginia.I have been a Canon DSLR shooter for a long time. My first Canon DSLR was a Canon 10D. That is practically prehistoric in DSLR terms. I went on to a 20D, a 5D, a 5D II (two of them) and now a 5D III. I have a lot of lenses. Love lenses. So when I got into pet photography, I upgraded all of my lenses and got a 24-70mm L2.8 II (mmm, love that lens), an upgraded 70-200mm 2.8 IS II, and, new for me, a 16-35mm L 2.8. I ...
Thursday, September 04, 2014
To be honest, my post-processing is fairly realistic. Oh sure, I'll go black and white, sometimes super grainy, and I've been known to go a little bit vintage but for the most part, I... let's call it "enhance," not totally blow things up.Well, a great photographer friend of mine let me know of a little secret she's been using to cook her pictures up a bit so I followed her. Wow.I'm kind of amazed at the results of this little program. It's very different. And it doesn't require too much to get some crazy cool results.Check out Dudley and Dr. Giggles. Kind of wild, isn't it? Subscribe to our mailing list * indicates required Email Address *First Name Last ...
OK, first off, let's just get it out up front... yes, Dudley is a pitbull. A lot of people have strong opinions about this breed. When I volunteered at one of the local no-kill animal shelters, I saw firsthand that the two disproportionately represented dogs were chihuahuas and pitbulls. Any animal that doesn't have a home saddens me. Secondly, I am very fond of Dudley and his family.Dudley is cream and tan; he is mighty strong; he is super sweet; and he loves his daddies. My next-door neighbors Dustin and Chris adopted Dudley late last year. He has quickly become the love of their lives and I'm pretty sure they are the loves of his life. They are actually ridiculously in love, the three of ...