Chicagoland Tails Style Shoot

It has been hard since Ruger has moved on and is still tough but have no choice but to continue on with him always in my heart. I was hired by Chicagoland Tails Magazine to shoot some product shots for their style issue coming up and it was a lot of fun and pretty hectic with all the doggies and kitties that were there waiting to model for us. Here is one of the shots from the day. I will be writing more frequently again and trying to get back in the swing of things.

Ruger

My best friend and pal of almost 13 years I had to say goodbye to the other night and he will be dearly missed. Rest In Peace Good Boy.

08-08-2008

Not much doing today other than a job later on in the evening. I tried something new and took my bird(Sun Conure) Sammy for a bike ride and about a block down realized that was not a great idea once he flew off my shoulder and into the air for his biggest flight yet! He made a huge swooping circle to come back for a landing in a near by shrub. I am sure it was cool for him to really spread his wings, but I was in panic mode for about 5 seconds. I luckily got him back on my shoulder and back to his safe home...phewww! :)

Gone Swimming!

Yesterday...Sunday...I went by a friends pool to let their dogs out and to also take a dip in the pool to cool off on another hot summer day. My friend has two smaller doggies names Buddy and Red and his girlfriend's dog Jack was there to join me in the pool. He is a yellow lab and a very good swimmer as I later found out! The minute I let the dogs out he streamlined right for the lake and jumped in and then rolled around a bit on the grass and hung out with me at the pool. I realized he liked this volleyball I was playing with and tossed it into the pool and he barely hesitated and jumped right in for it. He probably swam 40 laps in that pool fetching and playing with that yellow ball....no exaggeration. We had fun hanging out in the pool and here is a snapshot from the day. Check in soon.

Montrose Dog Beach Adventure

I decided last minute to take advantage of the beautiful summer day and drive into the city to head to the Montrose Dog Beach. For those in the area that have not been there before...you should! It is a ton of fun watching all these dogs play together and fly through the waves. This was a particularly crowded day and there were a ton of doggies there. I brought my camera case, my tripod, and a body and camped out in the sand near the shore. I got some great shots throughout the day and had my camera bag peed on, as it was the only fixed large object on the beach. I guess I am fortunate I did not buy the red Pelican case as I would have been a fire hydrant for all those dogs! Once the one dog went on the case, it was fair game for the rest of the day. I was literally fighting the dogs off and every time I turned my back someone was ready to go. I had my case peed on, both my socks, my shoe, and my tripod! I guess it is par for the course when photographing dogs at a dog beach;) Check back at my site in a few days and I will have posted some of the highlights from the day in my Dog Beach portfolio. @.