BTW, this beautiful girl Jade is currently available for adoption at the West Suburban Humane Society in Downers Grove.....I'm just sayin'
Monday, August 26, 2013
Happy National Dog Day!
National dog day is celebrated annually on August 26th, so get out there and adopt your next best friend today!!
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
K9 Fit Club - Westmont
I had the opportunity to shoot a Bow Wow Bootcamp session for Suburban Life Media over the summer. It really looked like a great workout for both the dog and their owner! Would you workout with your pooch if given the chance? My husband and I run with our Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier and she loves it. If I had the money to go to the gym with her, I definitely would!
The following images are ©Shaw Media 2013 *All Rights Reserved*
The following images are ©Shaw Media 2013 *All Rights Reserved*
Monday, August 12, 2013
Top 12 Worst Dog Food Brands
We all love our pets and want to give them the very best. With all the different types of dog foods on the market, it can be confusing! This list of foods/brands to avoid also lets you know the ingredients to avoid when shopping for the right food for your pet!
Top 12 Worst Dog Food Brands
Top 12 Worst Dog Food Brands
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Photo Editing
With my pet photography, my main goals are to show the animal's personality and bring out their natural beauty. The best thing I can capture is the reflection in animal's eyes. I want to see what they are seeing.
When it comes to editing, I like to keep it minimal. The camera can take a great photo, but it can never capture everything that the human eye can. I take the best photo I can right out of the camera, and use editing as a way to make that photo look like what I saw with my eye. The longest process of my editing is removing a leash or cleaning up random drool or "eye schmutz."
I know the trendy effects and retro style filters are very popular right now, but I prefer to stick with the original and black and white versions for my pet photography. Don't get me wrong, I love creating photo effects and playing in Photoshop as much as anyone else.......I just think a lot of these looks are trendy, and we all know how it feels to look back at a "trendy" photo, say, 20 years later. I often question my high schools decision to go with the "laser tag" backdrop, but it was the mid '90s and that is what was popular. The last thing you want to do when looking back at a photo is be distracted by backdrop or effects.
The above photo was taken at the Cantigny Dog Days event last week. This pooch had already had his portrait taken, I was just playing with him afterwards. I added some clarity, did a curves adjustment, and brightened up the eyes a little.
When it comes to editing, I like to keep it minimal. The camera can take a great photo, but it can never capture everything that the human eye can. I take the best photo I can right out of the camera, and use editing as a way to make that photo look like what I saw with my eye. The longest process of my editing is removing a leash or cleaning up random drool or "eye schmutz."
I know the trendy effects and retro style filters are very popular right now, but I prefer to stick with the original and black and white versions for my pet photography. Don't get me wrong, I love creating photo effects and playing in Photoshop as much as anyone else.......I just think a lot of these looks are trendy, and we all know how it feels to look back at a "trendy" photo, say, 20 years later. I often question my high schools decision to go with the "laser tag" backdrop, but it was the mid '90s and that is what was popular. The last thing you want to do when looking back at a photo is be distracted by backdrop or effects.
The above photo was taken at the Cantigny Dog Days event last week. This pooch had already had his portrait taken, I was just playing with him afterwards. I added some clarity, did a curves adjustment, and brightened up the eyes a little.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Cantigny Dog Days
Once a year Cantigny Park in Wheaton welcomes dogs onto their grounds during "Cantigny Dog Days." There are vendors, agility demonstrations, disc dog demonstrations, an off leash play area at this fun event.
This year I had a booth and offered a special, on site $5. pet portrait. This was my first year at Cantigny as a vendor so I had no idea what to expect. I thought I would have time to shoot the event as well as portraits, but I was wrong. The on site special was a huge success and even had lines forming for people waiting for their portraits!
The event ran from 10-5, but the time flew by! My body felt like I had been on my feet shooting all day, but in my mind, it only felt like an hour or two had passed. I met a lot of awesome pets, got more puppy kisses than I could count and took lots of portraits! Now comes the fun part when I get to relive the experience all over again by editing all the photos. Photos from this event will be available on my website beginning 8/10/13.
This year I had a booth and offered a special, on site $5. pet portrait. This was my first year at Cantigny as a vendor so I had no idea what to expect. I thought I would have time to shoot the event as well as portraits, but I was wrong. The on site special was a huge success and even had lines forming for people waiting for their portraits!
The event ran from 10-5, but the time flew by! My body felt like I had been on my feet shooting all day, but in my mind, it only felt like an hour or two had passed. I met a lot of awesome pets, got more puppy kisses than I could count and took lots of portraits! Now comes the fun part when I get to relive the experience all over again by editing all the photos. Photos from this event will be available on my website beginning 8/10/13.
To hold you over, here are 3 adoptable puppies I photographed at the event!
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