Studio Pet Photo Sessions
30.04.10
Recently I did a photo shoot of Frank and Joyce’s pooches – the elderly gentleman, Satchmo and his little buddy Toby. They both seemed to enjoy being in the spotlight and having their photo taken … until it came to their ‘together’ shots. Not keen to get too close, this ended up being one of my favourite shots from the session. Usually for these ‘pairs’ pics I would aim to depict a connection and bond between my subjects, but here you can see Satchmo heading off in search of more treats whilst Toby looks slightly bemused, wondering if it was something he said!
But in this case the shot works! Because their body language actually sums up the relationship between these two dog ‘brothers’. Frank and Joyce told me that Satchmo often wags his tail, hitting the smaller Toby in the head, so Toby is always keen to put some distance between them! And Satchmo quite likes food too, hence him heading off on a “Find the treats” quest. Luckily, Frank and Joyce also thought the photo was a great capture of their two fur kids relating to each other as they usually do at home.
And here’s a pic Joyce sent me of Toby and Satchmo doing the same at home!
Tags: dogs, friends, houndstooth, studio
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07.04.10
Did you know that we travel anywhere within WA to do country/rural and remote studio pet photography sessions? These are held over two days and all we need is a minimum of six bookings and a maximum of eight bookings. We arrange a suitable location amongst the participants and bring the mobile studio with us.
So if you live in country WA and are keen for a studio pet photo session, just get together some friends, family, or work colleagues, and drop us a line to express your interest.
Tags: counry, mobile studio, pet photos, regional, remote, Travel
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07.04.10
Two best friends, Henry the standard poodle and little bro Louis the cavoodle. They have a famous mum! Can’t say who but Channel 10 and News might be two clues!
Tags: cavoodle, chanel ten, news reader, poodle, puppy
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07.04.10
This is Zoe, a nine year old Bouvier des Flandres – which would have to be one of the more unusual and rare breeds to be found. She was the winner of a $595 Houndstooth Studio photo session, which was donated as part of our Official Photographer commitment to the RSCPA WA, for their 2009 All Creatures Great and Small Fete’.
Wikipedia tells us: The Bouvier des Flandres is a herding dog breed originating in Flanders. They were originally used for general farm work including cattle droving, sheep herding, and cart pulling, and nowadays as guard dogs and police dogs, as well as being kept as pets. The French name of the breed means, literally, “Cow Herder of Flanders,” referring to the Flemish origin of the breed.
Tags: competition, event, perth, photo session, prizes, rspca, winner
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07.04.10
Meet Pussa, a 15 year old Burmese! Her sight has long gone but she is one of the sweetest cats!! Love this shot of her!
Tags: burmese, cat, feline, pet, photo session
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07.04.10
One of the sweetest and happiest dogs ever, this is Nala. Recently I went to Rockingham to do a special on location studio shoot for Nala and her mum Julz! Not so long ago Nala was at the vets, and was gravely unwell.
So it was fantantastic to see her bounding around during her photo session, fully back on track! She was such a great dog to photograph!
Julz has waited 13 years to have Nala’s photos done and I know she can’t wait to see the finished results!
Tags: dog, on location, rockingham, staffy cross
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06.04.10
Whilst relaxing in Margaret River during the Easter break, I discovered a fantastic iPhone application called “Hipstamatic”. Once you download the application it works via your iPhone’s built-in camera and replicates the film cameras’ of old – like 50 years ago old! You can select your lens of choice, as well as film and flash units and can then make-up combinations of all three to suit the effect you are after! Shaking the iPhone gives you a surprise mix of lens, film and flash and stirs it all up a bit!
Extra films and lenses are available to buy from the online store. Of course, I had to have the lot, so for the grand total of about $6 including the actual application, I now have the Hipstamatic set!
Daisy volunteered to sit for me in the studio this afternoon whilst I practised with the Hipstamatic. For those who are keen, these shots were taken using the John S lens, Ina’s 1969 film and no flash. I did some grainy black and white shots, but I really like the look of these ones the best – they remind me of photos taken with a Lomo or Holga.
Somehow I don’t think people are going to be rushing to Houndstooth Studio for Hipstamatic images, but I’m finding it loads of fun to use on my happy dog!
Your thoughts?
Tags: application, film, flash, hipstamatic, iphone, lens, mobile phone
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25.03.10
This is Daisy, my 11 year old cocker spaniel (with a recent haircut!). Last week some new equipment was installed in the studio and Daisy volunteered to stand in for some shots when I tested it all! She is ALWAYS happy…and ALWAYS looks has this expression on her face!
Tags: cocker spaniel, dog, pet, studio photo session, volunteer
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25.03.10
This is old soul Jake, best friend to Deb. He is almost 14 years young and is such a gentle and kind dog. I really see his poise and elegance shine through in these two photographs.
Two adorable dogs – Gilly the papillion cavalier and Jasper the maltese shitzu. Little Jas looks like a puppy but in actual fact she’s 12! She has the most fabulous haircut and gorgeous big black eyes which you could just fall into. And Gilly loves his hugs and cuddles and rolling around on his back.
This is Nasa, who is possibly the best behaved one year old dog I’ve ever come across. Being totally black, she looks stunning on my black background, and I’m so glad her owners Dave and Ceri love this shot as much as I do!
Want to hear one of the best dog names ever? This is Magnet Roy and he travelled all the way from Port Hedland to have photos taken in the studio! A miniature black schnauzer, he was a delight to photograph! Thanks to Sara and Ron for bringing him to Perth for his shoot!
Tags: cavalier, dog, maltese, papillion, pet, photo session, shitzu, studio
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04.03.10
This is Jack, a 13 week old cavoodle (cavalier king charles cross poodle) who visited the studio for a Friday night photo session. I really enjoy it when puppies come to the studio. Being so young they often don’t fully grasp what’s going on and as a result their images always have an purity and innocence to them. Add to this a lovable charm, an adventurous nature and a curious expression and you get the perfect puppy pic.
Jack is adorable, no?!
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