Posts Tagged ‘greyhounds as pets’

27.07.10

Can a horse fit in a studio?

Yes! Just, haha! We were recently contracted by a commercial client to produce two studio shots of animals for PPE Queensland. They asked us to create an image of a grey greyhound and a grey horse to market their Euro number plate range . With enlisted the help of Greyhounds As Pets (GAP) in Perth  and they helped us  find the ‘best looking’ grey greyhound in WA – Four year old ex-racer, Stan. 

Stan and his owner Emma came to our studio and Stan behaved beautifully in front of the camera. He was extremely patient and cooperative, and had such a chilled-out vibe. Emma was very kind and refused a cash payment, so we made a $250 donation to GAP on her behalf, and Emma requested it go the building of the kennels at Hakea Prison as part of GAP’s “Second Chance at Life” Prison Fostering Program. Plus, we offered Emma and Stan a free studio photo session and they are came back to see us last weekend. Here are some pics of Stan during his shoot, relaxing between takes (with pics form his second photo session coming soon).

 

True to our claim that we will photography any animal in a studio, we then set about finding a grey horse. The colour was proving to be an issue so we went to plan B and began looking for a chestnut instead. We found the perfect horse in BBD Class Act, also known as Puff, one of WA’s top dressage horses. In order to complete the horse photo session we hired a large studio space.  Our equine advisor, Liesa was on hand to oversee all safety aspects and to direct Puff. His owner Beatrix (a highly successful and accomplished rider in top level dressage) assisted as well, and Puff delivered the poses we needed in record time. I’ve included some shots of Puff during the breaks in his photo session, as well as his final advertisement too. You may notice a ‘slight’ colour change, heehee, which was completed by my clients’ creative team, in order to meet the ‘grey’ colour requirements of the brief.

Both advertisements are now live in print media and online at the PPQ website.

Behind the scenes
Images courtesy of Liesa Leddick

 The final images

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08.07.10

Greyhounds As Pets? Yes Please!

When retired racing greyhounds become available for adoption Greyhounds As Pets  (GAP) is the organisation skilled in finding them responsible, caring, and loving permanent homes. Staffed by the magnificent team of Kerry, Tammara and Dana, they run the only greyhound adoption program in WA officially sanctioned by Greyhounds WA and Racing & Wagering WA and have over 10 years of experience in behavioural assessment and matching dogs with suitable families. GAP has also developed a strong network of support, including Veterinary practices, animal behaviourists, pet dog training businesses, pet dog boarding kennels, dog food companies and canine heath specialists to ensure that each  greyhound is well looked after in retirement. This means that specialist support services are available post adoption as well. Gap also hosts regular greyhound functions and get togethers too! Judging by the pics on their website, they are well attended and lots of fun for the greyhounds and their adoptive owners. 

Greyhounds are usually relaxed and laid back in nature, and have a calm gentleness about them. They are built for speed, not endurance, so enjoy a leisurely sleep-in and  brief walks.  They can easily be trained to integrate with other animals and children.  If you are contemplating a new addition to your fur family, please stop by the GAP website and strongly consider the positive contributions a greyhound could bring to your home. GAP currently has 20 beautiful greyhounds available for adoption and another 170 waiting to enter the adoption program.

GAP recently connected us with Stan, a stunning grey greyhound who we have since featured in a commercial photo session. You can read all about Stan’s photo shoot, and more, in the July 2010 GAP newsletter – Click here to subscribe.

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