Spring is in the air! Its a great time for us locals to get out and enjoy the nooks and crannies that will soon be chock full of tourists. This afternoon we had this glorious portion of the North Country Trail all to ourselves. The dogs had a blast! Such a joy to watch them. Rather than complain about the slippery spots, the
What a wonderful afternoon to spend some time outdoors with the pups! Spring is in the air. The songbirds are returning and the temperatures are slowly rising. It made for a wonderful day to visit the hunting property and let the muppets take a run. They have been cramped up so long they took full advantage of the freedom! Leo actually too
It only seems appropriate as we head into the season of rebirth that I finally start repurposing some of my props from the days of human models. After months of procrastinating out of fear of failure, this weekend I broke out the glue gun and jumped in with both feet. I had myself convinced that I would not be able to create a
Nothing beats a standard pet portrait session. Keeping it simple gives that special pet the opportunity to shine. Honest and simple. Just like when working with human models the traditional portrait sitting uses nothing but the subject itself to tell the tail. No props or environmental noise to dilute the pure beauty. My fine art background pushes me to want to include props,
Winter is my time to let my Muse take over and push me out of my comfort zone. It is when I have the time to relax and try new things. I have had a variety of flash modifiers laying around for years. I kept looking at them and reasoned that I didn't need them. Told myself my work was good enough. That
The pups and I celebrated the first day of winter with a little baby it's cold outside shoot. They are becoming quite well behaved in the studio. Such a lucky mom I am! The holidays have me running in circles. Little breaks like this one remind me to take some time to let my passion have its day. If we don't take the
What a wonderful way to spend a weekend! Leo, our youngest Spinoni, and I got to spend some time at an AKC All Breed Dog Show.
Why is it so easy to get sucked into the vacuum of ungratefulness when far more often than not the good far outweighs the bad in life? How unbelievably incredible is it that this mass of molecules sitting here writing this came together in the perfect way needed to make this body I inhabit? This body that allows me to do so many things!
A few days late with the birthday boys one year photoshoot. Life gets in the way. And that isn't always bad. We packed up the camper for some bird hunting. I am confident the birthday boy preferred that to the time in the studio. I know I did! We won't talk about the ways I overdid it... Returning to the land of the
It seems like I am consumed with nothing but dog training this summer. I do say seems like it, because I do get in plenty of me time (such as a 35 mile bike ride all by myself yesterday). This boy is just SO stinking cute I do not want to miss out on any opportunity to help him achieve his full potential.
