Halloween Photos at Pets Alive West

I'm super excited to be doing Halloween photos for Pets Alive West this year! Join us with your dogs on Oct. 26th to get a fun photo of your dog and support a terrific cause. Gracie Lou (my stunning model) and I had a fun pre-halloween photo session and we thought you...

The Photographer and the Writer

Photography and writing have always seemed to be in a battle to the death for my attention. A camera on my left shoulder and a pen in my right hand. Even though they seem like perfectly compatible obsessions to have, you might be surprised to find out that's just...

The Evolution of my Business [Cards]

I don't have children, so with my lack of that experience can I safely say that looking at this is like watching the birth of my child? Or maybe the birth of my parrot (birds are NOT cute newborns) would make more sense in this scenario. Anyway, thought you might be...

2nd Annual Tail Wagger Dog Walk for Pets Alive

Well it's finally happened. For the first time in my life I pointed a camera at people and they actually got excited that I was doing it! Don't get me wrong I know that there are people out there who love my photography, but the usual response from strangers at an...

Behind the Scenes – Fine Art Photography: Cracked Opal Burst

For those of you who don't know me very well, I hate weddings. I know what you're thinking: Who in their right mind could hate weddings? Well the answer is me, I do, but no comment on whether or not I'm in my right mind. Well I'm in that period in my life when...

A Year of Silly & Cute Pet Photography Captioned By You

I didn't really plan to do my caption contest for so long, but here I am a year (and one month!) later with 13 silly and cute animal photos made even sillier and cuter by your awesome captions! I figured you would get a kick out of seeing these again and I wanted to...

Peanut Butter and Banana Frozen Kong Treat Recipe for your Dog

Dogs need mental stimulation just as much as people do and Kongs are awesome for engaging and challenging your dog! I'm always trying new recipes to keep my foster dogs interested in finding out what's inside. Here's one recipe that's sure to be a winner for any dog,...

Sparking My Creativity – A Photography Prompt

When I took these photos it was a bitterly cold day and I was feeling very blah. I wanted to photograph something - anything, really. My usual subjects are pets, flowers, and bugs so there was no chance of finding anything new to photograph. Actually, if I remember it...

Behind the Scenes – Fine Art Photography: Pastel Kaleidoscope

Behind the Scenes – Fine Art Photography: Pastel Kaleidoscope

I've been playing with close up photography and off-camera lighting for 3 whole years now... where does time go exactly? There have been many times I've gotten an awesome photograph and thought that I could share my set up for anyone interested, and every one of those...