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Paladin + Samson | Canine pet photography session | Urbana, IL

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:02:07 +0000

My past roommate Andrea saw my pet session posts from a couple months ago and jumped at the chance to get some photos of her family’s adorable chocolate lab, Paladin. When I lived with Andrea, Pal was just a young, hyperactive pup but now he’s grown into a somewhat more mellow, beautiful adult dog. They also brought along Samson, who happens to be Paladin’s full brother. He belongs to a family friend of theirs.

Leave a comment below the post and after 25 comments, Paladin’s family will receive a complimentary 5×7 print!

I LOVE this one.

Featured on Pretty Fluffy

admin — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:27:57 +0000

You know what would be awesome? If winter was over and it would start to get warm around here again! I’m very tired of the single-degree digit days and would much rather have the sweltering heat of Illinois summers. You know where it is summer though? In Australia! And since January 26 is Australia Day, my friend Serena over (down?) at Pretty Fluffy in Sydney did a feature on Australian Shepherds that showcased some of my pet photography. And remember, even though I’m posting this on Jan. 25, it’s already Jan. 26 down under!

And since every blog post is better with a photo, here’s another shot from that session (which was actually an engagement session that included Jessica & Dan’s two lovable dogs)!

Australian Shepherds | Outdoor pet photography

admin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:19:36 +0000

These two dogs are so gorgeous and posed so well for me that I thought they deserved their own post! Plus, I wouldn’t mind doing a little more pet photography here and there. I mean, how can you resist the sweet faces of these two pups, especially with Twiggy’s mismatched beautiful eyes (above)?

I just have to post this one again because it showcases both dogs and I love the way it turned out:

And of course my absolute favorite of their family!

Jessica + Dan | Engagement session + pets!

admin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:15:07 +0000

Jessica + Dan met me on a windy but not too chilly day in November to squeeze in their engagement photo session before Christmas. They’re getting married in February… just around the corner! I was incredibly excited that they brought along their two best friends–Australian Shepherds Twiggy and Deacon. The dogs were very well behaved considering all that we asked them to do and all the squirrels that were at West Side Park that day! There’s a separate post about these two gorgeous canines coming up next… stay tuned!

A favorite:

Thanks also to Jessica + Dan’s friend Julia for coming along to be the dog handler. She did a great job of getting the dogs’ attention and handing out treats!

Oskee in Illini Land

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:32:21 +0000

Finally, after about a year of planning, several revisions, 3 photo shoots, and tons of phone calls and emails, Oskee in Illini Land is in print! This book is definitely a labor of love, especially for Joanne, who gets to take care of this adorable pooch.

Copies and more information on “Oskee in Illini Land: Memoirs of a Small Canine on a Large College Campus” are available at www.oskeesbook.com.

Oskee | Pet Photographer

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:05:24 +0000

You may remember Oskee from his two previous sessions here and here. Well Joanne is close to wrapping up the book, and she and a friend came up with one last idea to tie the book all together at the end, so we had to shoot it. Joanne and I have a habit of getting together on the 4th of July (twice I went to Quincy to see her) and this time she came to Springfield to see me! I was in Springfield for a wedding and a pool/birthday party for Nevan, so it worked out perfectly. I cannot wait until this book is published! Joanne has worked so hard on it!

And I finally got a photo with Oskee! I can’t believe I neglected to do this all these times we’ve been taking pictures of Oskee (and Joanne too!). Please excuse the freshly-showered-but-no-makeup look I was sporting. Ha!

Oskee says: “I’m going to get some ice cream. Check ya later!”

Dogs + kids = fence

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:40:16 +0000

Aaron and I had a busy weekend as Friday at lunchtime, two of my co-workers’ dogs came to stay with us for a few days. Daisy is especially full of energy and I think that maybe she and Paisley are long lost twins because they act very much the same. Luckily though, Paisley does not have the howling tendency that Daisy has. Ack!! Maddie is like the old matronly dog who just scolds the other ones for behaving badly. Maddie went to stay with her grandma on Sunday, so Sunday through Wednesday of this week, we’re back down to 3 dogs. I took a couple snaps of the pups Friday afternoon while we were out playing… Daisy is on the left and Maddie on the right.

Then we went inside where they immediately made themselves at home on the back of my couch where they can see the road and all the kids and other dogs out walking by.

Then on Saturday, there was no sleeping in! I left the house at 7:30 to go pick up a post hole digger from Rental City and we got to digging holes by 8:30. Dad showed up at 10 to make sure we did the job right (good thing he was there because I think we’d have ended up with a very crooked fence line!) You can see all the fencing materials and tools scattered all over the yard.

Here’s my strapping hubby mixing the concrete for the bottom of the terminal post holes.

Another view of the yard, complete with Dad’s big diesel truck and the Milwaukee saw that thank goodness we had so we didn’t have to hacksaw off all the top rails. That would have been a nightmare!

These suckers were amazing and only cost $15 for the whole day! We dug about 16 holes I think, each 2 feet deep (and for those of you wondering… yes, I called JULIE).

Then on Sunday, we rested. (see what I did there?)
And Sunday night my cousin Amanda and her husband Kirk and their three kids–Brady, Bethany, and 2-month-old Georgia–came to stay with us on their way back to Ohio. For those of you keeping track at home, that’s 7 people and 3 dogs all in our house Sunday night! I took a couple quick shots of the kiddos before work Monday morning:

Whew! I’m exhausted just typing this all out!

Paisley &amp; Sophie – Pet Photography

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:43:58 +0000

I realized that I had more pictures of Oskee

(oh, and here too) that I did of my own dogs, so here are my two best friends!

We just got Sophie about a month ago. She was born with a cleft palate, but is doing very well at 4 years old! Just look at this face… how can you resist it?! She is a purebred English bulldog, but is about 1/3 the size of a normal bulldog.

And here’s Paisley, the 3-year-old bundle of energy beagle/rat terrier mix. This shot reminds me Charlie over at Pioneer Woman. Haha!

Aww sisters…

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Oskee’s 2nd Book Session

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:00:33 +0000

We had to re-do a couple shots from Oskee’s first session because we didn’t get a great shot of the Union, and also because Oskee didn’t really cooperate on the “bang! bang!” command on the bike bath. LOL Silly dog. Joanne also made him this cute little coat that says “Oskee: Bad to the Bone.”

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