Blind shooting. Just hold the camera down in front of your subject and shoot, hope you get something. Invariably, I always do. Have gotten some of my most favorite shots this way. Especially of my silly girl, Kyla.
The sun has come. She is happy.
At first I was disappointed this next series was out of focus. Then I took another look. Maybe she should be out of focus.
I have no words.
In honor of the beautiful weather today, here’s one from a summer (or two) ago. You can come back into my life anytime, Summer.
What would I do without my silly girl?
Now Kyla can help you with the correct date! And, you can help out the Edmond Animal Shelter!
Introducing Kyla’s Calendar Print – only $8.99 – and all profits go DIRECTLY to Paws For Life, Inc, the volunteer organization for the Edmond Animal Shelter. Click here to visit our store to purchase this or any of the other products from Kyla!
Some of the wonderful things that PFL volunteers do for the dogs and cats at the shelter:
Walking, socializing, playing, bathing, kisses and hugs, cleaning cages, fostering and just generally giving them a better life while they wait for their forever homes!
Finally, here is more of Rusty and Kalie. This first one makes me laugh every time I see it.
Kalie has an unusual habit of chewing on Rusty’s whiskers. And Rusty just lets her.
The look in his eyes is like, “C’mon, how long do I have to sit through this?”
Rusty is ill but you would never know it if it weren’t for the tell-tale shaved places on his legs and the tiredness after playing. He has renal failure.
Could have fooled me, he gave Kalie a run for her money.
Here’s a special sneak peek of a special dog.
Rusty is ill, but I would have never guessed.
He wasn’t sure of me at first, but after, oh about 5 seconds, he wouldn’t leave my side half the time.
The other half he was chillin with his mom with whom he has an incredible bond, or was playing and hanging out with his little “sister” Kalie. More of Rusty and Kalie to come soon.
Thank you, Kym for letting me document your morning with your very special fur-babies!
This pack of pampered pups was a joy to work with this morning. They definitely kept me on my toes (or hands and knees) all morning.
They all have such sweet and fun personalities – I don’t think I could pick a favorite if you asked!
Here are Bailey (black lab) and Marley (mix) romping with a stick that captured Marley’s attention most of the time.
Little LC (min-pin) loves her Mama.
Are we keeping you up, LC?
Charlie (shelty) is very handsome and regal.
Ali (black lab) could be mistaken for Bailey were it not for Bailey’s collar.
What’s with that silly grin, Charlie?
Thank you, Lindsey for an awesome shoot! It was a blast!
We had our first casualty today after taking down Kyla’s crate (see previous posts).
Poor little orange guy. Probably didn’t know what hit him.
We gave him a proper burial via the kitchen trash recepticle.
I know in my heart that poor little orange guy is up in little orange guy Heaven right now playing with all the other little orange guys and gals.
Today is not only April Fool’s Day, but it’s Abby’s Day, too. Abby is my mom and dad’s golden. She is 3 today. In honor of cute little Abby, here’s a little video of some of her cutest photos. Some with her best bud, Kyla, too. (there is audio, so turn up your speakers!)
Enjoy!
Several weeks ago, I got to go take some pictures at an old farmhouse north of town. A family bought this old, old farmhouse and is rehabbing the entire thing, and my mother is doing some custom stained glass work for them.
They went out to install the first piece, and I went along with camera in tow. Abby, of course, came along as well.
The family has a dog, so of course my attention turned to her. I can’t remember her name, so I call her FarmDog. Here are just a few of the shots from that day. More to come…
Mid-yawn shots: gotta love’em.
I know this one is totally blown out, but I love it anyway.
The garage (note the open land beyond…a rarity these days).
Who’s in that truck, FarmDog?
Abby!
Kyla and I were playing with the new camera one afternoon. I just set it on continuous focus, burst firing, held out the camera, pushed the button and held it there for several minutes. If you have those settings on your camera I highly recommend doing this. When you scroll through the images, it ends up looking like a movie. Very cool.
These are some of the keepers we got, I thought they looked cute in a filmstrip look.
