Cowbelly Pet Photography Seattle Blog

Janie

Jamie 'Cowbelly' — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:04:34 +0000

Janie, the Belgian Malinois, was my Friday shoot in Austin, the one dry day of the weekend we had there. Janie was *very* camera shy, but I hope these images don’t let that show.

Serious (L). Not serious (R).

Janie’s mom is a dog trainer, and I loved watching their interactions together.

Beautiful dog with cute head tilt in front of purple flowers? Yes please.

Isn’t she gorgeous? I love the coloring of the Malinois.

This next pair of shots just slays me. I nearly choked on my tea when I saw these for the first time. Ahhh, I love wide angle lenses.

Margaret thank you for bringing Janie into the city to have her picture taken and be part of the workshop. I loved working with both of you!

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Winnie

Jamie 'Cowbelly' — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:37:43 +0000

Winnie is the very first Swedish Vallhund I have ever had the pleasure of working with. She is such a neat little dog, with a very interesting personality.

Winnie was absolutely fascinated by the kayakers going by. It was hilarious.

She and Savannah became best buds, but Winnie wouldn’t quite follow her into the water. Brrr…

I had to capture the girls in action, having a good game of ‘play fight’.

Cheryl thank you so much for braving the rain and coming and bringing Winnie to our Austin workshop shoot. I think based on the shots I got of her and Savannah, she had a blast. I know I did and I hope you did too.

Savannah Brunette

Jamie 'Cowbelly' — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:25:38 +0000

I have decided that dogs named Savannah are awesome. What’s ironic about these two is that they were both our first models to respond to our model call, in entirely different cities. I took statistics in college, and I can tell you that is statistically significant.

Savannah didn’t mind at all that it was raining outside, even going for a dip in Lady Bird Lake.

2 different sides to the same dog. playful. hungry. hee hee

I *love* these next two shots. There is something about her wet crimped tail fur, and the lush green foliage she is nestled in that leaves me swooning.

Thank you Jake for coming and joining us in Austin and bringing your dearheart of a pup with you. Savannah is such a sweetie and she kept us laughing the whole time.

Savannah blonde

Jamie 'Cowbelly' — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:16:28 +0000

Savannah’s shoot took place in Atlanta at the Centennial Olympic Park, and ended with a dip in one of their beautiful blue pools. She cracked me up afterward by rolling on the ground, something she apparently does whenever she gets wet. Savannah is awesome.

Thank you Alissa for coming and bringing Savannah for all of us to photograph. She was an absolute joy and I know everyone loved her.

Ruby

Jamie 'Cowbelly' — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:58:44 +0000

Ruby was one of the sweetest, most well-behaved dogs I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I just wanted to scoop her up and take her home with me.

poor girl. Standing on a soaking wet bench, trying not to slip through the slats. Oh the things we put our dogs through for a good picture. lol

Thank you so much Jessica for bringing Ruby and allowing us to bask in her unflappable optimism for life.

Olive & Daisy

Jamie 'Cowbelly' — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:50:18 +0000

Olive and Daisy were so fun to work with. Olive wasn’t so sure about the camera, but Daisy was hamming it up for everyone. We even got some great shots of the whole family.

This next shot cracks me up. Look at the look on Daisy’s face. LOL.

Thank you Tiffany for bringing your girls for us to photograph in Atlanta. I had a great time and I hope they did too!

Mouton and Chevre

Jamie 'Cowbelly' — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:33:40 +0000

Mouton and Chevre were also accidental models. Their dad Mark works for a french winery, and as a thank you for photographing his boys and sending him prints, he sent me an incredibly generous gift of wine. 8 bottles to be exact, including two bottles of my very favorite- dry sparking white wine, which were deliciously enjoyed this week on my editorial trip to the mountains. In the hot tub no less. Thank you Mark, you are amazing!

I spoke french to the boys while I was shooting them, and you know what? I think they actually understood me.

Mouton means ’sheep’ and chevre is ‘cheese’.

Millie

Jamie 'Cowbelly' — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:24:30 +0000

Millie was an accidental model in Austin, and even though she (and the rest of the dogs and people) were soaking wet, I still think she looks pretty darn cute.

A new favorite series below.

Thank you Karen for joining us, and for surprising us with Millie’s presence. Expect an email from me today!

Dingo & Spirit

Jamie 'Cowbelly' — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:17:45 +0000

Some of you may remember Spirit from her photo here a few posts back, that also serves as the avatar for the Cowbelly fan page on facebook. She is the sweetest, cutest older pooch I have ever had the pleasure of working with. And her brother Dingo is pretty rad too.

Whoever said dogs don’t smile probably also thinks the earth is flat.

Dingo has the coolest collar. I love it.

Thank you Donna for coming and joining us in Atlanta. I had a fabulous time with your kids. Prints to come very soon!

Rocco

Jamie 'Cowbelly' — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:31:27 +0000

I’ve been super busy lately, as anyone who follows me on twitter or facebook knows. I’ve been trying furiously to catch up with regular clients, editing images and placing orders, starting on new art commissions and working with return clients. I also just got back from a 3 day trip out of town and off the grid for a fun editorial project you will see more of soon. Because of all of these things, I’ve had little time to blog. So I’m now embarrasingly behind in posting these images, but better late than never, right? I do hope you will agree. As it’s my mission to honor each pet I photograph, I will introduce you to each dog I met in Atlanta and Austin, then catch you up with what’s going on now.

This is Rocco. He was first in our series of dog models in Atlanta last month. He had a full fledged photo shoot on a dry Friday afternoon. So. Cute.

We shot at this great park in downtown Atlanta: Centennial Olympic Park. There were these cool waterfall things, which were perfect to cool off in during the hot day.

I’m a big fan of showing dogs smiling from the nose up, if you can’t tell.

This next pair of shots gives me warm fuzzies inside. Love. them. Love Rocco. Loved this session. Swear to god I have the best job in the world.

Thank you Melissa for bringing Rocco and sharing his joy for life with us. He is such a special little guy and I was lucky to have been able to work with him!