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		<title>Pet Portrait Session :: Sonja</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Sonja&#8217;s pet portrait session was one of those that melt your heart.  Her mom contacted me after Sonja was diagnosed with Degenerate Myelopathy, which is a progressive disease of the spinal cord that slowly causes paralysis. With the chance of losing her soon, her mom knew the importance of creating and capturing beautiful memories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Make Homemade Dog Food</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Is your dog picky or sensitive to certain foods? Would you like to see them grub down their food as if it was their last meal, and know that their eating something truly beneficial to their health? With so many options on what to feed your dog, it can be tough deciding exactly what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behind The Scenes :: Test Shooting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; To some, pet photography may seem like an easy job.  All I do is play with pets and photograph them, right?  Actually, there&#8217;s a LOT of work that goes on behind the scenes.  In fact, only about 10% of my time is spent shooting.  The other 90% is spent prepping, editing, designing, emailing, learning, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Mother’s Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 18:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; This image is from the day my girl, Skyy, became a mother.  Being a mother to her, I couldn&#8217;t have more proud of how well she handled delivering six beautiful puppies.  Here&#8217;s to all the mothers out there, whether you&#8217;re a mother to children or pets.  HAPPY MOTHER&#8217;S DAY! &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Project 52 :: Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Focus can arguably be the most important element of a photograph&#8230;next to lighting.  Without something in focus, the viewer&#8217;s eye just wanders.  Whatever the most significant part of the image is, that&#8217;s where the focus should be.  In portraiture, it&#8217;s typically the eyes and face of the subject that are most important.  One way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Ways To Prepare For A Photo Shoot</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 21:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skyybluephoto.com/blog/?p=3095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The creation of beautiful images doesn&#8217;t start when the shutter clicks.  There&#8217;s a lot of preparation on both the photographer and client&#8217;s part.  What they do to prepare for a custom portrait session can make or break a beautiful image.  And since that&#8217;s the ultimate goal for all parties involved, here&#8217;s my Top 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Custom Photography :: Why It Costs More</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 08:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skyybluephoto.com/blog/?p=2904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Why Does Custom Photography Cost So Much One of my all time FAVORITE quotes is “Price is what you pay, value is what you get.” &#160; Many photographers have undoubtedly been asked, “how in the world can you charge $200-$300 for a session plus $40, $50, $75 for an 8&#215;10 print when I can go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshot :: May</title>
		<link>http://www.skyybluephoto.com/blog/personal/snapshot-may/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; For this month&#8217;s Snapshot self-portrait, I headed to the Carlsbad Flower Fields, because if there&#8217;s ONE thing I LOVE about Spring, it&#8217;s the flowers.  Both the sight and smell of them tickle my senses ever so beautifully  Plus, I was a little ashamed at the fact that I&#8217;ve lived in North County San Diego [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EHS Alumni Reunion 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.skyybluephoto.com/blog/?p=2954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; What better way to celebrate the families who have taken in a shelter pet than by getting together for a reunion?  The Escondido Humane Society does just that!  Every year, they host an Alumni Reunion to show how much they appreciate the families who have rescued a pet from their shelter.  Whether they adopted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dads &amp; Dogs Event Campaign Shoot</title>
		<link>http://www.skyybluephoto.com/blog/pets-and-people/dads-dogs-event-campaign-shoot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; To celebrate Father&#8217;s Day, my good friends over at the Escondido Humane Society are proud to announce their first ever &#8220;Dads &#38; Dogs&#8221; event!  They&#8217;ll be hosting this event at the Lexus of Escondido, where there will be a raffle for the chance to win a test drive with one of Lexus&#8217; luxury automobiles. [...]]]></description>
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