Smile Like a Dog

French and Germans On the Beach

Mark — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:34:11 +0000

My German Shepherd streak continued this week but with a twist–this time there was a Poodle involved, too. This latest My Mutt poster shoot included Eva and Maya, two inseparable German Shepherds and a Standard Poodle named Raven who hangs out with them on a regular basis. We did the shoot on Baker Beach toward [...]

Buddy, Sarge & Chivita

Mark — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:25:52 +0000

The German Shepherd fest continues. I had the chance to photograph a trio of GSDs for a My Mutt poster up in Concord, California last week. Buddy, Chivita and Sarge are 9, 7 and 5 respectively and each one of them makes a distinct impression. Buddy’s the vocal one in the group and he [...]

Off to the Pig Races

Mark — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:15:38 +0000

Here in California we’re hip deep in county fair season. You can see Ferris Wheels and Funnel Cake signs just about everywhere. I hit my first fair of the summer up in Marin over the July 4th weekend and along with the requisite fried food, 4-H contests (check out the veggie sculptures below) and petting [...]

Fido Factor Launch Party

Mark — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:25:58 +0000

Last Friday I was invited to the launch lunch for a new dog-centric website called Fido Factor held at at the San Francisco SPCA, who happens to be their partner. Fido Factor’s twist on the whole pet social networking thing is as a review site for all things dog friendly in San Francisco. Plus, for [...]

Charlie - Kind of Free…Kind of Wow!

Mark — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:33:30 +0000

Charlie’s mom forwarned me that she’d be a little difficult to photograph (Charlie, not her mom). She explained Charlie was recently rescued earlier this year and extremely camera shy. I’m used to to dogs sometimes being a bit scared of the camera–particularly when I’m using a big zoom lens –but generally it’s not a a [...]

Life of Riley

Mark — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:24:24 +0000

A few months back I had a client purchase a pet photo session for her husband’s birthday of their dog, Riley. Rather than going the gift certificate route she opted to have the session done before the big day so she could actually give the photos to him (pretty cool gift). We decided to do the [...]

Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift For Pet Lovers in the SF Bay Area

Mark — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:46:19 +0000

Come on, admit it. You haven’t gotten dad a present for this Sunday and the thought of another Brooks Brother’s Tie or World’s Best Dad mug is not sitting pretty. Well, if Dad has a dog or cat why not score him a gift he’ll never forget — a professional pet photography session with his [...]

Satchel and Bingo

Mark — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:05:02 +0000

One of the best things about being a pet photographer is the completely serendipitous nature of each and every shoot. You know where you’re going to be and you know who’s going to be there but everything else that happens is pretty much anyone’s best guess. My latest My Mutt shoot was no exception other [...]

Attila the Kuvasz

Mark — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:00:33 +0000

When I saw I’d been assigned a My Mutt poster for a dog named Attila I was, needless to say, completely intrigued. I’d heard the name before but was not very familiar with them. Well, Attila’s owner rectified that almost immediately. He’s extremely knowledgeable and I quickly learned that these dogs come from Hungary (origin [...]

Griffin the German Shepherd

Mark — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:32:51 +0000

This is a special post for me. Griffin, a future My Mutt poster star, is a German Shephered rescued by Grateful Dogs and fostered/adopted by a a special friend in SF who I first met 10 years ago when she walked our German Shepherd, Heidi. She was one of three people on the planet (including [...]