7.3.14

Fernando & Robbi

I photographed Fernando and Robbi five years ago, when they were just six years old. Now the brothers are eleven, but still dashing as ever. Robbi still loves to ham it up for the camera, with his adorable head tilts whenever you ask him a question, and Fernando is the soft-hearted boy who takes everything very seriously. Even though he often looks quite solemn, he has the most charming little smile where his bottom teeth peek out! Fernando has recently been diagnosed with cancer, but underwent surgery like a champ and is responding well to chemo. Please keep him in your thoughts and send lots of positive energy his way.

Fernando and Robbi love to snuggle and they don’t need to be on a leash because they are always by their mom’s side, ready for the next adventure. And oh, what a life they have! Fernando has regular cocktail parties for his many fans to help keep his spirits up, and they have lots of doggie friends in the building for playdates galore. They have a balcony perch in their beautiful urban loft so they can watch all the birds and squirrels happening by, but most of all they have an amazing bond with their mom, who loves them dearly.

Here’s that little smile. Love!!

Sporting the cool guy ‘do:

 

Filed in:Dogs | Sneak Peeks
6.30.14

Sassy, Twinkle, Mia & Koko

These four are the other half of a pack you met last year – we had to do two sessions to make sure everyone got their fair share of time in the spotlight! Sassy is a 15-year-old Bichon Frise who was the very first dog of the family, and Koko was first (and only!) cat of the family, an orange tabby who is now 14 years old. Lydia and her mom rescued them when Lydia was just five years old; they grew up together and now Lydia is headed off to college this fall!

Twinkle is almost five years old, a Chihuahua/Miniature Pinscher mix from Atlanta Pet Rescue & Adoption, and he only has eyes for Lydia’s mom. He always has to be in her lap or by her side if she’s sleeping. And his ears!! I think in his spare time he might be listening to radio stations from other galaxies. :p

Mia is the newest addition to the family, an 18-week-old Australian Cattle Dog/Beagle mix just adopted from the Atlanta Humane Society. She’s fitting in perfectly with her new family and is ridiculously adorable with her puppy run and gangly legs. Needless to say, I had a fantastic time with these four star models!

Sassy’s begging-for-treats face – how could you say no to those big eyes?!

Filed in:Cats | Dogs | Sneak Peeks
6.23.14

Sleepy kitties!

I don’t usually post personal images here on the blog since I like to keep the focus on clients and don’t want to get carried away with too many pictures of my own crew, but I am having so much fun with my latest foster kittens I couldn’t resist! I was archiving images and found SO MANY pictures of them I had to share just a few. So – fair warning – this is going to be serious kitten overload! (I feel like one of my clients trying to whittle down my favorite images from a gallery, lol!)

The orange tabby is Kennex, the orange and white is Dorian, and their calico sister is Valerie. (Extra points to you if you know those names from a canceled-too-early tv show!) They came to me only three days old, about three ounces each, with their ears tucked and their eyes closed. They took to the bottle feeding well and are now nearly two pounds at seven weeks old, and they’ll be available for adoption very soon through Atlanta Pet Rescue & Adoption.

I love every kitten (and dog!) foster who comes through my home, but when I get them so tiny, there’s always a little extra bit of obsession on my part as I get to keep them for longer and see them go through so many stages of growth. But I will be so happy to see them find forever homes soon and then be able to take in another group that needs me!

Here they are when they first arrived, then at about four weeks old:

Then around six weeks old: These next few with my legs in the background were part of a fun impromptu exercise when they fell asleep on me – how many different images can I create if I only have one lens, and can’t move my subjects or the lower half of my body?!

Dorian’s expression here cracks me up! “Really? More photos?”

(Don’t worry, they never play in the blinds unattended!)

When they fell into the deepest part of their slumber, I was able to shift them off my lap and get some cute sleeping photos. Kennex is the most energetic of the bunch, so he let me snap one quick photo of them all snuggling together before he woke up, but Valerie showed off some of her best sleeping poses.

Typical Kennex! If he’s awake and no one else is, he runs around trying to get everyone riled up again so he can have a playmate again!

Filed in:Misc | Our Kiddos