Tito Tuesday ~ Tampa Pet Photographer

Tito is a funny guy. He likes to keep to himself as much as possible. He doesn't care to be around other dogs no matter what age, breed or size. Its not that he is aggressive he, just wont play with them or pay them any attention. That being said, when I am in the studio doing a pet portrait session he is very eager to be the center of attention. Take for example yesterday. I had the two scheduled pet portrait sessions, one was a French Bulldog and the other was a shih tzu/maltese mix (blogs to come this week on both pups ). I left Tito at home for the Bull dog shoot, and when I returned it was quite apparent that I was not going to be leaving him for the next shoot. So Tito joined us for the second shoot. Again, he didn't really have any interest in befriending this shih tzu/maltese but he did try to be in almost all the shots. And even though he was not being photographed he felt it was his right to have equal amounts of treats as my subject, Bogey. Here are a few shots that I captured of my man, just being himself :)

Shadow ~ St. Petersburg Pet Photographer

Meet Shadow. This very vocal feline made me reconsider being an only canine household. Upon arrival he began meowing.Whether he was telling me about his day or catching me up with the gossip around town I will never know. What I do know is that he is one of the sweetest cats I have met. I photographed him on location in his St. Petersburg home. And as you can see in the images, he is quite the looker. Here are some of my favorite shots.

Tito Tuesday ~ South Tampa Pet Photographer

Welcome to another fabulous edition of Tito Tuesday. This Tuesday you are going to learn about Tito's love for the water. But before I begin let me just start out by saying that I consider myself a professional beach bum. I even could be classified as a mermaid in which I reply, "thank you". Therefore I don't know what I would do if my dog didn't like the water. Fortunatley for me Tito loves it. Granted he is no Michael Phelps. He much prefers to wade at the waters edge, and will only go as far as his shoulders (which is maybe 8 inches tall). He may go in further, but that is only if there is a fisherman out in the water.Perhaps its the smell, the thrill of a flopping fish, or just the fact that its totally different then a walk around the block but he goes nuts over fish. And yes, being the fairly laid back mother that I am, I allow him to try the fish and consume it if he wishes (lets face it, it doesn't get much better than sushi). I snapped these pictures from tonights adventure in the water, where we ate minows directly from a fishing net, and ran along the waters edge to chase birds, and posed on a jetty for mom. Good times Tito Tuesdays :)

Tito Tuesday ~ Hyde Park Pet Photographer

When one is stuck inside a tiny apartment all day due to massive amounts of rainfall you tend to get a little stir crazy. I call it creative crazy as I just came up with a new weekly blog I will be posting, Tito Tuesday. My shih tzu, Tito, is kind of a low key guy. He keeps to himself and remains quite a mystery to all he meets. Therefore every Tuesday I will be updating everyone and something new that we did during the past week. Today, being one of our first full days of torrential rain I decided to write about that. The rain doesn't bother Tito. Infact he likes to frolic and run in light rainfall making it super fun for mommie. Most of my morning was spent editing photos so as I glanced down at my little guy staring back up at me were these two sad eyes. I know he was bored but whats a gal to do? So finally when the rain subsided a little bit we went outside. I thought there was going to be a little more enthusiasm as it had been hours since smelling the fresh air. Instead, Tito just laid down in our alley, right next to a large puddle. He was simply looking for a change of scenery. Stay tuned for next weeks episode of Tito Tuesday.

Canvas Prints ~ St. Petersburg Pet Photographer

It was a typical Monday morning. I woke up, did some yoga, and then checked my email while drinking my morning caffeine. Nothing really stood out until I got down to about the 8th email. 30 % off any order with Simply Canvas. I glanced at it, thought about it, and kept going onto the next email. That afternoon I returned back to that email and further investigate this 30% off sale. Now, I had used other canvas print companies before and been satisfied so I wasn't sure if I wanted to go with a different one. On the other hand I was planning on purchasing some large canvases for my pet studio and 30% off makes a substantial difference. Well, as it turns out I ordered four large canvases.They range in size from 11 x 14 ( black french bull dog), 16 x 20 ( Red Coonhound), up to 20 x 30 ( golden pup and shepherd mix). My only regret, that I didn't order more. I was very pleased with the way my canvases turned out and the customer service that was provided by Simply Canvas. These prints will be hanging in my studio next week, which I am super excited about. However, there is one that I'm not sure is going to make it. You see, I fell in love with this canvas of Combo and so preceded to hang it on my wall in my house. I like it so much I don't think I can share it with my studio. Guess we will just wait and see next week.

Big Boy Blue ~ South Tampa Pet Photographer

If I could only take one lens with me on a pet shoot I would have to say that my 20 mm 2.8 would be the lens of choice. And while I have about 8 other lenses on my wish list, the 20 mm is like good ol' faithful. That being said I wanted to expand past my comfort zone and work with one of my other lenses. Thus enters the Nikon 50 mm 1.8 and Big Boy Blue. Blue is my neighbors dog whom I had the pleasure of puppy sitting last Thursday. The owners were having an open house and thought it might be easier with everyone coming in and out to have Blue in a different spot. Thus enters my assistance. I took Blue and my pup Tito to the dog park in an attempt to wear out this 2 year old lab....Ha! Wear out a 2 year old lab? What an oxymoron. It did tire him out enough to sit still for me once we were back at my apartment for some puppy pictures. Here are some of my favorites. And all of these were captured with the 1.8. Check out how straight his teeth are in the last shot....Boy has better pearly whites than me :)

Tito's Travels ~ Tampa Pet Photographer

Yesterday I finished an article on Pet Travel for the Dog Travel Network. I can't really say too much about the article because I'm uncertain as to when Courtney and Bree will post it on their website. But rest assure, its gonna be a good one. I also sent them some super cute pictures of my pup, Tito and our flight home in April. Stay tuned for the article but until then here are a few shots of my man :)