Lucy and Mame

Friday, January 30th was an action packed day full of dogs. Pawsitively Pictures was at Gone To The Dogs Boutique for pet portraits.Lucy and Mame were the second and third dog of the day.Its funny because whenever we start the portrait session I think the parents are more nervous than anyone. They are afraid their dogs wont photograph or wont sit still. Well...more than likely they wont sit still, there are so many new scents and bright lights however I have great tactics to get the dogs attentions. And all you need is a split second. By the end of the session the parents always leave proud of  their pups for taking a great photograph.  Check out Lucy and Mame's debut. 

P.O.T.W

This past weekend has been a whirlwind of events. As you all know the Arizona Cardinals faced off against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Tampa for the largest watched sporting event in America. So needless to say there were many events taking place here. I was tied up with some puppy portraits on Friday and Saturday and didn't get a chance to do any paparazzi style photography. I was dreaming about running into all these celebs and snapping a few shots than selling them to Us Weekly for a large cash settlement, live happily ever after. Not exactly. So by Sunday I was so distraught I hadn't seen any celebs or taken any pictures I decided to meet up with one of my friends for lunch and drown my sorrows in a few beers. Along with me I brought my camera with one lens, my fixed 20 mm. What would I need a zoom for? I was going to eat lunch in a low lit restaurant  so I would want my 20 mm 2.8......U.G.H. Of course we are in Channel side where the ESPN center is broadcasting. Low and behold I look over and Snoop Dog is about to walk up to the announcers. Double U.G.H!!!! I don't have my zoom!!! Needless to say, I snapped a few shots and was happy to have seen a celeb. Tying this into pet photography and my photo of the week? Hello Snoop Dog :) The name says it all.

We're On The Dog Travel Network!!!

A few weekends ago, Tito and I went down to the Saturday morning market in downtown St. Petersburg. We met up with our friends Bree and Courtney from the dog travel network. After a little caffeine and some delicious food we were able to get creative and start shooting (surprisingly not with a camera but rather video). We had such a blast. More to come from all of us but for now check us out on the Dog Travel Network.

When you click on this link it will take you to the community section of the website. From there click on the video on the left and viola!

I Taught I Taw A Putty Tat

I did! I did! About 5 of them. I had the pleasure of photographing a group of brother and sister cats born underneath "pawrent", Quinn Noonans house. She has been caring for them since birth making sure they receive plenty of T.L.C and cans of tuna. All the cats were spayed and micro chipped thanks to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Now the cats roam freely both in and out of her house.  And while they love Quinn they are a little hesitant about other people. Fortunately the can of tuna enabled us to get up close and capture some great images. Meet Tom Tom, Mollie, Buddy and Kate all featured in these pictures.

P.O.T.W

This stands for photo of the week. Some of my photography friends have decided that with the new year should come a new photo each day. I, being slightly more realistic know that I wont be blogging every day( it's taken me a month since I've blogged last!) Therefore I will be attempting to blog a photo a week, something pet related. This photo was captured at Ft. Desoto Dog Park. I have shot many sessions there and absolutely love the area. This afternoon however I was there with my pup Tito just enjoying the tranquility (surprisingly we were the only ones there...this lasted about a half hour and then it started to fill up). I thought the sun was hitting the sign just right. It's funny because I never realized how fortunate I was to have an off-leash dog park. Many people I have talked to there tell me that their parks back home require dogs to be leashed at all time? And while it doesn't make sense to me it does give me a greater sense of how fortunate I am to live so close to Ft. Desoto.

Holiday Studio Pet Portraits

Well, here they are, a sample of the Holiday Pet Portraits from last weekend. Saturday, December 6th,  I was at Gone To The Dogs Boutique and than Sunday, December 7th,  took me to Best Buddies Boutique in downtown St. Pete. It was a blast and I feel like we were able to capture the personality of each pet. The response from the "paw-rents" have all been really positive so I think all were pleased with the outcome. Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think. Also, for more pet portrait samples check out Pawsitively Pictures.

One more thing, if you are interested in having your pet portraits taken in the St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida area contact the two boutiques listed above. We are there every month and would love to meet you and your pet!

"I LOVE the pictures of Brylie and Zoe, they all turned out so well that I can't decide on which ones to buy (hey Beth, buy them all and I will throw in a canvas print ;p Steph)

Beth Gerrish~St.Pete Beach, Fl~

"Hi Stephanie, we had fun and can't wait to see the canvas of Max!"

Greg Phillips and Joe Borzoni~St. Pete Beach, FL~

"Daisy and I had so much fun that afternoon I've told all my friends about it"

Betty Stewart~St. Pete Beach, Fl~

Coming Soon...

I'm so excited about this past weekend I had to give a sneak peak at what happened. Saturday was action packed with pooches, people and pictures. I was at Gone to The Dogs  Boutique in St. Pete Beach. It was a combination of both Holiday pet portraits and pet studio sessions. I had a blast, met some cool dogs and their human counterparts and took pictures. Sunday I was at Best Buddies in downtown St. Pete snagging a few more shots of some really cute pups. This shot was of Beth, Jenn and their adorable pups Brylie and Zoe. More to come on them and all of my pet sessions, but right now its back to editing.