Puppies Large and Small!

Last week we had two incredible Pet Portrait Sessions in New York to benefit Animal Haven - a non-profit animal adoption center in NYC!


The first session, featuring Brodie the Pitbull, and his owner Sara, took place in Rockwood Hall Park, in Sleepy Hollow, NY.  This former Rockefeller estate gave us loads of opportunities to catch Brodie doing what he does best -- running, flopping, and cheesing for the camera.  Check out the sneak preview of Brodie and Sara's session!

Our second session featured an adorable Boston Terrier named Rogue, and her owner Melissa.  We met on the steps of the New York Public Library, and explored the city from a pup's eye view.  We made sure to stop off at some of the favorite and iconic NYC tourist locations like the public library, window shopping on 5th avenue, and Rockefeller Plaza.  Rogue was a great sport and commanded attention everywhere she went!  Take a look at the sneak preview of Rogue and Melissa's session!

We love Pet Portrait Sessions, and were so excited for the opportunity to feature these amazing pups while also benefiting an incredible place like Animal Haven!  

We can't wait to do this again soon!

Thanks to Sara & Brodie, Melissa & Rogue, and to 

Josh Blye for helping us organize the sessions!

For more information about Pet Portraits, or to set up a similar fundraising opportunity for your non-profit organization, contact us at (217)686-4366!

Thanks for stopping by!

Oppose Illinois House Bill 1080

Do you want the government telling you what kind of dog you can have?  Do you want your taxes to go up to cover $17 million enforcing an unenforceable law?

Breed specific legislation doesn't solve problems -- it only serves to persecute the people who are doing the right thing.  Gangbangers will always have violent dogs, they don't respect the law anyway -- that's the entire point.  Every person I know who has owned a pitbull, or known a pitbull owned by a happy family, knows the breed to be loyal, sweet, playful, and protective.  In World War II, pitbulls were considered the American Watch Dog... all the traits we would look for in an ideal American.  Suddenly legislators are looking to enable any city in the State of Illinois to vote to ban any dog breed.  Dogs are individuals, banning a breed is banning a dog based on what it looks like... based on stereotypes.  Does that sound American?  

"Often when civic leaders want to impose a breed ban it’s in response to a recent incident in which a citizen was injured by a dog or dogs.  It’s a knee-jerk reaction not based on a serious look at what happened and why,"  Mary Tiefenbrunn, The News-Gazette

Tell your local rep that Illinois House Bill 1080 is unethical, unenforceable, and will further bankrupt an already bankrupt state -- to the tune of an estimated $17 million! 

In my years as a photographer, I have worked with many breeds of dogs, and the breeds our government would ban have been some of the most cooperative, well-behaved, and kind animals I have ever encountered. 

Illinois Residents -- here's how to get in touch with your local Senators and Representatives

http://www.elections.illinois.gov/DistrictLocator/DistrictOfficialSearchByAddress.aspx

Find your reps and call, email, fax... 
let them know that Breed Specific Legislation is not acceptable!

Yup.  What a scary dog.  Eating broccoli off of a fork.  Hide your kids.

Flex Buff Chest

 Flex, Wexel, Flex-buff-chest... all aliases of the same incredible dog.  Flex is a blue pitbull (one of our favorite types of pups) with a lot of energy and a ridiculously strong, coffee-table-clearing tail.  Last week I snapped off a few shots of him keeping the neighborhood safe with a watchful eye from the front window.  Gorgeous pup!

Thanks to Flex and Pete for the excellent impromptu photo shoot!