Please note the following St. Louis area photographers who specialize in pets.
Those listed have websites containing all information necessary to begin shopping for your pet’s next portrait session. Click on any screen shot or link for details on each photographer.
Scenario: You’ve just brought a new puppy home to join the family. You normally shoot a fair amount of photos of all your pets but this one seems to be more photogenic than most and demands that you shoots scads of photos of his daily growth. Seems like everyone on your Facebook,Twitter, and Myspace account wants to see him on a daily basis, so you gladly comply. There are photos of the new pup piling up everywhere, including your hard drive. So much so that they are filling up all your storage space on your PC. Now what do you do?
This is a common problem with people who shoot a lot of photographs cinsidering the average image is 3-5MB’s each. (full article)
Second place winner for our Holiday pet photo contest was Roscoe, the 5 year old Border Collie.
Roscoe lives in O’Fallon Missouri with owner Lara Fairless and furry sister, Muffin the cat.
Roscoe came to live with Lara after he was found in a field and taken to O’Fallon’s Pet Smart store where Lara’s sister worked. The family decided to adopt Roscoe right away and he’s been part of the family every since.
With herder instincts in his breeding it’s no surprise to find out that one of his famous antics is to jump from the car as soon as he enters his neighborhood.
If you live in the St. Louis area it means you are probably getting hammered by snow tonight. Last count was about 4 inches with amounts a bit heavier than that in the south. Schools were called off, some folks couldn’t make it in to work or were early coming home due to the weather. A number of people on Facebook and Twitter announce being bored to tears with lack of anything interesting to do.
What to do? What to do? (full article)
After a very successful Holiday pet photo contest we announced the winner and two runners up on January 20th.
The third place winner for the contest was Mumra, the longhaired chihuahua. And what a regal young fellow he is!
Mumra the 3.5 yr old big city chihuahua lives with his owner, Ixiana Hernandez-Wilmot, in Brooklyn, New York. He has one sister Camila, also a longhaired chihuahua.
Ixiana is also Mumra’s photographer. She owns and operates a successful pet photography business called Petographs in Brooklyn, New York. She credits her fur babies Camila and Mumra with being her inspiration. (Full article)
Valentines day is just around the corner and all you pet lovers out there will be shmoozing your pets as much as your significant other. There will be special treats to eat, lots of tender loving care, and a little extra pampering is suspect as well. There will be more than the average number of “special” moments and the question is, will you have your camera ready?
Whether you are the type to either have your camera attached to your arm the majority of your day, or just a casual shooter, this might be the season to get your best shots of the furry loved ones in your life.
The Holiday pet photo contest was such a big success, it seemed another holiday themed competition might be in order. And what better holiday than the sweet and sentimental holiday, Valentines Day? (Full article)
A few weeks ago I began a contest for holiday pet photographs. Below you will find the entries that were received. Please take a few minutes to look through the entries listed and vote in the poll at the end of the article.
All votes are welcome. Feel free to share the article link with family and friends so they can vote as well. Voting ends January 19, 2010. http://www.examiner.com/x-29030-St-Louis-Pet-Photography-Examiner~y2010m1d13-Holiday-pet-photo-contest-Entries
This voting poll allows you to vote for three entries. There will be a first, second, and third place winner! So vote for your favorite three. (full article)
See full article for all entries. The contest went so well and all the entries were adorable! I look forward to future contests and to all the excitement they stir!
Libby, Pug/ Home: St. Petersburg Florida, Owner: Kelley Rodgers. Photo shown here by Kim Rodgers, www.barkpetphotography.com Check out Kim’s site for some awesome work!
St. Louis and the surrounding area is home to several pet friendly parks. Dog parks to be more precise. Some are free admission while others charge fees based per day or annually. The majority of them are fenced and allow off the leash exercise.
Following are a few dog parks found in the St. Louis area. Embedded links will take you to each site, or a site containing information about that particular park.
While any of these parks would be suitable for photographing your dog, you should check into each individual one before making a decision on where you will shoot. You will want to find out what are the busiest times of the day for each park, what facility they have if any, their hours of operation, rules for admission, etc. If shooting photographs of a small dog, you will be particularly interested in parks that have a separate area for smaller dogs.
Listing of St. Louis area dog parks: (full article)One of the largest pet parades in the US is about to take place in St. Louis. What a fabulous photo op for area pet photographers, especially those looking for a journalist event for this years portfolio.
So photographers be ready! Get out your cameras, charge up the batteries and clear all your memory cards. The pet blogs will be hopping for weeks to come with all the St. Louis party animal photographs, and I literally mean party animals.
Aside from the parade their will be other activities throughout the day. Parade sponsors promise family fun for the entire day and that includes the furry family members too! (full article)
Likely one of the best known dogs in silent movie comedy was Petey the Pit bull, the constant companion of “Our Gang“, better known as the Little Rascals. Petey was well known for his loyalty to the gang and his constant antics on the sets of movies and photo shoots.
Petey began his career in the 1920’s performing in 13 feature films between 1921 and 1927. In 1927 he took his father Pal’s spot in the filming of the Buster Brown Comedies, eventually signing a three year contract for the roll. He later went on to do work with Our Gang in the Little Rascals series. Petey worked his final film when he starred in the feature movie ”A Tough Winter”, released in 1930. (full article) Photo credit/ Everett
Pets have held rolls in stardom almost as long as human actors. Some of the earliest well know pet actors began their careers in the time of silent movies and black and white film. Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, and Toto are probably the most notable and easily recognized famous pets of all time. It was because of these lovable pets that many early movies were such a big hit with whole families. They have touched the lives of millions over the years and their memories carry on in film and photography still.
Rin Tin Tin is probably one of the most well know German Shepherd in history. He was rescued from a German war dog kennel in 1918 by Corporal Lee Duncan. RinTin Tin was found with his mother and an litter of pups, the only living dogs in the kennel after a bombing. (full article)
(Photo: Everett)
Seems like almost everyone has a digital camera these days and it doesn’t take a high dollar model to take a good photograph. Most point and shoot models on the market today will take sharp, well focused photographs, and are easy to use. All PS cameras have preset auto shooting modes which makes them perfect for any beginner, and great for shooting pet photos.
Many camera’s also come with software that will allow you to adjust your digital images just in case the shots you captured didn’t come out just so so. (full article)
Some of the most practiced pet photography is done by volunteer photographers in our nations shelters and rescues. A photo’s worth a thousand words right? Then by all means say all you can (with a photo) to help place the thousands of pets needing homes. Pet adoption photos are made by the thousands and published on the web each day. (full article)
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The world wants to see your holiday pet photos! Send your best pet photograph of the season to enter in the 2009 Holiday Contest.
Enter your favorite pet and encourage your friends and family to do the same. To refer someone to this contest, just provide them with this link
Rules:
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Photo by Rotty Seinfeld
Everywhere you look festivities are in full swing. The store fronts are decorated, Christmas trees are popping up everywhere, and people and animals are running about all over in colorful holiday clothing. Most certainly the camera’s are burning up the batteries to capture the moment in such festive and busy times. And with 71.4 million US homes containing pets, you can bet there will be some pets in the mix of images this season. They are after all, part of the family.
Pets are as always, front and center for the action. And many come dressed for the occasion.(full article)
Every photographer has a preference on what subjects they shoot. And like that preference they have for subject matter, they also have a preference for style and technique.
Many pet photographers prefer natural lighting and atmospheres when photographing pets.
The holidays are in full swing and the shutters are snapping. Photographers everywhere are cashing in on the opportunity to shoot with the season’s number one model, Santa.If you live in the St. Louis area and are interested in having your pets photo made with Santa, you might try one of the following events found online.
Themed events such as these usually priced affordably and are held on multiple dates to accommodate almost any busy schedule. (Full article)
(Photo/ Mall employee/Altamonte Mall)
A typical morning for many photographers is up early, dress nicely, and out the door for coffee on the way to the studio or location.
But Gretchen doesn’t start her day like most photographers. She’s up long before the sun, suited up in camo, yes I said camo, and in a duck blind or field, waiting for dawn to break. She’s prepped everything the night before and is ready to take on the days events.
Gretchen is a hunting dog photographer. Working dogs or not, they are pets, but these are pets that earn their keep so to speak. The dogs she works with hunt birds, both water and land, which means they are retrievers and pointers. They are breeds like Labradors, Spaniels of all varieties, and German Shorthairs.
The dress attire doesn’t sound very glamorous, but Gretchen says full gear is a must in a hunting atmosphere. She shoots in some of the most inclimate weather. Some organizations require a certain dress so sporting blaze orange pull over and a pair of knee high wading rubbers is all-the-fashion-craze in this venue….. (read more)
View full article to see photographs by Gretchen
There are countless numbers of photographers who are willing to photograph pets but for some, it’s a high anxiety shoot. Why? Possibly because most photographers do not have the opportunity to photograph pets as often as they do other subjects or events?
