Author Archives: Mindy
Outdoor and Indoor Portraits
Before the Holidays and cold weather, I focused mainly on shooting dogs in their natural environment at home or playing outdoors. I love natural light, and getting the dogs candidly doing what they do: living and loving life. This Holiday I was challenged to create X-mas portraits for the customers of FitDog Sports Club [...]
Tricks ‘n’ Tips to a Great Pet Photo Shoot
Everyone with a camera is now a pet photographer on the daily– but when it comes to a professional shoot with your pet photographer, what does it take to be fully prepared? Sure your pup is adorable and sassy, but is there anything you should do or bring to the photo session? Here are a [...]
Howliday Photo Shoot at FitDog Sports Club
It’s that merry time of yeaaaar!! We are partnering up with FitDog Sports Club to shoot some lovely portraits for holiday cards and stockings. The event takes place Saturday December 1st. Space is limited so please reserve with FitDog! I am very excited to work with a company that care so much about dog [...]
Breed Intelligence and Clicker Training
People often ask me how Foxy is so obedient. They want to know if she is just naturally smart, or does she have a great trainer. The answer is both! Foxy is of the terrier breed which is extremely reward motivated. Secondly, I studied ways to train her using positive reinforcement and clicker-training. Having an [...]
Take lots of Puppy pictures!
Six months ago my housemate Minh got a puppy. The tiny pup is an Australian Shepherd with blue eyes and a pinkish nose. He has a fondness for cuddling, jumping, and can drink gallons of water if you let him. You always hear “Take lots of pictures” when you have a newborn baby or pet. [...]
2012 Calendar for Charity
Late last year Foxy Pet Photos teamed up with Oh To Be A Dog to create a calendar for charity. It was tons of fun shooting the dogs, and I a great experience working with all kinds of breeds and temperaments. I just got my hands on the beautiful calendar over the holidays. It is [...]
Published in Modern Dog magazine
I am so excited to see my photo in the Modern Dog magazine for winter! They used a photo of a little dog that I found on the street and took care of while looking for his owner. We called him Dumb-Dumb because he really was so dumb compared to my terrier. He was cheerful [...]
Dog Photo Collections
Recently I’ve been noticing photo collections all over the internet. One collection was just of dogs in shot midair while jumping or running. It was cute. Today I came across the work of Carli Davidson. She shoots primarily in a studio, but in doing so was able to capture extreme details in her subjects. [...]
Saving injured dogs off the street
Today I was moved to tears when I saw a short news clip featuring a dog in a highway who gets struck by a car. As he lays there, another dog comes and drags him off the road using his paws. It is truly remarkable and touching– all caught on video. Click to watch it [...]
Steve Jobs RIP
” Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drawn out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow [...]