I am a dog lover first.
A photographer second.
By some random chance of fate, I was able to combine the two loves into the coolest job ever: A Dog Photographer
I grew up in a family where dogs were always an integral part of our lives and most importantly, members of the family. Most of my childhood was spent with various Basset Hounds of the lovable but extremely stubborn variety. We never had less than 2 at any given time, sometimes 3, and the occasional stray that one of us would bring home for a visit.
After a short stint doing portrait work, which I still love, I realized my true calling is capturing the essence and personality of dogs. Upon reflection, I feel that my time doing portrait work was not wasted. Because of it, my experience with portrait work flows beautifully into working with people and their dogs.
My husband and I are owned by the fabulous Miss Gracie, a 5 year old Great Dane who brings energy and life into our house. You’ll see her around here a lot, she loves having her portrait taken (at least I like to think so). She is a complete Diva and if you stick around long enough, you'll know what I'm talking about!
What an amazing adventure this has been so far. I’m so glad you are here experiencing it with me.
This week I finalized a book and sent it off to print. This was from a shoot last year and I had forgotten how much I loved the silhouette shots that I took while at their house.
This ended up being the Cover (Back + Front respectively). I can’t wait to see what it looks like in 10 x 10 Format.
And a spread from inside.
- Love the use of window lighting here.
- Gorgeous Erin...I love all of your photos. You truly bring the emotion and the communication out of animals. Amazing... I own a lot of Anne Geddes books because I feel like I *should* being a child photographer. I could never do what you do, but feel like I should own something that you do...because you are truly brilliant. Let me know if you offer any prints for sale. Or books.
- I love the cover! That dog standing in the window is priceless. Please share some pages when you get it back :).
by Erin
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