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.
I’ve never met a Greyhound before, so I wasn’t expecting to immediately fall in love with her.
What surprised me was that she had so many characteristics of Gracie. It wasn’t hard for me to decide how I wanted to capture her, I just looked at her in the exact same way as Gracie.
You look into her eyes and you see depth and soul.
I’m hooked.
LOVE the nose!
- Oh man, number 2 & 3 are amazing. That dog has some eyes! You are great at what you Erin. It's always refreshing to look at your work.
- She is gorgeous! Great shots! :)
- She's beautiful and so is your work!
- love the first two head shots and the one of stella chewing the hide stogie in the grass! she's so cute!
- I'm really attracted to greyhounds, too. Especially those little Italian greyhounds. You captured her wonderfully - love her name. Steellllaaa.
- These are just gorgeous. Stella looks so sweet and graceful. You did a great job! Greyhounds are very elegant and wonderful dogs, one of my favorite breeds. :)
- I'm mesmerized. These are stunning! I SO wish we lived nearby to bring our pup, Oli {a handsome maltese} for you to photograph. Seriously, if you are ever in Charlotte, NC, we'd LOVE to have you photograph him!
- Hello! I just love your beautiful pictures and your lovely Gracie! Thanks for a great site! Emma with the ridgeback Jaxon from Sweden
- I love these photos especially the ones eating potato chips. The saying goes amongst Greyhound owners is that they're like potato chips...you can't have just one. We rescued two and I wish we had photos like these to remember them by. Lovely.
- To know a greyhound is to love a greyhound. Beautiful shots.
- I usually think of the greys as delicate danes. And, they have similar temperaments. If I weren't so addicted to my great danes, I would definitely consider greyhounds.
- Oh those eyes! Beautiful.
- I LOVE these... you're work is just amazing. Very pure.
- what a phenomenal set. i love them all!
- these are perfect! i have an italian greyhound, and you are right, you get hooked when you meet them!
- I LOVE the second series from the top. What a beautiful dog, I love her coloring, and the pop of pink from her collar :) Great set!
- Beautiful. Love the multi-coloured toenails!
- YAY a Greyhound! We have 2 and have had 8 total! They are amazing and you are right very soulful! Once you look into their eyes you are hooked! What beautiful images!
- these are gorgeous! we have a dog that is half greyhound and half lab....i so wish you could do photos of her :)
- gorgeous, as always!! I love the first two shots. Greyhounds are so lucky they get to rock those awesomely wide collars! I love those collars!
by Erin
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