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Meet Erin Vey

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.

Where My Dogs Live | Dog Photographer

I’ve been posting all these album spreads lately but I haven’t really said exactly where these spreads end up living.

A few months ago I chose to work exclusively with Cypress for my albums + boxes. There are a few reasons I love working with them:

- I can call and actually get a live person on the phone. Not only is it a live person but it is a nice and friendly live person. That means a lot to me.

- If something looks funny on the order form, they will call me to confirm exactly what I want before starting production. I can’t tell you how many companies just say “oh well” and produce a product that they know deep down isn’t what it should be.

- Their craftsmanship is beyond impeccable. I know when I open my box it is going to be perfect and that kind of peace of mind is worth millions.

- The owner is a woman who built this successful business from the ground up (ok that one is just my own personal bias).

This particular album is the Iris Book. Sized at 10 x 10 (Closed), it is a beautiful Flush Mount Album.

I will treasure this Best of Gracie 2008 Album for a lifetime and it is the same wish I have for all my clients.

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Russell - Erin , love your work ...discovered you through the article in "Professional Photographer".....hope 2010 really pumps for you ...and Gracie . cheers Russell ...Johannesburg, South Africa.

Kristi - I also love the great clean lines of your album designs.....always just so contemporary and uncluttered. Really let's your beautiful images do all of the talking.

Aaron Shintaku - YEs! I love cypress too. I just posted on them yesterday.

Jennie - Thnx Erin! Those are so awesome! I had them pegged for being foam mounted.

Erin - Jennie - Those are 20 x 20 glass frames from IKEA.

Jennie - These are absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing. It just so happens I was trying to find a good company that provides albums. Do you mind if I ask what medium those square prints are in the Christmas tree shot? They seem so flush against the wall to be canvases. They look wonderful!

Nicole - Gorgeous product photos! You make me want to switch to Cypress... though I do love the Finao albums that I use... It is so cool to see images from your blog, now in the album. Thanks for inspiring me (again) to take more pics of my own furry boy.

Simon - Very nice product, and your pics aren't too shabby either ;-) Love that last one, your compositional skills are amazing. Thanks for the tip.

Stephanie - That book looks gorgeous. Thanks for the good advice with Cypress. Never heard of em but gonna check em out!

Tish Mackay - I have never heard of these books - thanks for mentioning them and love the book - I'd have to display it than put it on a shelf. Super pretty!

Fenne - it looks absolutely great

oneshotbeyond - I hadn't heard of cypress until I started coming here to visit your space. Their albums look top notch. I inquired about them a few weeks back and they were very helpful. Thanks for mentioning them throughout your blog. Gracie is just too gorgeous for words! There are so many elements of her that remind me of my doberman. Even they way her ears are remind me of Zelda's ears before cropping them. Dogs are the best creatures!

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