By nature of what I do, I always get asked if I have any funny stories to share from various client shoots. Sometimes it is hard for me to think of them off the top of my head, but when one happens, I say to myself “file this one away!”
The day was one of those incredibly gorgeous days in Seattle, a day that tricks many into moving to Seattle, only to be thrown into the depths of drizzle and fog for most of the fall, winter, and early spring. Beautiful yellow and red leaves everywhere, not a cloud in the sky, and people walking down the sidewalk smiling to themselves.
We met at a beautiful park in Bellevue complete with a gorgeous fountain.
Bentley, a Yorkshire Terrier, is just at a baby at 7 months old. We had been shooting for a bit when we put him down on the ground. All of a sudden he sees the ducks. Oh god, the ducks. The ducks are in the water. This teeny, tiny puppy, takes off after them, jumps a huge ledge and flies without abandon into the water. He has now experienced his first swim. He can swim! We pulled him out and see that he is a shivering mess. Luckily we had blankets to dry him off (and a Lion Halloween costume), but we were both in shock. You can’t plan those types of things. Things that aren’t funny at first and then when they sink in, they become something to look back and laugh at. I love that part of the job.
If things that like didn’t happen, then I wouldn’t end up with shots like this. Is he not the most adorable, sweetest, most traumatized little baby you have ever seen?
A family shot that I love. Meet Bentley’s older brother, Rover. Plus the ring that I MUST have. I love it.
Thank you to all of those that voted this past month for the Best of Western Washington contest. I am so honored to have won Evening Magazine’s Best Pet Photographer. Be sure to tune into Evening tonight to see what I was up to last week! They filmed me shooting the winnner of the ugliest dog contest. I HATE being filmed more than I hate having my picture taken. Hopefully I didn’t geek out too much.
