#1 Buddy Holly fan

Turns out Kodiak is a big Buddy Holly fan. Who knew??


He actually sat. And stayed. (Two skills we have failed to cultivate and at which he usually fails dismally) But apparently he too was mesmerized by the giant glasses, because he sat for a really long time.



Since I had a few days between getting into town and reporting for duty at my next rotation, we decided to drive around to see what kind of cool locations we could find for future photo shoots.



Some of the framing and processing on these (particularly on the first and last images) is inspired by a wedding photographer team that I have a secret photography crush on. While I in no way claim to have anything close to their mad skillz, a gal can dream :) If you're getting married, check 'em out. Seriously.

Boots and Mittens

An appropriately named pair of cats, considering how cold it was here today.

Boots was definitely the more cooperative model, and handsome too. He photographs so well, you wouldn't even know he's not feeling too well. Unfortunately he's not, and I'm happy I could get some good pictures of him for his mom and dad.



Mittens is the prettiest cream color with beautiful blue eyes. I definitely learned some lessons about shooting a light colored cat today.



The house was a perfect set up for natural light pictures. There were lots of big windows and beautiful furniture for the kittys to sit on. I just wish it hadn't been quite so overcast as a tiny bit more light would have been perfect.

Kodiak

Yesterday the hubby asked me what I thought about talking to the accountant about getting Nizhoni Pet Photography set up as an actual business so we could consider photography related purchases a business expense and deduct them from our taxes. I honestly hadn't even thought that far ahead yet, but it made me feel all warm and fuzzy to have him be so supportive. :) And its probably a good idea, considering just how much some of that stuff costs. (Not that I'll be making any of the major purchases anytime soon...)

In addition to Nizhoni and the hubby, the other member of my supporting crew is my baby boy Kodi. There's a special warm fuzzy place in my heart for this guy because he's been around longer than both of the other two and is the biggest momma's boy EVER. Even when he does things like eat an entire roast (or pan of brownies) off the counter or destroy several large houseplants, he's still awfully cute.


He is the master of the pathetic look, second only to Nizhoni herself. He is particularly good at this look when there is people food involved.




But most of the time he's a pretty smiley dog.

Cynder

My Aunt's dog Cynder made an appearance on my regular blog a few months ago after I snapped a few shots while I was in town. These two were my favorites from that round.



Now that I'm staying with them for four weeks I've had a chance to experiment a little with some different lighting situations in their house. Its been nice because Cynder is a very cooperative model and adorable to boot. Some of my recent favorites.

Nizhoni

I thought it would be appropriate if the first set of pictures on the Nizhoni Pet Photography blog were of Nizhoni. Usually its the more photogenic Kodiak who gets his picture taken but I was trying to spread the love around this time.

This first one is a little bit older, but one of my favorites of her. She's not the most photogenic dog, so I'm always pleased to get a good one of her.




She's a little bit wide, but we love her just the way she is :)

This last one here is my favorite. She has the daintiest way of crossing her little paws.

Hello and welcome...

...to my new blog. I have mentioned to a very few people that I have been thinking about starting a pet photography business. Now, I use the term "business" in the loosest possible sense at this point, as I don't have anything officially set up yet... no official website, no tax ID, and more importantly, no clients. But you have to start somewhere, and for me, that's here. And if it never goes anywhere, then this place will just be full of pictures of my dogs :).