5 posts tagged “photography”
Today I set up the backdrop and did a few portraits to use at the Belmont Street Fair in September. As a fund raiser for the House of Dreams cat shelter, I will be offering on-the-spot portraits of people and/or their dogs for ten bucks a pop (what a deal!) and needed some display images to entice folks to sit for my camera.
Zig and Raskal are so photogenic...
...but Boyfren wasn't really into having his picture taken.
This is Lily, a most amazing human who happens to be shaped like a dog.
And this is Ming, rich with all the lovable traits of a pug and then some.
It's been hard to break through this photo-block I've been having, and after a few days of thinking I was going to get out with my camera (and finding lots of reasons not to) I finally did it. I had hoped to go downtown and do some street shots, but ended up by the river just as the sun was going down. It was gorgeous and I had a great time shooting away. Sometimes it's hard to drag my butt out of the studio, but once I got out there, I couldn't figure out why it was so hard in the first place.
It helps that we've finally gotten to see the sun.
There's a new sweetheart at the shelter where I volunteer. I believe his name is Jasper. What a beauty.
And this is my boyfriend Gallagher. I know, he looks a lot like my kitty Raskal (only he's way fluffier and stronger. Shhh, don't tell Raskal). What can I say? He's a hunk, and look at those bedroom eyes:
So much sweetness:
I'm pretty sure this is June, playing with the cat toy that Zig made and donated to the shelter:
I had a success story very recently. I shot this photo of Schmitty:
...which ended up being used in the newspaper's Adopt Me column. Someone saw it and adopted him soon afterwards (!!) and later said it was the photo that really inspired him to make the call. I cried my eyes out when I heard that my pictures actually made a difference in the life of a homeless kitty. It came at the right time, too, as I have been wishing I had chosen a profession that helps people, and feeling like the work I do is frivolous and not useful in a world full of people and animals who are in a bad way. I hope to find new ways to make what I do meaningful and tangibly beneficial.
