Pet Pictures to the The Energy of Ten
We’re celebrating massive time round right here my pals. I can’t imagine it however… 2024 is a HUGE milestone for this lady!
I’m celebrating the tenth anniversary of Indigo Pet Pictures and my journey to develop into Niagara’s favorite pet photographer. Photographing canine, and extra not too long ago horses, has been probably the most unbelievable expertise of my life. It’s opened new doorways to understanding who I’m, and launched me to superb new pals. I am keen on each pet that has honoured me with their presence through the years and am grateful that their people selected me to seize their spirit.
I’m kicking the pawty off with a collection of blogs that includes a High 10 class, 10 years, high 10, get it? Selecting simply 10 photos is insanely tough, as each session is so distinctive and enjoyable, however right here we go. Ten of my favourites motion photos from 2014 to 2024. Buckle up and put together to be launched into the world of the Aerodynamically Inclined.
2014: Angus, The Nice Dane
Such a beautiful soul he was. So good-looking and candy. He and his mother and I went to Port Dalhousie and had a blast on the seashore and the pier on a beautiful fall night. Sadly Angus crossed the rainbow bridge not lengthy after our second picture session, 7 years later, in 2021. I’m so grateful his mother and pa have their Storyboards and prints to maintain their light large’s spirit alive.
2015: Lucca , my Texas Thriller Combine
Okay I simply needed to embrace my Lucca on this listing, I like this picture. He had simply come to me as a foster from Texas via Jack Russell Terrier Rescue Ontario, and I crumbled in days. He got here with the identify Astro, which was cute, however I wished the happiest canine I ever met to be named after my comfortable place. (Lucca is a city in Tuscany that I spent 7 years travelling backwards and forwards to. My ardour for pictures was ignited there.) As soon as I noticed this bouncy scruffy pet, I knew he wasn’t going wherever. I took this picture in all probability per week after he arrived, you may see that he was loving his new life. I left Indy within the background as a result of it has which means to me that he be there. He actually was flying round that day and this one actually captures his aerodynamic qualities finest.
2016: Versace the Viszla
Lovely Versace has actually pale colouring for a Viszla, which makes her additional particular. This lady comes from Chicago to Canada together with her household annually for his or her holidays. She had a Barrel Room session one yr and we had one other Signature Session together with her 2 little people in 2022. This shot of her working throughout the little bridge over the pond up by the escarpment jogs my memory how filled with persona she is. It might need been a sizzling summer season day, however we had a whole lot of enjoyable. From the oodles of photos we captured at Cave Spring Winery, Her household now have an attractive Storybook to recollect the day by. I like catching up together with her antics (principally snoozing now) on Instagram!
2017: Millie the Basset Hound
We had a superb night for this session with Millie. We had been someplace out close to Paris, on the farm the place she lived. The skies had been darkish and menacing to the north however the solar was setting superbly within the west and the sunshine was really epic. The corn had not too long ago been minimize down and Millie began to gather stalks and convey them again to us. She was superb! I cherished the photographs that we acquired actually displaying off her sassy persona and candy manner.
2018: Beatrice the Mini Sausage… er Dachshund!
Beatrice and her brother Otis had been a final minute reserving earlier than Christmas in 2018. This shot of Beatrice hydroplaning via the air makes me smile each single time I have a look at it. The ears, the flower she wore and people little feets reaching out forward. She nailed it. My very first canine (I used to be 5 once I acquired her) was a dachshund, so that they maintain a particular place in my coronary heart. I’ll inform you this a lot although, my little Fritzy by no means pulled off a transfer like this one!
2019: Walter the Springer Spaniel
I cherished working with Walter within the Blossoms. I acquired some fabulous photographs of him and his people in addition to enjoyable ones, like this the place he’s rocketing. His tongue is flapping like he’s in a wind tunnel. Sadly a whole lot of the peach timber have been minimize down now so it’s actually difficult to attach with a farmer who’ll conform to allow you to use their orchard and I’m keen on the pink peach blossom and they’re actually powerful to search out. I don’t need to wander into an orchard that’s simply been sprayed, that’s for positive! If you recognize a peach farmer that may let me have periods there, I’m all ears!
2020: Sophie and Samson the Worldwide Shelties
This one takes me again to Covid. Yikes, what a time that was. Happily I used to be in a position to have periods within the nice open air and use my lengthy lens to maintain the required distance that we had been instructed we would have liked. This shot is so memorable for me. Tammy and I grew to become pals and would get collectively for wine and dinner down in Port Dalhousie once in a while. However not lengthy after her picture session Tammy up and moved, lock, inventory and barrel to Lisbon, Portugal together with her two shelties, Samson and Sophie. Speak about ballsie! Now her mother resides a tremendous life together with her new man and I had the chance to go to with them in 2022 once I visited Lisbon for a day. Extra on that later! I cherished capturing the enjoyment Tammy and her pups felt that day within the winery and we created some attractive wall artwork reminiscences for her.
2022: Rosie the Rescue Jack Russell Combine
Rosie was one of many pups featured in my Hardcover e-book referred to as “Bedheads and different irresistible scruffy faces”. This would possibly provide you with an thought why. She sports activities the wildest doo and has sassy right down to a wonderful artwork. Superb to suppose this little rescue nearly by no means made it. She required open coronary heart surgical procedure when she got here in to the shelter and fortunately Jack Russell Community Canada sponsored her and coated her surgical procedure. She’s all that and a bag o’ chips. She and her brother Billy got here all the way in which from Toronto for his or her picture session in Beamsville, and I’m so glad they did.
2023: Evil (aka Paragon’s Queen of Darkness) the identify says all of it
I merely couldn’t finish this listing with out this picture of Evil within the Tulips at TASC Tulip Farm final yr. We had been there at dawn, hoping to seize superb photographs of her amongst the gorgeous blooms. Evil is a particularly nicely educated lady, however once in a while you attain “that” level, when all bets are off, she loses all widespread sense, and epic zoomies prevail. She’d had a kind of previous to this shot and managed to face plant and slide via the mud and grime on her face and shoulder, she’s a nut haha. We cleaned her off finest we may and carried on, as one does! I received a bronze medal with this picture within the 2023 Worldwide Pet Photographer of the 12 months awards, within the Motion Class! Thanks Rob and Evil for an additional wild and loopy session!
P.S. right here’s a hyperlink to a web page with particulars concerning the 2024 Flower Energy Tulip Classes
There you’ve gotten it, a number of 10 of my favorite motion photographs from the final decade.
Like I mentioned earlier than, it was actually powerful to slim this down, particularly to 1 per yr! Nevertheless it’s a enjoyable assortment and I hope you loved it. There’s tons extra to return together with a wacky have a look at outtakes! Keep tuned, and please join my e-newsletter in case you’d like all the great grime, the minute it’s dug up 