Tails’ Blography

Orlith’s birthday was the 9th of March this year, and she turned one. I never got around to shooting a birthday shoot for her, so finally today I managed to break out the hats, bake some bran muffins, and of course, start taking photos.

RATANOOGA has a yearly calendar, so these were my 3 choices for submission. I hope one of them gets in!

Happy (belated) birthday, Orly!

Orlith

Wirenth

Ramoth

Some bloopers while they ran rampant on the set, demanding extra pay, more food, and bottled mineral water!

Next…Ramoth & Wirenth’s 1st birthday on 9th of September…stay tuned! :D

YAY! I’ve been featured on MacroMutt.com!

MacroMutt was created to help connect dog lovers with professional dog photographers in their area, and I am happy to be one of their international members :) Thanks, MacroMutt!

Check out their site here and my feature here

Maxwell

Then, on closer inspection, I found it came with a prize of R200!! Yay! That money will probably be used for something mundane like my cellphone bill, given my latest financial status, but at least its something, and for that, I’m thankful!

Also, the poll results (albeit a sad four votes :(…)

Are you on Facebook?

Yes, pretty much since it first came out! (50.0%, 2 Votes)
Yes (50.0%, 2 Votes)
I’m going to join shortly (0.0%, 0 Votes)
No (0.0%, 0 Votes)
I’ll never join Facebook! (0.0%, 0 Votes)

Next poll has been published – check it out!

Bonnie, Badger & Enya

Today was spent photographing a friend’s pack of dogs: Bonnie, Badger & Enya.

It was a hot, sunny day, so location proved to be bit of a hassle as there was very few spots of shade for us to play but we did what we could, the dogs taking frequent water breaks (which I later knelt in all the dribbled puddles. Sigh. All in a day’s work hehe).

The dogs were great, very well trained, if not too well trained. They never took their eyes off their beloved, but still gave me some awesome shots. Enya is the most recent addition to the pack, having being rescued from DARG. She’s around 6 years old and has the most adorable temperment and really landed with her bum in the butter with her family!

So, before you all die of impatience (um, well I’d like to believe the anticipation is that strong ok!), photos:

Badger

Bonnie

Badger

Bonnie

Enya

Enya Paws

Enya Paws

Gizmo

So, I’m feeling rather excited today – I’ve been working on my business cards! As I might or might not have mentioned, I offer a photography service: Weddings, and now Pets.

Pet photography has always been a great love of mine, and what better way to spend a day, than gamboling with various pets! I simply love capturing them in their element, capturing the quizzical expressions, and seeing the look of the owner when he/she views the images. I simply love it! So, I’ve decided to focus more on promoting myself in this regard, and have finally stepped up to the plate to design a business card! About bloody time, if I do say so myself! I do get people asking me for cards when I tell them about my small passion, so the time is right!

Now, as I said, I also do wedding photography. This is a rather difficult area to break into, as although the market is saturated with “wedding photographers” (I use quotation marks because these days, anyone with a camera is a wedding photographer), its difficult to actually get people to book you. Without people booking you, you dont have a portfolio, and without a portfolio, people dont want to book you. Its a catch-22 situation. Sigh. But, nevertheless, I will prevail!

I am designing two main business cards, one for wedding clients, and one for pet clients. Its simply not possible for me to put all my details on one card, and appeal to both brides and pet owners, without compromising one or the other. Although, and this only came to me right now, I could have each “card” on each side. Wedding on one side, pets on the other…hmmm……

But for now, I’ve designed a pet card I’m proud of! Every time I look at it, I smile and feel happy and confident. And best of all, its got my Gizmo on the card (see photo above)! She’s so gorgeous! Will post examples of them when I’ve had them printed!

Still need to blog about a carriage ride I had on Sunday (was fantastic!) and post a photo of my bonsai haha its still alive – yay!

Title chosen from CSI’s theme song, “Baba O’Riley”, performed by The Who, from the album Who’s Next.