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Dog Gone It

doug — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:01:39 +0000

This could be the cutest dog ever.

Turbo, one of the many dogs I photographed at Southern Agriculture in Tulsa this past weekend, was aptly named and cute as can be.

~ Doug

Goodbye, Friend.

philip — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:44:25 +0000

Today we said goodbye to a good friend — maybe our best friend for almost 15 years. When I think of black dog, now of course Kdog, I think of her as the first black dog and the namesake of the studio. Now years later, she is still the first thing that pops into my head whenever I hear someone say black dog or Kdog. We are grateful for her years of fun and friendship, and even the unrelenting desire to play ball or fetch the stick. And those of you who knew her know what I mean when I say unrelenting.

The picture above was taken a year and a half ago outside of Crested Butte, Colorado, on the way to the top of trail #403. It is one of my favorites, because at 13 years old, I was amazed at how easily she made the climb up past 11,500 ft. It’s her classic pose, stick in her mouth and intently focused on me just in case I was ready to have a game of fetch. It was always very serious business with her.

We will always miss her, but we will always remember and celebrate the years that she gave us. There will be other good friends, but there will never be another quite like our black dog . . . Lucy.

~ Philip

Ginkgos

doug — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:11:21 +0000

Here are some shots from a couple shoot I did last week of Mary & Bill. We do engagement sessions often… but it was fun to shoot a couple that had been married for 5 years. The gingko trees had just peaked, so we had a carpet of yellow to play on.

I got to photograph their cat, too, who was AWESOME. I love shooting cats. Fritz was very laid back and a lot of fun when we got him outside.

Thanks for a fun shoot!

~Doug

Pregnancy : Stefanie

rachel — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

What a fun pregnancy shoot! It had a little of everything: belly, dogs, hubby, indoors, outdoors and lots of sun flare. Stefanie is super sweet and SO easy-going. We started in her kitchen, where she had the coolest wallpaper:

The picture I want to show you is a slight bit revealing, so I have to wait until I get permission.

ARGH.

Then we went outside:

She has three stinking cute Dachshunds — here's one of them:

Then her hubby DJ came home from work to join us. He was a tad hesitant, but I think he'd say it was painless (and maybe even somewhat enjoyable)!

Then the whole family together:

And of course, again, the adorable pups:

Didn't I tell you? Wasn't that fun?!? I can't wait to meet their new addition — just in time for the holidays. Merry merry!

rachel

Dog Days of Summer

rachel — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:57:26 +0000

How adorable is a new puppy??!??!?! And how adorable is this little girl??!?!! The two together made me just want to eat them both up. So cute.

She is such a cutie!

Can you trust this face? Absolutely not!!

I love the color in this — the background is the Bloch Building. Such great architecture!

Hope you're enjoying your summer!

Zoey & Bailey

doug — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:04:57 +0000

Rebecca & Brian – wedding clients, turned portrait clients – called me up to photograph their new puppy. After lots of rain delays, we got to shoot both Bailey, the puppy, and Zoey, their older dog. Bailey's such a great puppy and such a cutie!

Here are some of my favorites:

I really enjoyed the shoot and seeing you both again. Thanks! ~ Doug

Going to the dogs…

doug — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000

I had the chance to photograph some dogs in the studio the other week. I usually like to shoot pets outside or in their natural environment, but this worked – we got some fun images.

Here are two of my favorites from the session.

Lucy looks great, doesn't she?

Thanks for a great shoot! ~ Doug

Kdog New Addition

rachel — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:26:16 +0000

I've been meaning to blog about this and share photos . . . .

We have a new member of the Kdog family. Her name is Ruby. Look how cute she is!!!

Philip and I got her when she was 12 weeks old; she's now 15 weeks and growing like a weed! She's been coming to the studio with us every day and loving it. (That's much better than hanging out in some old crate!) She's been really good: very quiet, happy and playful. She's a little bit afraid of very tall people (especially men), so don't be offended if you go to pet her and she backs away. Don't know what that's about. Otherwise, she's great with everyone — especially kids. We can't wait for you to meet her! Here are more pictures from her first visit to the park:

And, yes, we still have Lucy. She's old & deaf and tolerating Ruby's playfulness the best she can. True to her breed, she lives to retrieve. Look how focused she is, waiting for the stick to be thrown:

She's a sweetheart. They both are. They look forward to seeing you soon!

Boys and their Machines

rachel — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:37:52 +0000

If it's not a stick, it's a machine. During a shoot with a 2-year-old boy, I know one of two things will happen: he will either pick up and carry around a stick OR he will obsessively listen for, wave to and talk about a machine — lawnmower, trash truck, recycling truck or, in this case, backhoe. Gotta love it.

I became fast friends with little M:

He has the absolute sweetest eyes, doesn't he??? Big wells of wonder.

Dessert, anyone?

Swinging is the best, isn't it?!?

The infamous 2-year-old "just hangin'" position:

This is one of their little energetic pups — I couldn't resist:

I really enjoyed playing with you guys! Thanks for the shoot — I can't wait to show you the rest of the images.

Blog Dogs

doug — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Here are two shots of a couple of dogs I photographed recently. How cute are they?

~ Doug