March, 2010

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Mar 10

dogs again

I’d like to introduce the 2010 Doggy Daze participants (from left to right)…Emmet, Bailey, Flicka, Gracie, Sparky, Simba, Luna, Tully, Cara, Connor, Maya, Bruno, Auddie, Monty, Wesley, Nala, Wrigley, Madison, Kaya, Pixie, Colby, Coco, Lou, Captain, and Taylor.

This event has truly been a blast and it’s not even over! Right now, the first round is narrowing the field to the Doggy Dozen. Then Doggy Dozen will be going to the judges @ Ruffin’ Resort, Bad Dog Frida, Mounds, Oregon Vet Clinic, and the Dane County Humane Society.

Then it’s your turn to vote for your favorite from April 5 – 11!

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Mar 10

25 dogs later

The Doggy Daze sessions are over and now it’s time to edit, tweak, and get them ready for the judging rounds.

The sessions went really well and I learned a few things about dogs. For one, they are no different than their human owners. Some of us know how to work the camera, some of us hate the camera. Some of us get really nervous and want to hide, some of us get really excited and want to jump up and down!

From the whippet that hid in the closet to the dancing hunting dogs to the perfectly posed boxer, I had to stay on my toes. Just like kids under the age of 5, they move a lot and are completely unpredictable. I know everyone is eagerly waiting to see the images, so here are few to get started. More will be on the way soon…

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16
Mar 10

purple goose :: the spring shoot

In between the Doggy Daze sessions, I photographed the Purple Goose spring collection yesterday. Great clothes, fantastic hair, amazing make-up, and fabulous models. Bridget at Studio Quest salon and Fran made the models look absolutely perfect. Plus, we lucked out with one of those sixty degree spring days.

I’ll be posting more images soon, but I just couldn’t wait to get these posted!

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11
Mar 10

let the daze begin…

In 90 minutes, my first dog, Maya will walk through the door. The treats are on standby, the doggy bags are waiting for their new owners and the vacuum is at hand.

I am so excited and can’t wait to see how this goes! We just finalized our list of judges this week:

They’ll be narrowing down the field to six and then the final online voting will begin on April 5th and run through the 11th. The fun is about to begin…

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5
Mar 10

creative time, photogram fun

During class today, we played with photograms and books. It was so fun, I wish I could it more often. Here are a few examples of what I ended up with. To keep it in perspective, these images are portions of the entire photogram that I created. The original is about 8 feet long. As I photographing it, I decided to use depth of field, color shifts in the light, and the bend of the paper to give it more of “twist”.



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5
Mar 10

creative time, part two

The most recent assignment for the creative class involved being inspired by another piece of art. It was a perfect assignment for me. One thing I do know about myself is that I struggle creating something out of thin air. I am much better at creating something if I have a few pieces to start with…

My inspiration came from a work of art that involved single objects photographed in similar light, then put together as separate images on a board or similar material. The following images are the beginning of this for me. My process involved taking the images digitally, printing them on copy paper, then transferring them to Polaroid paper using my Daylab Copy Pro.  I anticipate creating three more and then composing them together.

I took objects that are relevant to me and my life today. Socks…Dora…Rattle.