scott & max; los angeles commercial dog photography
June 14th, 2010I had a really wonderful photoshoot back in April with Scott and Max. Scott adopted Max almost 14 years ago through Best Friends Animal Society (you can read more about the two at the Best Friends website) and we met on this gorgeous April day to get a shot for a new Best Friends print ad promoting their “No More Homeless Pets” campaign. You can see the finished ad at the end of this blog post, but here are some outtakes that I particularly loved. When I get the opportunity to photograph such an amazing pair and chronicle their bond, I feel so at home, and know I have the best job in the world.
The ad made it’s debut in Frontiers magazine and can now be seen larger than life at the Grove!
Thank you to everyone who helped make this shoot possible (you know who you are!!!), to Eric at Best Friends for creating a beautiful layout, to Claudia for keeping me in the loop on this project, and of course to Scott and Max for being such beautiful photography subjects.
June 14th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
very nice, grace. love these shots. and the kiosk display looks great. especially like the 9th pic. Scott is admiring Max in such a loving way. you can actually feel it.
June 14th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
So cute! He reminds me of Mark.
June 14th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
@Steve - Thank you so much!
@Kate! I TOTALLY thought the same thing!!
June 14th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
That photo is amazing! Love love love!
June 14th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
this is AWE.SOME. go grace!!
June 14th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Lovely shoot. I love how they are both grey around the muzzle and head
June 14th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
How fun to see some of this very sweet session, as well as the final commercial placement. The photos are so intimate, creating a wonderful visual for the adoption campaign. Awesome, and that little Max is a cutie pie!
June 14th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
What goreous photos and how utterly heartwarming to see how much Scott and Max love one another. There’s something so vulnerable and precious about the elderly dog…
Smiles…
June 14th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
absolutely beautiful, grace! congratulations. you certainly outdid yourself with this session, and that’s saying something!!
June 15th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Turned out wonderful. What a fantastic opportunity. Congrats!
June 15th, 2010 at 8:38 am
How awesome Grace! The add looks wonderful… And that 2nd shot.. Oh, I love it.
June 15th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
These must be the most touching and beautiful dog photos I have every seen!!! Wish you were here in Australia, I would be getting photos of me with my old girl
June 15th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
The big doggie smile in the 3rd photo is just adorable
June 16th, 2010 at 9:23 am
Absolutely love this, Grace…
Beautifully captured as ALWAYS.
June 16th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
so very cool! thanks for sharing your faves + the finished product!
June 17th, 2010 at 6:24 am
So so sweet, great captures!!
June 17th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Grace these pictures share the story of Scott and Max’s amazing bond. Such an awesome shoot!
June 20th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
You can really see the love between those two.
And congratulations to you!
June 21st, 2010 at 8:39 pm
What a sweet pair! I have always enjoyed your work, Grace! The bond between dogs and humans always comes across so beautifully.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
I can just feel the love and emotion in these photos. And the one you chose for the ad is just perfect. Great work!!
June 29th, 2010 at 8:51 am
The connection/love/bond between the two of them is magical and it was captured just perfectly! Wow!
July 24th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
How fantastic to see your work displayed in public for such a great cause and such a great size!