maggie & lucy, connecticut; bbo-bbo, los angeles
July 8th, 2008Hope everyone had a fabulous 4th of July weekend! I actually had a 5 day weekend and aside from doing lots of work, I squeezed in lots of personal time with the Boyfriend and our dogs Maeby and Zoey. (All work and no play makes Grace a dull girl!)
A few months ago, I was contacted by a client in Connecticut after she discovered me on PetSugar.com. As it turned out, she would be in Los Angeles visiting family over the 4th of July weekend so we scheduled a session with her 2 gorgeous cocker spaniels Maggie and Lucy. I also photographed her parents’ dog Bbo-Bbo (which is the cutest name for a dog ever! It means “Kiss-Kiss” in Korean). We spent a nice warm evening chatting and hanging out in her parents’ gorgeous backyard.
I usually don’t post so many photos in a sneak peek, but there were too many photos to choose from! Maggie is the tri-color, Lucy is the blonde one, and Bbo-Bbo is the white dog. A big thank you to my clients for giving me the opportunity to photograph such beautiful cocker spaniels (especially from so far away!)
(Click on small photos to enlarge)
By the way, doesn’t Bbo-Bbo look amazingly human? The minute I saw her I thought, “Whoa, she looks exactly like Amanda Seyfried!” You might not be able to tell from these photos, but Bbo-Bbo was soooo incredibly camera shy, and people shy too. She barely made any eye contact with the camera and pretty much kept her distance from me during our shoot. Photographing shy pets is possible — it just takes some extra patience and TLC!
PS: I finally updated my photo gallery on my website — it was about 5 months overdue, yikes!
July 8th, 2008 at 11:05 am
i like the one on the bottom the most. awesome expression.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Beautiful work. Your clients must be thrilled!!
July 8th, 2008 at 11:55 am
i’m shaking my head at just how amazing these are!
July 8th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Thank you for the very sweet compliments everyone. Hopefully my clients will enjoy these photos as much as I do!
July 8th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
i love the feet one!! so amazing..your clients will love these photos!
July 8th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I love the foot one too!
July 8th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
These are all fantastic! They will definitely love them
July 8th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Oh my goodness Grace. You’ve outdone yourself on these. They are stunning. I honestly can’t decide on a favourite because they are all so full of character. And what beautiful dogs too. I’ve never seen Cocker Spaniels that look like this. I wonder if the Australian ones are different?
July 8th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Grace! These are absolutely beautiful! Love it love it! Can’t wait to see more from you
July 8th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
wow, they are absolutely stunning. I m have a black cocker spaniel - Molly. They are beautiful natured dogs. what a pleasure!
July 9th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Grace - this session is AMAZING. Certainly one of your best!! And the tricolor spaniel…..stunning!!
July 9th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Wow very nice selection of pics
July 9th, 2008 at 10:45 am
They’re all so cute. Nice work.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Gorgeous session, Grace!!! LOVE the paw flipped back, so original. I’m sure your client is bursting at the seams with these. :p
July 10th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Foot one wins, hands down. Wonderful shot
July 13th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
These are simply STUNNING!! Wonderful work and truly gorgeous dogs!