Dogs … shot at 1000 FPS
Posted: March 4, 2010 Filed under: Art and Photography 9 CommentsThis is way cool! As the maker Jordan Kretchmer wrote, “It’s dogs in slow-mo catching treats. What could be better.”
Out for a Walk…
Posted: February 12, 2010 Filed under: Art and Photography, FFT Lhasa Apsos Leave a commentExcerpted from Karen McClelland:
…chaired an all animal art show for Parklane Gallery, in Kirkland, WA, which was titled “Fur, Feathers & Fins”. This was a huge, huge, (and yet again, huge) job. I have deep respect for folks who do this sort of thing all the time. The October show was great with a lot of funds going to various Pacific Northwest animal rescue groups. I also got to talk to some wonderful animal artists from across the country.
All in all it was a great experience that I wouldn’t have missed, but it did have a downside. During those several months I hardly got any painting done! I was so busy working on the show, that I rarely got into my studio. But, one big perk, since there was not prior years winner for the postcard to advertise the show, the gallery said I could use one of my pieces. It was a wonderful extra for my volunteering all that time to do the show. The rescue groups involved sent out thousands of that postcard. And needless to say that painting sold! LOL. The postcard…
Photographers…
Posted: February 3, 2010 Filed under: Art and Photography, DRambles on Black Mountain 1 CommentMonday the coolest thing happened.
For several years, in an effort to take better photos and learn something new, I’ve been reading, looking at great photos, listening to podcasts and, yes, pushing that shutter button now and again. A favorite podcast is Camera Dojo, hosted by Kerry Garrison. The original focus was on wedding photography – think art photos. The podcast has grown and morphed into current conversations about technique. Several months ago Kerry interviewed Jamie Pflughoeft, Cowbelly Photography in Seattle. Her focus is pet photography, so I really enjoyed that particular conversation.
For the past year, every month or so, someone has come into my grooming shop, leaving issues of Mile High Dog Magazine. The cover is always a beautiful photo of, what else? Dogs. Said person picks up any left over magazines for recycling…which I thought was awesome.
A month or two back, an article featured Jaime Rowe Photography. Like some of the other photographers, I’ve ‘met’ via podcasts, I became a fan of Jaime’s on Facebook….which means I’m often treated to awesome photos…usually wedding photos and now dog photos.
Monday when a representative from Mile Hi Dog Magazine came into the shop, wanting the owner to know how an article in her magazine had enriched my life – added relish, as Cort would say – I inquired if she was the owner. No, she replied. I’m a photographer. Guess what?! It was Jaime! And guess what else?! Jamie Pflughoeft was her mentor! Talk about a small world!
Just this past weekend, via Facebook, Jaime introduced her updated blog, asking for input ‘pretty please with sugar on top’. The photos are stunning, including her photos from France. Be sure to scroll down if you hop over to her blog.
This world of photographers is unbelievable, really. So giving of time and knowledge. I’ve learned that often they help each other, assisting as a second shooter. I mentioned something about that to Jaime (not that I have the expertise to be a second shooter!). She said there’s a nice group of local photographers and made me feel welcome. How awesome is that?!
More Canine Artists
Posted: January 31, 2010 Filed under: Art and Photography 1 Comment
Noel Hoffmann, West Wardsboro, Vermont, in her bio for Dogs In Review wrote: I don’t think you choose to be an artist, it chooses. You. I was drawing as far back as I can remember. My father put large stacks of newsprint on the floor of my closet so I would draw on the paper and not on everything else in the house. I come from a long line of artists on my mother’s side. My mother was an excellent portrait photographer working in the 1970s, one of the forerunners of the natural portraiture movement.
More Canine Artists
Posted: January 24, 2010 Filed under: Art and Photography Leave a comment
Anthony Valentino Robinson, Cleveland, Ohio, in a bio for Dogs In Review wrote: I have always been enamored of sighthounds. Their sleek, elegant body-lines and swift movement are magnificent to me. I approach all breeds with the same adoration and technique. To see a portrait to its successful end knowing that the collaboration between the artist and animal will grace a wall for centuries is what the effort is all about.
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 