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Sgt. Pepper

Mary — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:21:52 +0000

In between last weekend’s rain storms, I had the chance to meet up with Pepper and his owner for a photo shoot in the Brecksville Reservation and across the street in the national park. This is just a sneak peek of two of my favorites. I’ll be posting more in a week or so.

2009 Brecksville Dog Jog | Brecksville Pet Photographer

Mary — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:37:59 +0000

Saturday’s Annual Dog Jog event was a smashing success. There were dogs and people, contests and prizes. This years event featured a one mile running race, a walk and a variety of contests. The weather was great and it sure looked like everyone was having lots of fun.

We were happy to be able to participate as a vendor and a photographer for the event. I’ll be posting three slide shows over the next few days so that anyone who wants to look for themselves or relive the event can enjoy the photos.

The three slideshows are:

The Race! It was a photo finish!
The Contests! This years turnout was wonderful – tricks, frisbee catching and costumes. And the ever popular, “Who Looks Like Their Dog” contest.
The Crowd! Big dogs, little dogs and their people.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Fur in Focus table and either signed up for the newsletter or entered the drawing for the photo cookie session. We’ll be drawing a winner and announcing it here on the blog tomorrow. Be sure to check back to see if you might be the winner!

To purchase prints from the 2009 Brecksville Dog Jog, visit the online gallery (password: brecksville)!

Shooting People

Mary — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:50:09 +0000

I read a great post over at Diane Schuller’s blog. In the post she discusses strategies for approaching strangers when you want to photograph them. One of my favorite photographers of all time is Beth over at Bizzlepix. She used to work as a photojournalist and excels at capturing everyday people doing everyday things in unique and interesting ways. I only dream of being able to take those kinds of photos! But if I ever want to try, I know that I have to learn how to approach people and engage them so that I can photograph them. Diane’s post is excellent because she goes into details about all aspects of the potential interaction with a stranger. I need details when it comes to new things!

Reading this reminded me that I actually have taken some photos of strangers and have quite a few un-processed images from the trip we took to India in January. For the first seven days of our trip, we stayed in Michael Nagar, a neighborhood that is just north of downtown Kolkata and near the airport. It’s a darling little enclave of colorful stucco homes, tropical trees and friendly neighbors. Each day, we’d walk around town and through the markets. If you’ve ever met a Bong (someone from West Bengal), then you probably know that they have a deep and dedicated passion for eating fish (they also like to talk about meals of fish from their past and also discuss potential meals of fish in the future). So, the fish market is a daily stop for neighborhood families. All of the fish is super fresh and incredibly delicious (lightly fry in turmeric and salt, then add water and finish cooking in the broth – yum!)

The market was so full of colors and characters that I overcame my shyness and with the help of my husband’s translation skills was able to get some of the market vendors to pose for a few photos. This guy was my favorite of the day. (I apologize in advance to any vegetarians that might find this photo a bit too…fishy.)

Seriously – try a Bengali fish curry! Here are some recipes in a wonderfully named forum thread called, The Giant Bengali Fish Thread. And simple is good – salt, turmeric and some ground mustard seeds is just about all you really need. Along with a nice fresh, meaty white fish or two.