Northeast Ohio Pet Photography

Status Report

Mary — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:24:24 +0000

Things went a bit quiet over here! The beginning of this year was quite exciting – consisting of the purchase of new house, a huge clean-out of our old house and the subsequent move.

We’ve settled in to our new house and are anxiously awaiting the completion of a new fence so the dogs can play and play and play.

Fur in Focus will be undergoing some changes this year. I’ll be taking on a more limited number of clients and spending time working on fund-raising events for a few local shelters. It’s likely that the blog will take on a more personal tone – with more photos of my dogs and the dogs of friends and family.

Thus, Katy, contemplating her new front yard.

Seamus | Cleveland Pet Photographer

Mary — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:45:08 +0000

A sneak peek of a sweet little whippet named Seamus. We braved the cold (16 degrees!) to get these photos for a special gift. Despite the cold, it was an eerily beautiful day and we had lots of fun!

Cats!

Mary — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:13:32 +0000

This morning I had the pleasure of meeting these two gorgeous girls. Noelle is an elegant Abyssinian. She has a regal bearing and her coloring is rich and complex. China Rose, better known as Pipsqueak, is a shy, but incredibly sweet Siamese. Both of these ladies are retired show cats and were wonderful to spend time with.

This is just a sneak peek at the images from their session this morning!

Border Collie Action!

Mary — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:47:35 +0000

How about this border collie? He’s got all the right moves.

Eva and Paddy :: Ohio Dog Photographer

Mary — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:47:40 +0000

I’m so lucky to have friends with gorgeous dogs. These wonderful dogs belong to my dear friend and agility instructor. Not only are her dogs beautiful and well-trained, she has a yard that gets amazing late evening light.

Dearest Eva – the prettiest doberman, EVER!

And the No. 1 ambassador for the breed (there have been more rat terrier adoptions due to this dog, than just about any other breed I know), Paddy. This little guy has to be one of my favorite models. He’s completely cooperative and wonderfully patient. He’s just a great little guy (and, ahem, one of the top agility rat terriers in the country! Go Paddy!)

I used two of my favorite textures on these black and white images. One is Magic Veil, free from AlicePopkorn on Flickr. And another texture from Flickr, Aglarond by Max F. Williams.

Martha’s Vineyard Dogs :: Ruby and Otto

Mary — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:34:18 +0000

In a perfect world, I’d live the life of these dogs: Living in Boston during the week with weekends on the vineyard. Hours spent exploring the miles of gorgeous trails in Chilmark. Cared for by wonderfully loving owners. What a wonderful life – and these are such sweet, beautiful dogs.

Otto is the wire-haired dachshund – my husband wants his nickname to be professor. Ruby is a sweet, old German Short-haired Pointer. It was a privilege to photograph these two!

New Favorite of Ellie

Mary — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:08:24 +0000

Early this week, I quietly changed my main Fur in Focus gallery page over to a flash-based site (check it out here and let me know what you think). I love that it’s easy to update and navigate, so I’ll be able to keep it full of fresh new images.

While digging back into my archives and reorganizing files, I ran across an unprocessed folder of photos from last winter. Buried in the folder was this photo of my dog, Ellie. It’s one of my new favorite shots of her.

In other fun news, I’ve touched base with the winner(s) of the urban location scouting contest. Look for some fun urban dog portraits featuring the streets, shores and bridges of Cleveland’s West Side. I’m somewhat familiar with the winning owner’s dogs – and they’re going to be so much fun to work with! Thanks for all of the great ideas.

Ruby and Otto ~ Sneak Peek

Mary — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:09:17 +0000

A super quick sneak peek from my shoot with Ruby and Otto while I was up in Massachusetts. Ruby is the pointer, Otto is the wire-haired and terribly handsome dachshund.

Ocean Girl

Mary — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:26:46 +0000

We’re back from a wonderful, relaxing vacation. My husband and I took all three dogs to my favorite Martha’s Vineyard cottage and spent the week exploring the beaches and off-road hikes across the island. I’ll soon post a bunch of photos from a shoot that I had on the island and some more beach shots of Katy – she’s an awesome beach dog and great wave runner.

Super Cute Huskies

Mary — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:08:59 +0000

I did a quick session yesterday with these amazingly beautiful dogs. Their fur! Their “momma” told me that they had spent three hours at the groomer the day before the shoot – it paid off – they looked just beautiful!