Urban – 52 Project

April 4, 2014

The San Dimas Lemon Association packing house was considered the largest in the world in the early 1900s.  It was also the first packing house to have refrigerated storage, to use automatic box making machines, and to stamp the lemons with “Sunkist”.  Another fun feature of the packing house was the lemon crate labels that they used, which included dogs to advertise the fruit.

In recognition of its history, the city has dedicated a few walls to the lemon crate labels.  Here are two with Xavi posing in the foreground.Urban-52 Project-1Urban-52 Project-2Next up in the project circle is Barking Lab Studio, New Jersey dog photography.  Check out the fun idea Alicia Kapheim had with this week’s urban theme.

52 Weeks Project:  The 52 Weeks Project (aka Project 52) group consists of professional pet photographers – all members of the Beautiful Beasties Network – that post themed photos on their blog for each week of the year.  Photos post every Friday.

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April 4, 2014 - 5:25 am

Carol Locey - Great backdrop and Xavi is adorable!

April 4, 2014 - 6:46 am

Nicole - That is an awesome wall, perfect for this topic, I love!

April 4, 2014 - 9:07 am

Deanna - Those are awesome. Love Xavi’s sweet face.

April 4, 2014 - 1:13 pm

Blue - I love the mural in the background! And Xavi looks so happy to be modeling.

April 4, 2014 - 4:26 pm

Marna Niebergall de Rojas - Great graphics and composition. And history lesson! 🙂

April 4, 2014 - 6:05 pm

Susannah - Those murals are fantastic!

April 5, 2014 - 7:20 am

Marilina Dávila - Awesome walls! Love the history of the place.

April 7, 2014 - 2:40 pm

Bonnie Grower - Fantastic!

Re-shoot, Re-edit or Re-visit – 52 Project

March 28, 2014

Collage.IMG-5996Glad to be back in the 52 project blog circle after a few weeks off due to life’s craziness.  Of this week’s choices, I went with re-visit edits and chose the image that I posted in February 2013 of Xavi playing roof top ball.  Here he is  jumping and catching the ball just as it slides off the roof.   He can do this for hours!

The 2013 image is on the left.  The right image was adjusted to re-crop, add brightness, adjust color saturation, add back in cloned out portions of the background, and add a nice sky with clouds.   Much happier with this version because my older image was just too dark.

Next up in the blog circle is Windsor Ontario Pet Photographer, Candid K Nines.  Enjoy the weekend!

52 Weeks Project:  The 52 Weeks Project (aka Project 52) group consists of professional pet photographers – all members of the Beautiful Beasties Network – that post themed photos on their blog for each week of the year.  Photos post every Friday.

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March 28, 2014 - 5:37 am

jennifer - nice job with the re-edit I love that you added back items you originally cloned out

March 28, 2014 - 5:41 am

Shelley Castle - Great job and cute picture.

March 28, 2014 - 6:47 am

Nicole - Your re-edit is great!

March 28, 2014 - 3:14 pm

Susannah - Great re-edit!

March 30, 2014 - 7:08 pm

Mary Siani - Really like the re-edit. I like how you re-cropped it and it looks so much better. Funny how that can make such a big difference. I like the lighter version too. Great job!!

Texture – Project 52

February 28, 2014

This week’s project assignment is texture.   I tried my best to work with my extra wiggly model 🙂 and capture the lines and ridges in a dog’s nose.

52 Project-Texture

Continue on in the blog circle to Sarasota, Florida and visit Emilee Fuss Photography.

52 Weeks Project:  The 52 Weeks Project (aka Project 52) group consists of professional pet photographers – all members of the Beautiful Beasties Network – that post themed photos on their blog for each week of the year.  Photos post every Friday.

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February 28, 2014 - 6:13 am

Nicole - Good use of texture.

February 28, 2014 - 8:05 am

Deanna Hurt - Nice shot. I like the shallow depth of field on this. Kind of makes you “feel” the damp cold nose.

February 28, 2014 - 8:29 am

kathryn Schauer - Nice job!

February 28, 2014 - 4:46 pm

Pavlina - Up close and personal with one detailed nose 🙂

March 2, 2014 - 3:40 pm

Joanna - I love it!

Yellow – Project 52

February 21, 2014

“How wonderful Yellow is.  It stands for the sun.” – Van Gogh

Project 52-Yellow

Next up in the blog circle is Shelley Castle Photography in Washington DC.

52 Weeks Project:  The 52 Weeks Project (aka Project 52) group consists of professional pet photographers – all members of the Beautiful Beasties Network – that post themed photos on their blog for each week of the year.  Photos post every Friday.

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February 21, 2014 - 6:23 am

Jennifer - Happy pup! Send some sun my way!

February 21, 2014 - 7:23 am

Nicole - Great doggie smile! It;s nice to see the sun, we’ve been snowed-in for weeks!

February 22, 2014 - 12:29 pm

Joanna - Oh that is one happy pup!
~love~

February 22, 2014 - 8:05 pm

Shelley Castle - What a face! Too cute.

Tails – Project 52

February 14, 2014

When it comes to communication, tails are a barometer for what a pet is feeling or messaging to another animal/person.  And in pet photography, it’s a wonderful meter to use when meeting new clients.   This is why I chose “tails” as the theme for this week’s project challenge….in addition to the fact that it’s one of my favorite body parts to photograph – they come in all shapes and sizes!

Tail straight up – interested in something up ahead52-Project-Tails-2

Tail relaxed – patiently waiting for his treat52-Project-Tails-1b

Continue on with the blog circle and visit fellow pet photographer, Emily Fuss of Emilee Fuss Photography in Sarasota, Florida.  Happy Valentine’s Day!

52 Weeks Project:  The 52 Weeks Project (aka Project 52) group consists of professional pet photographers – all members of the Beautiful Beasties Network – that post themed photos on their blog for each week of the year.  Photos post every Friday.

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