The slow season is always a fun time to work on some personal projects, including an annual international contest for photographers hosted by Shoot & Share open to photographers from a variety of niches. When submissions opened in early January, I went what’s known by contest participants as “all-in,” submitting a total of 50 images into Read More
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Pittsburgh Pet Parents Raise Over $6,100 for Biggies Bullies via Calendar Contest
When I announced in mid-January that Pittsburgh’s foster home-based rescue, Biggies Bullies, would be this year’s recipient of my annual pet calendar contest fundraiser, I could have never imagined that this year would become the most successful thus far. Never could I have dreamed that within the first 12 hours of the contest launching, Pittsburgh pet Read More
Jäger & Otto the Black and Yellow Labrador Retrievers – Pittsburgh Dog Photography
I’m a biiig believer that those who take up space in your heart deserve a space on your walls. Caitlin and Eric did too and had a plan from the very beginning to add some signature wall art to their home of their heart dog Jäger and Otto, 11- and six-year-old Labrador retrievers. “Eric and I Read More
Silhouette Sunset Sessions: a Fine Art Pawtrait Session Option
“To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring–it was peace.” Those are the words of Milan Kundera and the inspiration behind my Silhouette Sunset Sessions. Tranquil, connected, colorful, simply paradise. My goal: to create a vibrant, dreamy, and intimate Read More
The Value of Personal Photography Projects
Let me kick off this post by saying that if you’re on Instagram, you need to be following the creative Christopher Cline and his larger than life goldendoodle Juji. (Go now. You’ll thank me later.) Anyway, it was Wednesday and as Hunter and I were hunkered down inside amidst the -5° temperature and -25° wind Read More
5 Tips for Submitting a Winning Calendar Contest Photo
Entering your dog into a pet calendar contest is a fun way to support your local rescue. With the money raised from contest entries and votes going directly to the designated non-profit organization (and biiig grand prizes often up for grabs for entrants), submitting an awww-inducing photo is an important first step toward earning more Read More
Biggie’s Bullies Selected for 2020 Pet Calendar Contest
Bark & Gold Photography is excited to announce its recipient organization for the 2020 pet calendar contest is Biggies Bullies, a non-salaried 501c3 non-profit foster home-based rescue founded in 2011 in Pittsburgh. As a small rescue that is 100% volunteer developed and staffed, Biggie’s Bullies is dedicated to rescuing and re-homing pit bull type dogs Read More
Before & After: No Need to Go Off-Leash
The misconception that your dog must be able to be off-leash for a successful pet photography session is one that I’ve covered in past blog posts as well as a concern that I addressed in my marketing pieces, throughout my client guide, and during the pre-session consultation. Still, there are a number of pet parents Read More
Oliver’s North Shore Session – Pittsburgh Pet Photography
From a spunky travel companion to the four-legged reason Tom regularly logs 12,000+ steps on his daily downtown walks, Oliver, a nine-year-old Cairn terrier mix, is a little dog that’s no doubt a big part of his dad’s life. “Oliver came two hours after our former dog, Scruffy, died,” shares Tom who adds that Scruffy came Read More
Ruby the Cavapoo – Pittsburgh Dog Photography
“If my son reaches out to you to schedule a session, ignore him.” Those were the words that Marc’s mom Sue told me after she reached out to purchase a session for him and his one-year-old Cavapoo Ruby. Sue saw my vendor table at Healthy Pet Products’ Healthy Pet Day this past spring and just Read More