For food-motivated pups, treats go a long way in getting your dog to say cheese during his pet photography session. A whiff of something delicious hidden in your hand or even the sound of a crinkling treat bag filled with his favorite reward can help even the most camera-shy dog come out of his shell. Read More
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Money the American Quarter Horse – Pittsburgh Equine Photography
Money is a 10-year-old American Quarter Horse whose session was…well, priceless. Just look at this handsome guy! An unsettled sky and rolling fields of tall grass combined for the perfect location on this gorgeous Rayland, Ohio property. Short peeks of sunlight filtered through the trees lining the horizon as the evening went on, surrounding Money with Read More
Petagogy’s Anniversary PAWty & Pet Vendor Fair 2018
Petagogy celebrated seven years on Sunday during its annual Anniversary PAWty & Pet Vendor Fair. (That’s nearly 50 dog years!) This four-hour celebration welcomed hundreds of Pittsburgh pets and their people for an afternoon of samples, giveaways, pet bandanna tie-dying, a pet costume contest and photo booth, and raffle baskets that raised over $800 to Read More
Camera Club: Spring Family Session
Each month, Heather Lahtinen with Weddings by Heather and the Flourish Academy organizes a camera club meetup for local photographers throughout the Pittsburgh area. May’s meeting welcomed one of the sweetest families to Heather’s gorgeous homestead for a mini family session. Magdalena and her two little ones, Grant and Natalia, are absolutely adorable! Grant will be three-years-old Read More
North Hills Healthy Pet Day 2018
On Saturday, Healthy Pet Products hosted its 10th annual Healthy Pet Day event. This four-hour fun-filled event ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its North Hills store located on McKnight Road and included free seminars, complimentary samples, and in-store sales on all-natural food, supplements, and more. Various local pet-related vendors joined in the Read More
Pittsburgh Dog Photographer Places in International Photo Contest
Have you heard of Shoot & Share’s Photo Contest? It’s an annual international contest in which photographers can enter up to 50 photos over 25 various categories, such as pets/animals, share joy, engagement and couples, and wedding couples . Every image submitted appears in 48 different sets throughout the 12-round voting period as the contest Read More
Pittsburgh Dog Photographer Selected for Shadyside Open Air Gallery
Oh, my goodness! Do I have some happy news to share! I’ve had the hardest time keeping this special announcement to myself while I waited for the required paperwork to process, but now that the ball is rolling, I can finally share that one of my photos has been selected for inclusion in the Captured::Pittsburgh open air Read More
Dreaming of Three Selected for 2019 Pet Calendar Contest
Bark & Gold Photography is excited to announce its recipient organization for the 2019 pet calendar contest: Dreaming of Three! Dreaming of Three is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to charitable fundraising through its riders’ passion of horses and rodeo through its Rodeo Kids Program, which takes children fighting cancer or heart disease and their Read More
Your Pet Photography Experience – Part 2: The Session
You marked it on your calendar and now the day you’ve been looking forward to for weeks is here: it’s time for your session! Many of my clients tell me how they’ve spent the days leading up to their session expressing to their dogs how excited they are for this special day. And a special day Read More
7 Client Benefits of a Big Reveal and Ordering Appointment
Earlier this month, I announced some new changes coming for the new year. The complete switch from online preview galleries to in-person reveal and ordering appointments is perhaps the biggest change, and the one I am most excited about–and you should be too! Your reveal and ordering appointment is a continuation of the personalized photography Read More