It’s time to meet your pick for the FurKid Rescue 2018 pet calendar cover winner, Oakley! At just a little over a year old, Oakley has earned herself quite the recognition in a variety of community service-based activities, ranging from an important role as a search and rescue (SAR) air scent K9 with the Allegheny Mountain Rescue Read More
Posts by Bark & Gold Photography
Sadie the Chocolate Lab – South Park Pet Photography
Sadie’s South Park session had everything I could have wished for on an early June evening: rich golden light, a rustic flair, and a truly charming chocolate lab, of course. “My boyfriend [Louie] and I have been together for 9 years. We always said we wanted a chocolate lab ever since we first started dating. When Read More
Ginger the Miniature Poodle – Pittsburgh Pet Photography
I can’t think of a better way to spend Memorial Day weekend than with Ginger, a 12-year-old miniature poodle, and her mom Rodlyn. Several years ago, FurKid Rescue saved Ginger from a high kill shelter in West Virginia, and it wasn’t long before Rodlyn fell in love with this sweet senior. In June of 2015, Read More
Bodie Jones – Pittsburgh Cat Photography
Meet Bodie Jones, a gorgeous green-eyed guy who mom Christy describes as “a rescue cat with a little ear and a big personality.” Christy shares a very special bond with this former-street-cat-turned-Instagram-superstar (@bodie.jones) who she met at Animal Friends during the time that she worked there. Bodie, who was brought in with damage to his ears due to mites and Read More
Camera Club: Soozie’s Maternity Session in Hillman State Park
Each month, Heather Lahtinen with Weddings by Heather and the Flourish Academy organizes a camera club meetup for local photographers throughout the Pittsburgh area. Almost 40 photographers turned out for May’s meeting at Hillman State Park, which was devoted to fellow Pittsburgh photographer, Soozie Harrison with Photography by Soozie. After 11 years of trying, Soozie Read More
5 Reasons to Book a Fine Art Pawtrait Session for Your Pet
You may be wondering, Is a Fine Art Pawtrait Session right for my pet? Why would I want to book one? If you’re uncertain whether these unique sessions are the right choice for you, here are my top five reasons why you may want to consider booking a Fine Art Pawtrait Session for your pet. …but Read More
Hunter – Moon Township Pet Photography
For the weeks leading up to Hunter’s session, his mom Lea kept hoping for a little white on the ground. I’m happy to share she got her wish when we woke to a light dusting of snow the morning of their session slated for the afternoon at Olson Park in Moon Township. This nine-year-old Siberian husky, Read More
Eddie & Stanley – Schenley Park Pet Photography
I love anytime I get to work with animals who have a wonderful story to share, particularly when there’s a happy ending, so when Megan contacted me to photograph her nine-year-old Rottweiler/coonhound mix Eddie, I jumped at the opportunity. We planned for an early December session at Schenley Park and I got to see for Read More
Client Concerns – Part 3: But My Dog Can’t Be Off-Leash
One of the very first things my clients notice when they look at my website or gallery is that very few, if any, of the dogs I photograph are on leashes. The next comment I almost always hear is that there’s no way their dog would ever cooperate off a leash (and therefore is not a good Read More
Client Concerns – Part 2: But My Dog is an Obedience School Dropout
I have a confession to make: I (well, not-so-secretly-anymore) love it when potential clients are on the fence about investing in professional pet photography, usually because they don’t believe their dog will ever behave well enough, long enough, at all, etc. for me to get good photos. What I love even more: proving them wrong. Read More