Dose of Doggy: Izzy the Pound Puppy

 Izzy's from tha' streets. My friend, Nicole found Izzy at the pound a few days ago. When Johnny and I were introduced to her we nearly cried! I LOVE it when a lost pup finds a good home, and her and Nicole are perfect companions! Yesterday Izzy starred in her first photo shoot. I'm sure there will be plenty more to come. 

So here's some cuteness to fuel your weekend. Hope everyone had a happy 4th!

Dose of Doggie: Venice Boardwalk

GO FOR IT!

Happy Weekend to you.

Sunny Side of the Street

You know those simple things people talk about...the ones that make life worth living? That's what evening dog walks with Jonathan, Delilah and U.B. are. Although, I need to work on getting off of my ass and actually going on them every night instead of once or twice a week. When I do go though, the sun usually hasn't tucked behind the houses yet, and we can still walk in warmth with looooong shadows in front of us. We don't talk about anything too important, just what we need to get done that week or plans for dinner. Though I've lived in this neighborhood for 7 months, it is so chalk full of cute little houses I see new things on every walk I hadn't noticed before. Accent doors, tiled mosaics incorporated into landscapes, adorable gardens with rose bushes and lemons trees. And if we're lucky, the field at the foot of our 'hood is open and we can play fetch with the girls. (Fetch = we throw the ball and they might chase after it if they feel like it and bring it half way back, drop it and eat some dirt). I love those little dirt eaters. 

A Dose of Doggy

Since Jonny's been rehearsing for this new play he's in, it's been a lot of me and these two. The weather in LA has been lingering around 70 for the past couple of days, and Delilah and UB40 are happy to be terrorizing the neighborhood behind the safety of our fence again. (They've been inside more since it's gotten cold).

When i spend too much time at the computer Del comes to me and rears up, batting at my arms with her paws. It's no use telling her to cut it out. Her eyes just get wider, and the wine longer and more desperate. Some may call her needy, I like to think she just can't contain her love.

Dog Daze

U.B. Had her first photo shoot today! After rescuing her off Cedar Springs I couldn't wait to take photos of her, and I FINALLY got my camera back. She wasn't very attentive...actually I don't think she looked into the camera once, but we worked with what we had. Also, we ran into some new friends, and I snapped a couple of photos of them too. 

I went kinda heavy on the adjustments in photoshop with these few. Sometimes I like to go crazy and then draw it back to find the right amount of post manipulation. They turned out really stylized, and UB40's look almost motion picture-like. (FYI our new dog's name is UB40. Jonathan and I have an affinity for early 90's pop). 

Off

I'm a little off today. Thought I'd just do a quick post of some doggies I shot not too 

long ago. This was one of the most fun photo sessions I've ever done.

I was rolling around, running up and down and chasing these house beasts everywhere. 

It's funny. I know I'm pretty alright at a lot of stuff.... 

i.e. thrift shopping, writing, burping on command

but I feel like I'm actually really good at taking photographs of animals. 

I feel completely at peace when I do it too. 

And when I complete the animal photographs, 

I really don't tire of looking at them. 

It's good to find something that makes you happy. 

It's not a complete lack of ego, but a lack of ego affected by 

worldly things. 

Big Dog with a Big Stick. 

This last photo is my absolute favorite. The owner of the dogs wasn't a huge fan.

Yes, the dog looks completely ridiculous, but she's just being herself...jeez. 

It's looks like she's pleading for her life/doing the twist/trying to listen a little harder

like cartoon dogs do....sticking one ear up.