This is it, what I finally figured out. One of the things that most intrigues me about photographing animals is how close their expressions are to ours, humans. We really don't know what they're thinking. But as someone who adores animals and has lived with them alll my life, I believe they have the same emotions and feelings as we do. To what degree, who knows, but they are feeling things at their own capacity, their own range, whether it has the depth of human feeling or even bigger. But to the extent they can feel things, we must respect those feelings.My exploration began with my "Dogs Vs. Ice Cream" (Familius, 2019) project. What I found most fascinating was the the way in which the ...

Introducing EUFURIA. You... you're a dog lover and a "Euphoria" fan. You can't get enough of that purply-pinky-cyan cinematic color scheme. Well, now you can have it for your own East Highland High School matriculating canine! We call it Eufuria and we are creating this for you at a studio in Westwood on June 5 with 15-20 minute sessions starting at 11:45 a.m. And yes, that is the fabulous Boris the Brown Brussels, star of Instagram. It's $175 for this unique shoot along with the post-processing, in which you will receive a beautiful 8x10 print and its digital file for sharing anywhere you want.  

I was asked by a Santa Monica College photography student to answer 20 questions for a class assignment. She promised it wouldn't appear anywhere but in her class. But since I spent some time answering them, I figure I'd share them with you. Also, I'm a former reporter and one of my editors said I couldn't clear my throat in 15 inches. That means, I'm wordy. And this is wordy. But here you go!What would you consider to be an ideal workday? I usually work late so my ideal day would be to have a shoot doing my signature style, transfer my images to my computer, have dinner, and then start to do the post-processing. I really enjoy the post-processing because that’s where you create ...

That's blunt, isn't it? End of life. Agnes Sligh Turnbull said, "Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really." I include all pets. But the truth is, we are all going to have to say goodbye to our most precious companions one day. And it hurts, oh, does it hurt.When we get the dreaded diagnosis, our world is rocked. Shock first, but we know pain and sadness is around the corner.Look, I'm not trying to be a mercenary photographer but please, please consider a professional portrait session with you and your pet. In fact, I don't really care who you choose as your photographer but I do care that you get that session. Besides searching for Los Angeles pet photographers, you can also look ...