We're at it again! We're ready to get our holiday on at Kriser's in Studio City on Nov. 21 beginning at 1 p.m.! I've been so busy and terribly behind getting the word out so forgive me. If we book the times scheduled, we are happy to add on more time slots after the last 3 p.m. session.Two small dogs can share their session together.Your $99 gets you your shoot, a digital image, and a 2021 custom ornament or 7x5 metal print. Other options include cards and you can check out all your selections at https://cards.acuratedhome.comMany of the card options can be designed with multiple images so if you want to purchase additional files, they're just $20 each.What will this year's theme be? I ...

You guys know I compete in photography competitions. At least since 2017, when I entered the Professional Photographers of America's International Print Competition. The rules are a bit different in this competition. You can enter a maximum of four images in the Photographic Open. There are two categories in PPA -- a merit image (worth 1 merit) or a loan image (a higher standard worth 2 merits). Or actually three categories. No merit.This January, one of my images -- the one of the Weimaraners -- was the second place Grand Imaging Award finisher in the animal category for IPC and I got quite a handsome trophy for it along with two merits. All four of my images either merited or went loan ...

Ha, gotcha! There is no Vanity Fair cover. I'll walk you through my headline, though. Last September, I photographed a litter of nine Weimaraner puppies and their mother, Ryan O'Brien. Also in the photo was the puppies grandfather, Grayson. He's one of the Silver Eire Weimaraner champions. They were called the Literature Litter and one of the puppies was perched on two book volumes, which I created in Photoshop and called "Weimaraners in Literature" and "Silver Eire Weimaraner Champions." You probably haven't seen that image. I also did one for myself called "Dad Had the Fun Job," which won a lot of awards, including second place in the Professional Photographers of America's Grand Imaging ...

Let’s just keep 2020 in our rearview mirrors and hope 2021 doesn’t have quite the sting! While my pet photography business fell off the ends of the earth during the first half of the year, once July hit, we were off and running (safely).Soul is always pure in the darkIf you recall from an earlier blog, I tried something, well, not exactly new, but a new series for me called “The Soul of a Dog.” They are images of dogs (and cats!) on a pure black background. The eyes are everything. You may think you are looking into your dog’s eyes… but your dog is looking into yours as well. One owner said, “It's like he knows everything I've done ...