Sooooo… here is my huge announcement that I have been hinting at on social media! No, I’m not getting married, I’m not preggo, not moving, and not leaving my job… haha! I now own part of 3 American made and sewn (in San Diego!) clothing companies – Stonewear Designs, Walz Caps, and Sew Sporty! In the […]
Ok – so I love stories about businesses and passions that spring out of {extremely} hard life events. Keep Truckin’ is probably one of my favorite of those stories. I actually shot Nori and Trevor’s wedding a few years ago, and it, of course, featured their awesome canine companion, Edison (and he’s regular model on […]
Life has, as usual, been crazy! I’ve been on the road speaking quite a bit, and enjoying my new spot near Milwaukee. Later this spring the newest book by Mark Parman will be out, featuring my photo of Fergus jumping through the birches as the cover. You can read more details about the book here. […]
This is going to be known as the summer of wild parsnip. Earlier in the summer I was at a shoot for Bast Durbin, and posted photos of our truck in the field on to Facebook. I thought it looked cool, but Facebook thought I was nuts (that in itself is normal…). Apparently we had […]
This maternity/puppy/bird dog session was a combo of awesomeness that I cannot truly express. Jenna, Danny, Alisa (Jenna’s sister) and myself basically cried we were laughing so hard at the dogs photobombing most of the maternity announcement portion. The fact that we got them to sit still for as long as we did shows that […]
How to take “shake it off” types of photos. It’s spring! That means dogs in the water – and some great opportunities to get those super fun shake it off photos. I recorded this tutorial on how to take better photos of dogs shaking water off: 3 biggest steps: 1) Go for the highest shutter […]
Officer Nick Ovaska has loved dogs – especially working dogs, his whole life. I recently spoke with him about the Ashland Police Department K-9 Initiative, and in the process took photos of his two bird dogs Freckles & Cheeto. Freckles (who was rescued at 8 weeks old) and Cheeto work together while bird hunting – […]
Are you looking for a fun and informative class to improve your pet photography skills? I had numerous requests to change the Better Pet Photography Class to an online self paced course, so I did! Now you can learn online at your own pace on your own schedule. Join me to learn about photographing black […]
Last fall I had a blast photographing Cindy, Tim, and their fur & feathered children. We started at their house, played with some toys, were herded by some chickens, and then we headed down to the beach. I love Maddie’s beautiful old girl eyes :). For more information on booking your session please shoot me […]
I will be in Madison, WI for photography sessions May 1st – 4th! All of my sessions are roll on the ground candid types – and can include all kinds of family members – furry or not. I do some posed photos as well, but mostly I focus on capturing everyone’s personalities so you have images […]