Jack + Diesel | Ypsilanti Pet Photography
Jack was a good dog. An awesome dog. A therapy dog. And he brought joy to those that met him.
Thrown away starving and into the traffic of a KMart parking lot in Kentucky, he was rescued by Catie and her mom, who were luckily nearby when they saw all of this. After wrangling him into their car, he thus began a new life filled with love and love, although perhaps not without a lively incident or two.
During our consultation, Catie shared how Jack experienced severe separation anxiety in the beginning, and that he tore through his metal cage and somehow managed to pull a paper shredder across the room, scattering bits of paper shreds everywhere. Needless to say, they came home to one fun surprise.
Our session took place on a blessed day. Catie contacted me to photograph Jack because his body was giving out due to a degenerative disorder, and they were planning on saying good-bye to him the following week. The day that our session was supposed to be scheduled, it was overcast, and then it poured. Yet miraculously, the weather Gods must have listened to our prayers, and by the time our scheduled session was to take place, the skies gave way to sunshine and a feeling anew.
Thank you Catie and Andreas for giving me the honor of providing sweet images of your handsome boy, and of course, his fur-sibling, Diesel. I hope these images bring you much joy and comfort. ❤️
Charlie, Mocha, Bella, & Oliver | Michigan Dog Photography
Just checked the last date I blogged, and it was August. Yikes!
I know, I know, I’ve been pretty bad about keeping this updated, but if you’re on Facebook, feel free to “Like” my page or follow me on insta for the latest work. I promise I’m much better about posting there more frequently!
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If you think photographing one dog is hard, try four! This actually isn’t the first time I’ve done this believe it or not (check out Mollie/Vince/Lizzie/Dash from earlier this year, and Polar/Heidi/Beau/Duchess from last year), but I will say working with smaller dogs can be much easier than large ones!
I first met Jennifer at this year’s HSHV Walk & Wag event, where I photographed Oliver for my annual Doggy Portraits for a Cause fundraiser. I guess she was so impressed with my mad skillz, she hired me to photograph the rest of her pack. Her pack are all rescues and have wonderful stories behind them, which you will have to ask her about sometime!
Charlie (Dachshund mix), Mocha (random tufts of hair | Beagle/Dachshund mix), Oliver (Chihuahua/Bulldog mix) and Bella (Chihuahua) are all absolutely adorable in their own ways, but I will have to say I fell in love with Charlie. He always seems to be off in his own little world (probably because he is deaf) and has the sweetest expressions.
On a random note, Jennifer has the most amazing garden that I have ever seen, and I am immensely jealous of all the fresh veggies she gets to eat. If only I had her green thumb! Thank you and Jeff for such a fun and wonderful session. I hope you love all of their images!
(I love how Charlie looks like a little deer here, lol)
