All You Need is Dog

Well today is officially the "day of love"... so I thought it appropriate to announce the first book, created BY Dane & Dane Photography FEATURING Dane & Dane Photography with a theme we all know a little something about...

LOVE.

Introducing All You Need is Dog verses from your favorite love songs in the key of D-O-G

"All You Need is Dog" is collection of our most prized and admired photographs, matched with love song moments that we all can relate to, celebrating the wonderful bond we have with our canine compadres. You will giggle, you smile, you might even get a little teary-eyed... These photographs are overwhelmingly compelling and reflect some of the best words of love ever written.

Don't take our word for it... Come see it for yourself!

This book will premier and signed copies will be available at our Art Walk debut in early March (details to come) and will also be available at the Seattle Kennel Club Show.

After that, the book will be available on our website (which will also be new by then) along with an itunes playlist of songs featured in the book! How cool is that!?

I am not going to show you the cover, or sample pages yet because I want them to be a surprise... But, in honor of my "an Olivia blog a day" - share one of the song/photo combos that may or may not be in the book *wink*

"NO ONE LIKE YOU" john denver

I like your eyes.
I like your nose.
I like your mouth.
Your ears, your hands [paws], your toes.

I like your face.
It's really you.
I like the things you say and do.
There's not a single soul
Who sees the skies
The way you see them.
Through your eyes.
And aren't you glad.
You should be glad.
There's no one, no one
Exactly like you.

my sweet sweet lady: revisited.

One day Olivia and I ventured into work like any other day...
My hands were overwhelmed with the routine leash, yerba-mate latte, purse, laptop, key combination, and our entrance to the studio was grand as ever; I fumbled with the lock while trying to balance my lava-filled Tulley's cup between my chin and whatever it was resting on... PRAYING that Olivia didn't spot the Shi Tzu downstairs that she continually has a desperate need to bark at with the conviction of any creature whose life is clearly on the line.

*sigh* But this time no toy dog downstairs, no boiling liquid all over myself or the floor or *dog forbid* the LAPTOP... We made it inside (all the while I am thinking, like I do every morning, "Why don't I just make two trips?")

Anyhow, so we're inside, safe and sound, bark and spill-free.

On this particular day the seamless paper backdrop that I stretch out and tape down was set-up for a client I had arriving later. Olivia, who is familiar with this sight, as well as the smells that usually surround it, bee-lined for the temporary white stage and began inhaling at ground level on, around, behind and beside it.

When I walked towards my office I looked back, noticing she had stopped sniffing and was standing smack-dab in the middle of the paper, staring at me. I ignored her gaze and assumed she would be at my side in no time for her epic "circle-circle-collapse" routine on her bed near my desk.

Ten minutes passes... No Olivia.

So I peek back around the corner, and there she is. Not sitting, not laying... But standing, right where I had left her, in the middle of the seamless.

Clearly this was a not-so-subtle hint.

So what's a pet photographer to do but concede to the demands of her spoiled models right?



So I grabbed my camera, turned on that warm soft-box and got to work... Olivia was especially spunky and I finally captured (with a camera other than my phone in a location other than my living room floor) the position we like to call the "Dinosaur-Bunny-Rabbit" -- the on the back with back legs spread and front legs curled, ears up and floppy-cheeks upset by gravity. It doesn't get better than this.



And then of course we got the obligatory pink nose shots and sleeping "dead dog" shots - and she stood and she layed and she rolled and begged... And literally just soaked up the warm warm light and mama's keen attention.

At the very end of our time that morning, both our heads were laying on the floor, she looked right at me and handed me her paw... Then turned her head and promptly fell asleep.

I haven't ever loved her as much as I did in that moment... more than words, or photos, or blogs can express. It's days like that one that make me wonder how I ever got so lucky.

Seattle Magazine features Dane & Dane Photography

It's a Dog's Life-
By Brandie Ahlgren

To read Brandie's WHOLE article, click here

"...DOGGIE PHOTOGRAPHY
Now that Bowzer is beautified, a photo shoot might be next on the list. Furry fashionistas and their accompanying humans can partake in a daylong shoot with Dane & Dane Photography. The Il Diamante photo package, at a mere $1,999, includes a stylist for both canine and human, four-hour photo shoot, catered lunch and optional door-to-studio, dog-friendly limo service at an additional cost. There is no shortage of talented dog photographers in Seattle, so shop around for the one that suits your budget and style. Here are a few to get you started:

• Dane & Dane Photography, 888.201.3778; dane-dane.com
• B Sparks Photography, 206.723.8655; dogphotography.com
• Best Friend Photography, 206.935.5624; bestfriendphoto.com
• Four Legs Photography, 206.890.8295; fourlegsphoto.com
• Damian Lix Photography Design, 206.724.8041; daimianlix.com"

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FYI- Just to clear up any confusion...

Not all our sittings are for the royally spoiled at $1,999 a pop! In fact, we have some fun specials going on now for the holidays, perfect for family portraits of holiday cards featuring your photogenic pooch or pretty kitty!

Just email or call 888.201.3778 for prices/promotions!!