Evening Magazine: Best of Western Washington

We here at the studio just wanted to extend a big Dane thank you to all who voted for us for Evening Magazine's "Best of Western Washington."

As you may or may not know, we discovered that we had been nominated for this honor only 3 days before the voting ended.

Thanks to all your enthusiastic support, we went from non-existent to the top-five right away, and by the end, we came in 3rd place! Click here to see all the pet results!

Congratulations to Erin Vey and Jamie Pflughoeft who came in 1st and 2nd - and of course long-time Seattle Pet Photographers Emily Rieman and Bev Sparks who deserve the highest honors - they've were on the pet photography scene before any of us new-comers :) We are honored to be in the same category as these ladies!

Also a high-five to our friends at: Rain City Pets (owners of Zak and Zoe) who came in second for best Dog Walker, Jean-Marcus Strole who came in second for best Seattle Wedding Photography, the Alexis Hotel which was scored second for best Seattle Wedding Venue and of course, the delicious Mashiko which came in fifth for Best Seattle Sushi - All of you are 1sts in our book :)

Cheers!

Cheerful Chelsea!

Congrats to Chelsea, winner of the "Savvy Senior" award at FIDOfest last week! Check out her and her mom HERE. (I have to say, that was one blustery miserable day so they deserve extra kudos for making it out!!) Here's what her mom said about her win:

"Chelsea literally "kissed up" to the judges--all the KMTT disc jockeys especially--John Fisher! She just eagerly ran up on the stage at U-Village and she was the only dog in the “Savvy Senior” category that could actually reach all the people in the front row! She seemed to know exactly what she was doing even though we had never entered this type of contest before. When she found out she had won she did little her "happy dance" on the stage to celebrate--rolling on her back wildly while kicking her feet up in the air!

She won a $25 gift certificate though she hasn't decided what to buy with it yet. However, she does know that she wants to buy whatever she buys at the Mud Bay pet food store at the University Village mall."

Chelsea is a FAB yellow lab that I had the pleasure of photographing with her family earlier this summer. Because this shoot was before I started posting snippets of our portrait sittings on the blog, I am going to share some of them with you now!





These shots make me wish it was still summer...

Sydney and Gus

Well Sydney and Gus arrived with flair (and pretty bandannas) - Although they're matching Golden's, Sydney and Gus sure are different dogs! Gus is a runner and lover, Sydney is an independent ball dog.

Both kids sure love some treats and pats though, and it was delightful to watch the "two of a kind" display their individuality. Romping, woofing, smilin' and keeping us fully entertained.

I was honored to have the opportunity to photograph these pooches - 13yr old Sydney is recovering from cancer, and although she is still sparkling and vibrant, her family doesn't know how much longer she will be with them.

And now... Please enjoy these sample shots of Sydney and Gus!

NW Source Pet Photography feature

Is Whiskers ready for her close-up?

Take your pick of the pet-portrait litter with images in film, pixels and paint

By Lisa Wogan -- NWsource

* * * Click HERE to read the article * * *

Lisa Wogan, local pet columnist and author of "Unleashed: Climbing Canines, Hiking Hounds, Fishing Fidos and Other Daring Dogs" (profiles of furry adventurers who coax us out of our armchairs, and prod us to run a little faster, hike a little farther and play a little wilder. Available at area bookstores and online.) has written another knock-out piece about local pet happenings...


Which lucky for us, includes Dane & Dane Photography... Check it out, it's a GREAT write-up!