When you see this beautiful little girl, you will know why I titled my post what I did! She was so silly and with those beautiful big paws and the big eyes, she was like a little lion...almost as if her feet were still too big for her body -- too cute! And, of course, she had her little stuffed animal with her and it HAD to be in the pictures even though mom said it was a bit on the mangled side and not he prettiest of toys...hmmm...I wonder why!? : )
Enjoy Miss Ginger's images below --
The last Puparazzi Series took place at Kirkwood Feed & Seed and as always, we had a blast! For the first time during a Series (which are the mini-takes that happen at a local business in town), I introduced the in-studio style portraits as I like to call them. The dogs all did great and as always, my moms & dads of the fur-babies were AWESOME!
The first sneak from this series is of Winston & Benson -- some of you might have seen Benson from the Stone Creek session...a cute, very high-energy, little boy whose "flopsy-mopsy" ears make me giggle beyond belief! This time, Lisa brought along her parents fur baby, Winston, since this session of Winston was a gift for her dad! So, here's a little sneak of these two babies in "action"!
A short preface: YES, these images are the true color of her eyes! I did NOTHING except make sure beautiful light was coming through the window which just made them more beautiful!
So I think it is so cool that we live in such a small little world. Miss Coco's mom, Elyse, is good friends with a gal in Atlanta, Shalini, whom I have known since she was knee high and who is also a good friend of my sister who now lives in Denver. My sister met Elyse through Shalini (a.k.a. the "Mayor of Atlanta" 'cause she freakin' knows everyone and everyone and is awesome) and over the years, between different places, everyone has become friends and continued friendships. So, now here I am, meeting Elyse again after many years and how wonderful is it that I am now photographing Elyse's little one, Coco, who by the way, is just a gorgeous, smiling & laughing little baby girl!
I know, I know...crazy story to introduce images but I just had to tell that story because I think it is a privilege to take pictures of a little one who has a connection to a gal I met 30+ years ago, when SHE was just a few years older than Coco is now! Pretty cool!
Here's Miss Coco -- as cute as can be!
(p.s. a shout out to my Anya who was an awesome assistant - holding the pig that put Coco in awe!)
I had the pleasure of photographing these three when I was in Denver visiting my own wonderful sister! I am the oldest of three girls and I love watching the dynamic of three sisters -- uniquely their own and yet, the love is so evident! And Anna, Emily & Caroline were no different -- giggles and smiles and big sister and little sister was great to see and capture!
Thank you mom & dad for coming out with the girls and letting me capture some special memories for all of you!
Enjoy this little sneak peek -
Those of you who have followed my Blog for a while probably remember Chris & Jen & Baby Caleb. Their maternity session was wonderful (having a gorgeous couple certainly doesn't hurt) and then came Baby Caleb -- a beautiful little boy who totally gave us a run for our money on the day of his session! (To read the story & view some of the images from Caleb's newborn session from a year ago, click HERE.)
So, now he is ONE and I honestly can't believe time has gone by so quickly! He is running around, mischievous and sweet all at the same time and still looks at me like "who is that crazy person with that big black thing in front of her face"!! Gotta' love it! This time he was full of giggles & smiles and we had a blast! The cupcake session was probably the most I have laughed so far -- the middle image of the trilogy is usually the little one eating the cupcake and normally they pick it up and eat. Well, Mr. Caleb had a process all his own and for as hard as we tried, he did the same thing over & over again & I must admit, it was pretty cute & a great laugh!
Take a peek below at the fun we had during Caleb's One Year sessoin --
The Cupcake Trilogy
I can't believe it has been almost THREE months since I cried, literally, while writing the post about our Bella Lu having heartworms! She went into treatment in January, just after the New Year and we were devastated knowing that we had rescued her a year ago last year and never had a clue -- evidently, she must have been in such an early stage that it is not seen until it gets worse.
I wrote the post with tears of sadness and of fear -- asking if anyone knew anything or could offer feedback, I would love it. Well, I received TONS of emails and comments on the Blog with support and just amazing kindness and love. I have to tell all of you that although, I cried even more when I read each one, my heart was overwhelmed!
Since then, at least once a week I get an email or a phone call or when we are just out and about, folks asking how she is doing! Talk about doing a heart good! And I think this has done not only mine and Colin's heart good, but most importantly, our baby Bella! She is now a week away from her 3 month term in the crate, being taken out on leash only, relegated to my office space when eating and being held when moving from one space to another and most important, unable to play and tease her sister Mandi who lays next to Bella's crate everyday waiting patiently!
BUT with that said, this little girl has led the life of a queen! First of all, her crate was totally "renovated" - pictures are below -- talk about the life of a little queen!? And Colin and I quickly changed our lives in order to accommodate "cuddle" time with our baby so she wasn't in a crate 24/7 -- he takes her out early morning (rain, snow or shine) and she complains getting out of her crate (seriously grumbles at him the whole time!), then he brings her back in to me where she gets about an hour of cuddle time before my day starts (and I will confess, sometimes it is a little bit more than just an hour!). She is in her crate for a few hours and then I try and manage cuddle time for a bit middle of the day -- if we are lucky and it is pretty outside, I take her out and we lay side by side in the sun (SHE is a total sun goddess!). Colin comes home and he either crawls in the crate half way to give/get kisses or takes her to cuddle while I make dinner. And then, we have been calling it an early night almost every night with the excuse that Miss Bella Lu needs a cuddle so she gets in between us, and settles into her baby blanket and cuddles until it is time to go to sleep for the night and she readily gets in her smaller crate next to the bed and settles in for the night with little complaint!
Yeah, I think she's done alright and for all the worries we had about being able to do it, we did and although at times, not so easy, for the pure love of our little baby girl, it was a "done deal" and we didn't think twice about it! Amazing how that works, huh?
Anyway, here are a few snapshots taken over the past few months of our time with Bella and her "life during heartworms". Thanks to all of you for your support & kind words - they meant more than you will ever know!
xoxo --Rupa
Bella in her 'pimp'd out' crate! (Yes, those are baby bumpers I found at the Goodwill store and they have DOGS on them and they are in pink! How cool, huh?!)
Bella's daddy visiting after he came home from work!
Just plain cuteness!
Cuddle time with mom -- belly rubs and kisses!
Being a sun goddess with her daddy!
After we did Lilly & Chloe's session last week, my daughter came by with her two little ones and of course, I couldn't resist putting them in studio and having a little fun! They were so cute and as much as I don't usually do captions, I couldn't help myself this time on one or two of them.
Take a peek at Miss Matti & Mr. Dexter -- for as much as Mattie is not a fan of most dogs, she LOVES her brother beyond belief! TOO cute!
Yes, yes, I have said this before and I guess it is because I always have so much fun EVERY SINGLE TIME (!!), but this session with these two fur babies was a true treat! We had drool, dirt, running around, barking and not listening to mom AND a lot of laughs. And again, when is it that the model just comes up to you every few minutes and just give you a big wet kiss?!!
Yes, I love my job and this was a great session!
A big thanks to Kelly for coming out and humoring me at my first true Puparazzi Session in studio. I decided to keep it very simple with little/none props and a beautiful white background so I could practice this new style that I want to introduce to all of my clients in the very near future!
Here are Lilly & Chloe -- enjoy!
Lilly
same image w/a pop!
Chloe
same image as above in color but "elongated" for fun!
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Thanks Kim & Kathe for letting me invade your house, move furniture and have a great time with your four-legged babies! I hope you guys like these sneak peeks -- your Gallery of images will be ready soon and I know you are going to love them!
Enjoy--
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