Sacramento Pet Photographer – Purple Collar Pet Photography

Nov 16 2011

The Dogs of the CRCVT Program, Class of 2011-12

Shelby

These photos were taken as part of an effort to helpÂ raise funds for and awareness of the animals that are rescued every year and taken in to the Cosumnes River College Veterinary Technology (CRCVT) program. The CRCVT program provides students with a rigorous hands-on learning experience in animal nursing, including preventative care, surgery, dentistry, and emergency medicine, as well as many other aspects of animal care. During their eight-month stay with the students, the animals are vaccinated, micro-chipped, spayed or neutered, and given obedience training, before being adopted out to their forever homes.

Without further ado, the 2011-12 class of the CRCVT program:

Shanti

Marvin

Jet

Jasper

Paco

Nutmeg

Emma

Bethany

Phoenix

Maya

Karma

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Oct 28 2011

52 Weeks of Photos :: Wide Open (34/52)

What better way to start your Friday than with some chocolate? 😉

This week’s theme for the BBPPN 52 Week Group Project was “wide open.” Almost immediately, I knew where I wanted to go with the theme. I love shooting at or near maximum aperture (or, in other words, wide open), which so often renders a nice diffuse background that does wonders for isolating the subject and drawing the viewer’s eye to the most important (and, by far, the cutest!) part of the frame. When I saw the below photo of Samantha, I knew I had the shot I wanted. With its gorgeous color palette and diffuse light, this photo called out to me.

If you like this photo and want to see more, feel free to click the Facebook link at the top left of your screen to become a fan, but also check out what fellow pet photographer Dana Cubbage of Dana Cubbage Photography has in store! Click the link to see her and the rest of the group’s take on our theme until you end up right back here!

Thanks for looking!

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Oct 21 2011

52 Weeks of Photos :: Wild Sightings (33/52)

Today marks my first entry in the Beautiful Beasties Pet Photography Network “52 Project” — where participants challenge themselves each week by interpreting an agreed-upon theme and expressing it through photography. It’s a great way to push oneself creatively and just have a little fun.

That’s all great, you’re probably thinking, but what does any of that have to do with the praying mantis? Well, this week’s theme was “wild sightings” — an attempt to turn the camera away from our pets and on other animals that we see (or don’t see) around us, everyday. I had hoped to catch some geese grazing in the fields near my house — they’re very common visitors this time of year — but they didn’t seem interested in what the farmers had planted, so I had to settle for this praying mantis that randomly showed up on our screen door (and that I safely transported to our hedgerow). It was a wild enough sighting for me — I see them maybe once every 1-2 years!

Praying Mantis

The other cool part about this particular photographic challenge is that all of the participants link to one another’s entries — allowing you to see just how other photographers have interpreted that week’s challenge; follow them all and you’ll end up right back here. This week I have the distinct pleasure of being able to direct you over to Karen Weiler of Posh Pets Photography — click the link to see how she interpreted this week’s theme!

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