A Boy and His Dog

We've had such fun photographing pets and owners for the Pet Feature in the Stone Mill Farms/Dancing Waters Connector Magazine!  Recently we met cute and spunky Duke, a 12-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, his equally spunky and handsome buddy Mason and Mason's lovely Mom Angie.  We had such fun playing with and photographing them! Mason was pretty excited to discover he got to pick out a sticker at the end of the session.  We bet he's going to be even more excited this Fall when a new baby joins this cute family!

Kobis the star!!!

Reeently, we began photographing for the local Stonemill Farms/Dancing Waters Connector magazine and were selected to be the exclusive photographer for their Pet Feature each month!  It has been a blast meeting and photographing local pets (and sometimes their family members).  Recently we met Kobis who is a bearded collie and one of his family members, Gwyneth, age 12.  Kobis, who is now 3 years old was adopted through Second Hand Hounds by Gwyneth's family when he was an 8 week old puppy.  Kobis was the star of the session and certainly loved his moment in the "spotlight"! Melissa so adored photographing him. What a sweet boy!!!

Are you a Cat person or a Dog person?!?!

So- what are you?  A Cat person or a Dog person?!? The most recent issue of the Animal Humane Society's Animal Tracks magazine poses this important question with a double cover feature photographed by Melissa.  The author, Jeff Moravec set out to determine which species is preferred.  By giving each species its own super cute cover-it may lead the reader to have second thoughts to which one they do prefer!  Mission accomplished!  What do you think?  Click the link below to read the article (and see more of Melissa's images!) and then tell us- Dog person or Cat person?!? We are dying to know!



http://www.animalhumanesociety.org/animaltracks/are-you-cat-person-or-dog-person

Border Collie Fun!

Roni is a 6 year old border collie with so much personality and spunk!  Her owner, Tom, contacted us awhile back to set up this session to capture Roni.   Tom has had all of his pets photographed around this same age and proudly displays them in his home. He knew that Roni is the "perfect" age for her portraits.  We couldn't agree more! She was darling and so well behaved!!  The result? Stunning portraits of Roni - and some lovely images of Tom and Roni together that are so heartwarming.  We can't wait to meet Tom's other dog, Sarge, once Sarge is ready for his photography debut!!  

A little Jamaica on a cold day!!

On this cold wintery day in Minnesota, we thought everyone could use a little bit of "Jamaica" to warm them up!! Jamaica, our furry friend, that is!!  Jamaica warmed our hearts a few weeks ago when she and her owner, Mark, came to the studio for her very own photo session! Jamaica's older "brother", Parker (who is a bit of a rock star himself in the studio with his very own collage on display!) had his own photo session awhile back so now it was Jamaica's turn! All decked out with a gorgeous hot pink collar, Jamaica dazzled us during her session!!  Her portraits will now be added to Parker's portraits at home to make it complete.  Next up: Parker and Jamaica together someday soon!!!

Tucker the Boston Terrier!!

Okay.  How ridiculously adorable is this pup?  He can stop being so darn cute already!!  Tucker the Boston Terrier was about 10 weeks old when he came into the studio for his modeling debut!!  Tucker is lucky enough to be a part of a wonderful family we have known at Miroslavich Photography for many years!! He is an awesome addition to their home and we can't wait to see him again when he is all grown up!

Keeping up with Catherine and Nicholas!

The last time we photographed Catherine and Nicholas, Catherine was twirling around the studio in her tutu, Nicholas was riding his motorized jeep and Zac the dog was not a part of this super fun family!!  Fast forward a few years and we were delighted to have them back in the studio.  Catherine had been a part of our ZOOM Photography Camp for kids last summer so we have enjoyed keeping in touch.  This year it was time to update their portrait wall in their home with new portraits of the kids plus Zac the dog!!  It was a fun spring morning and one of our first times photographing outside this spring.  Ahhh!  It was heartwarming capturing brother and sister together and witnessing the special bond between Nicholas and Zac.  We can't wait to see these images displayed in their home!

All round good Sport!!!

A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to spend the morning with Megan, a University of Minnesota veterinary student, and her lovable rough collie named Sport.  Megan is a sweetheart and Sport is a gorgeous boy who absolutely adores Megan.  Seriously, he could not take his eyes off of her!!  Sport had fun running and leaping on the grounds of the U of M St Paul campus.  We couldn't resist capturing Megan and Sport among the stunning late spring flower beds.  Honestly-we hardly wanted to return to the studio that day!!  Megan fell in love with these images and the fact Melissa captured Sport's personality!  We look forward to having Megan's family enjoy viewing these images on the blog from afar and having them come by the studio when they visit later this summer!!!

We are family.

Oliver. Louie. Jinx. Gus.    These four win the prize for the four best behaved dogs together in our studio EVER. Not only are they the sweetest family of four legged friends, they were a pleasure to photograph.  Each with his own personality.  Gus as the smallest guy with a big personality .  Oliver as the big grandpa of the group (even though he is the second youngest of the group!) Louie was the one who was a little nervous at first but quickly warmed up and was so sweet.  And finally Jinx whose name certainly suits him.  We loved working with their "dad" Mike whose love for these four was very apparent!  Mike is the owner of a local pet store, Pet Evolution ( http://www.petevolution.com ) where Melissa has gotten to know over the past year or two.  Pet Evolution is a great spot to stock up on all of your pet needs!  If you are in the area, be sure to stop there Saturday May 11 from 1-5pm for their Customer Appreciation Day. You may even recognize some of the portraits on display in the store!!

Peyton and Chocolate

Peyton and her cat, Chocolate have a special relationship that we were privileged to capture in these images.  Truly, seeing them together warmed our hearts that morning in the studio!  Peyton, a third grader, came to the session with these super sweet outfits- how cute is the pink tutu dress and pigtails?!?  The sparkle in her eye was apparent the entire time she was there- what a shining star! We know her mom and dad are going to cherish these portraits for years to come!!!