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DEVON VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Kristen — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:32:56 +0000

Devon Veterinary Hospital has just created a stunning remodel and asked me to show it off a bit. Check out the custom tilework, that gorgeous entryway fountain, and all the little touches that only pet lovers would think of including. (Essential Imagery’s pet photography also graces the walls of their new facility.)

Stop by their Open House on August 1st from Noon to 4 to see everything for yourself!

I WOULD NEVER GET ANYTHING DONE IF I HAD KIDS.

Kristen — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:14:21 +0000

Having a dog is bad enough.

Hermione is my first dog. She fascinates me. Love that big block of nose in this shot, and that little touch of fur in focus.

EVAN, THE PROFESSOR.

Kristen — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:16:07 +0000

Evan is a lovely mutt who lived for TWO full years in a no-kill shelter before his Mama found him and swooped him up. I wouldn’t have been surprised if he had uncorked a bottle of red wine and started discussing Dickens’ finest novels. Evan needs a pipe as well, ’cause he’s just too sophisticated for dog toys and jumping about like a silly old canine.

He sits with his arms crossed ever-so-gently, too.

MISSY THE WONDER DOG

Kristen — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:04:23 +0000

Missy is a downright lovable German Shepherd hailing from Malvern. She enjoys blue toys, long naps on the porch, and mothering everyone she meets. Her owner describes her as being on her “last legs” due to an incredibly long list of medical ailments, but Missy perked up and played with me for the duration of our portrait session.

There’s so much spirit in those big eyes of hers…

Love her ears and her paws in this feisty little number…
Since Missy and I became fast friends, she let me climb over her to get this shot of her ears and fur. Love that delicate pinky-gray color!

If you’d like to schedule a portrait shoot for your pets or kiddos in our brand spankin’ new natural light studio, today is the perfect time to head on over to Living Social for a simply fantastic offer. It’s only good until Midnight, when it turns into a portrait pumpkin and vanishes forever. ;)

RUDY, FRENCHIE FABULEUX

Kristen — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:58:35 +0000

If Rudy was a cartoon character, he’d be Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast. He is a lover and a charmer, the first dog ever to straight-up nibble my ear. (Oh yes, nibble.)

He’s also a player, and shows no attention to you until someone else is paying attention to you, at which point he must make his bid for affection. And he moves in for the kissing kill miiighty quickly, which makes getting shots of him from more than 3 inches away pretty difficult.

Oh, and Lumiere — just for good measure.

FROM THE ITALIAN MARKET

Kristen — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:27:19 +0000

Taken whilst traipsing around the Italian Market in Philly. I’m a sucker for lazy cats in windows.

ALL ABOUT ANGLES.

Kristen — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:02:44 +0000

Photography is all about angles. It’s always up to the person wielding the camera to choose the most flattering angle to minimize a subject’s flaws and accentuate their weaknesses.

Of course, using angles to exaggerate the size of your subject is more fun. Isis is my friend Dawn’s cat. She just plain explodes with fluff in this Instax Polaroid series.

FROM THE IPHONE ARCHIVES.

Kristen — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:58:55 +0000

Hermione. Much smaller, and with sad sad eyes that say “Love me!”

LOVEBUG

Kristen — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:12:53 +0000

She’s a lovebug, so long as you are not a balding white man. Then she’ll bark at you for hours and there’s just no winning her over. Ah, the life of a rescued pup with a mysterious past…

INDECISION

Kristen — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:36:51 +0000

The many decisions a Big Kitty faces:

Shall I sit on the mail, on the radiator, in front of the curtain, or behind it? I choose all four.