Dr. Alli at your service

Meet Dr. Alli (sweet and patient) and her two wild but also sweet  Vizlsas's, Gunner & Indie. I had the pleasure of meeting all three to photograph them for her new business, Integrative Veterinary Service, located in Brookfield. She's combines Eastern and Western philosophies, and emphasis on wellness and preventive care for your pets.

" Gifted healer, smart, compassionate, respectful of her critter patients. Also open & trusting with the human end of the leash too! A rare Vet that honors your concerns & knowledge. Dr Alli has it all in one fantastic package!"

She's having a Grand Opening- November 7th 3-7pm.
21180 W. Capitol Dr. , Brookfield

Take a tour of the new place, meet Dr. Alli, mingle with other animal lovers, enjoy snacks & drinks, AND I heard their are some cool door prizes!

http://www.integrativeveterinaryservice.com/

Rex takes a walk

 
                                      

Rex loves LOVES loves: pear trees- the pear part, walks in the woods, sticks to chew on, hunting chipmunks and squirrels, head rubs, water- playing in it, his buddy/owner Keith, and most people he meets.

S to the Y to the D

I have known and photographed Syd since she was just a baby (said in a wittle baby voice). What a joy and pleasure to have seen her grown up into such a kind, compassionate, smart, and beautiful, talented young woman. I'm excited to see where the future takes her.

The Lavender Leash

Back in early Spring Jennifer Bartolotta reached out to me to ask if I'd be interested in meeting to talk over her new business idea about dogs. YES PLEASE! We met and it was one of the most inspiring and fun meetings I've ever had in a long time. If you have ever met Jennifer you no doubt couldn't help but be uplifted.

Her new venture is The Lavender Leash, a high quality subscription( bi-monthly) to dog owners (med-large) of local dog products and goods delivered to your doorstep.

We talked about the look she wanted for her website and I threw out photographing at one their beautiful restaurants.  Posh dog products = posh setting. You may recognize this one- Bacchus.

Having worked with dogs and kids over the years, I know all too well that the shoot is in their control and that things happen that you can't anticipate. In my mind, I thought sure we'll have the four sweet golden retrievers (Bubba, Rufus, Sophie, Izzy) just sit and stay with Joe and Jennifer on each end. HA! Right! The 3 dogs were in the booth-kinda, and Izzy was the last to the table. She Jumped UP ONTO THE TABLE much to all of our surprise. We all just laughed and rolled with it.

EXCITED!  In the first subscription box, five of my dog postcards will be alongside other Milwaukee locals.


http://thelavenderleash.com/about.html

http://thelavenderleash.com/index.html

Wisconsin Foodie

This is another from my personal portrait series.

You might recognize this mug if you watch Wisconsin Foodie, on PBS. Kyle Cherek is the host.

How the heck did this happen?
I've known Kyle for years, and had said to him one day when I bumped into him at the Milwaukee Public Market,  it's weird that  we've never done a photo shoot. I thought cheese balls would be a fun & wacky "food" to create a sculpture of and so I came up with this concept. And Kyle being  Kyle brought his energy to it. Ta da!

http://wisconsinfoodie.com/

Beauty of Now

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."
Henry David Thoreau

Nancy Gone Wild!

 

 

Nancy has the best hair to carry pens, glasses....
Once her hair was even searched at the airport! You never know what lurks in that coiffure.

This is a personal project I've been working on ...playful....silly...fun...odd....with my creative friends.