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Diamonds in the Ruff III
Last week Mercedes-Benz of Littleton was host to the 3rd Annual "Diamonds in the Ruff" event for Freedom Service Dogs. Such a beautiful evening for the fun and glamorous gathering of service men and their amazing dogs, the people that do the training and the many caring people that help make it all happen.
It was my second time photographing the event, and I just loved it. The evening started with red carpet photos at the front door. I set up the studio lights and everyone showed up dressed to the nines. This year they had Denver sports mascots on hand to get everyone loosened up for lots of fun portraits.
After the red carpet, I got to capture the elegant party, with champagne flowing, presentations, auction excitement and lots of big winners. The dogs were decked out in rhinestone collars and seemed to enjoy all the attention. This year I compiled the event photos into an elegant video and all the images are available on DelaFoto's website gallery: Diamonds in the Ruff III.
In the Studio: Rily, Jude & Marley
Have an furry crew at home and think getting a group photo may be out of the question? Well don't give up all hope, there are ways to get those high energy or sometimes nervous pups to pose together for the camera. Not saying it's easy, but with some extra helping hands, it can be done.
Meet Rily (7yr old Coon Hound /Pointer mix), Jude (5 yr old Akita/Lab Mix) and Marley (7yr old Aussie mix). When their mom brought them into the studio, I photographed each one individually to learn their quirks. Then when everyone was more familiar with the process, we went for the group shot. Being a bit of a squirmy bunch, we went with leashes held high and I edited the evidence out.
This is one of my favorites from the session, they are a beautiful doggie family.
Art Exhibit for Shelter Animals
Some exciting news! A recent photo of mine was selected to be part of a small exhibit of images to be displayed at the Davis Art Center in Davis, CA.
I was one of five HeArts Speak members chosen to represent HeARTs Speak’s section of an exhibit in conjunction with the Sheltered Art Exhibit. It's an art benefit for animals at risk. The exhibit will run for 5 weeks from October 10 to November 14, seeking to raise awareness of the staggering number of homeless animals who may never find shelter.
I'm thrilled to be included among these wonderful artists. My image of little Chihuahua, "Comet" was photographed at Denver Animal Shelter as part of a monthly campaign to create quality portraits of their adoptable animals. This sweet pea had the most heartfelt pose and expression of the many I've met at the shelter. I thought he would make the ultimate poster child for the shelter and luckily he was adopted within days of this photo.
Now a 16x24 print of Comet will be touching hearts in California and helping represent shelter animals from around the world.
Sheltie Day!
Spent Saturday enjoying quality time with my little girl, Ladybug. We had a big day of socializing by attending two big pet events.
First stop, Dachtoberfest! Surrounded by adorable dachshunds at DeKoevend Park in Centennial, Ladybug was winning hearts in her new Joyful Bling bandana. We visited friends working at the event and many dachshunds and their people enjoying the autumn festivities.
Afterwards, we headed over to Colorado Sheltie Rescue's Annual Picnic at Camp Bow Wow. It was ladybug's first party among her own and there were lots of friendly shelties for her to meet. She was digging the Athena's Puppy Cakes (hence the intense look on her face in this photo) and I snapped a few pics of some of her new friends.
It was just a year ago that I fostered and adopted my sweet baby girl from this rescue. I am so grateful for having her in my life, what a way to celebrate!
Cover Model Contest Fundraising Success!
DelaFoto and Mile High Dog Magazine teamed up for a great day of fundraising for Denver's Dumb Friends League. It was a gorgeous morning in Castle Rock at the Wag 'N Trail event this past weekend, with lots of attendees.
We had 80 beautiful dogs visit the photo booth in our tent, 20 dogs per hour! Each contest entry was $5 and the winner will receive a DelaFoto "Outdoor Action Session". The best image will be selected by the publisher for the cover of Mile High Dog Magazine's holiday issue.
Everyone was super excited to enter the contest, and we raised $400 for Dumb Friends League. For the folks who couldn't make it out to the Wag 'N Trail event, we've created an additional entry day at DelaFoto's studio on October 11th starting at 2:00, by appointment. Details on my event page. In the meantime, please enjoy the current entries at our Contest Gallery!