Welcome to DelaFoto's Photography Blog. Look for Denver photographer, Ariane's latest images & personal stories about recent photo sessions and more.
In Memory Of
I recently got some sad news regarding the passing of some wonderful dogs that I've photographed. It's so difficult to learn that these beautiful souls are gone.
It hits home when I think about my wonderful companion Casey Jones, who just passed away 3 months ago at the age of 15. I've missed him so much. The photos and video clips I've taken over the years are a touching reminder of his unconditional love and commitment. I'm grateful to have them so I can cherish some of our special moments together.
My heart goes out to our clients and friends who've lost their furry loved ones. I created a special photo gallery to share the images I've taken and celebrate their lives. I hope it helps with the healing and reminds us all that we are not alone when feeling such loss.
DelaFoto Hosts Local Meetups
Luckily for me combining work and play as a professional pet photographer is easy to do. It often consists of going to fun pet activities and meeting great people. While Denver is host to many pet related events, the ones I've enjoyed most are gatherings where I can relax, have time to talk to people and get to know them.
I've started hosting events myself and got involved with two local pet Meetup groups. Meetup.com is a fun way to set up pet related activities and invite pet lovers. Just last week, we enjoyed two great events. One for pet owners and one for pet business professionals. Yappy Hour got a solid turnout and was a big hit. Playtime for Pet Professionals is newer and smaller but we had wonderful time exchanging ideas and finding new ways to help each other as small business owners.
Check them out and join us for some of our upcoming events. I often share the event photos on our Facebook Gallery.
Studio Style!
Photographing pets in our Denver studio has been a fun exploration of technical know how and furry style. Every time I get to shoot our themed specials, it's a treat to play with new design ideas for our guests. Last month's "Shaggy Chic" was a hit, featuring vintage accents including flowers, pearls, plush backdrops and even an old fashioned trunk. Why not? The dogs looked great and their families loved it.
This month's theme is "Christmas in July", I wanted something new and bold. I found a beautiful suede chaise, perfect for posing families with their pets. It's super comfy, curvy and oh yes, RED! After some wrangling it's all set up and I can't wait to see the elegant portraits we'll get to create. Stay tuned!
Professional Portraits Help get Dogs Adopted
Before I even conceived of DelaFoto I had seen a compelling news story about how professional portraits of shelter dogs got them adopted faster. I was very moved and wanted to help out in that way. So when I launched DelaFoto last summer, it was a priority for me to join HeArts Speak and find local rescues & shelters that had long term residents in need of a boost. It started with a few photo sessions at our studio and expanded to destination a shoot at shelters & local businesses, photographing over 30 dogs in need.
With the busy routine of running a new business it can be hard to keep up on the latest news on the pups I photographed over 6 months ago. But this week I heard the best news of all! All of the shelter dogs and many of the rescue dogs have been adopted to wonderful homes, often due to the increased visibility and appeal the photos we took provided. It warms my heart and makes me anxious to photograph more. I post our new dog portraits on Facebook, I hope you'll tune in and help spread the word on their availability by sharing these images online. Thank you to the Shelters & Rescues and all their hard work to find homes for these sweet hearts, I look forward to more success stories together!
Good Times at DachsiePalooza!
Did you hear? There's a new up and coming pet event in town, The DachsiePalooza! It's a party for the Dachshunds benefiting Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue headed up by Beth Parker Humphrey. An indoor event at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, it offered happy wieners and friends lots of fun activities including the ever popular Doxie Dash!
DelaFoto was pleased to participate last weekend as a vendor, silent auction contributor & event photographer. Check out the many images of the festivities on our Facebook Gallery and spread the word for this great cause!