Welcome to DelaFoto's Photography Blog. Look for Denver photographer, Ariane's latest images & personal stories about recent photo sessions and more.
Denver's Pet Biz Network
In dog loving Denver, we are lucky to have an extensive community of quality pet professionals. These kind and caring business owners provide goods and services of all types to Denver area residents and beyond.
While we may see each other at local pet events, we small business owners are often so busy doing our own jobs that we usually have little time to get acquainted. Now thanks to the initiative of Dina Tibbs of Wild at Heart Dog Massage, I am part of a quickly growing Pet Biz Network that collaborates online and meets monthly.
Online, the group has 140 members and growing. In person, our monthly meetings often have a healthy mix of 10-15 attendees. The 1-2 hour meetings offer ample time to share what we are up to, offer support and develop opportunities for creative project partnerships.
This month's meeting was yesterday morning at The Denver Cat Company. The coffee was good, the space comfortable, and the resident cats didn't mind hanging out with us. These meetings have been a big help in growing DelaFoto. It's helped me in planning great events, as well as featuring local/relevant content on my website, eNewsletter and Facebook. I can provide my clients with referrals on great pet resources, that I know personally and trust. If you'd like to learn more about some of these participating business and others, visit my DelaFoto Resource Page and please help support these wonderful businesses.
Winery Hosts Fundraiser for Pet Care
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of participating in a Valentine themed fundraiser at Bonacquisti Wine for Colorado Puppy Rescue and Denver Holistic Center & Pets 4People. They were honoring Dr. Garcia, Denver's "Patron Saint of Pets", who has devoted 55 years to veterinary care. He's provided high-quality, low-cost care for the pets of people who can't otherwise afford veterinary services, and donated countless services for homeless pets.
The evening was filled with tasty food, wine, silent auction items, live music by Marco Di Ferreira and great conversations about people helping animals and each other. I met the devoted folks at Colorado Puppy Rescue & Hopeful Hound who are doing tremendous work in the Denver area for dogs in need.
It was great meeting everyone and a fun Saturday evening, hope to see these wonderful people again soon.
City Park Session
A mild winter weekend in Denver's City Park was the perfect setting for a family pet photo session. Jill & Kristin's beautiful crew were treated to over an hour of pampering in the park.
As the sun set over the city skyline, we had a serene session, for senior Lab "Sugar Bear". We didn't have to go far for Denver's best views along with cozy family moments in the trees. Shepherd mix "Cali" and Chow mix "Layla" had a great time too, as all the girls got quality time to shine in front of the camera.
As required by the park, and for their safety, all the dogs stayed on leash. In many cases the leashes were edited out for the final images. The dogs sat pretty, played with toys, got lots of hugs and kisses and learned that photo time is fun time with their moms.
"Show the LOVE" Fundraising Success!
A great way to start off the year. My first big fundraiser for 2015 was a huge success with two days of "Show the LOVE" portraits this past weekend. We had over 20 dogs come in for portraits and raised $450 for Cayleb's Kindred Senior Dog Rescue.
This was a real team effort so I want to take this chance to thank everyone that helped make this event possible:
Bosley Beds: Provided special 12" gift Photo Pillows that all our participants will receive.
Lil' Angel Boutique: Hosted us on Saturday at their shop.
To those who shared our event to support senior rescue, we are so grateful: Colorado Pet Pantry, Misha May Foundation, My Fairy Dawg Mother Rescue, Mile High Dog Magazine & Bark! Doggie Daycare. Big thanks to my friends at the Denver Metro Pet Biz Network who also helped spread the word. It takes a community to help these pups in need, so please say thanks by supporting these great businesses and causes too!
The featured photos in this post are rescued family members of our event team: Molly (Black Lab/Dane mix), Bosley (Aussie/Great Pyrenees mix), Annie (senior Pomeranian) and Nakita (Cattle Dog Mix, often seen at Lil' Angel).
Evening Outing with Ladybug
A little warm spell is upon us and I've been overdue for a nice outing with my Ladybug. An energetic little 2 1/2 year old, it's hard to watch her sit at home bored while I labor on the computer for long hours.
No, being a pet photographer doesn't mean I get to hang out and play with pets all day. Most of my time is spent editing, emailing and being social online along with a myriad of mundane business activities. Ladybug is such a good sport about it.
It was good to treat her to a fun outing last Friday at one our favorite places, Cherry Creek State Park. Along with her big buddy E.K., they get to run unleashed for miles and enjoy splashing around in the creek with other elated canines.
It was late in the day, and I hadn't even thought to bring my Canon, so these images were taken with my always-on-hand iphone. The setting sun shining on Ladybug's white & orange sheltie coat was so pretty, I couldn't resist a few snapshots. Getting her to sit still and not bark for even a few moments was tricky, with the rest of the images being rapid fire shots of a crazy girl, in constant motion. Not the highest quality of pics, but happy memories for mom. As they say, the best camera is the one you have with you!