Rachel Sloan Photography

     Grace’s mom won the gift certificate at the Paws-n-Spas silent auction which benefitted Animal Haven Rescue.  It turns out that Grace, a 6 year old chow/retriever mix, was adopted from Animal Haven Rescue!  She was very camera shy when I first met her.  I could tell she was thinking, “Who are you, and why are you in my yard?  What is that big black thing you keep pointing at me?”  Once she warmed up to me, I could tell Grace has such a sweet personality.  I really enjoyed meeting this pretty girl.     

The hair on her ears gets long and needs to be trimmed every now and then.  Aren’t they cute!?

     I had a fun shoot with 2 dogs on Saturday, Kona and Grace.  I decided to post their photos on 2 different days since I’m not quite finished editing all of them yet.  So today you will see Kona, then tomorrow you will see Grace.  

     Kona is a 2 year old boxer mix adopted from Fayetteville Animal Shelter.  He is a laid back guy, and we immediately became friends.  He was wonderful to photograph because he never lost interest in me or the camera.  I swear he would look straight into the lens and tilt his head to one side almost like he knew exactly what we were doing!  I could tell Kona is a very happy dog and his humans love him a lot.  His mom said he was a ham, and she was right!  He seemed to enjoy having his picture made!

I think Kona looks great in black + white. 

This is one of my favorites because you can see the family’s last name in the concrete.  

The sun was just peeking through the trees, casting some very dramatic light on Kona.

See that black shadow of a dog in the background?  That’s Grace!  I’ll post her photos tomorrow.

Sometimes I call Jonah an anteater when he does this.  He sniffs the ground and I think he must be sniffing up dirt or eating bugs.  I was curious, so I googled anteater and found out that they are very strange looking and he is really nothing like one.    

Thanks for reading this very random and silly post.  I should have some fun new photos to show you next week since I will be photographing 2 dogs, Grace and Kona, tomorrow morning.  Their mom won the gift certificate at the Paws-n-Spas silent auction.   I can’t wait to meet them!  Happy Friday!

This is Neill.  We (my furbabies and I) are marrying him next spring.  I think him and Tina have a thing for eachother.     

because she is so pretty.

Harli is a sweet and timid lab/pit-bull mix who will be 3 years old next month.  We had a really fun shoot on Saturday.  She was a little camera shy at first, but she got over that when I pulled out my bag of treats.  Harli was actually one of the easiest dogs I have ever worked with.  After she got over her fear of the camera, she did anything I wanted her to do.  She would sit or lay exactly where I told her to, and she was very calm the whole time.  I loved how she kept her tongue inside her mouth like such a lady.  That might be because the weather is cooling off, or it could be because she is just a great model!  Here is a sneak peek for her mom.      

And a few black + whites…

I love how she has some brindle, but only on the legs.

Tomorrow is the Paws-n-Spas dog wash at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.  All proceeds go to Animal Haven Rescue.  I’ll be donating a photo session to the silent auction.  I hope to meet lots of animal lovers and I can’t wait to see all those doggies getting washed and pampered.  Thanks to Cary at Bigwag Dog Bakery for including me!

Annalise had a long day today.  She ate, napped, AND sunbathed on the deck.  Then she ate some more.  Right now she is asleep on a blanket on top of the dryer.  What a rough life…

and they LOVE it!  It’s very handy.  The only problem is, Maggie and Jonah keep trying to go through it at the same time!

The fall issue of Arkanpaws magazine is out and my ad is on page 19!  This is such a fun and informative magazine for pet parents in our area.  If you haven’t seen it yet, pick up a copy in your veterinarian’s office, local library, or at the animal shelter.