NEW Studio sessions available soon!
Done! It took a while, but we are almost Done! The new home studio/gallery space creates a whole new feeling for us. I have been inspired by so many great magazines of artistic spaces and as well by fellow photographers and colleagues' spaces! So before the grand unveiling I need to plaster the walls with photos, so no sneak peak photos of the space yet.....(Sorry Jamie, I promise soon) HA!

UPCOMING ~ Limited edition sessions
So lots going on and coming up and I would need a full page to update you. But I'll keep it quick for you, Throughout the year I will be holding Limited Edition sessions around the city, including two of my favorite boutiques in town.

Be sure to wander in soon to WAG Doggin It Cafe on Bank Street and sign up your mom for a very special soulful session with her "fur-mate". What a wonderful Mother's day present, celebrating the family bond. Sessions will take place on April 25th, the sitting fee is $100 with a 20 minute urban session, the results are going to be stunning! Be sure to sign up soon there are only 11 spaces available, these sessions are going to be very intimiate and soulful, creating a piece of art for that special mom.

Coming in MAY is "Fur in the Family" was this your last official family photo? I am shaking it up a bit and going a little Urban with this one. A huge thank-you to friend and great photographer Deb Dekoke who loaned me this great vintage image of her family growing up on the Dekoke Berry Farm in kanata!

This two day event is a fundraiser for Ottawa Therapy Dogs being held at both Bark and Fitz Locations in Westboro and Kanata. Details for signing up are available at each Bark and Fitz location. Be sure to book your space soon. As soon as you are pre-booked and have paid your deposit with the Bark and Fitz location, I will be calling you to have a pre-session consultation so that we can go over some of the ideas and concepts behind your session time.

Just a quick note: It has been a great pleasure working with one of Canada's top Dog magazines Dogs in Canada over the past three years, and recently it was an honor to receive a letter from Dogs in Canada Editor Kelly Caldwell announcing that a photo of mine had been nominated for a Dog Writer's Association Award. Back in February Ms. Caldwell confirmed that the photo won top prize! This is a great honor to be recognized along side of some of the top photographers and magazines. Cheers to Dogs in Canada!

To the newest Ottawa Couple!


Last but not least ~ A huge applause for the lovely marriage of a great friend of mine. Dr. Mark de Gruchy to his lovely bride Karen. I had the grand pleasure of photographing their day last weekend and it was one of the most incredible days. I can only show you what they have seen or I am sure Mark would hunt me down! HA! Love you guys! Thanks for letting me be a part of your wedding.

Keep posted for more updates!
cheers
Sue

Sneak peek from WAG

I am so excited by the shots today that I had to load up a thank you to all the great dogs that came by WAG for their X-mas photos. As well hats off to their "persons" who let me create some x-mas shots that were a little different than your usual festive furry fotos!

Here is Gaston (said with a very french accent, at least in my head, HA!) a beautiful Brussel Griffen and my main dude Bizmark! He is the talented dog of his person......Julie Kelly of Chillydogs.

So what's with the "person" thing you say.....go see the movie BOLT. Loved it! Kids loved it! Everything about the movie, is what I see in camera everyday, in all of your dogs eyes.

It was great to see the Greyhounds out for the special day as well! Thanks to Laura Simmerman for staying the day to help educate and inform about the plight of the greyhounds & the local fundraising movement, saving greyhound's lives, giving them forever homes!

Cheers!
Sue

S (ight h) OUNDS of Christmas @ WAG
Ode to Ottawa's sight hounds

Just a quick note to book your time soon before spaces are gone. I'll be spending the day at WAG on Saturday Nov 29th to capture some festive furry faces! This is a super sweet deal for loyal customers of WAG, but at this price the spaces will fill up fast!

Even though it is called Sight hounds of Christmas, the event is open to all breeds, shapes and sizes! It is just a special photo day in tribute of all the great sight hounds in Ottawa!
And for those who are looking for a little more, I'll have samples of this year's custom 5x7 folding Christmas Greeting Card that you can order at the time of your session. The cards come in sets of 24 with envelopes and start at $150.

On the Road!

A week today I'll be a little more South and hopefully enjoying some much needed spring weather! Along with this lovely trip to Virginia to see a great friend will be the privilege of photographing a Great Dane named Arch! I am very excited for this photo session and will update all of you from the warmer temperatures during the trip. Just to keep it real! HA!

Another day at WAG

Keep posted to get a sneak peak to another creative photo session at the Glebe's favorite pet hang out, Wag Doggin it Cafe. Details are being finalized and this time I'll make sure to get everyone in the loop sooner than later. Thanks to all of you who have supported WAG and our photo sessions and for those who have missed out, you'll need to make sure you check back for this one.....it's going to be a real fun time.

Just to keep our lovely thoughts on the weather that is coming soon, here is one of my favorite clients and her beauties on the beach. Hang on Ottawa only 5 more weeks of -23 c.......... but till then, here is some sand for oyu to sink your feet into! This page is from the book of Gabby, Tinkerbelle and Doc. A truly wonderful family that have become a part of mine!

Cheers
Sue

A country "KISSmas" Pic!
What a great time Friday night at WAG. Thanks to all the staff that helped make this event go smoothly and for feeding me lemonaid!

Although not very many people wanted to be in the photos (oh well) we still had some great shots with some funky hats and scarfs! Here are a few of my favorites, but honestly they all tunred out great.

Just a quick note to everyone picking up the photos and greeting cards, I am hoping to have them all at WAG for pick up by Friday night. I'll keep you posted and give you a ring when they are at the store and ready.

BARK santa photos
President and founder of BARK Sharon McKeil, sent me the results of Saturday's pictures with SANTA! WOW a whopping $6000 was raised with $2000 alone being raised by the photos with Santa. Thank you to everyone who was a part of the festive gathering this past Saturday.

And a HUGE thank you to Photographer and newcomer to volunteering for BARK, Stephanie Paquette. Thrown into the fire for her first time as photographer for this event! Stephanie was shooting almost non-stop from 8 to 5 and photographed over 200 dogs! Way to go Stephanie and thank you for all your time!

Dogs in Canada Magazine

Just a note to followers and fans of Dogs in Canada Magazine. The new Dogs Annual is now available and features lots of local dogs this year. Featured on the cover of the Directory of Breeders is a beautiful seven week old Siberian Husky from Kortar Kennels of Kemptville, Ontario. I was photographed this beautiful pup last year in the fall at Kortar Kennels. Thank you for a wonderful time and the time to capture this stunner shot.

On a side note I had a great time going through hundreds of entries submitted for the Dogs Annual photo contest. Congratulations to all the winners of both the dog & cat photo contest. Great shots everyone! Also T a big thanks to photographer and close friend Brigitte Bouvier for helping judge all the entries.

Dogs in Canada December issue Page 16

It was a long wait, but WOW it turned out great! Last winter I photographed a Skijoring event help here for an article written by dog writer Diane Schuller. If you were at the event, give me an email and I can send you the login details for the gallery posted on my web site.

Keep posted for some great new additions I have sourced for clients in 2008. Lots of new items to purchase from your photo sessions and ways to commemorate your beloved pet.
(And you may be surprised to see a new line of photos popping up on the URBAN Dog blog.......let's just say....meow?)

Cheers
Sue

Lick for life WAG
If you missed the Lick for Life @ WAG on Bank Street on July 28th, you missed a great afternoon of peanut butter (even spagetti) and lots of licks! I met some great dogs and had a great time working with each one of them! I created the Lick for life days to help support a company called LIFESTREAM in Kingston ON. They are an animal blood bank that support local veterinarians in saving animals lives. They are in desperate need of a bloodmobile which cost thousands of hundreds of dollars.

Lick for Life @ WAG doggin it cafe

Saturday July 28 from 1-5pm

A unique opportunity to have a photo of your pouch in mid-lick! This day is a great way to come out for the afternoon and find out about Lifestream www.animalbloodbank.ca

They are a Kingston company that is in desperate need of a blood mobile that could travel to locations for animal blood donations. These vehicles cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and blood donations are vital to helping save the lives of dogs in critical need of blood.

Looking forward to meeting you and your dog (or maybe even cat?) To book your appointment visit WAG on Bank St. near Lansdown Park.

See you there,

Sue