Layla sat perfectly and modeled her beautiful flower collar for me!

Happy Friday Face!

What an amazing subject Andrea was!  Everything was perfect…her outfits, her makeup, her jewelry and her beautiful smile!  Andrea was meant to be in front of the camera.  Picking favorites was a hard task, but here are some of my tops.

Such a sweet face.  I love seeing old friends, don’t you?  It was amazing to go back and photograph Tina again!  She is a bit older, wiser, and more beautiful than ever.

Happy Friday Face.

Spring has sprung, and now is the perfect time to start thinking about your 2014 Senior Portraits! I’m looking for fun, energetic, fashion forward seniors to join my Senior Model Team! As a model, you will be the face of Susan Dodd Photography and represent me in your school and community. And, being a part of the Susan Dodd Photography Senior Model team comes with lots of perks, and a senior experience you won’t forget!

Interested? Follow the link to the application page for more information and to apply! I can’t wait to photograph you!

Apply now! Senior Model Team Member Application

Who doesn’t love a puppy face? Well, then, here is a really good one. Not just any puppy face, but a little Bitty Bulldog puppy face!!!

Happy Friday Bullie Face!!

I’ve been seeing stuff here and there professing that today is “film day.”

I have been a photographer since before the advent of digital, when film was the only medium, so I have to chuckle just a little about this.

Back when I earned my degree in photography, film was all there was. 35mm, 2 1/4 square, 4×5 view camera format, and chromes…..or slides…or nothing now. Yes, digital was talked about, but it was one of those things that you thought….”I’ll believe it when I see it.”

My husband and I spent 17 years photographing weddings…..with film. We could not look at the back of the camera after each shot and say, “Oh, lets do that again…” Nope, it had to be right the first time. And, there is nothing like getting that roll of processed film back and seeing things that you actually forgot about during the crazy day of shooting a wedding! Gratifying doesn’t even begin to describe it.

I started my Cool Pets business shooting strictly black and white film. I swore, I would never go digital. Yet, now I struggle, not only to find the black and white film I love, but to get it processed in the traditional “dip and dunk” fashion. Since I started my Cool Pets business, I have seen several labs discontinue processing and printing black and white film.

Maybe I’m dating myself….showing my age. I don’t know…and frankly, I don’t care. Because, I know in my heart that I started at the beginning. I learned from the absolute best, and I cherish the days of film; not because they are something I “admire as a novelty,” but because they are something I lived through, LEARNED FROM, and I know, like the back of my hand.

Please visit my Cool Pets site. You’ll see only film images there.

But, for a peek….here are a few images of Charlie – such a cool guy – all in black and white film. My favorite…Fuji Neopan. :’(