This week’s face belongs to not a dog, not a cat, not a horse, not a…..well, you get it….right? It belongs to two absolutely beautiful little girls….baby Aliah and her big sister Bella. I met Aliah when she was just about 10 days old, and oh, so precious. Bella wanted to watch, help, and just be a part of things. They are both so gorgeous.

On this freezing January Friday (it’s 18 degrees here), I hope this “Friday Face” warms your heart just a little!

Happy Friday Face!

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This week’s face is truly a classic.  When I started my Cool Pets business many years ago, there were some images that quickly became my favorites.  They are near and dear to my heart and I call them my Cool Pets Classics. 

This is Kevlar.  He was one of the very first Cool Pets sessions I did.  I was honored to photograph him because he’s kind of famous! He is a two time Westminster Best of Breed Champion. 

He was amazing to photograph.  Big, handsome, and so incredibly personable.

Happy Friday Face (classic)!

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I have oodles and oodles of sittings to blog about! I wish I could share them all with you right now, but these darned blog posts take so much time! This was a crazy holiday season for me for sure, and I am working step by step to catch up. I want to thank all of my wonderfully understanding clients who are so supportive of my being a bit overwhelmingly busy!!

Needless to say, this post is one that I am very excited to be {finally} blogging about. Remember Cosmo? He was the Friday Face a few weeks back. Well, here he is with his whole family….Abby the bulldog, and the awesome Shiena and Jason. Who would have thought that taking an African Grey parrot and a stocky bulldog to a very public place for photographs could be so relaxing. It truly was! I have to say, it was an afternoon of complete enjoyment.

Shiena and Jason were winners of one of my expo contests, and I am so grateful to have met them…Abby and Cosmo. Thanks so much for a wonderful afternoon!

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Dewey is an absolutely gorgeous shepherd. Although he is still quite young, he is very good at sitting and look incredibly regal!

Happy Friday Face!

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Part one:
I have been using Facebook for quite some time now. Just a personal page with lots of friends and family to keep in touch with. The Facebook network is growing and growing, with lots of groups and fan pages to join. I didn’t really see the need to have a fan page…I mean, how many web presences (is that a word?) does one need? Websites, blogs, twitters, facebook fan pages….it’s never ending. However, just for fun, I created a fan page…the Susan Dodd Photography Fan Page. And, then I forgot about it. Until one day, a fan appeared. I was shocked! I didn’t know the page was even public. It had no content, how could this be? So, I quickly added some content. And then, more fans joined, and more! Wow! So, I invited some friends to join…and they did! This was so exciting for me! Fans! Fans are cool.

So, now, I’m inviting you to join. You don’t have to, of course, like I said, it’s just for fun. But if you feel inspired to become a fan, go ahead over here…Susan Dodd Photography Facebook Fan Page…and join!

I’m not sure where I will be taking this fan page. But, it might be exciting to see! So, thank you, for being fans!

Part two:
This year I was a little late sending out our holiday card. I wasn’t going to send one at all actually. I had absolutely no ideas and virtually no time. But, at the last minute…well, after the last minute…an idea came to me. So, I took some photos, and made the card. I didn’t send out a ton, so I wanted to share it here on the blog for everyone to see!

A while ago, when I was photographing Angie and Shane, this lovely chestnut mare peeked out of her door to see what was going on. She glanced over and inquired as to whether I might take a few photos of her. Well, I am quite partial to chestnut horses, having owned a chestnut thoroughbred gelding many years ago. So, I was very happy to oblige.

Don’t you just love the pink hanging things in her doorway?

Beautiful chestnut girl…come on over! And she did.

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