Alice G Patterson Photography {blog} » GOODWILL

dogs will be dogs {arlington, va}

alice — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:44:00 +0000

Nanci never set out to own three dogs; but now, I don’t think she could have it any other way. She is the kind of caring person that people reach out to with their unwanted dogs. Lucky for Harry, Bandit, and Brandy, she is the kind of caring person that reaches back to help. Of course, these pooches give Nanci lots of love with plenty of slobbery kisses to prove it.

I adore photographing pets, as it is always an adventure! While this canine crew may look peaceful, in some of these photographs, I can assure you they barely stood still, for more than a second, at a time. They had me running in circles, as their sensitive ears, noses, and eyes told them there was always something to check out… through the window, in the backyard, or even the already familiar (i.e. each others’ bottoms). Of course, by the end of the photo session, Harry, Bandit, Brandy and I were all quite smitten with each other.

Please, enjoy this little slide show.

Now Nanci, don’t forget to coerce all of your friends, co-workers and even strangers to leave their comments. We’ve got a long way to go to the finish line of our Cans for Comments contest that could win you an 8×10, and has me delivering canned goods to the food bank.

jen and john {alexandria, va}

alice — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:08:00 +0000

My shutter speed was around 1/60 of a second, and yet look at all of the romance this single photo possesses… love it!
Here is a fun little slideshow of Jen and John, and their dog Bear… and Bear’s favorite toy…

1/2 price portrait sale {through march 2009}

alice — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:04:00 +0000

If you’ve read some of my recent posts, you will know that I’m doing a lot of community service work with my photography this year. Well I’m exuberant, about today’s campaign announcement. This is going to be so much fun!

YOUR 1/2 PRICE PORTRAIT SESSION + MY BLOG = FUNDRAISING

Step 1: Schedule your Portrait Session (Couples, Children, Families, Pets, etc), at half price, through the month of March 2009.

Step 2: We’ll have a great time creating and capturing memories!

Step 3: A slide show of your images will be posted on my blog, where you and your friends can post your kind comments.

Step 4: Rally for more comments, as this is also a friendly competition. The family with the most comments wins a free 8×10!

Step 5: I pay it forward by donating canned goods equal to the winning number of comments to our local food bank.

Step 6: See Step 1 and book your photo session now!

I adore this flyer, as it brings warm memories from my past photo sessions, and makes me very excited about the ones to come. Let’s get you on the calendar!

spreading the word {for the cure}

alice — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:51:00 +0000

I recently became familiar with the work of Emilie Somner of emilie inc. She is not only a stellar photographer, but an inspiring community leader as well. So it is with great honor that I announce that I am a “Wedding Photographer Sponsor” for her breast cancer awareness organization called Pink Initiative.

The exciting news for engaged couples is the generous raffle the Pink Initiative is offering! From now through Valentine’s Day, you can purchase a raffle ticket to win a $5,000.00 wedding photography package by emilie inc. Now that is what I call paying it forward!

We are all hoping to find a cure to this nasty disease, so be sure to click on the ad below to buy your ticket, and help emilie inc. campaign for change!

pay it forward pledge for 2009

alice — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:59:00 +0000

Yesterday, I posted wedding photographs from Margaret and David’s beautiful event! Today, I want to share more information about their rescue and volunteer work with a very important organization called RAVS (Rural Aarea Veterinary Services), which is run by the Humane Society of the United States. This heroic group of professionals provide free spay/neuter clinics and basic veterinary care to our nation’s rural communities (mostly Indian Reservations), where many animals are unable to receive the medical care they need.

Poor Franny (the dog I adopted) was in bad shape when Margaret had first rescued her. She was malnourished, and suffering from a couple of life threatening diseases. Margaret literally saved Franny’s life!

In the spirit of holiday giving, I’m going to pledge 5 percent of my 2009 wedding sales to this cause. I hope you will consider joining me, and donating to RAV, as they are always in need of volunteers and financial support to help our country’s neediest animals!

Look at Franny now. She is healthy and very happy! She loves her new home, backyard, and is very gentle and playful with Lulu and Darla, my two smaller dogs.

Here is a picture of me and the dogs that my friend Michael Sexton took with his iPhone.