Alice G Patterson Photography {blog} » PET PHOTOGRAPHY

piper, brian, doc, and cooper {syracuse pet and family portrait photography}

alice — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:55:18 +0000

Running out of time for the perfect Mother’s Day Gift? Fret no more… I offer gift certificates. Just give the office a call, and we will take care of your photo gift needs.

In fact, the session I’m posting today was a gift session. A few weeks ago, Brian hired me for this super fun dog/family portrait session as a special gift for Piper’s recent birthday… Happy Birthday again Piper!

Nothing like photos and kisses for a great birthday…

This next image is one of my favorites…

Here are some of the whole family…

I love this adorable image that Beth captured…

This was not my typical pet family portrait session, because after we finished with these four all of Doc and Cooper’s doggy cousins came over too. That would be a total of five labs of all varieties as well as an adorable basset hound.

Everyone was ready for their closeups…

Well, not quite everybody…

Love this closing image from inside the house…

Piper and Brian, thank you so much for the crazy fun dog adventures! xoxo, Alice

syracuse pet and family portrait photography {just a peek}

alice — Sun, 02 May 2010 02:36:22 +0000

A few weeks back, Beth and I had a super fun day photographing some family portraits for Piper, Brian, Doc, and Cooper. This day was full of lots of doggy adventure… or should I say this adventure was full of lots of doggies! I’ll reveal more when I post the rest of the images. For now, I’ll just share a quick peek of this sweet portrait that caught my eye…

More photos coming soon!

ottis + monkey {just a peek}

alice — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:44:39 +0000

I’m in a little bit of weather shock today! Yesterday I was in Central New York with frost on the grass, and a forecast of snow on the way. Today, I’m in Los Angeles where the 80 plus degree weather is feeling like a a fiery inferno!

After our super fun doggy portrait session, Ottis (the frenchy) and Monkey (the pug) needed a little cooling down of their own. These two are about the cutest duo I’ve ever met!! Here is a favorite image from today’s work…

More photos coming soon!

greco {the gecko}

alice — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:31:53 +0000

As promised, a special feature of the darling girl…Greco the Gecko…. sounds a bit like a circus introduction. Well she is certainly colorful enough for a circus…

Greco belongs to Charles who I recently photographed for his senior portrait. I was so smitten with her, I had to do some portraits of her too. I love Greco’s adorable little hand-foot juxtaposed with Charles’ thumb…

Greco is a little bit shy, but she did come and give me a sweet smile…

Gave me permission for a close up… look how cool her eyes are…

Then like a movie star asked about her personal life, Greco’s session was over, as she made a mad dash for her trailer (well in this case, it was actually a little fake stump that she calls home)…

In all seriousness, geckos require a certain body temperature, and we wanted to make sure that she didn’t get too cold. So Charles’ mom, volunteered to take her home. She was loaded up into her box…

Like a real star, this girl knows how to make an exit…

Killing me! Dead from too much critter love.

Big thanks to Charles and his mom Christa!

charles {senior portrait: central new york}

alice — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:01:07 +0000

Several important transitions have gone unmarked on my blog… summer is officially over, school is in session, the senior portrait season is winding down, and football season has started. Meet Charles a 2010 senior and… a BIG Colts fan…

Whether I’m photographing weddings or portraits, I love exploring the same subject with multiple perspectives. Here is a fun black and white candid of Charles…

If you are familiar with my work, you know I love to throw in some fun processing. I love this digital action that takes inspiration from faded photographs from the 1970s.

I confess, I had a secret weapon for Charles’s photo session… I brought his beautiful girlfriend (aka my beautiful niece) Abby, along for the fun. Aaaaaa•Dooooor•Aaaaa•Bllllllllle…

Charles has those classic good looks. I think that may contribute to the timeless feel of this next shot…

Wait a minute! Charles brought along an awesome “prop”…. his beautiful gecko… Greco!

I am so enamored with Greco the gecko, that I’m going to give her own blog post in the near future. For now, I leave you with this super fun shot…

Thanks Charles (and Greco)… you’re (both) awesome!

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.

hop to it {derek and his bunny}

alice — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:45:00 +0000

Today, I had a great portrait session with Derek. He is a super cool kid!!

And this is his sidekick, Stormy. She is just too cute for words!

I love these photos in the grass.