It was lovely to have met these 3 beautiful dogs this week. Our 2 beasts were not impressed and barked their little heads off but these 3 were very well behaved!
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Dog Model Call! (Winnipeg Dog Photographers)
I haven’t done very much photography in the last few months because of health reasons, but I am ready and excited to take start working again, and what better way to start than taking some pictures of dogs!
So, I am offering my model call special again from March 18th to the 31st.
Let me know if you are interested or if you have a friend who might be interested. You can contact me at the number on the poster or email me at christina@chrismcwilliamsphotography.com.
A $50 retainer has to be paid before your session to reserve your spot. This $50 can then be used toward the purchase of more prints/digital images or refunded to you if you decide to only get the free 8×10 print.
In the last while I’ve created some imagination, surreal dog images using a combination of AI and photoshop. Here are a few of them:
This is our dog Zara in her perfect symmetry pose. I decided to give her some wings and put her into a strange place.
This is our dog Maddie, who died on Christmas Day. I wanted to create what the rainbow bridge might look like.
Otis loves to run and sometimes when he is running he actually flies through the air, so I created an image where he is flying high!
I would like to create more images like these and so I need more dogs pictures to use. That is, in part, the intent of this model call. Can you see your dog in a strange land, or flying through the air? Perhaps your dog passed over the rainbow bridge and you would like an image showing that. Let me know if this is something you would be interested in.
Christina
Just Me and My Puppy! (Winnipeg Family Photographers)
Session number 2 on Saturday was with this adorable little person and her doggie! This little one loved ringing the Christmas bells and tossing the foam snowballs that I had. I had a great time with this family!
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Such Cute Doggies! (Winnipeg Pet Photographers)
It was great to be back in the studio yesterday after having surgery for lung cancer, followed by a bout of pneumonia. It hasn’t been fun but I am slowly getting back to normal.
This was such a fun, easy session to start back with. The dogs were so cute and so easy to manage and the outfits this group wore were so adorable. Have a look!
Beautiful Ginny! (Winnipeg Dog Photographers)
Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting this beautiful almost 2 year old black lab cross who was rescued from The Winnipeg Humane Society.
Have a look at the lovely doggie! Which colour do you prefer for the backdrop? The options really are endless!
You can see the shared love in this image!
Love these Dogs! (Winnipeg Dog Photography)
I met this fun 10 month old puppy yesterday. It was challenging to contain her energy and pose her but look at these amazing images!
Puppy Love! (Winnipeg Pet Photographers(
I fell in love with this puppy yesterday and I guarantee that you would too! This is 5 month old Hallie, who found her forever home on Halloween. Hallie was shy at first but she settled down beautifully.
Have a look at this wonderful puppy!
Two Delightful Doggies! (Winnipeg Dog Photographers)
Yesterday I photographed the first dogs for my Spirit of Hope Rescue fundraiser and I couldn’t have had better models. Meet Caddy and Yuki, who are a breed called Keeshond. I hadn’t ever heard of this breed so I looked them up and found this: “The Keeshond is an old dog breed, once a companion and watchdog on the barges and boats that traveled the canals and rivers of Holland in the 17th and 18th centuries.”
These 2 were perfect dog models and listened really well to their owner’s commands. It was a lot of fun to work with them.
Have a look at Caddy and Yuki.
Spirit of Hope Fundraiser (Winnipeg Dog Photography)
I am once again raising money for Spirit of Hope Rescue (https://spiritofhoperescue.ca/) by doing photo sessions with your fur babies. The poster below shows the Christmas backdrop that I am planning to use for these sessions but I also want to do some more generic pictures with a plain backdrop. The Christmas backdrop would be perfect for your Christmas cards (for example) and the other one would be a great memory picture that would be appropriate all year round.
Spirit of Hope is an amazing group of dedicated people who rescue dogs from more than 38 Indigenous communities in Manitoba. They have rescued more than 3500 dogs in the last 9 years. We have 2 of those dogs and are very grateful to this organization. Help me to help support them but bringing your pooch for this Christmas Dog Portrait session.
This is my new dog Otis in a formal posed picture. Isn’t he beautiful!
Happiness is living with dogs!
My husband and I love living with dogs and we share the sentiments in this poem by Ogden Nash.
The Dog
by Ogden Nash
The truth I do not stretch or shove
When I state that the dog is full of love.
I’ve also found, by actual test,
A wet dog is the lovingest.
There isn’t anything that speaks to my soul the way that walking with my dogs on the beach or in the woods does. Being outdoors while walking our dogs give me a sense of calm and peace that I never feel anywhere else. I love watching our happy dogs sniffing the ground and wagging their tails. That kind of happiness is contagious. It makes me forget the troubles in the world because of joy in being in their presence.
We are lucky to have 4 dogs this week, as we are looking after my step daughter’s dog, Kassidy. All of our dogs are rescues. We know that there are many dogs out there that need homes and we prefer to adopt those dogs.
Here are our beasts:
Kassidy is the youngest of the pack at only 10 months. Kassidy thrives on being petted and hugged. She loves to run and play and never seems to get tired. She is the most affection of the pack and will cuddle up to us while sleeping or watching tv.
This is Kassidy in the field by our house.
I adopted Zara 7 years ago from Spirit of Hope Dog Rescue (where we also got Kassidy). Zara is the leader of the pack at our house. She controls the other dogs but all is well at our house as long as none of the other dogs challenge her. Zara will control them with barks, growls and baring her teeth. Her short little legs mean that she can’t keep up with her younger, faster siblings, but they know that she has is the growl of authority.
Otis is 22 months old and is our newest dog. He was originally a street dog in the Bahamas and was rescued by a group that took him, along with 75 other dogs, to Toronto. From there, he was adopted by a couple in Winnipeg and had a lovely home until health issues forced the couple to give him up. Otis is very shy and slow to make friends but once he is your friend, you have a friend for life. Otis is loving our home as he has so much room to wander and sniff. He also loves the beach and playing with other dogs!
Maddie, at 14 is the elder of the pack and has slowed down a lot. You won’t see her in the running or walking pictures as she doesn’t join us on walks. She has had many health issue; one of which meant she had to lose an eye. She continues to have mobility issue but she does the best she can.
It’s sad when a dog gets old.
Here are some of the pictures I have taken of our dog pack.
The dogs had so much fun on the beach last night when 3 other dogs showed up. Have a look!
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