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Allison Shamrell Pet Photography is Moving to San Diego!

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

 

relocating pet photography business

 

It’s a lot of happy and sad. It’s “finally!” and “already?”. It’s been in the making for a very long time… and I can hardly believe the moment is here. My husband accepted a job at an aerospace engineering company yesterday, making the move 100% official. We really are headed to San Diego.

I just announced the move on the Facebook page a few hours ago, and already I’ve been getting questions. I’ll answer a few here:

~  When it’s happening: we’re moving in a WEEK! Not what I would have chosen, but that’s just the way the timing worked out. Of course it’s caused my stress level to skyrocket, but thankfully we (mostly) knew this was coming, so some preparations have already been made. 

~  Am I accepting more sessions here in Florida: unfortunately, no. I REALLY wish I could have warned those people that have contacted me in the past and said “someday I’ll do a session with you!” I just don’t have any room in my tight schedule.

~  Is it a permanent move or just a visit: it’s pretty permanent! We don’t have plans to return to Pensacola right now, except on vacation.

~  Why am I moving: I get to blame this one on my husband! :)  His career field is incredibly specialized (aerospace engineering), and a great company in San Diego offered him a pretty perfect job. We couldn’t say no, especially since he’s getting out of the Navy in just two weeks.

~  Am I going to start the business again in San Diego: YES! I can’t imagine trying to get a different job. I LOVE what I do and I’m hoping it won’t take too long to set up shop again!

If you have more questions for me, just leave a comment below. I’m excited for the future and I hope you are too!

Now… off to start packing…

The Biggest & Smallest Dogs: Honey & Capone

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

I’m pretty sure these dogs are, respectively, the biggest & smallest pups that I’ve ever worked with: Capone tips the scales at 140 lbs and Honey weighs in at a mere 6! So, naturally, they’re brother & sister! :)

Capone is the big guy, just two years old but definitely beyond the norm in size. Sometimes I think his limbs are so long, he doesn’t have complete control of them – this guy is a goofball! He really kept us laughing with hilarious looks on his face and clumsy antics. I’m sure his parents get a heck of a show at home all the time!

Honey is a 7-year-old poodle/shih tzu mix. (The photo I posted to the Facebook page also evidences her third breed.) While her parents kept trying to tell me that she a can be a total handful, and that she’s lost her welcome to friends’ houses, and how she rarely (if ever) behaves how they want, and that she has NO obedience… I couldn’t help it. I fell in LOVE! Would you just LOOK at that cute face!!

smallest dog

I may steal her during our Ordering Session. No promises.

Here’s the big man – Capone!

a great dane in the woods

Isn’t he handsome?

great dane dog laying down

One more of Capone, just because I love his ears in this photo. They’re like tents!

great dane ears

Kayla & Jason (& Lori), thank you so much for a great session! I had a great time with you all, and I can’t wait to show you the photos! :)

 

Beach Dog Photography: Schnoodles!

Monday, May 13th, 2013

I had an absolutely PERFECT early-morning session withe these two standard schnoodles, Tux & Lily! This session was a long time in the making, but ended up being completely worth the wait! These dogs are both six years old, and they actually share a biological mother, which I think is pretty darn cool. It was a lot of fun getting to know them & their parents, and I just have a feeling their gallery is going to be extra-big! :)

Lily is on the left, and Tux on the right. It’s almost hard to believe they’re the same breed of dog – they look entirely different! Their fur is really distinguishing: Tux’s is short & in tight curls, but Lily’s is much longer & smoother. We started our session with a bit of playtime in their backyard:

standard schnoodle dogs

 

 Soon we headed out into the open ocean! (kind of.) They love boat trips! (And I do too – clients that bring me on their boat get extra brownie points for sure, haha!)

schnoodles in a boat

 

 These dogs can paddleboard!! Tux enjoys it a bit more than Lily… personally, I’m impressed that their dad can handle both of them on one board! We also took a few family photos…

paddleboarding dogs

 

 … between crazy spurts of energy! There was a LOT of running & playing with these two!

dogs jumping through water

 

Lisa & Bill, I had an absolutely wonderful morning with you! Thank you so much for the boat ride and your flexibility in planning around the weather. Can’t wait to see you all again soon!

 

Dog Photography in Germany!

Sunday, May 12th, 2013

Oh yes, that’s right… in case you didn’t hear the news on the Facebook page, I spent the last two and a half weeks in Europe! Mostly in Germany, but my husband & I travelled all over: Cologne, Paris, Lake Como, Munich, Hallstatt (Austria) & Prague! It was an INCREDIBLE trip, and you can definitely expect a blog post soon with a bit of travel photography!

For now, though, you’ll have to be content with photos of the tiny town of Kummersbruck, Germany… and the dogs I met there!! :) Sergei, Brenna & Cher are rescued Irish greyhounds, and they live with their parents in a cute (but seriously tiny) village. They often take their evening walk with three local German kids, too! Everyone came out for our session and we wandered around the countryside and their usual walking route. Both my husband Ken & I had an absolutely fabulous time meeting and spending time with all of them! There’s so much I could tell you… but I know you want to see the photos! :)

First, let me introduce you to Brenna. She’s happy to be a lazy greyhound most of the time, but she saved a great little spurt of energy for our session!

destination dog photography

 

And this is Cher, a blue greyhound. She loved being out in the open! Isn’t she pretty?

irish greyhound

 

What gorgeous girls.

irish greyhounds in Germany

 

This big man is Sergei. His parents joke that he’s a mixed breed: part cow! He has SO much personality!

irish greyhound in Germany

Here are all three dogs with their German “siblings”, Constanze, Friederike & Lenni. It was right about this time that Constanze noticed a HUGE rain cloud coming our way… so we hustled back home & out of the storm!

destination dog photography

 

Words like “fun” and “enjoyable” don’t even BEGIN to describe what an absolute ball we had with our new friends in the little town of Kummersbruck… thank you all, for an unforgettable experience. I’ll talk to you soon, I hope!

 

 

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