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Me with my muse, Bailey!

About Allison Shamrell Photography:

Thanks for visiting my blog! My name is Allison, and I work in San Diego, CA, capturing the personalities of dogs and cats of all sizes & temperaments. I do photo sessions on location and in-studio, and my photography style is natural, playful & soulful.

Here on my blog, I tell the stories of recent sessions and events. You might even find an insight or two into the behind-the-scenes side of my business! You can see my portfolio & session info on my main website, via the link above.

Call: 619-357-6624 //  Email: Allison@AllisonShamrell.com //  Visit: 11828 Rancho Bernardo Road, Suite 204, San Diego, CA 92128

Officially Voted the Best Pet Photographer in San Diego, 2014-2026.

New Products: Part One ~ {Pensacola, FL Pet Photographer Allison Shamrell}

January 26th, 2011

Time for a new series on the blog! I’ve been working behind the scenes quite a bit, getting things ready for the new year and making sure each of my future clients will have an amazing experience! Part of that is offering more than just 8x10s and 4x6s. I’ve been expanding my product line, and I’d like to show you my trademark product, which 90% of my clients purchase simply because of the wow factor!

The canvas gallery wrap is relatively new to the photography world. It’s a digital image printed onto canvas – yes, canvas – which is then stretched around a wooden frame. The effect is almost like the image is floating! You can see at least part of the picture from anywhere in the room, even if you’re 90 degrees from the direction the gallery wrap is facing. The final product is a photo that doesn’t need a frame- because it’s already built in!

Here you can see the canvas texture on the photograph:

It’s obvious from up close, but much more subtle when you step back and don’t use a zoom lens :)

Check out the way it’s folded behind the frame:

You can tell it’s real canvas material, not just patterned paper. Here are a couple of photos of the way it’s attached to the back, and you can see the study construction of the frame as well as more of the canvas texturing.

One suggestion I always make to my clients is, when in doubt, always go big! That “big 8×10” print will seem bite-sized next to a 16×20 canvas gallery wrap, and when you have a photograph that you really treasure, it only makes sense to let it become a focal point of the room. In fact, my canvas gallery wraps don’t come in any sizes smaller than 16×16! My clients love how their photographs suddenly become their walls’ centerpieces, and you just can’t do that with (even) an 11×14.

I love taking my canvas gallery wrap samples to meetings with clients, too, because it’s fun to see their eyes get big and hear them say, “Wow!” These products turn photographs into museum-quality works of art, and it’s just so much fun to hang up something different! I just ordered my sample of 24×36 inches, and I just can’t wait to hang it up in my meeting room!

Thanks for reading, and soon you’ll be hearing about more products which you may never have seen before! Stay tuned!

Cinder the Chihuahua ~ {Fort Walton Beach, Florida Pet Photographer Allison Shamrell}

January 23rd, 2011

Cinder’s mother got to see all of her baby’s pictures today, and I didn’t want to wait any longer for the rest of you to see my incredible new video capability! From now on, each pet will get his or her own completely personalized, completely awesome video, compliments of Allison Shamrell Pet Photography. So just click on the link below, and have fun looking at the photos in a whole new way!

Cinder’s Video

P.S. I will figure out how to make the video appear within the blog soon, so you won’t have to click on the link… just can’t make it work tonight! Sorry! Technical difficulties…

Sneak Peek of Cinder! ~ {Fort Walton Beach, FL Pet Photographer Allison Shamrell}

January 20th, 2011

My most recent session features a very special dog from Fort Walton Beach: Cinder the Chihuahua. Her vet thinks she’ll be “crossing the bridge” pretty soon, so it was a bittersweet day as we played at her grandma’s house in Shalimar. Here are just a few pictures of her, so her mom can have a sneak peek before I show her the rest in person! I can’t wait to publish all the photos, especially because it won’t be a normal blog post! I have a special new presentation for everyone to see, so stay tuned!

And now for something completely different. ~ {Pensacola, FL Pet Photographer Allison Shamrell}

January 11th, 2011

This Christmas break was a very special one for me. In addition to seeing lots of family and friends, and shuffling between parents as newlywed couples must, I was given (arguably) the best Christmas gift ever. Besides the chance to photograph Bo Obama.

I was given a press pass to the Portland Trailblazers game on Thursday, December 30th. So in addition to scoring the best seat in the house, I actually got back to my photography roots! You see, I wouldn’t be photographing all your lovely cats and dogs if it hadn’t been for my time at Notre Dame. I spent every possible day/night/afternoon on the baseline of the basketball court, on the sideline of the soccer field, and of course, behind the end zone in Notre Dame Stadium. And somewhere in between all those games, I realized that photography really makes me happy and it’s what I want to do with my life. So to be on the floor with a camera in my hands at another basketball game for the first time since I graduated was nothing short of fantastic.  Here are just a few of the pictures I took- I’ve got dozens more, but this is a dog blog!! So here’s a little taste of my photographic upbringing, and an extra added bonus: this post is the only one that doesn’t contain any drool! :)

Boo Utah Jazz, boo! But thanks for the picture.

Brady ~ {Pensacola, FL Pet Photographer Allison Shamrell}

January 9th, 2011

Now that I’m back from Christmas break in Oregon and can finally breathe, I had a minute to look through a few photos I took of my parents’ dog, Brady! He’s a 5-year-old cockapoo (that’s a cocker spaniel and poodle mix) and goes about life as if he were the absolute king of the household. His two favorite things to do (or at least the things he did most often when I was there) were perch himself on top of the couch cushions and run around outside barking at squirrels and cars. So it was pretty hard to get him to sit still for the photos we took outside! I wish I could have had more time with the little guy, but regardless, it was a wonderful Christmas break. Welcome to 2011, everyone!

 

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