A good friend of mine, photographer Gordan Hardcastle, caught some dragon flies for me since he knows I like macro and cool wings. I’ve never even touched dragon flies before, so this was a big thing for me. My husband assured me they would not bite, so I forced myself to be brave. Turned out they were quite endearing and very entertaining! So here is just a fun little adventure with some commentary on my dragon fly shoot Behind the scenes photo facts for interested photographers at the end.

Funny little alien on planet earth.

My happy little friend! See the big smile?

That's a jute string he's hanging onto. I love how the wings turned blue when given a boost in saturation.

This guy liked to hold his wings different than the others. Guess it's just his style. Works for me!

"So did you hear the one about..." I swear it looks like he's telling a joke! Notice he has dirt all over his face. And he's smiling!

Instead of finishing his joke, he realized he had a messy face and proceeded to wash it.

It was this flash when he realized something was going on, and he was stunned! Jumped the next couple of flashes. That's it! His turn in the spotlight is over! Next?

Look at those big bug brown eyes! Isn't that the cutest face you ever saw?

"I am the ferocious King of the Dragon Flies! Beware!" Can you see that snarl on his face?

"Just kidding! So did you hear the one about...."

Another little friend, and further proof of my bravery

PHOTO FACTS: All but one of these was taken with the Canon 100MM 2.8 Macro lens. The one of the dragon fly shot from above, with the big brown eyes was shot with a Canon 24-70 2.8L at 70mm. Two strobes were used. Backlight was camera left with a softbox and grid, and the front light with a spot grid, bounced into a white reflector and then onto the bug. All shot between f/5.6 and f/11.

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These Chessie puppies are just the cutest things! Their expressions adorable. I love taking animal pictures for my stock work, so when a friend told me they had puppies, I was there! I took pictures of them at 4 weeks, and then again at 5.5 weeks. All pics are below. These are really neat dogs and make for wonderful hunting partners. And they LOVE the water, which is why some of these pictures have wet dogs in them If you are interested in purchasing a purebred/registered Chesapeake Bay Retriever puppy, send me your contact information and I’ll forward it to the people who have them for sale.

Momma Dog

Papa Dog

These first pictures of the puppies were taken September 12th, at 4 weeks.

The next bunch of pictures were taken September 22nd, at 5.5 weeks old.

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I smiled and laughed so much while shooting and processing these pictures that I just had to make a music video with them! Ozzie and Gizzy are the cutest little dogs They were so good and patient while we played dress up with them for the camera, it was like playing with dolls! Click the play button to view their show. It will start playing as soon as it’s finished loading.

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These puppies are registered Golden Retrievers and are now 5 weeks old. Aren’t they the cutest things!?!?!?!?! I just love puppies, and if I was looking for a great family pet, I would definitely get one of these! I met the parents and was impressed with how nice and well mannered they were, as was their 8 months old puppy they kept from a previous litter. Wrangling 8 puppies that wanted only to snuggle and play (and untie my shoes) wore all three of us out, but then all 8 of them passed out It was hilarious )) Talk about a fun photo shoot, this was it! If you’re looking for a good family pet, email me and I’ll put you in contact with the owners.

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This cute little bugger trespassed and created all kinds of chaos. He finally got busted for robbery and destruction of property and was sentenced to life in the outdoors, but only after completing a commercial photo session with me. He was reluctant about the shoot, so I ended up bribing some cooperation out of him with plenty of cheese. It worked

Some things are worth the risk

The prize

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