Doggy Doggoes. The Goodest Bois and Girls

in ,

I spent yesterday taking pet portraits at the WCNA’s Festival by the Lake. My parents have been very active members since one of them founded the group and the festival was born in the late 1970s. As a kid a ran around that festival playing the kids’ games and sneaking hot dogs from the food booth. As a teenager I alternated between volunteering in the food tent, performing puppet shows for kids, and doing face painting.

Cut to this year and I have this brilliant, (in my opinion), idea. The festival is great, and the dog show that happens as a result of everyone bringing out their good girls and bois to the event is top notch!

What better way to bring in some money to the organization than to offer pet portraits?! I had a blast with my friend Shannon wandering around and meeting all the dogs and offering portraits to their owners in exchange for donations in the amount of their choosing to the WCNA.

Here are some of my favorites;

PS please remember these images are the copyrighted and not up for grabs for you to do stuff with. Look but don’t touch or steal!

Fourth Of July

in ,

I wasn't very active with my camera over the 4th of July weekend. I can never completely turn it off, but as I age, I have learned to slow down and enjoy with my eyes and soul a bit too, rather than feeling a need to document at all times. But still, I did. Some with my big kid camera gear and some with my phone. Now that I've joined Instagram (@CydScottPhoto) I've been enjoying the inspiration I'm finding there from other photographers in addition to the challenge of shooting in square format, often with the phone, and sharing work slightly different than my everyday stuff. 

Below is a combination of both! Scroll over the photos for more info.