Suzanne Lavallee hosts a popular dog blog in San Francisco, called Spoiled Bitch.net. She recently ran an article on Schutzhund Spring Trials in the Bay area. The article also features a description of the sport, along with some of my photos! Very cool! According to Suzanne, “SpoiledBitch is a lifestyle resource for dog lovers that is [...]
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The Scoop on Schutzhund: BJ’s Photos Featured!
Posted in General, tagged French Ring, Mondio Ring, search and rescue training, SpoiledBitch.net, Suzanne Lavallee on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Holiday Greetings!
Posted in Uncategorized, General, tagged Schutzhund, dog sport, dog training, Fast Action Photography, Schutzhund trials, Schutzhund training, LinkedIn, Facebook, Schutzhund photographers, photographers, Canon EF lens on December 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Photography is a grand adventure! Today, in the quietness of Christmas Eve, I have been thinking about my Schutzhund (Dog Sport) friends, especially my photography friends. You are an inspiration to me as we strive to capture Schutzhund dogs doing what they (and we) love best – being on the field training, trialing and just [...]
Announcing the Launch of BJ Spanos Ink Photography
Posted in General, tagged Schutzhund, dog sport, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Schutzhund photographers, photographers, SmugMug, BJ Spanos Ink Photography, Smug Mutts Photograhy on September 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve been teasing the past few weeks on Facebook and Twitter, I am pleased to announce the launch of BJ Spanos Ink Photography, featuring: Dog Sports – Photographing Dogs in Action – Playing, Competing, Training Smug Mutts – Creating Memorable Photos and Artwork of Your Pet at Reasonable Prices Fine Art – Photographs, Collages, [...]
New Posts Coming!
Posted in General, tagged Schutzhund, dog sport, Schutzhund training, LinkedIn, Facebook, Schutzhund photographers, BJ Spanos Ink Photography on September 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Hello! It has been a very busy August and early September. As a result, I have had precious little time to blog. I hope to have some new posts up soon. One of the projects that has kept me busy is BJ Spanos Ink Photography, which will officially launch next weekend. I’ll have more to [...]
Topping 10,000!
Posted in General, tagged dog sport, Facebook, LinkedIn, photographers, photography, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Twitter on June 9, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Within the past couple of days, the number of visits to this blog has topped 10,000! In the grand scale of the blogosphere, this may not sound like such a big deal. But considering how close-knit and small the Schutzhund community is, I am thrilled and consider it a very important milestone! Thank you to [...]
Copyright Protection: It’s No Joke!
Posted in General, tagged American Society of Media Photographers, Association of Professional Color Imagers, Coalition for Consumers' Picture Rights, copyright, Kodak, Lil Monster Photography, Photo Marketing Association International, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, SmugMug, the Professional Photographers of America, the Professional School Photographers Association International on June 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, a good friend of mine told me about a disturbing event. Someone had made unauthorized screen shots of photos from her SmugMug site. She had taken the necessary precautions by posting copyright protection notices and disabling the right-click method of copying / downloading photographs. This person bypassed these security measures and used screen shots [...]
AWDF 2011 – Sampling of Best Photos
Posted in General, tagged 5 Dogs Photography, American Bull Dog, American Working Dog Federation, AWDF, Belgian Malinois, Betty Lindblom, Bowling Green, dog sport, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, German Shepherd Dog, Giant Schnauzer, Kentucky, LinkedIn, long bite, photography, Rottweilers, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund trials on April 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The 2011 AWDF National Championship in Bowling Green, Kentucky was a marvelous event, with more than 100 handler / dog teams competing. While I am a German Shepherd Dog enthusiast, I greatly admire the work of other breeds such as the Belgian Malinois, Rottweilers, American Bull Dogs, Giant Schnauzers and others that were represented at [...]
Topped 6,000 Visits: 2010 in Review
Posted in General, In Their Own Words, Uncategorized, tagged dog sport, Facebook, interviews, LinkedIn, photography, Polarizers, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund training, T. Floyd, Twitter, Yvette Woodward on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Happy New Year! Thank you so much for visiting my blog and your encouragement. I hope you have found the posts helpful and fun to read. The blog topped 6,000 visits by the end of 2010! I am thrilled – thank you! I thought you might be interested in an e-mail WordPress.com sent me with [...]
Eli’s a Proud Papa Once Again
Posted in General, tagged dog sport, Facebook, Leroy v Rietnisse, Merlin von Conneforde, photographers, photography, Schutzhund photographers, T. Floyd, Twitter, USCA, WDA, WUSV on July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Eli’s (Leroy v. Rietnisse) latest litter (4 dark sable females and 1 all black female) are ready to find new homes. He was recently bred to a daughter of Merlin von Conneforde, a USCA and WDA national champion and has shown several times at the WUSV.
T. Floyd’s Youth Schutzhund Summer Camp – Adventures in Photography
Posted in General, Lenses, tagged Canon EF 70-300 mm, Canon EF lens, dog sport, dog training, F4.5-6 DO IS USM, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, Leroy v Rietnisse, LinkedIn, obedience, photographers, photography, protection, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund training, Schutzhund trials, T. Floyd, tracking, Twitter on July 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The first T. Floyd Youth Schutzhund Summer Camp is now in the books and by this photographer’s reckoning was a resounding success. As the “official” photographer for the event, I took more than 4,000 shots of the training and the fun trial on the last day. And therein, Schutzhund photography fans, lies an adventure that has its start even before we left for the camp.
