Recent Work

Oct

Anatomy of a Dog Treat Catch Image

Pet photography in action; so much easier than it looks! 2019 seems to be the year of honing my action photography skills so after photographing disc (aka frisbee), fly ball and agility dogs, it only seemed fitting to move into the studio and ...

Sep

Senior Cats Deserve Portraits Too

Photographing senior pets is one of the most rewarding things I do. Our pets are such an integral part of our lives, why wouldn't we want to capture them to have their memory with us always? In this, cats are no different than dogs. They are our ...

Sep

Bluebonnet Dog Portraits

Having your portrait, or dog's portrait for that matter, taken in the Texas bluebonnets is a right of passage for every true Texan as well as those transplants among us (me included). It can be a crazy time of the year, trying to find nice fields ...

Sep

Dog's First Birthday Cake Smash

A cake smash party for a dog you say? Of course! Remy's mom wanted to do it up big for his first birthday and I was down with all of it! C'mon, how cute is he? The cake is specially made for pups by Three Dog Bakery (visit their website to find one ...

Aug

I DO Work with Children and Dogs

There's an old Hollywood adage; "Never work with children or animals", because they'll upstage you every time but luckily the opposite is true for photography. Put kids and animals together and you get magic like with Amelia and Maggie photographed ...

Aug

Angel

Where is the year going? How can it be week 31 of the Pet Photography 52 Week Project? This week's theme is "bokeh". You may not know what this is, but I guarantee that you like it, pretty much everyone does! Wikipedia tells us that "in photography, ...

Jul

Ready to Know What Love Is

Thank goodness for rescue. In this case, Lone Star Lab Rescue who took this handsome guy into their organization. He's had a rough past but hasn't let that get him down. Zeus has the sweetest, sunniest disposition and personality for days.I want ...

Jun

City Life

Ashley knew she wanted to incorporate the Dallas skyline in her portraits and left the rest up to me. I knew that at a certain time of the day, when the sun started to set, it would light up the skyline in a warm, orange glow. It was a scorching ...

May

Dog Maternity Session to Celebrate Mothers Day

I got the call from Independence Standard Poodles in Mansfield, Texas; Ellie and Xavier are expecting and did I want to do a dog maternity session? Uh, yeah! We wanted to keep things easy for Ellie so I loaded up my mobile studio equipment and ...

Apr

Family Portrait

Family portraits should always include your pets; if you consider them part of your family, then so do I! So when this Fort Worth family contacted me for family portraits, including their 4 dogs, I said "yep, no problem". They were dubious, and I'm ...

Apr

Silver Session for Two

Silver Sessions celebrate our senior pets and this was a very special one, not just because these two pups were 15 and 16 years old respectively, but also because their dog mom is a very good friend of mine and I wanted to do her two heart dogs ...

Apr

Engagement Session

This fun couple contacted me and said "Our family said that we need to get engagement portraits, can you help us? With everything?". I chuckled and said "Sure thing". We chatted for a few minutes about their personal style, interests, what their ...

Mar

Urban Pet Portraits

I was thrilled when speaking with this pet parent and she said that she was "girly girl" with a classic style so I suggested an urban setting, versus a park, to better suit her tastes and she loved the idea. This was a very special session; ...

Mar

Portrait of a Guinea Pig

It's week 12 of the 52 Week Pet Photography Project and the theme is "portrait". Well, that's what I do! But rather than a dog or cat, I thought I'd mix it up the week and showcase Bubbles the Guinea Pig. What can you do with a Guinea Pig? Turns out ...

Mar

Kitty Sitting Pretty

The backdrop paper color is called "marmalade" and I've heard other pet photographers rave about it so I purchased a roll myself and have been waiting for the perfect subject to try it out. Sharkie was just that subject. Now I see what all the ...

Mar

Tater Tot

I got the call just before Christmas. A gentleman from Arlington, Texas wanted to surprise his girlfriend with photographs of her beloved Dachshund for Christmas. He would sneak the dog away from the house while she was at work and bring him to the ...

Mar

Bunnies in the Studio!

It's week 11 of the Pet Photography 52 Weeks Project and the theme is "green". I'm guessing that's because St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, but no leprechauns here, just bunnies. When I can, I like to photograph especially for the ...

Mar

Valentine's Day Surprise!

By the looks of her, you'd think Sochi lives in Winterfell, but you'll find her curled up in her home in The Colony, a suburb in the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex. I had to admit that when we added the (faux) fur blanket to help make her more ...

Mar

One Cool Cat

I'm often asked "Who's easier to photograph; dogs or cats?" and my answer is always the same - neither; they're just different and I approach the sessions differently. With dogs it's all about trying to get their attention with noises and toys ...

Feb

Commercial Product Photography

I was looking for just the right envelope to incorporate into my packaging. It had to be a specific size, and I wanted it in kraft paper. I also wanted a button and twine enclosure. Bonus points if I could pick my button color.After endless Internet ...

Jan

Make 2019 an Epic Year; Adopt Maggie

I recently had the chance to help a girl out; meet Maggie, she's available for adoption from Epic Animal Rescue. This stunning husky mix is one of the most gentle and sweetest dogs I've had the pleasure to photograph. She was rescued from the Dallas ...

Nov

Merci

Merci was the first pug in the studio and what a pug! This girl; she can really work the camera! Whether, sitting, standing or laying down, Merci rocked her session and I just love the low key exposure as it beautifully highlights every wrinkle and ...

Oct

Man's Best Friend

This was a very special senior pet Silver Session with Oreo and his human, Brad. Unfortunately this sweet soul had recently received a nasty diagnosis and Brad wanted to capture him and their relationship while Oreo was still looking and feeling ...

Oct

A new baby means new family portraits!

Every summer I get together with my brother and his children and now that also includes their children too (my grand nieces and nephews - sheesh that makes me sound old!)! This year my nephew and his wife welcomed a new baby to the family so ...

Oct

Logan and Jackson

Welcome to Dallas! Logan is a recent addition to the DFW metroplex and she decided to memorialize this major event her life with portraits of herself with her chunky monkey of a French Bulldog, Jackson. Such a cute pair, they made my work easy! We ...

Oct

Rescue Dog Gets Professional Adoption Pictures

I regularly photograph the rescue dogs and cats of Coppell Humane Society, but for some reason Tali has been lingering with the group and CHS asked for a little something extra for her so it was a full-on portrait session at Flower Mound's ...

Jul

Ghost

Here's a sneak peek into a recent session with the very tall and handsome Ghost and his mom, Sheri. Sheri knew that she wanted water in her portraits so we decided on Lake Grapevine where I knew of a special little nook with great rocks and ...

Jul

Patsy

Patsy is a super model. Full stop. It was impossible to take a bad picture of this cutie pie and her beautiful mom, Toni. We talked about a number of locations; the Canals at Las Colinas, the textured quaintness of old town Carrollton, but ...

Jul

Congratulations Graduate!

It's not all snips and snails and puppy dog tails here at Penny Whistle Photography, we love photographing people too like high school senior Alan. This handsome guy plans to join the armed forces later this year, we wish him well and godspeed in ...

Jun

Oh Mia My!

I had the pleasure of meeting darling Mia this week when I visited her home to update her Epic Animal Rescue adoption page with some fresh glamour photos. Adoption events aren't for this shy girl, she needs someone to fall in love with her at first ...