Emilee Fuss Photography – the blog

As promised, here is the full blog post featuring all of the fabulous dogs I worked with last Wednesday. It was so much fun meeting and photographing all of these adorable dogs. And I think the owners had a blast watching their pups’ inner model come out, too! I love working with so many unique dogs in one day. And because all of the animals are so different, you can’t photograph them all the same. This really pushed me to try to capture something different about each pet, and I hope I did that.

I want to thank everyone who came out to the mini sessions last week! I had an awesome time and hope you did, too. It was a pleasure working with each one of you and your fabulous dogs. They all did a wonderful job modeling, as you can tell by the images!

First up we had this darling trio – Daisy Mae the Yorkie, Baby the Collie, and their adorable two-year-old human. How cute!

Next up we had Miss Freckles and Pepe, a cute pair of rescued Chihuahuas.

This lovely girl is Bella Rougue, a sweet, timid Chihuahua puppy who was recently adopted. She came in with her big sister, Sweet Margarita, who I photographed at our holiday mini sessions last year.

Margarita was loving the camera. She danced for me last year, too!

And of course, I photographed Mya, the beautiful mascot of Pawprint Essentials. I’ll never get tired of having this girl in front of my camera!

Khaki is all Lab and all wonderful. I LOVED photographing this girl!

Our next model was Bella, a super excited Yorkie puppy with the most high-pitched bark I’ve ever heard!

Holly is a pretty eleven-year-old black Lab mix. She was super sweet and caught onto modeling extremely fast. Once she realized she’d get a treat after I took a picture, she’d run up to me after every click of the shutter for her reward!

And our last models of the day were Poco and Squeak. Poco is a gentle, fourteen-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback. I was very excited to meet and photograph a Ridgeback, they’re such neat dogs.

And of course, Squeak the long-haired Chihuahua. His ears are awesome!

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Our mini session event last Wednesday was a great success! It was a long but fun day, filled with awesome doggy models, loads of treats, and the never-ending sound of squeaky toys. I just finished editing the 58,398 images from the event (okay, I might be exaggerating, but it sure feels like that many when you’re editing!), and wanted to share a quick sneak peek. A full post will be up tomorrow. Then I’ve got some more fabulous adoptables from HSSC to tell you about, and a fun beach session with two little boys to share!

This handsome little man is Squeak and his ears just slay me!

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Friday Five is hitting the blog a day late! Why am I always behind with my Friday Five posts? It was on my to-do list yesterday, I promise! But better late than never, right?

1. Nature’s Embrace Aromatherapy – I found these all natural products at Pawprint Essentials, and they are must haves. While Buddy isn’t prone to fleas or ticks, he does get itchy. Which means more scratching, which leaves more piles of black hair on the floor, which makes me vacuum more, which is no fun. I picked up some of the Nature’s Embrace natural shine shampoo and therapy conditioner, and it works wonders for Buddy’s skin. It stops and itch and gives us all relief! And another great thing? It’s locally made, so I can support a fellow local small business owner when I purchase these products. Yay!
2. Layla Grace - Oh, my sweet niece. She is just the cutest thing. I’m so excited to share that she has just started laughing! She’s only laughed a few times, but when she does it is just adorable. When I had my senior portraits taken last week (pictures soon to come!), the photographer, Synethia, really got her laughing. It was the first time I had ever heard her laugh, and it made me so happy. Now, if only we could get her to laugh like that again. How did you do it, Synethia?!
3. Chocolate – Need I say more?
4. Labs – I love Labs. And not just because I am a proud Lab mom. They are such fantastic dogs – so exuberant, smiley, friendly, and fun. I have never met a sad or unhappy Lab, and don’t think I ever will. Two of my clients at our mini session event were Labs (one was  Lab mix), and they made my day. I was getting quite tired when they came in for their appointments, and working with such joyful dogs really lifted my spirits. Who can look at a happy Lab and not smile?
5. Tamron 28-75 2.8 – I’ve been loving my new lens! I’ve hardly taken it off my camera since it arrived. To be honest, I feel bad, like I’m betraying my 50 1.8. The nifty fifty was my main lens for over a year and I loved it (and still do!). But the Tamron has had most of my attention lately. I used it exclusively at a recent beach session (see photo below), and at our mini session event this past Wednesday. It’s a fabulous lens! But don’t worry, my dear nifty fifty, I still love you, too!

To finish off, here’s one of the handsome little boys I had the pleasure of photographing at the beach this morning. I’m still portfolio building for baby and child photography, so if you’re interested in a reduced rate session, contact me! I’d love to photograph more pudgy babies and happy kiddos. :)

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Now, I might be a little bit bias, considering Layla is my niece and all, but I’m pretty sure she is the World’s Cutest Baby. Really, how can you look at this precious face and not want to talk in a high-pitched baby voice and just eat her up? Nom nom nom!

We have a little photographer in the making. She loves reaching for my camera and looking at her picture on the LCD screen!

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I had the pleasure of visiting the Humane Society of Sarasota County again to photograph more wonderful animals waiting for forever homes. I really enjoy spending afternoons getting to know and photograph the awesome dogs and cats at the shelter. While the fabulous volunteers at HSSC give the animals tons of TLC, it’s just not the same as it would be if they were in a real family. They have so much love to give and deserve the best homes! Can you find room in your heart and home for one of these sweet animals?

Precious little Daphne just made me melt! Who can resist that darling puppy face? And Oscar the Dachshund is such a handsome little man. He was surrendered because his owners couldn’t afford to have his teeth cleaned. But they’re clean now and he’s ready for a new home!

**UPDATE** Daphne is being adopted this afternoon! I’m so happy for her. We thought it might take longer because she is a Pit Bull, but someone fell in love with her. Yay!

Mia is a Shepherd mix with the loveliest eyes and markings!

Now onto the kitties! Doesn’t Catfish have cool eyes?

I didn’t photography any kittens this time, but there are lots of them at the shelter. Visit HSSC online or in person to view the many animals up for adoption, then give one a home!

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