If you follow us on facebook then you'll recognize this cute snuggly face. Are you tired of Marcus the pup yet? I hope not because I sure am not. We felt it only appropriate to end off the week with one last image.
I mean, look at that face. So smooshy, you can't help but love this little guy. Neal and I saw Marcus, the Chinese Shar- Pei, on Facebook and knew right away we needed to take photos of him. We contacted the owners and told them we would love to take photos of Marcus. They loved our ideas, so we scheduled them in! We also had Leah, (one of our photographers, who was introduced to you not long ago) assist on the shoot. She is such a dog lover as well! We even told her to bring her husband along for the fun and to get attention of Marcus in case Leah was on lighting detail. When Marcus came through Neal Urban Studio doors, we were instantly in love! I pretty much smothered him. A quick hello to the parents (owners) and then back to the dog haha. We were expecting the typical puppy play. Running around and biting at things. But not from Marcus. He was so cool and calm. Awesome! It was time to get to work because we knew we had a model on our hands.
A bunch of toys and treats came out! Sometimes there is a bit of bribing to get a dog where you need him to stay. There were a lot of squeaky toys in action from Leah, her hubby, and myself. We got him up on the furniture and Neal started clicking away.
Most of you have seen the other pictures of him on Facebook this week. If not, you are missing out. We did a family portrait and then solos with mom and dad. Then of course Marcus on his own. So, today he is taking the spotlight all by himself. We had a vintage style theme for our ideas, so we kept that going for a lot of the images. What better than a pink velvet looking hassock with wallpaper in the backgroud. Now, the trick was to keep Marcus on it. Lots of treats! He listened so good too! His owners told him to stay and he pretty much did. All Marcus needed to do was sit there and look cute. No matter which way he turned, he was adorable. Every shot was a keeper. We didn't want the photo shoot to end. But Marcus was starting to get tuckered out. We said our goodbyes. About 10 minutes later, we got a message saying Marcus was completely passed out and snoring. It was a big day for him!
We hope that you all enjoyed our little series of Marcus and his family! We hope he brought smiles to your faces like he did to ours!
-Danielle
Neal Urban Studio
Friday, December 11, 2015 at 8:00AM 
