Bark helps sponsor opening with Dog "Drawing"

Winsome, Whimsical & Organic is an art opening at Rev that Bark Photography is helping sponsor by giving away prizes.

But with a twist.

A complimentary full session animal portrait with all the perks will be the grand prize, and will be given away along with two other prizes:

(2) 11x17 prints and
(1) free 24 page coffee table book

Both prizes come with a 25% session fee discount. The three lucky people drawn will have 2 minutes to draw a dog on a piece of provided newsprint and the audience will pick the winner of the grand prize, as well as the 2nd and 3rd.

Of course the coveted dog bone award for best use of line in a drawing will be judged by someone who spent far too much time at art school.

art opening at REV coffee
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Time: 8:00-11:00
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location:1680 Spring Rd Smyrna

An Opening Reception featuring artwork by Betsy Cozine, Veva Dunckel, Becky Fried, Gordoni, Vida, Matthew Sugarman, and Chris Warner.

Music by Urban Folk Musician Trina Mashell (myspace.com/trinamashell)
and Santee Steve and the Red Clay Cowboys (minus the cowboys)

Come on by!

Abby's big Adventure

Last Month Cynthia and I went to Siam Square to have a goodbye meal for Abby. We were the only ones eating however. Abby just patiently sat under the table.

Abby left for New York Monday to begin her formal training to be a guide dog. Cynthia has raised Abby from a puppy for the Guide dog organization. She has taken her to the opera, museum, restaurants, art openings, mine included, all to assimilate her so she will be able to be a blind person's eyes.

Abby we will miss you but can't wait to hear about your continuing adventures. Abby has been a portrait subject, a model and spokes-dog for Bark photography since she was been able to wag her tail. Good travels Abby.
http://www.guidedog.org/

Abby as a pup in her service dog coat

Gala for Golden Retrievers

The Adopt a golden will have their golden gala on Saturday Febuary 21. It will be held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts center. Paul Ossmann of 11 alive will be emcee along with Doppes the weather dog. Bark Photography will be donating portrait sessions and coffee table books of the portrait sessions to the event. Call 404-Dog-Less 404-364-5377 for more details or go to www.adoptagoldenatlanta.com

Jan Judging at East Cobb Camera Club

Jan 8th
Judging at East Cobb Camera Club. In Jan the East Cobb Camera club of the East Cobb Senior Center had a photography contest with general matter as the subject. That means the subject could be anything. The only stipulations were when the photographs were taken. There were 2 categories: photo taken within the last 3 months and photographs taken within the last 5 years. This was a hard thing to judge there was so much diversity. The 3 month category I could not believe how many places the members had been over the holidays. This group is on the go. After the contest I was treated to a wonderful lunch at the Fish Market in Marietta by the club. Thanks for the great meal!
http://seniors.cobbcountyga.gov/documents/ECOngoing2.08pdf_000.pdf

Sorella Cycling Club sponsor

Bark photography to be a Sorella Cycling club sponsor
Sponsor.

This is the second year Anne Ledbetter taken the team and the club portrait pictures. This year I'm a one of the sponsors. The woman get discounts on shoots and products. Also we will raffle off some portrait shoots to raise money for worthwhile causes.

Sorella Cycling club there mission statement says
“Sorella Cycling's mission is to foster a supportive and open environment for women of all ages and abilities to ride their bicycles for fitness, recreation and racing.” And they have a lot of fun doing it.

I've been a member for a few years and it is a great organization. There is a forum that is like going down to the water cooler for me since when I’m not with clients I’m working by myself.
I take the team and club pictures and will do a few raffles portrait session prizes for some of their fund raising events. And this year am offering discount to the club members for shoots and products.

http://www.sorellacycling.org/

It’s time for the annual Bark Photography Holiday card picture. This year I choose Chance a lab puppy for the shot. He is a neighbor of mine and I have seen Chance grow since he was a wee little thing.
I wanted it to look like Chance was really up to something and had gotten really into the Christmas decorations. I got Steve to keep putting the Garland on Chance while he was being kept Chance occupied with little treats. I Think chance had a good old time.

Cobb Photo Society Talk

Nov 17th
I gave a presentation about how to take pictures of pets to the Cobb Photography society. They meet every other Monday at the Marietta library at 7:00 the are a wonderful organization with speakers one meeting a month and the other meeting they have a photo contest on different subjects each month. This is an excellent way to learn about photography and to improve your work. They helped me so much when I was a budding photographer. Anne Ledbetter Photography and Bark Photography would not be here today without them.
Cynthia who raises dogs for Guide Dog Foundation brought Abby to help demonstrate what dogs do during a shoot. The main point I tried to get across was patience and you are really working on the animals schedule not yours.

http://www.cobbphotosociety.com/
www.guidedog.org

Pet Pic with Santa

Nov 15th
This is the second year that Bark teamed up with Cumberland Animal Clinic to have pictures with Santa. All the moneys raised from this day go to Cumberland’s rescue animal fund. The employee’s at Cumberland turned into elves that day and Dr Dehaven's daughter once again made cookies and punch. I am happy to say Santa (aka Raymond) got out of there with out a scratch and a long list of presents the pets wanted.

Pictures with Santa is serious business

The Cumberland staff who made it happen

I had to get in on the fun too.

http://www.cumberlandanimalclinic.com/

SABA talk

SABA (Smyrna art and Business Associations) meets every second Tuesday of the Month at the Smyrna Library. Nov 11 was my turn to speak. I was first to do a 5 mininuet speall about Anne Ledbetter photography and Bark Photography then the main speaker cancelled I expanded my talk for the entire meeting. I decide to talk a little on running a business and the problems I had that other artist might have.

My Main points were:
How to balance your time and that is as valuable as money and it as a big of restriction as money.
How many Hat you were in your own Bus and how you have different rates for those different hats.

Aunt Myrtle is 100

Not really business related but I wanted to share that my Aunt Myrtle was 100 today.


She lived most of her life in Miami. She has seen some changes there. Now she live near Atlanta with one of her daughters Loraine
The festivities for her birthday include a party with dinner cake and ice cream and I don’t know how long into the night the festivities will go on. Saw my cousin Andrea who I hadn’t seen since I was in College.


Aunt Myrtle




My cousins on my Mom's Mom side of the family.
Andrea, Me, Brenda and Lori

Smyrna Art Walk and Spirit Talk

October 18 2008

Smyrna Art Walk and Spirit talk

This was SABA (Smyrna art and Business Associations) first big event. It was held at the Smyrna Village
An unusually cold and windy October day. My Friend Lori Theriault a potter from Asheville shared a booth. She has Crazy Green Studios up in Asheville
a place where she teaches pottery and also does her own work.
Lori set everything up and had everything perfect when Steve and I got there. We had a bike trip planned already and rode back from Alabama that morning.













Saw some old friends from high school who I hadn’t seen in years and met some new friends and clients.

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http://www.smyrnamarketvillageevents.com/

http://www.crazygreenstudios.blogspot.com/

http://www.spirittalkartwalk.com/

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