In case anyone's ever wondered what it would look like if my photographs of dogs were printed at 10'x16', like I have? Well, here's your answer at left.

With pet services and the general industry still on the rise, I'm seeing more and more calls for four-legged fine art. . .the question is whether or not I should pursue such calls. After seeing one of William Wegman's exhibits of the genre at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, I'm thinking I'll leave it to him. A conservative move, maybe - but a move based on rational thinking. . .the man is brilliant.

Bird Talk magazine hunted me down (ok, it was pretty easy to find me in my post-surgery state, which placed me on a sofa holding a remote control for a week) for a shoot , hoping for some images that would grace the cover of their 25th anniversary issue. A cool honor, and one I immediately accepted! We cast five birds for the shoot, including this cockatiel, and in two sessions had made over 400 photographs for their consideration. The editors narrowed it down to 7 potentials, so we'll see what happens!

And lastly, here's a cute little fella - a boxer pup - who posed just last night for us in Christopher Morley Park, on the edge of Manhasset. The idea was to garner some stock images for a website, and get down to eye level with the puppies in the grass. The downside turned out that we could sure have used some more hands...these little 'uns sure wanted to play and romp (and lick, and sniff, and roll, etc.).

So, imagine me putting a puppy on its mark where the strobe would effectively light him, then taking two long strides back to where I'd placed the camera, promptly falling to a push-up position, flattening out, aiming the camera...only to find the puppy was now on its way to my camera bag, eleven feet away, to see what it smelled like. Repeat that procedure 58 times, and essentially that's what onlookers at the dog run saw (and chuckled at!) for 45 minutes...Slept like a baby last night - still a little weak from the doc's work on me, and fascinated by how the human body diverts energy to heal itself.

On another note, over 4,300 visits to the site in August(!) - that number keeps multiplying...thanks for stopping in!

Also, thanks to Alan Maltz for the fine conversation. Alan and I spoke at length as I interviewed him for next month's Studio Photography magazine issue, discussing his approach to running a very busy gallery in Key West, and also about how he's keeping his corporate clients lined up for more. The July issue of Studio Photography featured an interview I wrote up on product photography specialist Bill Truran - take a peek and read the online version HERE.