I’ll be honest, it’s a tough time to be doing any creative type of work, and photography is a weird little market. Breaking into pet photography can be down right mysterious… From the outside looking  in,  it appears there are a few big players that seem to have the corner on the market. This is my assumption, but it may not be factual as assumptions rarely are… I have had some photos published which to me is a huge success, but getting myself to where I want to be often feels like I keep hitting a brick wall. Fortunately or unfortunately,  depending on your outlook,  my personality is such that I keep trying to find a way under,  over, or through the brick walls. Maybe I have a high threshold for failure or maybe I just like throwing myself against brick walls… whatever my issue is this is how I see it. The doors may not be open right now but as long as I am still having fun with photography, as long as I am still curious about it,  I am willing to keep practicing and flexing my creative muscles. Recently,  I read a great article about taking a 365 day photo challenge. The long and short of it was  to stretch your creative muscles by taking a photo every day and not necessarily of your usual subject, to step outside of your comfort zone try new techniques etc…I love playing with my camera , so this appeals to me on a lot of levels. In the spirit of getting myself “out there”  I decided  I am going to try and do my own  365 day photo shoot. Taking a photo everyday is a big commitment, so we’ll see how it goes… I’ve posted a few of my favorites here. You can click on any image for a larger view, thanks for checking them out  I am looking for interesting people and places around New  England to photograph . If you know of  a place or person please let me know.  I would love to do some  family photos as I feel this is not my strongest area . I am not asking for money for this project, unless prints are ordered     978 606- 7655 or email lois@roaminrover.com

I have been reading a lot about marketing lately.  It’s a subject that I find about as appealing as sticking a fork in my eye,  but it is something that I need to learn more about if I am going to grow my business. Recently,  I picked up a book  which is packed with catch phrases and enthusiasm! After about an hour of reading I was just feeling annoyed that I spent the money on the book.  So far,  the only thing the author said that really made sense to me was I had to define my style of  photography and market it in a way that connects with my audience.  So what is my style… I must confess I never really thought I needed to define my style. I decided to Google some other pet photographers and sure enough most of them had some kind of label  attached to their work. If anything  I think my style is Lifestyle photography, so I  decided to Google that  and found the definition is pretty broad but for me Lifestyle  Photography is about capturing my subjects in their element, and in a way that brings out their personality. There are some pet  photographers that shoot  amazing studio work, but  that is just not me. I want to get down on your pets level, interacting with them and allowing them to interact with their surroundings.  This is when I capture the most expressive and candid shots. I am more concerned  with capturing the soul of the pet and less concerned with technical composition of the shot, although I do try to  compose carefully. So there you have it…my style in a nutshell. Now I just have to  find my audience.I’m sure I left them around here somewhere…. Please visit my feel good pet photography page for more information and samples of my work.