Mr. Sam came to visit the studio shortly before his Dad’s 60th birthday. Sam is 16 years old and is very hard of hearing and visualy impaired. He rocked his Phoenix session. His photo was a gift for his Dad’s birthday.
I am pleased to introduce Missy to the Islay Corners Photography family. Missy is a senior pet who doesn’t like to give out her age but let’s just say she’s over 10. What lady ever does want to give her age? MIssy is a beautiful Sheltie with a heart of gold and quiet demeanor. Missy […]
When my husband and I adopted our first cat together, we were experienced pet owners. That said nothing prepared us for the day when our sweet little orange tabby Marmalade (Marma was nearly 18) passed away from chronic renal failure. When we returned from the vet’s that day, all we had left was her collar, […]
When we adopt a pet, it’s a wonderful thing. There are parts that can be trying like hairballs, poop and trips for shots. It is an all around rewarding experience. Then reality steps in. We begin to realize that as we age, so do our pets. This is the hard part. There isn’t a pill […]
I wanted to cover this topic because I feel like I can’t accurately put it in my About section and do it justice. My whole life I’ve struggled being me, who hasn’t? I’ve struggled for fit in, to find my place and find people who get big old complicated me. When I’m around animals, I […]
Miss J is a soon to be high school graduate, with plans for university. Miss J is the granddaughter of a dear friend. She reminds me of myself, twenty years ago. I had two horses in my younger years, back when I lived on a farm. They meant the world to me as Mr. J […]
Sometimes an animal shelter’s kitty cup runneth over. This is what happened at the local shelter where I volunteer. Enter the Kittenpalooza event. I was asked to help out photographing the kittens that were coming back to the shelter from foster homes in preparation for Kittenpalooza. For a while now, I’ve been trying to figure […]
Size is everywhere…Would you like to Super size that, size doesn’t matter, size is just a number…well I’m here to tell you size does matter! Especially when it comes to your home decor! Everyone always asks how much is your 8×10…Ok, that’s easily answered but could you tell me where you are going to put […]
What do yo do Sunday morning? Some folks sleep in, some visit places of worship, some do laundry…I spend my Sunday mornings volunteering at the Kansas Humane Society where I photograph shelter animals. To date, I have photographed canines, felines, rats, mice, ferrets, bunnies, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs and a pigeon, yes a pigeon. It […]