The McCartneys Dog Photography

We’ve moved!

McCartney — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:39:06 +0000

Come see our shiny new website over at The McCartneys Dogs!

Grayslake, IL Dog Show Sneak Peek

McCartney — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:21:18 +0000

We were so lucky to have so many awesome visitors show up for sessions at the dog show in Grayslake, IL this weekend! A full post will be dedicated to the show soon, but until then …

Rosemont, IL Dog Show | December 9, 10, & 11

McCartney — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:13:56 +0000

Lots of sharing coming this blogs way! Last month we set up our traveling dog studio at the Rosemont Dog Show for three days and were so lucky at the cast of characters who visited us! Enjoy some of our favorites, and stay tuned for more dog goodness coming soon!

Dalmatians! | Wisconsin Dog Photographer

McCartney — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:57:24 +0000

We are SO excited to share Pax and Karma with you! These two Dalmatians live in Stevens Point, WI and invited us to their home for a fun photo session! … And Pax? Yea, he came dangerously close to coming home in our camera bag ;)

Wausau, Wisconsin Dog Session … x4!

McCartney — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:35:33 +0000

We love when dog owners invite us into their home and let us set up our dog studio right in their living room :) That is exactly what we did earlier this week with a Wausau, Wisconsin session. These four gentlemen are sure to make you smile! Say hello to Dillon, Winston, Devo and Jasper!

Maxwell | Milwaukee, Wisconsin dog photographer

McCartney — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:01:49 +0000

Maxwell! What a fun session :) Yesterday we took a day trip down to Milwaukee to Maxwell’s house (I had to say that!) and I think that he knew he was the star of the show for the whole day because he completely stepped UP! I was warned that he gets a lot of pictures taken of himself, but I wasn’t warned that he knew it! Once we started shooting it was obvious that Maxwell knew what he was doing, and that he was running the show ;)

I hope you enjoy Maxwell’s session!

Brooklyn, Great Dane | Wisconsin Dog Photographer

McCartney — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:43:17 +0000

Last weekend we were set up at the Fond du lac, WI dog show. It’s a wonderful small town show that we, along with my dad of McCartney & Company, love to set up at every year. The show was over Easter weekend this year (my dad and I celebrated the weekend with Mexcellent food every night!) and the dog show wasn’t as active as it has been in the past. But! There’s a major bright side to that. I got to meet Brooklyn! I saw her walking by and immediately I thought “I just have to get her into my studio!” I’m sure you’ve all had that thought go through your head at some point, right ;)

There’s something exciting, as an artist, about the work you do for yourself. I’m so glad Brooklyn’s owners agreed to take some time out of their day (I bribed them with a free print from the session) to let me have some fun! Don’t get me wrong, I have fun with every dog session that comes our way. But when a dog with a smooth coat, floppy ears, and color that matches my dark smokey background walks by … I get excited!

I hope you enjoy these photos of Brooklyn half as much as I did while making them!

The image below is my favorite! After taking it at the show, I worked it up, texted it to my wife (and uber amzing photog partner … check out this spread she created and photographed last week!), Kelsy, and her reply… “What a kaboose!”

Yellow Lab, Maggie | a dog a day

McCartney — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:19:44 +0000

Maggie is what I like to call a “good dog” — After I’m done rolling around on the floor trying to capture a dogs personality, with some dogs, I get up off the ground, stand up, smile, and say, “good dog.” Throughout her session, she was actually interested in the things I had to say (ahem, the noises I had to make). She didn’t feel the need to explore the smells all the previous dogs had left behind. I smile when these kinds of dogs step into the studio — The doggy door for Maggie is always open ;)

Italian Spinone, Duke

McCartney — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:45:22 +0000

Meet Duke. He is an Italian Spinone, one of our absolute favorite breeds. Duke came to us while we were set up at the Louisville dog show last month, and brought ALL of his personality!

We are about 3/4 done with the Louisville sessions and about 1/2 the prints & books have been sent out to their owners. Can’t wait for everyone to get their hands on their prints! We’re Super excited with how the sessions have turned out so far!

A Dog a Day | Stone

McCartney — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:39:50 +0000

Stone. Good dog. Great name! And loves to sit in front of the camera and look gooooooood! Stone the Weimaraner found our studio set up while we were down in Louisville, KY for the Kentuckiana Cluster of Dog Shows and felt right at home as soon as we started (I think it’s a weimaraner thing?!). We are SO grateful when any dog decides to wander into our studio, but we gotta be honest, when one of these dogs heads our way we get pretty pumped! Say hi to Stone!