Here we are again. The time for portraits of dogs zooming through piles of leaves has arrived. The crisp, golden light beaming through trees with brightly colored foliage makes for an incredible backdrop, and the leaves that have fallen to the ground provide endless opportunity for hilarious moments. I love photographing dogs any time of…
Category: Dog Photography
How to choose the best pet photographer for you and your pets in Seattle.
Did you know that there are a bunch of wonderful pet photographers right here in Seattle? Have you been having a hard time deciding who to work with? Well, I recently discovered that I made it onto a list of “The 8 best pet photographers in Seattle,” created by Peerspace. How cool is that?!!! I…
Why I became a pet photographer, and why you might want to have me capture your pet’s story.
Today I want to talk a little bit about why I became a professional pet photographer, and then I am going to talk about why you might want to have your pet’s story captured. One of the things that I notice now that I’m a few decades down the road of life, is that…
Memory: it’s a gift. A unique way to share your pet through photography.
I love giving gifts. Like, LOOOOOOOOVE it. It’s a part of my love language to show people I care about that I am thinking of them. I have a couple of friends who have the most beautiful little baby girl who LOVES dogs. My friends actually like to go through my Instagram profile with her…
Your yard does not have to be pretty to be beautiful. Seattle Pet Photography by Marika Moffitt.
Sometimes people don’t believe me when I tell them that we can create incredible portraits of their pets without having to leave their backyard. Believe me when I say this, Your yard does not have to be pretty to be beautiful. It’s about your pet, it’s about the light and it’s about having someone who…
Why a studio session might be perfect for your dog or cat. Seattle pet photography by Marika Moffitt.
It’s Winter in Seattle which means the weather is super unpredictable. Really, you cannot trust any report given. Yesterday morning there was frost on the ground until the sun was high enough to melt it. By afternoon, I didn’t even have to wear a coat outside. Sometimes it snows in Winter here. Sometimes it snows…
Thank you for loving your old dog.
I love old dogs. I love everything about them. The good, the bad, the smelly. All of it. Give me an old dog to photograph, and I will leave part of my heart with them in their portrait. They will look at me with their soulful eyes, and I will be changed; transformed from every…
Pets of Queen Anne: Chewy. Seattle pet photography by Marika Moffitt
On a beautiful Summer evening in July, I met with Julia and Henry on Queen Anne to capture portraits of their sweet dog, Chewy. I had reached out to them on Instagram the week before asking if they would be interested in having Chewy’s rescue story featured in a Pets of Queen Anne article I…
Why Not Me; Giving back where I belong.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill I believe these words with all of my heart. I don’t remember exactly when I knew something was missing from my life, but for many years I felt like I was searching for something to…
Fantastic Mr. Bruce: Why we don’t ever give up on love.
Instagram is amazing for so many reasons, but right now my favorite part about it is how it connects us to people (and animals!) we might have never met had it not been for this incredible tool. I’ve been upping my Instagram game over the past few months because this is the place where I…