Kendall the Boxer along the Esplanade

I had a great shoot recently with a goofy boxer named Kendall. Her owners are opening up a new pet food shop in the Back Bay, and wanted some photos of their motley crew of one dog and two cats to adorn the store walls. They were hoping to capture the essence of their pets – and of Boston too. Yay! I love shooting in the Back Bay, and especially now when spring is in full bloom. After what feels like endless winters, there is nothing better than Boston in the spring. We have cherry trees and tulips, lilacs and wisteria. We have sailboats on the Charles River. And of course, we have baseball. I had a hard time ending the shoot with so many great elements in place. It was only until people started chattering – the downfall of spring in Boston is that it does still get chilly, especially along the water – that I realized it was probably time to stop.

We started along lovely Beacon Street and headed to the river. It will soon be obvious that Kendall l.o.v.e.s her baseball, to the point of distraction! Since it was instrumental in helping me to get 99.9% of all shots, I think I will dedicate this post to Kendall’s baseball.

This post is dedicated to:

Kendall’s Baseball

Thank you to Kendall and your baseball for a WONDERFUL shoot! Kendall’s feline sibling Yogi will be coming up soon. Yogi is the very definition of a “fat orange cat.”

BEHIND THE SCENES

Mom, Dad, photog, husband/assistant, and baseball. Pretty much all hands on deck here.

Since we know Kendall has eyes only for her baseball, to get her to look at the camera I had my lovely assistant Dan hold the baseball right next to the lens.

If the baseball wasn’t in Kendall’s mouth or in someone’s hands, then it was in the water. We lost count how many times Kendall dropped the ball, and in her panic to retrieve it, her legs would flail about wildly, which only resulted in kicking the ball away. And away it goes rolling, into the water. Over and over and over. Ha ha!