Portland Photography

Happy Halloween from all of us here at Artistique! Here is a lovely picture of Gordon in his Halloween costume. Hope everyone has a safe and fun evening. We have already started in on the candy. Diets start Monday!

We shot Kalah’s senior pictures yesterday and had a perfect afternoon! Kalah is beautiful and has just began modeling. Here are some shots from her session…

Rachel and Dan had a beautiful wedding day at Camas Meadows Golf Club in Washington. Garside Florist of Vancouver did their flowers and Rachel’s sister made the cake! We were allowed to go out on the course (which is pretty unusual at most golf clubs!) and took some great shots on the fairway, paths and bridges. As you can see, they had an amazing scene (and lighting!) for their ceremony.

We had a super time with Allison and Andy at The Pumpkin Patch. It was an absolutely gorgeous fall day. I think we may all have permanent damage after the bumpy hay ride but it was really fun.

Allison & Andy are our first wedding couple for 2010. Andy is being deployed overseas in the spring and we wish him a safe & speedy return. Thank you Andy for your service to our country, we truly appreciate it.

So here is Mr Gordon the Super Jet a.k.a.”Gordon” or “Poopsy” or “Puffer” or “Mr Puff (he puffs his cheeks out while breathing…). We adopted Gordon through Greyhound Pets of America Northwest, a wonderful organization dedicated to finding new homes for these beautiful animals that either “fail to qualify or no longer qualify for the racetrack”. Greyhounds are amazing pets and deserve a chance to continue their life after racing.

So since the loss of our dear Chosen One (the fabled King of Cats…) we decided we would like a dog to join our family. After much research and a couple of heart breaks (all for the better good) we ended up choosing to adopt a Greyhound. Contrary to popular belief, Greyhounds are super mellow, low energy, clean & friendly pets.

In our line of work, it was important to have a pet that would fit in with our busy lifestyle and not require constant attention. We enjoy walking in the morning and vegging on the couch at night. Gordon is the perfect compliment to our family. “45 mile per hour couch potato” is a widely used phrase amongst the Greyhound community and boy, is it fitting! He is so mellow, he can join us at the studio every day and be no trouble at all. We have had him with us for almost 4 weeks he is fitting in nicely. They can be a little stand offish, shy and timid at first but he is warming up and enjoying his new life as Dog of the Manor.

If you have any questions about Greyhounds or adopting a Greyhound, shoot us an email or better yet, contact the GPA directly.

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