Yearly Archives: 2010

K9 Kutz 5 star accommodation

Last night I went to the VIP opening of K9 Kutz‘s new 5 star pet boarding facility in Rosebery. They’ve had a grooming salon and day spa for several years, but due to customer demand they’ve now bought an adjoining property and expanded the business to offer all inclusive pet boarding in luxury accommodation for dogs and cats of all sizes. It’s been beautifully fit out with two rooms for dogs, a room for cats and a secure outdoor play area with a splash pool and a sandpit. I supplied all the art for the walls so it was like a little exhibition opening for me last night too!

Scooter the Dalmatian from Urban Animal Magazine walked the red carpet and had a frolic in the splash pool. I can’t blame him, it was a scorcher yesterday!

Some of the other cute doggy guests…

Full details and rates can be found here.

alexa - Wow Ruth- What a GORGEOUS place to have your work displayed! And I love how you laid it all out too. :) Looks awesome!

Ruth[less] - Thanks Alexa!

amanda - NICE. I especially LOVE the grouping!

Bianca - OMG! These are just gorgeous. My Favorite is the Dalmation with the dribble.

Anita - Wow, what a gorgeous place! And your work on the walls is just icing on the cake…way to go Ruth!

Lea - Oh My Goodness – how ace is this place?! ( and your artwork on the walls is FAB! x )

I’ve visited many boarding houses for pets, but none, absolutely NONE as amazingly awesome as this – kudos to the owners, I hope it works out for them and I wish they were closer to me !!

xx

Janet Palmer - awesome display, congrats :)

Lisa - What an AMAZING space!!! Your photos look amazing there Ruth!!

Mischiefmaka puppies | Sydney Puppy Photographer

If you receive this blog post by email I suggest that you click on the heading to open it in a browser as the gallery looks much better online.

I spent three lovely days in puppy town last week [aka Mischiefmaka Kennels in country Victoria]. There was much talk beforehand about which puppies I wanted but couldn’t have [cause in reality our hands are pretty full with our current three], so it was probably for the best that all the puppies had homes lined up when I got there. All our dogs are rescues so we’ve never had a puppy and I REALLY REALLY want one, but I had to make do with just a fleeting visit and coming home empty handed.

Mischiefmaka only breeds once a year but her bitches came into season at the same time so she had two litters on the ground when I went down. One lot were almost 8 weeks old and the others were 6 weeks. I had contemplated getting props to put them in and then decided it would be too cheesy, but in hindsight, the ability to contain the little mischievous monkeys would’ve definitely worked in my favour, photographing puppies is hard!! Here are some of the ones I got that aren’t just blurry zoomies! [Click on the thumbnails to open the gallery.]

You may have noticed a somewhat oversized puppy in there, that was Capone [Mischiefmaka Chainsaw Charlie] who’s the sire of the younger litter. If you’ve been following my blog for a while you might have also noticed that he was copying Kyuss‘s modeling shots from my last visit. I’ll probably be in trouble for posting those first two photos cause they were taken before he had a facewash and a beard trim, but I’ll take that risk!

I’ve uploaded some of these photos to my RedBubble store and made two calendars. You can check them out here. Remember there’s 15% off all purchases made in my store until Sunday 14th Nov 2010. The discount code is “ruthlessphotos_is_on_sale_6914″.

Julie Austin - Oh. My. God.
They all are precious.
Puppy breath EVERYWHERE!
Awesome shots!!! Puppies sure aren’t the easiest subjects.

Sarah McGraw - Wow Ruth! These are great and puppies are hard! I don’t know how you didn’t bring one home ;)

Philly - Awww how adorable are they! So cute!

Amanda - Holy freaking ridiculous cuteness. Soundtrack to viewing went something like this:

Awww. Aw. AWWWWWWWWWWWW! Oh. my. god. Awwwwwwww!!

Nice, Ruth!

Andrea - Oh my – they are soooooo cute!!! I could not have left without one of those – adorable!! Great job too – I can’t imagine it would have been easy!

SJ - These came out really good Ruthie..LOL at all the trouble and bad weather we had, at least you have a new respect for how hard it is to photograph puppies , U might not nag me all the time for puppy pics now? haha Of course you will!

Oh n btw its CH.Mischiefmaka Chainsaw Charlie, he worked hard for his title, dont steal it from him :P

SJ - Forgot to mention my fav pics…Ummmmm

Number 1- 6- 10- 13- 18-19- 20 -21-25-33 and 34 are my favs!

Was great having you here ;)

Ruth[less] - Fixed!

Ian J - PIGLETS!!!!! Hehe, awesome shots Ruth, looks like hardwork, you’ve totally captured their personalities, they look like a bundle of mischief and fun! :)

Bianca - Ohhh Ruth! I am pupply clucky now! SOOOO ADORABLE and that top shot is just perfect!

leanne - Ruth, these are just fabulous! Wow!

Wendy - I’m amazed you walked away without one hidden in your camera bag. Did they count them after you left? That last little pup with the black face patch… Sigh. So cute!

Deb - what a bunch of sweeties, pretty unbearable. :) as always, beautiful shots, Ruth.

alexa - I’m not jealous. Not a teensy bit.

I want a litter of adorable teensy puppies to photograph!!!!!! Lucky you! :)

Hallowe’en competition time!

Are you dressing your dog up this Hallowe’en?
To celebrate the impending launch of my fundraiser calendar I’m going to hold a little photo competition for the best dressed pet. The winner will receive one of my A3 calendars plus postage to anywhere in the world.

How do I enter?
Upload your photo to the Ruthless Photos Facebook page.
Invite all your friends to like it.
The picture with the most likes wins.
Competition is open from now until 6pm [Sydney time] on Thursday 4 Nov.

How do I upload a photo?
To upload a photo go to the Ruthless Photos Facebook page and click in the box where it says “What’s on your mind”. Write a bit about your photo and then click the little photo icon underneath it to upload your photo. [If you're not already a fan, you'll need to click the like button at the top of the page before you can do anything.]

What if I don’t win and I want to buy a calendar?
They’ll be on sale from next Friday 5 Nov and they’re very limited edition. I’ll post the full details here.

ShortDog - Shame I don’t have a costume to hand….!

Ruth[less] - Make one!!!

ShortDog - If I get eaten by the dog…I blame you…..Attempt #3 of dressing Basil dog up commences!

Ruth[less] - I still see no photos on my wall!!

Wendy - I just see I stole your line without knowing it. I posted a picture of Lacey the other day with almost the same line. I wasn’t copying! Promise! We had a vampire toy that used to say that and she constantly made it talk. :)

Ruthless Leather Update #12

Here’s a quick update for anyone that might have missed all these tidbits on our Facebook page.

Every time Dave makes a design in a different colour combination I photograph it for the gallery on our website. [Which I updated recently, so if you sent us a photo of your dog it's probably there now!] Here are some recent favourites:

If the customer lives nearby I’ll sometimes deliver the order in person just so I can take a photo of the dog in their new bling! Here’s Flynn the Kelpie in his regular brown and antique brass Lone Ranger. Lots more photos of Flynn can be seen here!

Zeus the Amstaff in his wide brown and brass Rocknrolla with a nameplate. [Collar pictured above, top left.]

Charlie the Amstaff in the prize he won at the Sydney University Pet Fair. A wide brown, brass and amber Nightowl. Don’t we have the best looking clients?!

Some dates for your diary:
Ruthless Photos and Ruthless Leather are going to be at Mosman Pet’s Day Out on Sunday 24 October. If you’re on Facebook you can RSVP to the event here. We’ll also be at the Dogs NSW Spring Fair in Erskine Park on Saturday 20 November. You can RSVP to that here.

Please also note that the cut-off point for Ruthless Leather Christmas present orders is Friday 12 November. We’ll continue to take orders after those dates but Christmas delivery won’t be guaranteed. Remember that we also sell gift vouchers. They’re delivered by email, so they can be purchased at any time.

Kristin - These collars are so gorgeous!

Ruth[less] - Thanks Kristin!

Flynn the Kelpie | Sydney Pet Photographer

When I arrived for Flynn’s photoshoot he was already entertaining himself with a ball in the living room. The other three dogs he lives with are all a bit older with lower energy levels, so when he throws the ball in front of them and they don’t take it he just grabs it and throws it around for himself. I could have sat and watched him for hours, it was hilarious! So, if you think there’s a bit of a crazed, ball-obsessed, look in his eyes in a lot of these photos, you’re not wrong!

When we’d finished in the garden we went to a park to get some action shots. I was so excited to find another pile of woodchips there! My new favourite thing!

Little Riley even got in on the modeling action. Such a cutie!

What is it Flynn? Is it a ball? Fetchhhhhhhh…

Apparently he slept well that night. I know I did too, I was exhausted! Thanks for another fun shoot Adriana. I can’t wait until you get your next foster failure so I can come back for more!;)

susan wall - wow what lovely dogs, and your portraits of them really are fantastic! Wish you would travel this way!

ShortDog - What an awesome shoot, I love Kelpies!

Ian J - Awesome shots Ruth! I love that crazy Flynn guy, he looks fun! :)

Beck - wow, so cool! who knew you could get fantastic portrait like pics of dogs :O amazing!

Katie Kolenberg - Seriously cool Ruth. LOVE the woodchip ones, but the one directly above it is my favourite. You captured so much personality!

Adriana - Love love love these pics of my fur kids!! You’re the best Ruth!

Bianca - Ruth, Ruth, Ruth…why have I never seen your work before. These are so awesome. The one of him jumping the log is amazing. I love them all so much!!!

Anda - Ruth, these are fantastic! Flynn the Kelpie is the perfect dog in my eyes :) You captured his energy and ball love so well! I’ve been living with a similar personality in the coat of a Border Collie for 5 years, and I can attest you did a fabulous job at documenting the beauty and joy of having fun with balls and natural obstacles.

Love your action shot at the end!

And the dizzying bokeh portraits need to be printed and proudly displayed – I am sure his owner will do that!

Riley is a total cutie :)

Jennifer Metzger - Oh, he is so gorgeous! What a fun dog to photograph. Love the ones where he almost blends into the background.

Deb - Total cuties, and I love the big grin jumping over the log. :)

Ty - Ruth, these are phenomenal!

Ruth[less] - Thanks Ty!