Shhhhhhh! Mother's Day is just around the corner (May 8th!) and I am SO excited about what I have in the works for my mom. I was lucky enough to get a chance to photograph her heart dog, Maggie Moo, before leaving California for Dallas, and am in the process of compiling a beautiful leather-bound album of her pictures. My mom is not on Facebook (crazy, right?!), so don't spoil the surprise ;) Moo Cow was rescued as a very young pup, and has been by my mom's side ever since

I recently put out a model call for unique breeds of dogs and cats, so when Stephanie emailed me with the prospect of photographing Archibald, her Sphynx cat, I jumped at the chance! Archie was such a gentleman. This posh San Diego kitty is living the spoiled life, and it's clear his mom is just smitten with him. Archibald had quite a lot of sass for his little cat self, and wasn't afraid to strut his stuff for a little photo modeling. I tend to capture at least one photo o