K9 Camera Award for Best DOGumentary goes to Videographer Brian Potts

Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Long Island, New York

K9 Camera Award 
Goes to Videographer Brian Potts 

Nationally acclaimed Videographer and Dog Trainer Brian Potts, was recently awarded the K9 Camera Award 2011 for Best DOGumentary for his behind the scenes look at America’s most experienced Pet Photographer, Richie Schwartz.

Simply, but aptly named “ Profile of America's Pet Photographer” the production stars Schwartz and several dogs. Often called the Dog Whisperer of Pet Photographers because of his uncanny ability to calm even the most energetic of dogs, Schwartz has photographed more than 70,000 pets over the last 30 years, giving rise to his reputation as "America’s Most Experienced Pet Photographer".

                           

Filmed and edited entirely by Potts, this seven minute DOGumentary takes a look at how Schwartz actually gets the animals to pose, why he chose to specialize in Pet Photography and other fascinating and fun scenes. Interviews and scenes were filmed in Schwartz's New York Pets Phototography Studio and on location at a national pet supply store.

Schwartz himself was recently named among the "Top 25 Pet People of 2010," a list compiled by NBC Universal's PetSide.com that includes Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Degenres, Betty White and Elayne Boosler. The rankings are based on the individual's impact on the welfare of pets, the capacity to raise the public profile of pets in need and the ability to inspire others into action. Schwartz is listed at #23.

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Watch the video on YouTube here: DOGumentary 

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This is an awesome video. It is not what you expect. A powerful message. Don't miss it.

It's only 60 seconds but  it leaves an impression

Pets Photography Studio - Pets and Animals TV Channel

Pets Photography Studio is proud to present our own TV Channel. We feature all kinds of pets and animals that appear on television across the country. Catch up on pet and animal news 24/7. This is the sister channel to our Dog Channel which can be seen here Pets Photography Studio TV Dog Channel.

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Hazardous conditions are something that photographers sometimes have to deal with. Photographers who photograph wars, rock climbing, civil disobedience, and wildlife are some of the situations that come to mind when we think of hazardous conditions, but the reality is, danger lurks just around the corner for any photographer not paying attention to the shooting conditions they are in. No matter what kind of job you are shooting, I suggest arriving early and do a walk around of the area you will be shooting in. This video explains it all very well.

Be Careful Out There!!

Dog Sings and Plays Piano Perfectly

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I Joined the Eating Dog Food for Nitro's Law Campaign: -Pet Photographer...

I have joined the national campaign called "I Eat Dog Food for Nitro's Law." We are each eating dog food until the anti cruelty bill, Nitro's Law, is reintroduced into the House of Representatives in Ohio. For more information, go to this link: http://betterwords.typepad.com/nikki_moustaki/the-i-eat-dog-food-for-nitros-law-campaign.html
We are doing this AS A TEAM. The idea is that we get this movement out there to raise awareness for Nitro’s Law and help it get reintroduced to the House of Representatives in Ohio. No animal should have to suffer the way Nitro and the other dogs did, and no one who perpetrates this kind of abuse onto an animal should be able to just walk away so easily from it.
Check out http://nitrofoundation.com

Pet Photographer Helps Shelter Rescue Dogs Get Adopted

I had a Pet Photo Day at a local Pet Supplies “Plus” store  recently and there was a dog and cat rescue group celebrating the opening of their new facility within the store. The store owner had generously donated a large portion of his property to construct an area to house kittens and cats that have been rescued from the street and from other shelters. The name of the rescue group is Forgotten Friends of Long Island. and they have a Facebook page here: Forgotten Friends on Facebook

They had also brought with them, several rescued dogs that live in foster homes while waiting to be adopted. They don’t have room to house the dogs, so some volunteers with very big hearts become foster “parents” to these animals that would have otherwise been euthanized.
I asked the  Coordinator of their Foster/Rescue Dog Program, if I could donate some of my time and take pictures of the foster dogs which could then be used on their web site. I hadn’t seen their web site or the pictures of the dogs on it, but I have seen other rescue sites and I know what the pictures usually look like. It is a known fact that the better the picture, the better the chances are that a dog will get adopted. Even without having seen the pictures they were using on their web site,I was sure that I could improve upon them, even with the limited set up I had to work with at the time.

Take a look at the pictures, maybe you would like to adopt one or perhaps you know someone who might like to. Please get in touch with Forgotten Friends of Long Island.

If you are a shelter or rescue organization in Connecticut, New York City or on Long Island, I am available to do the same thing for your organiztion.

Here are the “before” and “after” pictures:
The top row photos were taken by the rescue group’s volunteers. The rest are photos of the same dogs, taken by me.

 

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