The Spotted Tongue Photography

07/11/2024

Just a reminder about upcoming events!

August 2-4 I will be at the awesome CNY Sheltie Club AKC agility trial at Paws for Thought Farm. The trial closes in 9 days but I'm hearing it's almost full. I had SO much fun last year and I can't wait to see everyone again! Just a note that I will NOT be there on Thursday this time. I hope no one is only entered that day!

August 16-18 it's FASTCAT TIME! I hope. Everyone keep your fingers crossed for no torrential downpours and also no insane heat. Let's DO THIS THING this time! I so missed out on seeing everyone (and seeing my dogs run!) in May.

September finds me out in the Rochester/Buffalo area!

September 7-8 I'll be out in Albion for the Dream Dogs UKI trial.

September 21-22 I'll be at the Happy Tails USDAA trial again. This is in absolutely lovely park and a small trial...and it's OUTSIDE. So if you're signed up for USDAA and dying for outside agility trial photos, this is a great place to go!

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06/19/2024

‼️‼️ PHOTOS ARE NOW LIVE ON THE SITE! ‼️‼️

Thanks again to the amazing crew at the Ithaca Dog Training Club for letting me come photograph all the amazing teams. It's always a joy to be at your trials!

From now until Sunday, June 23 @ 11:59pm, get 10% off your order from this trial with the code 10OFF!!

If you have any questions or issues with ordering, please reach out to me via messenger or e-mail at [email protected]

I'm heading out on vacation tomorrow and I'll be back Sunday, but I'll be approving orders and responding as quickly as I can. Just give me a little grace period as I'll be off playing with my dogs at the fabulous Emerald Glen Getaway in Morris, NY.

All galleries are organized by dog/handler. I do my best to get everyone in the right folders, but if you find a different dog in your folder (or see your dog in another folder!), please reach out so I can fix the error. If you have any questions before purchasing or have issues with making your pur...

06/17/2024

What a fantastic weekend out at the Ithaca Dog Training Club's CPE Trial. So many great runs (and some that were just a lot of fun to watch!). I love seeing all the successes the the ability to laugh when it all goes wrong. Remember that you're always going home with the BEST dog!

I'm working on getting the photos ready to post. I hope to have them all up before I leave for vacation on Thursday afternoon. So keep an eye out!

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06/12/2024

This weekend I'll be down at the IDTC's CPE Trial in Groton! Who's going to be there?

If you're not signed up -- did you know they take day of show entries? And there's plenty of space. Paws for Thought Farm is a great place to run! Come down, play some, get some photos! It's going to be a beautiful weekend for a trial!

05/15/2024

Who's ready for some FastCAT this weekend? I know my dogs are, especially 103dB screaming Lea! I'm so ready to photograph all the amazing dogs!

05/08/2024

‼️‼️ PHOTOS ARE NOW LIVE ON THE SITE! ‼️‼️
Thank you again everyone for letting me come photograph all your amazing teams. The photos from the SOTC May the 4th Star Wars trial are now live on the site (and shhh look carefully and you might even see Yoda looking on in some of the photos!).

If you have any trouble ordering or have questions, feel free to contact me through this page or via e-mail: [email protected]

All galleries are organized by dog/handler. I do my best to get everyone in the right folders, but if you find a different dog in your folder (or see your dog in another folder!), please reach out so I can fix the error. If you have any questions before purchasing or have issues with making your pur...

05/08/2024

Thank you everyone for your amazing Star Wars entries!

The winner of the contest is Jillian Gravius! Check your FB messenger for a code to get $25 off your order!

I have also made a pick for my favorite photo and that goes to Lindsey Ezzo for her fabulous photo of her and Fenrir. Lindsey wins a $15 coupon!

Please check your messenger for your discount codes.

Thanks everyone for entering!

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05/07/2024

I am LOVING all of your Star Wars photos!

There's still time to enter the contest! I'll close it at midnight tonight and tomorrow morning I'll run a randomizer to pick a winner.

Photos are just about ready to go so those should be up either late tonight or tomorrow morning!

Are you all ready for STAR WARS WEEKEND at the SOTC trial at Jones Rd? Are you going to be there decked out in your gear and ready to make the Kessel Run in only 12 parsecs? Got your hyper drives ready? Are you as excited as Ben is to be on Hoth?

Well, I'm here to offer a little contest! Between now and Tuesday, May 7 at 11:59pm, post your best Star Wars photos of your dogs (or you!). On May 8 I'll be doing a random draw from all entries to win a $25 gift certificate for photos from this weekend's trial.

So let's see what you got! May the Force (or the 4th) be with you!

05/05/2024

What a great weekend out at the SOTC Star Wars themed trial! So many great teams out there running and learning and going home with their best dogs!

Don't forget to enter the contest! I want to see your best Star Wars pictures (and yes, pics taken at the event count!). Come share your favorite Star Wars photos for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate!

Are you all ready for STAR WARS WEEKEND at the SOTC trial at Jones Rd? Are you going to be there decked out in your gear and ready to make the Kessel Run in only 12 parsecs? Got your hyper drives ready? Are you as excited as Ben is to be on Hoth?

Well, I'm here to offer a little contest! Between now and Tuesday, May 7 at 11:59pm, post your best Star Wars photos of your dogs (or you!). On May 8 I'll be doing a random draw from all entries to win a $25 gift certificate for photos from this weekend's trial.

So let's see what you got! May the Force (or the 4th) be with you!

05/04/2024

May the 4th Be With You!

Headed off to the SOTC trial and I'm excited to see all the Star Wars themed stuff people wear!

05/01/2024

Are you all ready for STAR WARS WEEKEND at the SOTC trial at Jones Rd? Are you going to be there decked out in your gear and ready to make the Kessel Run in only 12 parsecs? Got your hyper drives ready? Are you as excited as Ben is to be on Hoth?

Well, I'm here to offer a little contest! Between now and Tuesday, May 7 at 11:59pm, post your best Star Wars photos of your dogs (or you!). On May 8 I'll be doing a random draw from all entries to win a $25 gift certificate for photos from this weekend's trial.

So let's see what you got! May the Force (or the 4th) be with you!

04/09/2024

This past weekend I had an absolute blast watching all the amazing teams competing in Rally-FrEe and Musical Freestyle at SOTC. Getting to photograph these teams and their lovely relationships with their dogs was a complete joy.

Photos are now live on the site! Please note the event pricing. If you want all photos of more than one dog, there are discount codes!

Also, special for this particular trial: If you purchase all photos of your dog and they were part of a pairs routine, I'll send you the pairs routine as part of that!

All galleries are organized by dog/handler. I do my best to get everyone in the right folders, but if you find a different dog in your folder (or see your dog in another folder!), please reach out so I can fix the error. If you have any questions before purchasing or have issues with making your pur...

03/09/2024

Another exciting update! I'm going to be shooting both SOTC FastCAT trials. The first one coming up is May 17-19, so I'll see you all there!

02/26/2024

And another trial has been lined up! You'll find me at the SOTC Jones Rd trial in May. I may only be able to make Saturday and Sunday (we'll see about Friday a little later) but I'll be there both of those days for sure. And I'll do my best to get photos of everyone. It's not the easiest trial to shoot since there are two rings but I'll do my best and apologize profusely if I don't get any photos of your dog!

02/26/2024

I'm super excited to announce that I'm going to photographing the Onondaga Kennel Club's October AKC FastCAT trial in Bridgeport, NY (October 5-6).

Keep an eye on my Upcoming Events page for where else you'll see me! And as always if you're a trial chair and interested in having me possibly come shoot your trial, reach out!

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02/22/2024

‼️‼️ PHOTOS ARE NOW LIVE ON THE SITE! ‼️‼️

A couple things to note:

1. If you wish to purchase all photos of more than one dog, please send me a message (either through here or at [email protected]). I offer discounts for second dogs ($35 off the second dog for the small photos, $50 off the second dog for the large photos). Zenfolio has no way to automate this, so reach out please! I'll get you a code ASAP.

I also offer a discount for anyone whose dog got their championship title, so if that's you, reach out and I'll send you a code!

2. If you find any dogs in your folder that are wrong, please reach out to me and let me know so I can fix it. I do this all manually and I sometimes miss something or the photos get put in the wrong folder by accident.

Thanks everyone for an amazing trial and special thanks for the folks at SOTC for making me feel welcome at their trial!

See detailed price list here: https://www.thespottedtongue.com/event-pricing Agility Event Pricing Single Large photo - $15 Large photos (5-pack) - $60 Large photos (10-pack) - $90 Large photos (all) - $125 This is for one dog only. ---------- Single Small photo - $10 Small photos (5-pack) - $35 Sma...

02/22/2024

As I get closer to having the photos all ready to share from the trial last weekend, I wanted to make sure you all saw my event pricing list. Pricing is basically the same as last year's, but I've added an additional option for post-processing the photos. You can find my event pricing and explanations of the digital products I offer here: https://www.thespottedtongue.com/event-pricing I do also offer prints.

Here are a few "before and after" photos showing some post-processing work done on a few photos from December featuring Kyber the Border Whippet and my dog, Ben.

02/22/2024

Another update! I'm very excited to say that I am now in the uploading part of the process. The photos should all be up on the website later tonight or tomorrow, depending on how long it takes for them to upload and for me to get things set up!

02/20/2024

I had such a fabulous time watching and photographing all the great teams at the SOTC AKC trial this past weekend. Just an update on where I am at the moment with the photos. I'm hard at work going through all the photos I took and organizing them into their folders so you can easily find your dogs' photos. I hope to have them up before the weekend, so keep an eye out for further updates!

02/13/2024

Have you been keeping up with my Upcoming Events page? I've booked a few more trials!

If you're the chair of a trial in the CNY/Finger Lakes region and you need a photographer, please reach out! I've shot not only agility, but FastCAT, dock diving, and musical freestyle, and I'm always game for anything that involves dogs and action.

The Spotted Tongue Photography

02/09/2024

One week from today I'm back behind the lens photographing the SOTC agility trial. I'm so excited to be back at it. This has been a good month off (my hands have recovered!) but I've missed shooting. Looking forward to seeing all the teams next week!

01/23/2024

This past weekend was FRIGID, but it didn't stop me from getting out and photographing a couple dogs for the Dog Gone Inn Doggie Daycare, LLC. rescue. Meet Delilah and Kiwi!

01/18/2024

Upcoming events I'll be at are all updated on web page! Keep an eye out for hopefully more to come soon!

If you're running a trial in the central NY area and are looking for a photographer, please feel free to reach out and I'll see if I can add it to my schedule!

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01/05/2024

New year, new me! Or new business logo at least. This fabulous new logo for my business is from Dancing Cavy Productions. I couldn't be more thrilled with her work. She captured Dahlia's joy when working with me (as well as her spotted tongue!), and what I consider to be the essence of my photography - fun and connection!

01/01/2024

I want to wish all the great handler and dog teams I've photographed and worked with this year a very Happy New Year. Here's to more great runs and more fun in 2024!