Seattle Photographer Lara Grauer
Official Seattle Photography Blog
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Calendar Session – Photos of Rocket and Andi
Rocket (left) and Andi (right) had fun pretending to be bride and groom. This year’s dog calendar will feature Seattle area canines who have shelter living in their past. These two pups are Rocket and Andi. I had a great time getting to know this pair. They are some high-energy dogs! They live with…
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A Dog Spa Recommendation
This is Luke, winner of Mister June at SplashDog This year I’ve had the privilege of getting to know one of the owners at SplashDog Canine Well-Being Center. They have a monthly contest they promote on Facebook that determines the dog of the month. Each winning pooch gets a mini photo-shoot with me, wearing their…
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Water Photographs
I’ve been wanting to try photographing dripping water, and I finally did it. It’s just one of those things that I’ve seen here and there that I’ve always thought would be fun to try, like photographing a bullet shooting through an apple or a watermelon. Photographing water dripping is a lot safer, and easier. There…
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Photos Help My Lame Memory
The Northern Lights. You’ve heard of them, right? I saw them once in northern Wisconsin with my mom. We were driving in the middle of the night, and she woke me up to see them. I was young (maybe 11 or 12), and didn’t really understand the significance at the time; plus I was a bit groggy,…
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Goodbye, George
Today I’m writing with a bit of sadness for the loss of a pet. We inherited two guinea pigs from a friend over the summer – two brothers – and last week, one of them passed away. His name was George, and he was so loved. The kids shed countless tears for his loss, and…
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Coming Out Of The Woodwork
Lately I’ve been spending all of my writing time working on my shiny new website. Whaddya think? In December I did Santa photos for Pawsitive Alliance‘s Canine Christmas Extravaganza. Did you get a chance to see those on Facebook? That was a fun event. I do feel lucky when I get to participate in the process…
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Sibling Kitties
Here are two sibling cats I met last week. Jingle Buzz is very social and comfortable hanging out, but Lily Lightyear took off to hide before I even stepped into the house! Our aim was to photograph the two cats together, but in the end, that’s not what happened. This way they both get to…
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Today’s Cat: Stormy
Stormy wanted absolutely nothing to do with me. She was interested in one thing, and one thing only: hiding. All the treats in the world couldn’t coax her near me. I don’t think I even got to brush against her fur! But even so, we got some beautiful portraits of this sweetheart. We just needed…
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Ravenclaw The Kitten
This sweet little kitten, Raven, will be featured in my upcoming cat calendar. What can you even say about a kitty like this? Adorable, playful, and at-ease. Absolutely loves to play, have fun, and cuddle. I had a fabulous time, and everyone in her family will be glad to have captured her blooming young spirit…
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Genghis The Maine Coon Cat
I hung out with this Maine Coon, Ghengis, for a while last week. All he wanted to do was go outside. But alas, we had to do portraits first… poor guy. Eventually, he gave up and went to sleep.
