I met a woman who photographed celebrity dogs for a book, and she told me that Ralph Lauren's dog is named Rugby. I said, Yeah, but his real name is Stickball.
I happened to take a photo, and there was my wife, my dog and my banjo, all in the same shot - and I thought, "Oh, that's like a family portrait right there."
I don't think I've ever gotten to the point where I sent out Christmas cards! But if I did, they would have to feature my pets, that's for sure.
If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
Dogs seem more photogenic than cats. In photos most cats look like sociopaths.
Note 4. For these and other reasons the cat is also very hard to photograph. The best photographs are instantaneous, as the mere breathing of a cat will blur the fur in a time exposure.
The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn't pose. He isn't aware of the camera.
I like to Instagram my dogs! I also get excited to post behind-the-scenes photos from when I was filming something.
As a very small boy, my passion was nature, and I had pets - cats, a dog and a bunny rabbit - and I wrote a very small book called 'My Pets,' filled with their photographs and a discussion about my pets and how much I loved them... That was my first book.
Franchesca and Sharkey, my French bulldogs, have their own blog. And they are brilliant at it.
Once you get a kitten, the natural thing you do is take a billion photos.
