Independence Day Photos

Cats Are Fun!

During my youth, my family had a Siamese named Tamerinski. He was a healthy strong cat of approximately 24 pounds and he ruled the house.

Today, I was reminded of Tamerinski as I did this photo session with a young Siamese. Cats are so much fun to photograph but also alot of exercise. They seldom want to sit still for a photo, they are not intrigued by noises and they are not particularily interested in treats. For approximately a nanosecond, they will pay attention to a dangling toy but seldom long enough for a good pose. Nevertheless, cats are fun!

Training as volunteer at Tampa Bay SPCA

For the past couple months, I have been training at the Tampa Bay SPCA . They have an incredible volunteer program working with the animals with an equally incredible training program. Sunday I completed my Level One training to work with dogs, cats and pocket pets (mice, rats, gerbils, ferrets, rabbits, etc) as a web photographer.

Initial training for everyone consists of a two hour Volunteer Introduction followed by a four hour Orientation. Paths then diverge depending on the areas one wishes to volunteer. As a multi-pet volunteer I then completed a mentoring session covering cats and pocket pets and a separate mentoring session covering dogs. This was followed by a two hour introduction dog obedience class; a two hour canine safety and handling class. Ending this training was a mentoring session on web photography with cats and pocket pets and a separate mentoring session for web photography of dogs.

Anyone with the heart and time; I encourage to volunteer at Tampa Bay SPCA. The people are wonderful and the enrichment working with the animals is priceless.