The Holidays are near

I hope you enjoyed family and friends today...I was able to see family and spend time with those I don't see often...


Many thanks, and give a little to be happy

The nose knows

Vote

VOTE TOMORROW...

Here's an easy way to find your poling location.

Volunteers 2

here's the 2nd set of volunteer portraits

Nicole-hands on, not shy
Sarah-the vet

Pardon The Dust

If you haven't noticed, updates to the website are in progress. I'm super excited about how it's going to turn out.

Stay tuned as Wedding images are added and we make changes to the Pet side of the site as well.

Pardon the dust as we work...

Dogs Unite

Some fun news...received a call from the owners at Dogs Unite and we're going to be working together in the future. Creating imagery for their site, giving tips and tricks on photographing your pets and giving members cool promotions to take advantage of and who knows what else is in the works over there.

In case you haven't heard of Dogs Unite, it's a brand new social website for dog owners. There are many cool features...blogs, chats, photo and information sharing, groups to join and meet other dog owners...the list goes on. And as more members join and share, it will become a great resource. And best of all, it's FREE!

So, go join Dogs Unite at www.dogsunite.com to stay in the loop and tell your fellow dog owners to join, too...what are you waiting for??

And here's a photo for the heck of it...

Volunteers

So, here is the first of the volunteer portraits:
Richard is the founder of HSTJ
Michelle runs the show here in San Diego

It's getting darker earlier...the air's getting cooler (a little) and the sun is giving us a nice smooth warmth...

I love taking outdoor pictures this time of year...


Happy Lady...

HSJT Video

The trips I took with the Humane Society of Tijuana were extremely moving. The images that I posted a week or so ago only touch the surface of what's happening to animals just a few miles south of our border.

The people who are working diligently to keep this organization and its weekend clinics going are extremely generous and selfless...needless to say their commitment is inspiring (I will be posting images of them in a few days).

So, in an effort to help spread the word about what HSTJ is accomplishing and to help define where a monetary donation goes, what a volunteer does and how donated medications and supplies are put to use, I composed a 2 minute video that shows you exactly that.

This compilation of still images clearly represents the living conditions and treatment of pets in one of the poorest areas of Tijuana and HSTJ is working to educate owners, conduct spay and neuter clinics, treat injuries and rid these animals of parasites to better their lives.

All I ask is that you send this to a friend, and please ask that friend to send to someone else and so on, and so on.

If you would like to donate, please contact Michelle at michelle@friendsofhstj.org or visit www.friendsofhstj.org

For those of you reading this via email, you will need to visit the blog directly to view the video.
Click here




Feel free to leave your comments and thoughts

Here are some details about the movie:
-Images taken by Bryan N. Miller
-Music composed by Bryan N. Miller
-Statistics taken from the Humane Society of Tijuana press releases

into the sun

I really enjoy the feel to these images...

Frankie

On a lighter note, my good friend Stephanie adopted a Pug...

Introducing Frankie

Follow Up

Some have told me that the video in yesterday's post did not come through in their emails.

Here is the link to view the 4min video

http://xdrtb.org/

xdrtb.org

If it isn't understood how imagery can aid in communicating the needs of a few to the many - this should make it clearer:

released today, 10/3:


more from his body of work here:
http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/

why volunteer your time? continued...

The Humane Society of Tijuana treats animals by setting up mash clinics in some of the poorest neighborhoods of Tijuana. This clinic was in Neuva Aurora, not more than 15minutes south of the San Diego border.

I'll be pulling together a complete image-story, but in the meantime will be posting images from the event.

why volunteer your time?

this is why...


more to come...

We had to do it...

How do you convince them that it's good to have their nails done?

I love this image of Lady. It's such an opposing image to her facial portraits which are soft, shy and timid.

To me this image is what Doby's are about... sleek and thin yet strong with an intimidating structure.

Our Lady...

I took quite a few photos this past weekend...going through them, Tracy and I got an awww moment when we came across this one.

Our Lady...

New Wedding Blog

As I continue to work my way through the images from the Solis wedding,
I'll be posting images and updates on my new wedding blog
here's a quick page from the upcoming book.

more on the wedding blog...

And the editing process moves forward...

So, while editing the wedding images my computer crashes. Fantastic.

Went out and bought an iMac...glad I did too. It's an am amazing machine.

And the editing process moves forward...

Sneak Peak

It's been too long since my last post...but I've been pretty busy.

Along with teaming up with Friends Humane Society of Tijuana last month, shooting headshots for Altitude Realty, I also spent this past weekend in Ventura photographing the wedding of Adam and Vanessa.

Below are just a few photos from the wedding and I'll be posting more along with additional images from events last month...including details of the partnership with FHSTJ, which I'm very excite about.

Hope you enjoy the images and as always, if you like what you see...pass it on to a friend.
Bryan
*click images for larger versions

A Book is Born

I've spent the past few weeks pulling together a book, completed with images from some of my recent photo shoots. It would be fantastic to get some feedback from everyone on how this looks.

Friends Forever

A book dedicated to...

By Bryan N. Miller

Book Preview

Click on the link to preview the 1st 15 pages. Hope you enjoy and hope to receive some feedback!!

Lady is about as unique as they come. love the ears...

Zack and Bean

A fantastic photo session with Zack and Bean!
These are 2 great dogs...extremely photogenic.






Thanks Dianne for having me in your home and photographing these guys...you're great!
Want to know more about the history of the Pug?

Kobe

Nothing special today...Kobe enjoying things.

Naptime

Caught Tracy and Lady napping the other day. Couldn't resist snapping the picture.

Lady is doing quite well these days. She's getting more and more comfortable and she seems happier every day.

* Not Pet related: Obama on the race issue

We have such a difficult time discussing race in this country...maybe it's about time we applaud a man that can bring a delicate issue to the forefront and discuss it so eloquently and with such intelligence.

Maybe we will elect a man that could lead us past our most unspoken hurdle?

If nothing else, I applaud him for addressing all Americans as if we have we actually have intelligence.

cole

Well, this isn't pet related; but it is family related. My good friend Tom and his wife Angie had a baby late last year. He was scheduled to be born around Christmas, however due to some complications he was born way premature, in late October.

Getting stronger and stronger, he's finally moved home and for the past 3 months he's been doing remarkably well! I went to meet him for the first time and of course took a million photos. Here are a few. And you can learn more about Cole's story in Tom's Blog...http://redesignsite.com/blog/

Getting Comfortable

Lady's getting a bit more comfortable in front of the lens. Here are a few from this past weekend...

Lady, the newest member of the family

So, we adopted a 2 year old Doberman! She was a rescue from the local animal shelter. She had been neglected and as a result is very shy. Even though she looks tough, she wouldn't hurt a fly.


Haven't had enough time to take a lot of photos, but here's one from a walk in the park on a beautiful San Diego afternoon...and one while hanging around the house.

Bailey!!

I just completed Bailey's photo shoot. A 2 year old Boxer, has a ton of energy and is very photogenic.

Here are a few of the images...click on them to enlarge.  

enjoy!