Susan Solo – Photographer | Traveler | Adventurer

Tag: Frenchies

  • Frenchies!

    I have a few really random things to post – photos that I took in the past year and just never blogged because of various excuses. So I’m going to play catch up over the winter months!

    A few years ago, I photographed my friend Coelle’s new French Bulldog, Zoey. I even puppy-sat for her! She also showed up for Coelle and Corey’s engagement photos. And then in 2010 I photographed Zoey’s new little sister, Macey, though I don’t think I blogged an image of her. Here are the two sisters, Zoey and Macey, respectively:

    And then this summer, Coelle’s parents welcomed a new little Frenchie into their home as well! This is Bria. She’s like, “Whaaaaaa?! Another Frenchie?” Yes! Another one. I am the official photographer of French Bulldogs. If that’s not a very specific niche, I don’t know what is.

    Aren’t they all so cute? I could photograph those sweet adorable little smoosh-faces and big ears all day. So if anyone ever happens to need a photographer with a lot of French Bulldog experience, that’s me!

  • Coelle & Corey – Engaged!

    Oh gosh, what can I even say about Coelle and Corey without getting uber sappy? Coelle is a very very dear friend of mine from high school. I moved to Virginia my senior year of high school, and Coelle was the first person on the first day to make me feel welcome at my new school. We clicked immediately and were inseparable from then on. I’m super happy that she and Corey found each other, and the two of them make the cutest pair. I think I sort of demanded that I shoot their wedding (you know, in a nice way) and thus their engagement photos as well, so we met this afternoon for the engagement session!

    We started off by walking their dog, Zoey, around their cute little town center.

    Whatcha lookin’ at, Zoey?

    Okay, not the best angle on Zoey, but I love the silhouette!

    Here’s a better one of Zoey!

    Are these two so cute or what?

    Okay, one last one of the pup before we dropped her off at home…

    Corey is a volunteer firefighter, so we stopped by the station to get a couple of pictures with the engine (Corey knows I love shooting there).


    Um, Coelle? You’re gorgeous!

    Corey suggested this beautiful little nook in their neighborhood and we finished up the session there.

    What did I tell you?! Goooooorgeous!


    So CUTE, you guys!

    Coelle and Corey, I’m so gosh darn happy for you two. You KNOW I can’t wait for your wedding! Eee!

  • Baby Borrowers

    Baby Borrowers

    Apologies for the blog-silience this week! I’ve been quite busy, and here are a few hints as to why:IMG_8595IMG_8597IMG_8598

    If you guessed puppy, you’re right! But not our own puppy – Chris and I watched my friend Coelle’s dog, Zoey, for a few days.

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    And with that, I think I’m going to cross off #22 and 43 on my 101 in 1001 list – get a dog, and housebreak the dog. I know it’s a stretch to say that I “got a dog” and that I housebroke her on my own, but I’ve decided that this task will fulfill those two items on the list because I realized there’s no way I could keep up with everything else that’s going on in my life if I actually did get a dog in the next couple of years. It’s a full-time job! We had Zoey for about 72 hours, I pretty much didn’t do anything else that wasn’t Zoey-related. I do think we housebroke her for our house though – she only had two minor accidents the first day, and every time after that if we didn’t already anticipate her needing to go out, she walked down the hall and sat by the stairs. She’s such a good girl, and we had a lot of fun having her around! Maybe we’ll eventually think about getting an older dog, but for now that’s a check and check on those two items.

  • Meet Zoey

    My friend Coelle has just about a billion really cool things going on in her life right now. She just recently bought a fabulous new house, graduated from her Master’s program (I’m so proud of you Coelle!), and as if those two things weren’t monumental enough, she has added Zoey to her life. I visited this evening for the new-home tour, and I got to meet Zoey! This puppy is quite possibly one of the wiggliest most adorable things ever and I’m glad I brought my camera along for an impromptu puppy portrait session:

    Zoey is an eleven-week old French Bulldog, and is just the sweetest little thing. She makes the cutest grunting noises and I love her little smooshed face. In addition to exploring her new territories, she has her contemplative moments like this one:

    I think we wore her out after playing for a while. She started dozing off, even while sitting up!

    She’s only been with Coelle for a few days, but I could already tell how bonded they are. Zoey is one lucky pup – she’s going to be well cared for!