Kurt Schlatzer » portrait http://www.kurtschlatzer.com Portrait, Editorial & Fine Art Photographer Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:19:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha Taming of the Beast http://www.kurtschlatzer.com/blog/taming-of-the-beast/ http://www.kurtschlatzer.com/blog/taming-of-the-beast/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:08:56 +0000 Kurt http://www.kurtschlatzer.com/?p=1572 Sandy has been a feral visitor to my parents’ house on Emerald Isle for many, many years. We’re not quite sure of her age, though we estimate it’s well over 10 years. She’s always been difficult to get near, except when it’s feeding or treat time. She’d rub on my father’s legs, but met any attempt at petting her with a hiss and a swipe of her sharp claws. My parents have dutifully fed a colony of feral cats for quite some time but Sandy never seemed to get along with the rest of the crew — always the outsider.

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Bob Schlatzer with Sandy

This year, something changed in Sandy. She will now let my father pet her and pick her up. She’ll even spend a little time riding his leg as pictured. It’s never for a long time, but after years of hissing and swiping, my father couldn’t be happier.

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The Dude getting his close-up.

SchoolDude.com is getting ready to celebrate it’s 10th anniversary. How many dot coms can claim that status? Fewer each year, I’m sure. Anyway, I was asked to shoot a series of portraits for our marketing team to use in the materials we’ll be using to mark the anniversary. I realized I had a chance to do a portrait within a portrait so I did just that.

We have a mascot at SchoolDude.com, where I work as a Web Strategist. He’s simply know as “The Dude” around the office. Joh Harrison is a multi-media designer at SchoolDude. He always seems to pull Dude duty. He was a good sport considering we were making him hold cupcakes containing lit candles with his fat foam fingers. Thanks Jon!

Jon Harrison, the dude inside The Dude.

Jon Harrison, the dude inside The Dude.

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