Katie Joyner Photography's Blog

It’s rare that I share anything about me – personally, so I thought I should start, at least every now and then. So, let’s start with my kiddos. Yeah, obviously the furry ones since the title of this blog refers to my Doggies. For right now, my husband and I have three furry kiddos who we love dearly. You’ll meet two of them here; our other furry kiddo is our crazy fat cat Mason.

Nina is my black girl, named for Nina Simone. When she was tiny and 10 weeks old, she was rescued from the Greensboro, NC pound by a dear friend who talked me into taking her. Not sure what breed she is exactly, but she definitely has some Lab and possibly some Whippet or Greyhound – she can run like the wind! Once I brought her home with me – home was Wilmington, NC at that time – my roommates thought I was crazy because, well, Nina was crazy! She had more energy then anything you had ever laid your eyes on, but oh how smart she was/is! She’s been every where with me over the last 12 years – yep she’ll turn 12 June 16th and that is so hard to believe! Most vets don’t believe me when I tell them how old she is. Aside from her greying beard, she acts like she is in her prime – meaning she has calmed down a little, but still has lots of energy and can still run like the wind! She’s my girl!

Eli is our white cuteness. Less then a year into my husband’s and my relationship, he wanted an American Bulldog and I refused to let him buy a pure bred dog. That’s just how I feel about the pet thing – there are too many poor pound puppies out there to buy a $300+ dog; to each their own. Eli wasn’t exactly a pound puppy, but he was not living in the most sanitary or ideal circumstances, so we gave the owners $40 to take him off their hands. He is actually part American Bulldog and part Pointer. He has the eyes of cuteness! Everyone that sees him immediately falls in love with him. He just makes you want to say “Awwww, Mr. Eli!” He is our sweet boy and loves us unconditionally. He hates it when we leave him at home and loves a car ride with the window down – as does Nina. Mr. Eli will be turning 9 in August – wow, just writing that shocks me that he is already that old. He still feels like our little boy!

Anyway, at this point you can gather that we love our doggies whole bunches! Several months back I was blessed with a package in the mail that happened to be a gold box. For all us Nikon lovers, we love a little gold box, no matter the size! I was upgrading my 50mm lens and am now a proud owner of the Nikkor 50mm 1.4G – Love! Well, once you open a new package, you have to try it out – whatever it might be. So, I decided to try it out on my doggies. They are with me all day; following me up the stairs to my office to work, down the stairs for lunch, back up stairs to finish up the day and are by my feet always! Snoring most of the time – gosh life is so hard for them! Anywho, take a look – here are my furry kiddos – taking advantage of the wide open f-stop and beautiful natural light coming in from the windows. Can’t wait to print a few of these on canvas!

Love and Happiness!
Katie