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Welcome

Hello All! Welcome to our Blog! For those of you who have not yet been introduced to SSP, we are a photography company focused on the furry families of Atlanta (pets, that is!). We are made up of Sarah Sorrentino and Stephen Dennis, both photographers with an undeniably oversized place in our hearts for those on four legs.

Sarah Sorrentino Photography has been in business since 2003, previously concentrating on wedding photography. Now, being devoted to cats and dogs (and horses and lizards...) of all shapes and sizes, all personalities and breeds, we know that there are others who are just as obsessed with their pets as we are!

So this is your spot to hear all about our new business, our new website (which should be up by the year's end!) and catch sneak-peeks of our latest shoots. We'll post our ramblings and ideas, thoughts and dreams, and you'll have plenty of pets to swoon over too! So visit early, visit often, and become part of the SSP pets family!

Bass Lofts Pets 2009 Calendar

They’re finally here! The Bass Lofts Pets 2009 Calendars have arrived and they look great! We just wanted to show you a few shots of the finished product - they are a lovely 8 1/2 x 11″ size, perfect for smaller office spaces, or anywhere in the home. The calendars are printed on a high quality glossy cardstock. Don’t forget that a portion of the proceeds for the calendar will be donated to FurKids of Atlanta, so place your orders today!

To order a calendar, click here and enter the password: Bass. Go to the very last image in the gallery, entitled Caleendar.jpg, and click on it. Click Purchase Image, and under Size/Retouching choose 2009 Bass Lofts Pets Calendar. We know you’ll love them! Hope you all are having a great weekend….

Playtime with Cat {the flying kitty circus}

These are some of Cat’s favorite things to do: jump, chase, jump AND chase, fly across the room, sleep. We decided to try and capture those things - and it was not as easy as we thought! So the following pics are just for pure viewing enjoyment. Photographic perfection? Certainly not. Darn funny to look at? We think so!

The photo above on the left looks a bit scary - but truly, Kitty loves this! Stephen stands across the room and throws Cat (gently!) onto the couch. Cat comes running back for another toss every time!

 

Ninja Kitty.

 

And this look means, “Ok, Mom, enough already!”

Now it’s time for rest. Have a great weekend!

Bass Lofts Picture Day Sneak Peek!

Last weekend we had the privilege of meeting some of the best-looking, friendliest, most playful residents here at the Bass Lofts! Picture Day was a tail-wagging time for all - we had treats, sticks, soccer balls, more sticks, more treats…. and cute smiles galore! The pups were lucky enough to be treated to puppy cupcakes and biscotti from Dinger’s Dog Treats - check out their website on our links to the left! They offer treats that look so good that I had to keep myself from snacking… and they’re all homemade. Thank you Linda for the yummy goodies!

And now without further ado…. the fur-faces of Bass Lofts! 

 This is Luigi. He is by no means camera-shy, and will do just about anything for a stick or a treat!

Freddie is a sweet, happy Westie with a laid-back attitude and a loveable smile.
Gracie doesn’t mind leaving the spotlight to her little brother Luigi most of the time, but she’ll sit pretty and shine when she gets the chance!


Allie the Cairn Terrier reminds me so much of my Sammy! She has a vivacious personality and curiosity, but will pose like a super-model too!
All the pups were great friends, and even in the presence of coveted snacks, behaved like ladies and gentlemen…..
ALMOST all day long….(don’t worry! No harm was done to poor Freddie!)


Another shy girl, Birdy, was rescued from a highway in New Orleans! She was a little overwhelmed by all the action at first, but she gave us a few sweet smiles - what a good girl!

I think greyhounds are such gorgeous, elegant dogs, and Vox has looks AND personality! 


Vox’s friend Tui looks a lot like my mom and dad’s Abraham! She is pretty and loving, and loves to pose and jump!
Ok, I’m Italian, so when you give me a Boston Terrier named Luigi to photograph, and he gives me his gangster persona full-on like the photo on the left, I’m in photographer heaven! Don’t mess with Luigi….  
And this lovely ladie is Sadie, a Beagle mix. Her pretty coloring looked so gorgeous in the autumn sunlight!


And at the very end of our afternoon came this little girl, Maggie Mae, who I believe was quite content that she was the last remaining model for the day! She had no qualms being the center of attention, and had lots of poses and tricks for us!

Maggie Mae is a tomboy, and loves to play soccer! No seriously, she’s better at sports than I am…



Not only were we lucky enough to have all those canines, but we also were able to photograph two feline neighbors - Fido and Rover! They were a bit worried about us interrupting their afternoon with their Mom at first. But they are very sweet kitties who warmed up nicely and were so patient while we snapped away!


Thank you so much to everyone who came out for Picture Day! We had such a great time getting to know all of you… and say thank you to your people too! We will be sure to let you all know when our website is up and you can see the full set of proofs from the day!


Bass Lofts Pets are the best!

SSP Holiday Cards 2008

Hallow’s Eve is upon us! And we all know that every year, without fail, the rest of the holidays come barrelling forth once Halloween has passed. So it’s time to start thinking Holiday Cards!

SSP is offering our very own line of customizable holiday cards, of course meant to feature your 4-legged loved ones! They are all printed on high quality, 100% recycled, 30% post-consumer waste cardstock and come in sets of 10 with matching envelopes. You can change the text, the typestyles, the colors - whatever you’d like! The photos can be printed directly onto the cards, or you can order photographic prints to attach (this provides the best photo quality). Take a peek and see what you like, and contact us for more information! Enjoy!

p.s. Please stay tuned in the next few days as we will be posting our long-awaited sneak peak of Bass Lofts Picture Day 2008!

 

 

 

 

 

 

L5P Halloween Parade

Last weekend was the annual Little 5 Points Halloween Parade! Although I have lived in Atlanta for over 5 years now, this is the first year I’ve attended this parade. Having the ability to walk out of our front door and have great seats waiting was quite a treat too! The parade was everything I expected - the epitome of L5P diversity and Atlanta spunk. Even though the light wasn’t exactly perfect for shooting, we tried from our perch on the hill overlooking Euclid Ave. to capture some of the madness. Here are the highlights!

There were two sets of stars for the day at the parade: The kids and the puppies! Both were equally decked out, and there were wings galore! 

Once the crowd started pouring in, we were disappointed not to have snagged closer seats so we could catch more of the doggie costumes. We were lucky enough, however, to have these furry faces camp out right next to us - and they were very gracious in letting us snap away!


As expected, there were costumes of all sorts - for big kids and little kids. Some were sweet…
and some were kinda scary!

These were probably my favorite costumes from the day. So creatively put together! So Tim Burton!


Some kids had just one thing on their minds…. CANDY! Hey, can you blame them? 

Politics for dogs?
The best thing about this parade is that everybody gets to be exactly who they want to be.

These shots give a bit of an idea of the crazy crowds in the streets….

And the most important thing about a neighborhood parade is making sure everybody has had a GREAT time! I think this guy has that covered. Dance Away!

Happy Halloween!

Bass Lofts Picture Day 2008

The loft complex we live in is so super cool - anyone who spends time in Little 5 Points here in Atlanta probably knows where the Bass Lofts are. Our building was built in 1920 as one of Atlanta’s first Junior High Schools, and was then converted in the late 1940’s into a High School. Today they house loft units, but so many of the original details remain - the seating and stage in the auditorium, the locker-lined halls, original chalkboards in many units (including ours!) - I love living amongst all that history and knowledge!

Another thing that is so great about Bass Lofts - SO many pets! I think there might be more pets than there are people! So Stephen and I thought, maybe we should have a special day for Bass Lofts pets, when we can get to know each other, hang out, and take lots of fun photos of these super-sweet neighbors of ours! And then it hit us:

PICTURE DAY!

Every school has picture day, and we live in a school, so there you go. So this Saturday, October 25th, from noon to 4 p.m. all Bass Lofts residents are welcome to bring their pooches out to the doggie park in our Bass Lofts Backyard for some treats, photos and fun. How the day goes all depends on how many pooches we have, but the more the merrier! We’ll play it by ear and make sure we get lots of great shots of everyone. And remember, these casual pics are on the house, and there is a good possibility that your pup’s mug will end up on the SSP website! Once our website is up, everyone will be able to view a gallery of all the images from the day online and order prints if they want to…. (Holiday Cards, anyone - GREAT timing, eh?) But it’s completely optional! Just come and have a ball - or two or three…..

Hope to see you there!

Brother Abraham

We at SSP are lucky to have not one, but TWO worthy mascots to be our representatives to the world! You’ve already met Cat, and now it’s time to meet Abraham! Abraham is my brother. Well, he’s my youngest brother. Growing up I had a little brother named Sammy, a Cairn Terrier who was my pal and confidant… being an only child you tend to form special bonds with your pets! When Sammy passed away I was 17 years old, and it was such an immense loss for my family. And so, not more than a year later when I finally went away to college, it was no surprise that my mom and dad adopted a new brother for me. And Abraham gladly stepped in to fill the empty space in their home! 

Abraham was adopted from a rescue group in Georgia, and it was obvious that he had seen some tough times even as such a little puppy. But with tons of love and attention from our mom and dad, he has turned into the sweetest, most loving boy! Here is a little sneak peak at some of our favorite images from our recent session with Abraham!

Just look at that big ol’ smile….


Abraham is a black lab mix…. whatever he’s mixed with gives him these great black spots on his tongue!





Abraham’s eyes are some of the prettiest brown eyes I’ve ever seen….

He loves playing with his Daddy!
Some of my favorites from our shoot…cool high-key black and whites really show off Abraham’s elegant black coat!

We love you Abraham!!!!!

SSP’s Favorites

Today I posted some links to some of my favorite pet-oriented sites! I’m very sure this list will grow over time, but these are the ones that immediately came to mind. From great Atlanta stores and services, to fabulous websites that provide only the best for our well-deserving friends…These are the businesses that stand out for me. Please let me know if YOU have any favorites! I’d love to check them out!

A quick note about some of these wonderful folks:

Smiling Cats and Dogs Petsitting is a great service by Meghan Burroughs who has become a fast friend of Cat’s. We recently had her take care of him for a weekend, and we have never, and I mean NEVER, seen him so well-adjusted and happy after we were away for a few days! Meghan did a great job of keeping us updated on how he was doing and making sure everything was taken care of with the utmost attention. Thanks Meghan!

Inman Park Pet Works is my favorite in-town spot for all kinds of pet supplies. Like the name implies, they carry The Works! From adorable Couture pet clothes to Gourmet food, treats and snacks, they always carry something new and fantastic!

Three Dog Bakery has been a long-time shopping stop for me in the Chicago neighborhoods where I used to live. Everything you’d expect in a people bakery….for dogs. And they’re made with all natural ingredients…. I’ve tasted them. They’re pretty good.

So go shop and surf! We’ll be posting more soon…… Upcoming rants include Holiday Photo Cards, the Bass Lofts Picture Day, Little 5 Points Halloween Parade, and a special Sneak Peak!

Have a great day! :O)

AJAXed with AWP