Pet Portraits: One Lucky Dog, St. Petersburg - June 26th and 27th!!

Tanya Sharkey Photography and One Lucky Dog Boutique are partnering to offer mini 'fur kid' portrait sessions. The sessions are taking place at One Lucky Dog on June 26th and 27th, located at 5320 4th St. N. St. Petersburg 33703.

The little cuteness that is 'Lucky' came into the studio for some sample shots. This is only a glimpse of options that we will be using to capture the essence of your 'fur kid'.

We are offering discounted prices for this special event!
The session fee is $25 and print prices start at $25 for (1) 8x10 or (2) 5x7's, unmounted. The limit is two sheets at one image choice per sheet.

Special 'fur kid' mini session packages:

Popular
3 8x10's, 6 5x7's and 20 blank note cards with envelopes (up to three images)
$229

Ultimate
3 8x10's, 6 5x7's and 20 blank note cards with envelopes (up to three images)
and Our Signature framed storyboard which includes three 5x5 images from the session.
$579

Each mini-session will have their own password protected on-line gallery to view the images of the session. The best 15-20 images will be selected for your viewing. These images will be posted within 24-48 hours after the completion of your session.

Please have your 'fur kids' ready for the session, freshly groomed, a favorite outfit or collar available, etc.

These sessions fill up quickly so call One Lucky Dog at 727-527-5825 to schedule your session now.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call me, Tanya, at 727-424-0236. Also, please check out more of our 'fur kid' portraiture at our Tails Collection website.

Some cool products: Photography Portrait Studio St. Petersburg

How often do you marvel over the amazing things that your children say? Our #1 best seller is an album that captures their thoughts and words as they are today, for you to remember years from now. We interview your children to create this album and place the answers along side the images. The answers to the questions are truly extraordinary and have parents laughing and crying when they receive the album. This by far is a TSP best seller and worth every penny!

Details:
10x10
includes between 25-40 images from your session.
Many color cover choices and other options coming soon!

The Children's Conversation Album

We have teamed up with Wild Sorbet to bring you our Signature line of frames that are hand made to order in every color under the rainbow. These frames come in sizes ranging from smaller 5x5 squares to wall portraits measuring 40x60. We can also design collections for you to group onto a large wall space, creating a unique piece of wall art staring your family. We have an amazing collection of different trim styles and colors here at the studio for you to look over. You won't believe your eyes!

Our Signature Specialty Frames

Visit us at our newly opened studio at 2720 4th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33704.
Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm
Saturday 11am-3pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
You can reach us at 727-424-0236

Tuxes & Tails 2009: Humane Society of Tampa Bay

Once again this was an amazing evening, Tuxes & Tails, the big fund-raising event of the year for the Humane Society of Tampa Bay! So many adorable adoptables and beautiful humans dressed to the nines. The local celebrity fashion show is always a huge hit as well as the live and silent auctions.

If you would like to view all the images from the event with an option to purchase, please click here. Please don't hesitate to call or e-mail me if you have any questions. 727-424-0236!

Thank you to everyone who made the event magical and for your continued support for the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.

Here is the beautiful Charleene Closshey, one of the celebrity models, with one of the adorable kitty adoptables.

Mother's Day and Mussels

Mother's Day this year was a lazy day filled with Mimosas by the pool an listening to The Kings of Leon! My sister was in town from NYC and we were craving mussels for dinner. So off we sent Michael to the store to retrieve the goods and we got busy with the grill!

Try it yourself!



Ingredients

* 2 cloves garlic
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for the bread
* 2 shallots, coarsely chopped
* 2 cups white wine
* 2 pounds cultivated mussels, scrubbed
* 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves
* 1 baguette, halved lengthwise

Directions

Heat grill to high. Sprinkle garlic with a pinch of salt and, with the flat side of a large knife, mash and smear the garlic to a coarse paste. Heat the oil in a stockpot on the grates of the grill, add the shallots and garlic and cook until shallots soften. Add the wine, bring to a boil and stir in the mussels. Cover the pot and cook the mussels until all of them have opened, about 6 to 8 minutes, discard any that do not open.

Remove the mussels with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Bring the cooking liquid to a simmer and whisk in the butter. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and stir in the tarragon. Pour the mixture over the mussels and serve immediately with grilled bread.

Brush cut side of baguette with oil, season with salt and pepper and grill, cut side down until lightly golden brown.

Baby chicks in the new Photography Studio: St. Petersburg

We can say goodbye to spring already being in Florida. It already feels like summer here! It was such a pleasure to have a final fling with Spring last week when KayLee, my neighbor from Pinky's Painted Cottage, brought over 5 day old chicks for me to photograph in the new studio!! They were so adorable, they huddled together for a while, probably wondering what was going on and what I was doing laying on the floor with them. Below is a grouping of some shots of them I love!!

Speaking of Summer. KayLee has put together some wonderful artsy camps for the kiddos to attend. Take a peek here!

I Heart Faces Week 17 : Photography Contest

I found this fun site today and thought I'd share it with some of you mommies out there who are itching to enter your adorable child into a photo contest. They do different themes every week, so check it out!!

Here's my entry for this week! Hats!

Pet Portrait Session : St. Petersburg

There are no words that ease the pain of losing a pet. Boy do I know this and so does my friend here with her beloved kitty Bravo. Bravo has been diagnosed with cancer and it's only a short time before he rejoins the universe. While taking these shots, we were both on the verge of becoming a puddle. I have recently lost my love, Putter and I so feel for what she is going through right now. We are left to remember all the amazing memories of our little loves to help us through this sad time.

A Wonderful Studio Opening and Benefit - St. Petersburg

Oh My Gosh!!! I couldn't have asked for a better turn out. This past Wednesday evening was the "4th Street Dreams" Studio/Gallery grand opening and benefit for the Children's Dream Fund. It was amazing! Our neighbors, Pinky's Painted Cottage and the Northeast Pyramid Barber teamed up with us to create a really great night in St. Petersburg. There must have been about 150 people who turned out over the course of the evening and we've already raised over $1000 for the Dream Fund and we're not done counting.

Kaylee, owner of Pinky's Painted Cottage, and I pulled together some of 4th Streets most popular retailers and restaurants to have a great selection of raffle prizes and silent auction items for the event. A big thanks to the following for your amazing contributions:

Pinky's Painted Cottage, Uncorked, Embellish
Stellie Bellies, The Shop
Red Mesa (who also provided a good portion of the amazing food)
Game On, EVO's, Marion's, Starbuck's
Cold Stone Creamery, Hooker Tea Company , Nature of Art Gallery
Gumby's Pizza
Salon Jim Botts
Divine Glassworks
Bowled, Let's Eat, Chik-Fil-A, Divine Doggie
Janet Forbing (massage therapist)
One Lucky Dog, The Great Frame Up, J. Con Salon Spa
Reno Beach Surf Shop

Thanks to Raffi Darrow, of RDesign, for helping us with press releases and our great flyers and Jon La Budde, of Reno Beach Surf Shop, for including our event in his weekly e-mail Burg Blast!
The cupcakes being served in Pinky's were provided by The Cupcake Spot, Yum!

Thank you to friend and fellow photographer Stu Rosenbaum for taking pictures for me!

Alan, at the Great Frame Up on 4th Street, for embracing me and my photograhy and surrounding my prints with your amazing frames. I so look forward to working with you!!

Red Mesa and friend Krista for providing most of the food for the evening, and the amazing Amy Beers Martucci for an absolutely stellar job at serving and replenishing and cleaning up the food and beverages the entire evening!!


Thank you all so much!!


I personally must thank so many incredible people who have helped me to get this studio pulled together and ready to do business. Here it goes:-)
My incredible husband, Michael Sharkey, my parents, Steve and Francine, amazing friends, Kevin, Rod, Wendi, Lea, Britt, my best friend and amazing sister, Natasha.

Thank you to Stella of Stellie Bellies for letting us know about this great location that was available! It all started with you!

Our landscaper Derek who really made an impact with the curb appeal, Mike from Fast Signs in Tyrone and his staff for creating a beautiful sign and our awesome shirts! Kevin Young for doing an amazing job spiffing up the paint inside and out!
My incredible neighbor Kaylee, of Pinky's Painted Cottage, for just being there and helping so much to put the Event together so I could focus on the Studio.

Bruce Evenson and Ron Putnam for all their help with studio lighting and many other last minute questions. (Thank you both so much for being at the opening, it meant so much:-)

One more group of people I adore are the many wonderful fellow photographers who have helped me be the photographer I am now. Being a part of this photography community is so special and I'm lucky to have them in my life.

Thank you to Ron Putnam, Niko Williams, Sheri Kendrick, 'Papa' Bruce Evenson, Kevin Newsome, Pepito, Michelle Ferguson, Amy Parrish, Chuck Vosburgh and so many more!!

Thank you, Thank you!!!!

The Studio!