New Photography Studio: St. Petersburg - Grand Opening Special

Tanya Sharkey Photography is opening the doors to a new studio and gallery on 4th Street in St. Petersburg! Our first official day is May 1st, but the excitement is building with our new sign, a big grand opening event and a very special offer!

Please join us April 29th starting at 6 pm, for our exciting Grand Opening event! We have teamed up with several 4th Street businesses to offer great food, wine, drinks and prizes. This free event will also benefit a very special local non-profit organization, the Children’s Dream fund, helping make dreams come true for children in our community.

In addition, we are thrilled to present a very special Grand Opening offer! With every session reserved and completed by May 31st, you will receive our Image Collection absolutely free – a $379 value! As well, Tanya Sharkey Photography will donate a portion of all net proceeds from these sessions to the Children’s Dream Fund.

See you at the Grand Opening!

- Tanya

New Photography Studio: St. Petersburg, FL

It was mentioned earlier this year that there was some big news coming. The wait is over! Our Portrait Photography Studio is almost ready to open on 4th St. in St. Petersburg. Our sign went in over the weekend and we are on schedule to have our big Grand Opening Bash the night of April 29th.

We are teaming up with our wonderful new neighbors to through a great party. You won't want to miss it. About our neighbors, we couldn't have dreamed up better people to share our block with. Kaylie at Pinky's painted Cottage, formerly Bisque-itz, is so amazing!! Then we have Richard and Carl, the new barbers next door, love them! The grand opening will celebrate our coming together and the giving of new life to the 27 block on 4th St. We will have lots of goodies to give away from other 4th St. retailers, food, wine tasting from our neighbor Uncorked, and a great time to be had by all. Proceeds from special services we're all offering will be donated to The Children's Dream Fund.

So much excitement and so much still to do!! Doors open for business on May 1st!

See you soon!

Pet Portrait Event: Bark in the Park - Humane Society of Tampa Bay

This past Saturday the 14th was Bark in the Park. An annual event put on by the Humane Society of Tampa Bay! It took place at Al Lopez park in Tampa and it was packed with dogs and their humans. They shopped, walked, got a bath, had there nails clipped, and dressed in costume, sang and did tricks too! It was action packed and so much fun. As usual, at these events, I received tons of kisses. Love it!

Max Power
the beagle with attitude

Little 3 month old beagle puppy Bella and Pomeranian friend Taz!

Spinner, a 5-year old Papillon

Didn't get this ones name, but look at that face:-)

I had not seen a hair-do like this before on a poodle. I love it!! It's called a corded poodle, like dread locks. So cool! This is Lacey the 3-yr old who lives at The Almost Home Pet Resort with Guardian Betsy Hicka. you can find them in Valrico on 514 St. Cloud Ave. N.
www.almosthomepetresort.com

Children Portraits: Gingerbread School

Here are the adorable little girls that we photographed on 'make-up day'!!

Upcoming Events!

This is Pinky of Pinky's Painted Cottage, formerly known as Bisque-itz on 4th st. here in St. Petersburg. Join Pinky for her 4th Birthday from 10:30-2:30 on March 7th to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer. It's 'Paint for the Cure'! When you make a donation of $5 to the Susan G. Koman for the Cure, the $5 studio fee will be waived. You will also recieve a bisque breast cancer ribbon add-on and a pink bracelet to remember courage.

Pinky's Painted Cottage is located at 2710 4th St. N.
www.pinkyspaintedcottage.com
727-821-8399

This is Brady of Adventures in Bradyville. Adventures in Bradyville is the creation of Sandy Williams and Kathy Crotts, a mother/daughter team who own and run The Nature of Art Gallery, located at 1100 4th St. N. in St. Petersburg. Every 2nd Thursday, at the Gallery, Brady brings humans and 'fur kids' together to raise money for a different animal rescue group or shelter. It's called Brady's Yappy Hour for Rescues.

On Thursday, March 12th from 5p - 7:30, please come out and join Brady to raise money for the Pet Pal Animal Shelter. There will be refreshments, silent auctions, adoptable pups and more to benefit the Pet Pal Animal Shelter! See you there!

Children Portraits: Family Day at Gingerbread

My daughter attended pre-school at Gingerbread School-Azalea and I recently offered the families there a special 'Pictures in the Park' day. For those families that we're bummed out that the afternoon session was canceled due to the rain, we will be returning on March 12th from 9am to noon. See you then!

High School Senior Session - Orlando

This past weekend was so incredibly fun for me. I went to my home town, Orlando, and shot a High School Senior session. The alley's in Orlando are superb!!! Great backdrops for seniors. We had so much fun and Miss 'K' felt like a model and after working with her, she could be. She didn't need much direction and the little I gave, she took to quickly and perfectly! Her mom sent me this e-mail after sending her one image to view. "WOW, I can't believe that's my kid!!! You did an amazing job, thanks
for the sneak peak".

I could do senior sessions all day, all the time. They are great to work with and a total blast!

A New Day

I'm finding it really hard to believe that we are already ending the first month of 2009. Life seems so full now, with family, school and sport functions, work and then there is everyday life, car accidents, kitties with medical issues, roof leaks, room and studio renovations, etc. No wonder this year is moving so quickly, everyday is filled to the brim and spilling over. And, it's not just me, it's everyone I speak to, everyone I meet. Hopefully we are all cramming into our schedules some peaceful down time too. I know I have to, or it would be much more difficult to get through these over-packed days with a smile!

My Addy, at not just another school function, a field trip to the Zoo!

Riley, Pixie and Casper!!!

What fun it was to have this session with a dog and two kitties this weekend!! So sweet!! This is Riley the Pugle, yes a pug/beagle mix. She has a ton of energy and is part of the Divine Doggy family. It was run, run, run, the entire time I was there. Whew:-) Then we have the beautiful and very sweet miss Pixie and her very shy little boy, well not so little really, Casper. He weighed in at a very lovable 26 pounds!! He didn't warm up to the camera as well as his mom did, but with a little help and persistence we prevailed!!

What a great way to start my morning!!

Paws for the Cause - Davis Island

This past Saturday I photographed the Relay for Life - Paws for the Cause on Davis Island in Tampa. There were several 'fur kid' friendly vendors, the Humane Society was there with some adorable adoptables and then the dog show. It was $10 to register your dog, in one of the many categories there were to choose from, and those monies went to the American Cancer Society. Here's a look at the day!

Volunteer Karen with adoptable Chihuahua/Pug mix, Jazzie!

This is Leo, Italian Greyhound, and his human Chris Mercer, founder of Flush Puppies the biodegradable dog doodie bags. Leo is a Canine Cancer Survivor, first diagnosed 5 years ago. Chris calls him his "$10,000 free dog". It's now been a year and half since the last incident!

Charlie, she's a Whippet. She and human Greg won 'Best Couple'!
This is the adorable little 'Pixie'! She won 'Best Kisser' and then went on to take home 'Best in Show'!!!
Here come the English Bulldogs. These squshy faces are always fun to photograph. This is Matilda Grace and...
... this is Georgia! Big Smile!
This happy little fella is Oliver, a Maltese/ Westie (West Highland White Terrier)
Next up is Gizmo, the Brussel Griffon/Boarder Terrier mix!
And then we have the pure breed Brussel Griffon, Monkey. He spent the day helping out his human, Chris, who was a vendor at the event with Canidae , an all natural dog food which Monkey has been on his entire life. That's one healthly little guy!
I so loved this adorable adoptable, Journey! She's a 4 year old American Eskimo mix and she so loved to have her chin scratched. She would practically drool in your hand!! So sweet!
Check out these eyes on Gromit, an Aussie/Husky mix.
Believe it or not, this Old English Sheepdog named Daisy, is only 7 months old.
Jennifer Fadal of "wag" Pet Boutique of Tampa was busy giving out treats to the eager participants. Seen here with CJ a blue nose Pit Bull Terrier and human Candace.
Unfortunately, I didn't get this 'fur kids' name, but I just could not pass up this expression. Looks like he or she is either praying or soaking up the sun. I just had to post it!!

Thanks to everyone who came out in support of the American Cancer Society!! It was a truly beautiful day to be out with the 'fur kids'!!