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Indianapolis Photographer | Indy 500 Festival Parade

Tricia — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:50:21 +0000

Yeah, I’m a dork. I love going to the Indy 500 parade every year. I’m lucky that my husband doesn’t seem to mind being dragged along. We bought tickets this year and sat on Monument Circle in front of the IPL building. Great seats!

I’ll start with our neighbor, a freaking adorable little doggie! I’m not sure what he was…some sort of terrier mix, perhaps? He and his family traveled all of the way from Texas to see the Indy 500.

The first band up was the Purdue All-American Marching Band and their baton corp. Come on! Boiler UP!

I don’t know which high school band this guy was from, but man was he working hard! It was hot!

And, as always, some celebrity sightings… Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts was the pace car driver this year.

An Indy 500 staple, Carol Brady herself, Florence Henderson.

And now, what it is all about…race car drivers!

Multiple Indy 500 winner and (didn’t he win???) Dancing with the Stars winner Helio Castroneves.

The most famous woman in racing…Danica Patrick.

2010 Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti and his beautiful wife, actress Ashely Judd (yeah, this is for my husband!).

Indianapolis Photographer | Mini Marathon

Tricia — Tue, 11 May 2010 01:03:19 +0000

I would like to congratulate my awesome husband, Ken, on finishing his sixth 500 Festival Mini-Marathon! I’m so proud of him! He hated the photo I took of him afterward, so I’ll just post this one:

I would also like to congratulate my good friend, Holly, for finishing her very first!

While I waited on Ken and Holly to finish up, I roamed around Military Park to kill time. While I was hanging out, I met this little dude…I can’t remember his name, but he was SO cute!

Here he is looking at his mommy…what an angelic face!

Indianapolis Pet Photographer | Say hello to Clark!

Tricia — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:48:14 +0000

So, my last post was a bummer. This post is the opposite!

A couple of weeks ago, we adopted a new little boy! Meet Clark!

So, we certainly didn’t think we’d be getting another dog after Mr. Elvis passed, especially not two weeks after … but once I saw this face, I knew we had to meet him. Besides, once you’re used to a little flat faced dog snoring 24/7, the house is very quiet without it.

I was perusing petfinder.org and came across this beautiful little pug named “Ben” on the Pals for Paws page. I kept coming back to him. I sent his page to Ken. Ken tried to ignore me. Fail.

When we met Clark, his foster mom, Marsha, filled us in on his story. He is approximately one year old and was rescued from a puppy mill. The owner of the puppy mill called the lady that runs Pals for Paws and asked her to come get him because he wouldn’t mate. He had been with the rescue for at least three months, so that means he was about nine months old when he was discarded for not mating.

Well, that was Mr. Clark’s lucky day.

He is rather skittish with people, but he is getting braver every day! He loves following his new big sister, Wrigley, around the house and gets so excited at dinner time he can hardly contain himself.

Finding Clark and reading more about puppy mills has inspired me to do something new in my photography business. Look for an announcement soon!

Welcome home, Clark!

Saying goodbye …

Tricia — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:19:33 +0000

About a month ago, we lost our beloved bulldog, Elvis. He was approaching his 11th birthday and had been with me for nine years.

At two, he was a champion show dog (Ch. Acme’s Little Elvis) who’s owner/breeder/handler wanted to retire him and find him a good home because he had high anxiety in the ring. I went to a bulldog specialty show in southern Indiana to see if anyone knew of any puppies for sale and, as fate would have it, the first lady I asked said she didn’t have any puppies, but this beautiful two-year-old. He wasn’t with her, so she e-mailed me a photo the next week. As soon as I saw his squished little face, I knew he meant to be with me.

I know people always say that their dog is the best, but he really was. He never met a stranger and everyone who met him loved him.

These are some of the very last pictures I took of my sweet little boy.

We miss him so much. Rest in peace, little Elvis.

Bid NOW! Charity Print Auction For Haiti

Tricia — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:17:51 +0000

The Debonair Motel — Taken with a Holga camera.

I’m auctioning this print on Flickr to help the people of Haïti.

The bidding will start at $20.

8×8 inch print, Kodak Professional Endura Paper with Lustre Coating.

Please leave a comment on the Flickr page with your offer, please only comment if you wish to bid, thanks.

WANT TO BID – BUT YOU DON’T HAVE A FLICKR ACCOUNT?
Please just email me with a bid and I will be glad to place the bid in the comments on your behalf: tricia@triciaowensphotography.com

The bidding will end on Wednesday 27 January, 2010 at 8:00 pm EST.

At this time, the person who bid the highest amount will their winning amount to Doctors Without Borders (http://doctorswithoutborders.org/).

On proof of donation (please take a screen grab of your donation confirmation page or make a pdf of your receipt!), I will arrange for the print to be made and shipped to you.

I will pay for the print to be produced and pay for shipping, so all of your donation goes straight to the cause

For more information on this:
CPA – CHARITY PRINT AUCTIONS
www.flickr.com/groups/charityprintauctions/

Indianapolis Photography | Merry Christmas to All!

Tricia — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:13:43 +0000

I literally have the best husband ever…I know lots of people say it, but I’m the only one telling the truth.

What girl doesn’t get excited to see a Tiffany Blue box under the tree?

Here’s how we do stockings…Ralphie and Grinch style:

Merry Christmas everyone!

Indianapolis Photography | Christmas is Coming!

Tricia — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:22:32 +0000

I bought this snow globe probably 10 years ago, and it is still one of my favorite Christmas decorations. I love the face on the little snowman looking up at the snow falling down on his face. Isn’t he cute?

Indianapolis Pet Photography | Roxie

Tricia — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:03:03 +0000

Our five year old cat, Roxie, sitting on the window ledge by our Christmas tree. I love the reflection of the tree’s lights in her eyes.

Happy Monday!

Downtown Indianapolis Photography | Circle of Lights

Tricia — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:57:49 +0000

Christmas is here!

Official Turkey Photographer | Turkey Day – Mmmmm…Food

Tricia — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:52:27 +0000

Ahh…another Thanksgiving has come and gone…I can’t believe Christmas is just a month away. Time flies!

We (me, hubby and doggies) headed to Yorktown for the night on Wednesday and hung out with my family. We started the holiday with our somewhat traditional bar night out on Wednesday then we followed it up with an amazing meal prepared mostly by my mom. Check out that turkey! She is awesome.

This has been a busy year…I finally decided to start my photography business. I’m thankful for (among many other things):

All of my friends and family who have helped me out while starting this adventure.
My clients, who have been great…wow…I have clients!
Most of all, my husband, Ken, who has spent countless nights with me sitting here on my laptop doing who knows what to get this thing going. He is the very bestest.

Now, on with the FOOD!

^ Ahhh…fresh out of the oven.

^ Cheese ball.

^ Deviled eggs with goat cheese and dill. I couldn’t stop eating them.

^ Beer. ‘Nuff said.

^ Fresh Brussels sprouts roasted with pecans. My small contribution.

^ Time to carve that awesome turkey!

^ Last but not least, dessert! I can’t remember what this was called, but it was basically lemon cake with cranberries. It was delicious.

Happy Thanksgiving!