meredith perdue » orvis

happy 5th birthday, orvis!

meredith — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:00:31 +0000

Guess who turns five today? Our sweet Orvis does! We’re so excited to share another year of fun with our best friend. Happy birthday, pal!

happy holidays from orvis!

meredith — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:58:39 +0000

It’s one of his favorite times of the year, so Orvis would like to send you all a very special message!

orvis: pre-race

meredith — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:18:17 +0000

Yesterday Michael & I ran with Orvis in the second annual Bayside Trail 5K- where dog owners are encouraged to bring their furry friends along for the run! We had so much fun at last year’s race, that running it again this year was a no-brainer for us. As a follow up to last year’s post-race and post-run videos, we wanted to catch Orvis in his pre-race routine on Sunday morning. Enjoy!

Orvis: Pre-Race from Meredith Perdue on Vimeo.

A few Instagram photos: Orvis sizing up the competition and then relaxing after the race!

neighborhood watch movie

meredith — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:40:20 +0000

Earlier this summer I posted a couple of photos of our neighborhood watchdog, Orvis. One of his very favorite pastimes is to sit in front of the screen door, watching the world go by. Sometimes we catch him drifting off to sleep while sitting up in front of the door- it’s as if he feel as though it’s his duty to keep watch. Too cute.

While writing e-mails from the couch earlier this week, I decided to grab my camera and make a quick little film of Orvis in front of our bright blue door. It’s clearly not a film like my sister & brother-in-law would make, but it’s a fun one minute glimpse into the everyday life of our black lab. To see more short Orvis movies, click HERE and HERE.

neighborhood watch.

meredith — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:15:28 +0000

Now that we’re back in Maine, Orvis has resumed his position of the neighborhood watchdog. Our neighbors often tell us how much it brightens their day to see this black face in our doorway.

Thanks for keeping an eye on the neighborhood, Orvis!

orzo.

meredith — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:30:29 +0000

Orzo is the combined nickname of our lab, Orvis, and his pal, Enzo, coined by our friends Darcy & Carolyn who took care of them both while we were down in Washington D.C. a few weeks ago. Just two days after we returned home from D.C., it was our turn to look after the unstoppable duo that is Orzo. Enzo & Orvis spent the better part of two solid weeks together, and we all went through some serious withdrawal issues when the big slumber party came to an end.

Check my Tumblr blog for a few more photos of these two!

Last week Enzo became a big brother to little Hughie! We’re still thinking of what the new combined nickname (Orvis, Enzo, Hughie) should be. Any ideas?

back home!

meredith — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:40:05 +0000

Phew. I’ve just returned home from photographing Paige & Nick’s lovely wedding at the Carolina Inn, my fourth & final out of town wedding this past month. In the last four weeks, I’ve traveled to North Carolina three times, with a trip to the Caribbean for my first destination wedding in between. I knew that four back-to-back out of town weddings would be tiring- traveling long distances and keeping up with work is always a challenge. While I’ve loved having the opportunity to photograph weddings during a typically “slow” time, by New England standards, I am really looking forward to lying low in Maine for the next few weeks.

In the last twenty-seven days, I’ve boarded fourteen different airplanes, ridden on three buses and a ferry, hailed a handful of taxis, and even island hopped on a private boat. I’ve flown over nine thousand miles, spending only eight nights at home in my own bed. (I did have the opportunity to stay at this luxurious inn for a bit, so don’t feel too bad for me!)

The weeks have just whirled right on by, and I’m looking forward to sharing the rest of my adventures on my blog in the coming days. For now though, I’m going to enjoy a quick snooze with my pal, Orvis.

dogs on film.

meredith — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:36:02 +0000

Last week’s photos of Maggie the black lab puppy & Maddie the chocolate lab puppy were a hit. Sleepy, snuggly Madison melted hearts all over and the photo of Maggie between her parents’ Bean boots was picked up by L.L. Bean on Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter! Really, who doesn’t just love puppies?

I thought I’d share a few more recent film photos of three other very special dogs. Enzo belongs to two of our close friends here in Portland, and is one of Orvis’s best pals- despite the 80 pound difference between the two of them! Abigail is my grandmother’s King Charles Spaniel, and unlike Enzo, doesn’t know what to think of the giant, goofy black lab that comes to visit her every so often.

And, of course, that giant, goofy black lab named Orvis!

orvis on film.

meredith — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:51:31 +0000

Oh, my! I just – literally just- downloaded the scans from the first roll of film I sent off to Richard Photo Lab, and I am absolutely in love with the results. In the last year or so I have found myself incredibly drawn to the look & feel of film, and it wasn’t until a couple of weeks ago that I decided to give it a go myself. Since this was pretty much a just-for-fun roll, I decided to take a few shots of my favorite go-to model- Orvis.

I’m thrilled to start incorporating more film into my work this year, and look forward to attending a workshop in New York this spring hosted by one of my favorite wedding photographers. Hooray! Happy snow day, everyone!

happy birthday, orvis!

meredith — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:49:34 +0000

Our little birthday boy woke up to a winter wonderland this morning! Can you possibly think of a better way for a playful lab to spend his fourth birthday?

Happy Birthday, Orvis!