Pictures in USA Today

Being able to shoot the occasional assignment for USA Today keeps my finger in the world of photojournalism - a world that I used to be totally immersed in,  from head to toe.  Last week I was given the assignment to shoot pictures that went with a story on the new, growing trend for urban residents to keep goats as both pets and as a source of goat's milk. (I know, where else would you get goat's milk?!)


As you will see over the life of this blog, I love to photograph animals.  Be they big or small, furry or feathered, the animal kingdom always makes for good photos.  For this assignment, I met Naomi and Neil Montacre who own Naomi's Organic Farm Supply in Portland, Oregon. (http://naomisorganic.blogspot.com/2009/03/about.html). They are a wonderful couple who are betting on urbanites who are doing everything possible to produce their own organic food.  From chickens laying eggs to organic fruit trees, they are at the center of supplying this growing trend.  (no pun intended!)


I visited them and their three goats.  It was a wonderful day and the pictures were fun.  Check out the story that ran in USA Today here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2010-03-02-urbangoats_N.htm


And, here is a picture from that day that didn't run in the story.  Bleet, bleet!