my story

After focusing most of my photography career on landscape and nature photos, I’ve decided to start offering my services as a pet photographer. I love animals and am super excited to create unique and stunning memories of your furry friends.

I photograph Cats and dogs of course, but I also love taking pictures of farm animals including horses, goats, rabbits, and pigs, and i’ll happily show up with my macro lens to capture some amazing images of your lizards, turtles, birds, or even your awesome collection of venus fly traps. I will meet you either at your home/yard, at a beach, park, garden, or anyplace else you’d prefer.

location

local special is for new haven county and middlesex county. i’ll travel throughout connecticut for any of the other packages. additional charge for ny, ma, or ri.

what to expect

we’ll talk or message back and forth before the shoot to figure out of course a time and location, but also to get an idea about what you’re looking for and a little about the pet. my background as a nature and wildlife photographer allows me to create aesthetically pleasing photos that you’ll be eager to frame and hang above your fireplace. i like capturing the animal the way they normally behave, so you won’t find me trying to go through a list of fancy pageant poses, and i don’t bring props. that being said, if you had a toy, blanket, or anything else that you wanted to be in some of the photos, i’ll be happy to make that work. also not a problem to get some shots with you and your pet, or kids, etc…

The shoot will last at least an hour, and can be longer depending on how things are going. i won’t be in a rush. i’ll take hundreds of photos and will have a gallery of edited images for you to review within a week of the shoot.

I’m usually really good at removing leashes during editing, but there’s no guarantee there, as different backgrounds and leash length & color can make things more or less difficult. I take a lot of photos from different angles to ensure that the leash won’t be an issue. If your dog is good off leash, we’ll choose a spot where we can take advantage of that.

after reviewing the images, you’ll let me know which digital images you want, and you’ll have the opportunity to purchase additional digital images, hi-res images, prints, canvas/metal/wood prints, and more. i’ll make sure i get you images that you’re happy with. if for whatever reason we don’t get photos that work, we’ll do another session to get some pics that you’re happy with.

sunrise - sunset sessions

for sunrise sessions we’ll want to start 20 minutes or so before the sun rises, and vice-versa for sunset sessions as that period of time often has the best color and light. i can’t make any guarantees as far as how the sun rises or sets though, so i don’t offer refunds for a cloudy sky with no color. we’ll still get you some awesome shots that you’ll love. if you wanted to try again in an effort to capture a more vibrant sky, i’ll work with you on a discounted rate for the new date.

deposit

Refundable Deposit: 100. No problem to reschedule or cancel with a full refund of the deposit as long as the request is made with more than 2 business days until the session. Deposit will be non-refundable for cancelations with less than 2 business days until the session. If a last minute emergency comes up or if you’re not feeling well and need to reschedule, that’s perfectly fine, no extra charge for that. also no extra charge if we need to reschedule due to bad weather.