In the studio
A dark or light backdrop and real studio light. From across the room the print reads like a painting.
Pet photographer, Virginia Beach
Studio portraits of your pet, made here in Virginia Beach.
I photograph dogs, cats, and any other pet at my studio at The Alcove, at your house, or outdoors. One session of 60 to 90 minutes, a private gallery within a week, and the edited digital images are included in every package. Prints only if you want them.
From $450Digital images included. Studio, home, or outdoors, same price.
No rushTreats, a squeaker, and a break whenever your pet needs one.
Studio, your home, or outdoorsVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Chesapeake
Where I shoot
The studio, your living room, or outside, your call.
The Alcove is the only studio on the Southside set up specifically for pet portraits. If your pet would rather stay home, I bring the backdrop and the light to you. If your dog is happiest running, we go outdoors. Cats are fine, nervous dogs are fine, and nobody needs to be trained. Rabbits, birds, reptiles, and small animals come to the studio or I come to you. Horses and larger animals I photograph where they live, at the same package prices, and travel beyond 20 miles is the $50 listed on the sessions page.
At your house
Your dog on the couch or in the yard, the cat in the window it naps in every afternoon, or a horse in its own pasture. I bring the backdrop and the light.
Outdoors
A park, the beach, your yard, or a trail, wherever your pet is most itself. I shoot early or late for the light. Same package prices, and the beach sunrise add-on is on the sessions page.
What you get
Every package includes the edited digital images. Prints, frames, and albums are available afterward if you want them, no minimum.
The First Ten
The Essentials for $250 for my first ten clients.
Same 60-minute session, same 10 edited digital images. In return I ask for a Google review and permission to show your pet on this site. Through November 30, 2026.
How it works
What happens after you inquire.
I reply the same day and we set up a 15-minute planning call. The session runs 60 to 90 minutes, proofs come within a week, and your digital images arrive within two weeks of your picks. Prints and albums are optional.