The questions everyone asks.

Most dogs don't. I plan for it. I work with treats, a squeaker, and patience, and you are welcome to help with the treats.

I work in short bursts with breaks. A leash stays on if it helps and comes out in editing. Your dog does not need to be trained.

Tell me on the planning call. Reactive dogs usually do better at home, where nothing is new. In the studio I can schedule so your dog never meets another animal on the way in.

I ask that a reactive dog stays leashed and that you handle the leash. I keep the session calm and stop if your dog needs to stop.

Shy dogs warm up. I start slow, let your dog sniff the gear, and keep the first few minutes camera-free. Some of my favorite frames come after the first twenty minutes, once the room stops being scary.

Studio for the painterly, fine-art look on a clean dark or light backdrop. It is also the calmer choice for a pet that travels well.

Home for a pet that is happiest on its own couch, for cats, for older or anxious animals, and for the everyday scenes you already love. I bring the backdrop and the light either way. In-home covers Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Chesapeake, with $50 added beyond 20 miles.

Yes, and I like it. Cats are almost always photographed at home, in their own space, on their own schedule. I bring a small setup and follow the cat.

Yes. The session includes up to two pets. Each pet beyond two adds $50. With two or more pets, please bring a friend or plan to help handle, so one pet can wait with a person while I photograph the other. I photograph them together and separately, and nobody has to hold a group pose for long.

Please do. People in the photos are included at no charge. I finish every session with the frames of you and your pet together, and those are usually the ones that end up on the wall.

The favorite toy, high-value treats if your pet is food-motivated, a comb or brush for last-minute touch-ups, and a slip lead or flat collar. Wear what you would wear in the photo. I send a short prep guide three days before the session. If you have two or more pets, bring a friend to help handle.

Sixty to ninety minutes. Seasonal minis are twenty minutes in the studio. I never rush a pet that needs a break.

Your private proof gallery opens within seven days. Pick your favorites, I finish the edits, and your digital images arrive within two weeks. Prints and frames take about three weeks and albums four to six weeks, if you order any.

No. Every package includes your edited digital images, so nobody has to buy anything else. Prints, frames, and albums are available afterward for anyone who wants more, priced on the ordering call. No minimum, no obligation, no hard sell.

The Essentials is $450 for a 60-minute session and 10 edited digital images. The Signature is $750 for 90 minutes, 20 images, and an 11x14 print. The Heirloom is $1,400 for 90 minutes, every edited image, a 16x20 framed print, and a 10x10 album. Studio or in-home is the same price, and the package is the whole cost unless you choose to add prints later. Every price is on the sessions page.

The First Ten: The Essentials for $250 for our first ten clients, through November 30, 2026. In return I ask for a Google review and permission to show your pet on this site.

Studio sessions happen rain or shine. For outdoor and beach sessions, and for a sick pet, you get one free reschedule. I watch the forecast and call it early so nobody drives in the rain.

In the studio, yes, once the gate at the stairs is closed and your dog is settled. Outdoors I follow city rules, which means leashed at the Oceanfront and in the parks. A leash held just out of frame disappears in editing, so it never shows.