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Dog-friendly Portraits in Portage Park, Chicago, IL

Beth — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:18:21 +0000

Canela the Goldendoodle and her family posed for photos with Mei Lin Barral Photography at Portage Park. Although the flowers hadn’t started blooming yet, Canela brought a pop of color and lots of joy.

From Mei Lin: “Canela the Goldendoodle brought her humans Argelia and Charles for a lovely, low-key couple’s session at Portage Park in Chicago.

Donning her beautiful bright pink bandana, Canela was the star of the session, even amidst multiple fun distractions, including various birds, squirrels, and other dogs who looked like they could have been her cousins.

Argelia and Charles met the modern way of online dating and are now moving in together. They love to travel, eat delicious food from various cuisines together, and spend time with their four-legged family.

Argelia is the founder and owner behind Vida Mia Cocktails; ‘Vida Mia is a cocktail experience company founded to elevate Mexican American culture by leading mixology classes about the sacred agave, customizing cocktail kits, and curating food + beverage pairing events.’

Learn more about Argelia’s classes through her business Vida Mia Cocktails!”

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About Mei Lin Barral Photography: Mei Lin is passionate about commemorating diverse couples in love and their four-legged family.

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Dog-friendly Family Portraits | Sumter, SC

Beth — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 20:02:14 +0000

With the holidays just around the corner, I always like to remind people that one of the best presents you can give or receive is a portrait session from a photographer. This dog-friendly family session with Apollo, the Australian Shepherd/Lab mix, with Mia Lee Photography in Sumter, South Carolina, is an example of such a gift!

From Mia: “Tracy and her family came to my studio for portraits in June of 2022. They wanted to have an overall fun, ‘modern family’ type aesthetic and to include their dog Apollo in the session.”

From Tracy: “My friend Lisa purchased us the photo session with Mia Lee for a Christmas gift.

Apollo is an exuberant 84-pound, one-and-a-half-year-old Aussidor! Our twins were born with special needs, and after years of deliberation and research, we decided on the type of dog we needed to complement their activity level and needs.

We saw a posting of puppies, and my husband and I immediately fell in love with Apollo’s floppy ears and sweet face. I traveled six hours to bring him home and couldn’t wait to see our girls’ faces.

It took him exactly 60 seconds to fall completely in love and devoted to all of them!

Despite his size, he’s incredibly gentle and gives the best hugs! He will bury his face in your chest and wrap his front paws around your neck!

His favorite things to do involve anything water related and fetching a ball but refusing to give it back.

Apollo is incredibly intelligent and sensitive, and he seems to know exactly what our needs are before we do!

We made the mistake of teaching him double hi-five. He’s excited to meet new people and usually runs full speed to greet them. Most strangers, however, see an 84-pound beast running at them and put both their hands up. They are almost never prepared for the hi-fives they get!

It’s never a dull moment with Apollo around, and we couldn’t imagine our lives without him!

Apollo is on Instagram.”

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About Mia Lee Photography: Based in Sumter, South Carolina, Mia is a pet, family, and personal branding photographer.

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Fun Studio Dog Portraits | Birmingham, AL

Beth — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:31:32 +0000

As much as I love on-location portraits, studio photography is a great choice for many reasons, especially when the weather is too hot, too cold, or too wet! Sunny, the red merle Aussie, had a blast with Katie from The Beloved Pup Photo Studio in Birmingham, Alabama. Katie captured the many sides of Sunny, from the glamorous to the goofy!

From Katie: “Sunny is so sweet and knows so many tricks! She’s a gorgeous 1-year-old red merle Aussie and truly motivated to work!

I have always been a huge animal lover with tons of pets.

After over eight years of working as a professional wedding photographer here in Birmingham, Alabama, and around the United States, I decided I wanted to have a creative outlet working with my favorite animals, dogs!

It has been such a blessing to photograph these amazing animals.”

If you love red merle Aussies, check out Kershaw too!

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About the Beloved Pup Photo Studio: Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Katie specializes in dog photography in the Southern United States. Katie is also a Humane Society volunteer.

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Dog-friendly Family Photos | Estes Park, Colorado

Beth — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:42:50 +0000

It seems like summer is the perfect time to reconnect with loved ones. Unfortunately, people often forget cameras or are too busy visiting to take good photos. Naturally, I love that this family chose to work with Nichole Emerson Photography to celebrate a fortieth wedding anniversary in Estes Park, Colorado. Even better? They brought their dogs! (After all, dogs are family too!)

From Nichole: “Kate organized a family trip with her parents to help celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. They got together with six humans and four pups, all very well-behaved. We went to the YMCA property in Estes Park, which has meaning for them because they go there as a summer family tradition.”

In the photos with the four dogs by themselves, left to right, the pups are Toby, Abraham (Abe), Frankie, and Revy.

From the family: “Toby is a 7-year-old black lab who brings joy to every day. He loves his (and any) human, food, walks, and couch.

Abe is three years old. He is a Labrador/Golden Retriever (allegedly) that we rescued from BarkaBull in Colorado Springs, Colorado. From what we understand, Abe was born in Texas.

He’s a great walking buddy and general all-around companion.

Frankie is a seven-year-old Border Collie/Terrier mix. He was adopted from Operation Pets Alive in The Woodlands, Texas.

Frankie is a distemper survivor thanks to the dedicated care of a loving foster mom. He has residual neurological deficits, most notably a resting tremor in his jaw and forehead. Frankie was rescued in Texas when he was ten months old, and he moved to Colorado with his mom six months later. Frankie started his life as a very nervous and timid pup, but he has grown into a loyal and affectionate companion. He loves playing fetch, squeaky tennis balls, going for long runs (up to 10 miles!), and playing tug of war with his brother Revy.

Revy is a two-and-half-year-old Golden retriever/Terrier mix. He was adopted from 2 Blondes All Breeds Rescue in Denver, Colorado.

Revy (named for Revelstoke, British Columbia) was found on the side of the road in Texas with porcupine quills in his face before being taken to a local shelter and ultimately transported in a truck to Colorado. We rescued Revy, originally called Buddy by his foster mom when he was 1.5 years old. He has been the light of our lives ever since! Revy never wants to be anywhere other than by the side of his humans. He greets us very loudly and excitedly anytime we come home. He is a well-meaning goofball!”

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About Nichole Emerson Photography: Based in Broomfield, Colorado, Nichole specializes in wedding and elopement photography.

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Happy Tails: Quito | Syracuse, New York

Beth — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:49:18 +0000

I understand loving a specific dog breed, but personally, I love the uniqueness of mixed breeds. Luckily, you can find both purebreds and mixed breeds up for adoption! Last summer, my sister, Alice G Patterson, Syracuse Brand Photographer from Loving My Company, donated a portrait session to a local rescue as a part of their fundraiser. Quito, the mixed breed, and his family were the lucky winners! Alice was over the moon about photographing him because, well, just look at him! Don’t you wish you could meet him in person?

From Mark: “Quito is a mixed breed (cattle dog, terrier, Lhasa apso, etc.)I saw him on an online adoption page from San Antonio, Texas, when he was just four months old. I worked with the agency to adopt him, and he was flown to us in June of 2016. He was six months old.

Quito is cuddly, energetic, and cautious.

We walk one to two times a day in our neighborhood and regularly visit the Jamesville Beach Dog Park. We play chase, fetch (well, I throw, and he chases it down but doesn’t return it)

My daughter loves when he sits, has his tongue out, and tilts his head.

My son loves how he greets us when we come home, weaving in and out of our legs. Quito follows me everywhere. He is very dedicated to our family.”

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I hope you will consider adopting your next furry friend!

Find a pet-friendly photographer near you. If you’re a business owner, you’ll want to check out this blog post on how including dogs can increase sales!

About Loving My Company: Based in Syracuse, New York, Alice specializes in photography for creative women entrepreneurs. She is also the founder of Loving My Photo Company, a unique business model to help photographers transform their business. Alice is also teaching a course to help photographers get off the income roller coaster!

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