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Pet Portrait Program at Islip Public Library 10.30.21

10/14/2021

We had so much this summer that we decided to do another program at Islip Public Library for the fall! The program will take place on October 30th from 1-4pm in the library's beautiful outdoor terrace! We'll be booking time slots to make sure not too many people congregate at once, to keep everyone safe! The program is open to Islip Library patrons and patrons of all other Long Island libraries! Out of district patrons may have to call the library to register, ask for Laurie Aitken if you have any problems!

Register for the program here!

You’ll receive a free 8x10 and a digital file of your photo! Any pets are welcome, but please make sure they’re restrained with a leash or in a carrier to keep everyone safe.

This time, I'll be bringing along some props. You can go with a fall theme, a winter theme, or just take a photo with the natural beauty of the library's terrace! These are some shots I took at our last program in June!
Hope to see you there!

Photo collage of photos of dogs, hamsters, and their families

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I've Been Nominated Again!

10/9/2021

I've been nominated for the second year in a row for Best Pet Photographer in the Bethpage Best of Long Island awards! The only recognition I ever need is from my clients when they tell me how happy they are with their photos, but I have to admit it feels pretty great to be nominated for this award again! If you're so inclined, you can vote for me once a day at this link!

VOTE HERE!

Scroll down in the pets category to get to the subcategory of pet photographer! You can vote once a day until December 15th. Thank you to whoever nominated me for this honor, it means so much!

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Mocha Bear’s Woodsy Session

9/30/2021

This session was a lot of fun! Little Mocha Bear, a mini Goldendoodle, is only a young pup, but did so well on our photo adventure in the woods! We met at a beautiful park with lots of trails to explore and the setting was perfect with some gorgeous morning light. We started off with some individual shots of Mocha enjoying the landscape. Her sit and stay were excellent for such a young pup! Then we did some portraits with her mom and some candid shots of them walking through the trails. The park we were at has a lot of horseback riders, and even though we didn’t see any horses, we sure saw evidence of them on the trails, so Mocha had a lot of interesting smells to sniff!

Once we had enough time exploring the woods, we came out of the trails and went into the dog run that’s located at the entrance of the park. There Mocha Bear was able to shed her leash and run to her heart’s content. We got a lot of sweet shots of her running into her mom’s arms. She definitely earned some play time after the serious modeling work she did before that.

Here are some of my favorite shots from this session!

Get in touch to book your pet session today! Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com or call (631)256-7476.

James’ Newborn Session

9/3/2021

I first met this awesome family a few years back when they had their twins Nathaniel and Caroline. They wanted photos of them with their eldest child, a beautiful Airedale Terrier named Benjamin Franklin! You can see those here! I got the pleasure of photographing them again for the twins’ first and second birthdays and it’s been amazing to see them sprout up into sweet toddlers and see their personalities develop over the years.

This year I was so happy to be there to photograph the newest member of their family, baby James! While James was getting ready for his close up, I started off getting some shots of the older bunch. Nathaniel and Caroline were a little hesitant to start but once they watched the master Benjamin Franklin pose, they felt much more comfortable. Once we got those, sweet baby James made his debut and joined his siblings for some group shots.

After he dipped his toe in the modeling world with his brothers and sister, he was ready for his solo career! He followed in his elder siblings’ footsteps and did such an amazing job posing. The theme of James’ nursery is space, so I brought my moon and star props, including my big white wooden moon which I love to use. Here are some of my favorite shots of this new little man!
Welcome to the world, James!

Get in touch to book your newborn session today! Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call (631)256-7476.

Photos from the Islip Public Library Pet Portrait Program 6.12.21

8/14/2021

I was so happy to be able to come back to the Islip Public Library for another pet portrait program on their awesome outdoor terrace. This was my second in person event back from the pandemic and we were lucky to get such a beautiful day for it.

We had many families come
to bring in their pets for a portrait. We had mostly dogs, but one family brought in their two hamsters, who were named Hamstie and Tim. This was my first time photographing hamsters and I was surprised at how well they did! I always love adding another animal to the list of those I’ve photographed!

Thank you to all the families that brought their pets to the program and to the library for having me back! Stay tuned for another pet portrait program I’ll be announcing soon!

Here are some of the photos we got that day!

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Zoey, Hero and Robin at Blydenburgh County Park

7/26/2021

I met these sweet pups and their parents at Blydenburgh County Park to do a long-awaited session that we'd planned all the way back in 2020. Zoey is a black Lab/Chow mix, which is exactly the mix that my dog nephew Ash is, so I have a lot of experience photographing a dog with fur like hers. I couldn't believe how soft and fluffy she was, and she was so amazing at posing. Her doxie siblings Hero and Robin might be much smaller than their big sister but they more than make up for their small size with big personalities. Dachshunds are especially fun to photograph with their long beautiful snouts and big expressive eyes.

We went for a walk in the woods for our session and even though we got a particularly hot day in May, these pups were up for any challenge. They even did a great job posing on the skinny long bridge on the trail. I thought I might have to do a ton of intricate editing to get shots of all the dogs looking at the same time, but for the most part, they did such a good job posing together that my compositing expertise wasn't even necessary!

Here are some of my favorite shots from this fun session!

Get in touch to book your pet session today! Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com or call (631)256-7476.

Photos from the Middle Country Public Library Pet Portrait Program on 5.22.21

6/30/2021

I was so happy to be back at the Middle Country Public Library in Centereach for another pet portrait program. This was my first pet event back after the pandemic made it impossible to gather safely for so long! We had 13 dogs come in to be photographed, along with one turtle and even one stuffed fox (a very low maintenance pet indeed!) Those last two didn't sign my model release forms, so unfortunately you'll just have to imagine those, but I assure you, they came out beautifully :D. It was so nice to be surrounded by pets again, even those of the stuffed variety.

To be safe, we held this program outdoors in the library's Nature Explorium, which is a really cute area at the library for kids that has all sorts of fun activities. It also provided some beautiful backdrops and really nice shade on a particularly hot May day. I can't wait to bring my nephew Seth there to play! Thank you to the library for having me for another awesome program, and thank you to everyone who brought their pets in for a photo!
Here are some of my favorite shots of the day!

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Mama’s Pet Session at Blydenburgh County Park

6/17/2021

Meet Mama! She’s a beautiful 11 year old pit bull and an absolute sweetheart. Her mom Elizabeth got in touch with me to take some photos of Mama to be displayed at her wedding in October. Her photos will be featured on the table number cards so that Mama can be a part of the big day. We met at Blydenburgh County Park and the weather had been looking a little iffy. But we persevered and only felt a drop of rain or two and we were able to get some great photos of this adorable girl.

Elizabeth had some very cute props for us to use, like wooden signs and some flower crowns she made herself for Mama to wear! She was so patient and took every one in stride. Even though she isn’t a young pup anymore, she was game to go everywhere we led her and she sat beautifully for our photos. We got some nice shots of Mama on her own and also some very sweet photos of the special bond she shares with her mom Elizabeth.

I’m so happy I was able to help capture some special memories for Elizabeth and Mama, and I can't wait to see some snapshots of how the photos are incorporated into their special day!

Here are some of my favorite photos from our session!

Pet Portrait Program at Islip Public Library 6.12.21

6/1/2021

I’ll be back at the Islip Public Library for another pet portrait program on their beautiful outdoor terrace. The program will be on Saturday, June 12th from 1pm to 4pm, by appointment. Please keep 6 feet of space between you and other patrons. Any pets are welcome, but please make sure they’re restrained with a leash or in a carrier to keep everyone safe. Appointments are available now to Islip patrons but will open to out-of-district patrons on June 9th. You’ll receive a free 8x10 and a digital file of your photo!

You can register for the program here.

Here are some photos I captured at this program in years past!

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Spring Pet Portrait Program at Middle Country Public Library 5.22.21

4/12/2021

I was on a four year streak of doing pet portrait programs at the Middle Country Public Library, until last year (I think you know why we skipped a year haha). Even though the pandemic is not over yet, we're getting back to it with an outdoor program this Spring! On May 22nd from 11am-2pm I'll be photographing pets and their families outside in the library's Nature Explorium!

This year instead of first come, first served, photos will be taken by appointment. COVID-19 protocols will be in place, so please come wearing your mask and practice social distancing from others. Pets should be clean, well-behaved around other animal, and in a cage or on a leash to attend.

Get more info and sign up for your time slot here.

I'm so excited to be doing this program! Not being able to do photo events last year was a huge blow to my business. I really missed meeting so many pets and people. Hope to see you there!