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This session was a gift from Janelle's husband Richard, to showcase her strong bond with her sweet pup Louie! I love when people give the gift of photography. It always ends up being such a special gift because it's both an experience and the end result of getting beautiful photos with the ones you love most. Janelle is so close with her boy Louie, she described him to me as the love of her life. I totally understand that feeling! They've been through so much together and it was amazing to hear a little bit about their story. Louie is not only her companion and pet, he's her hero. 

We met at a local park to take a little hike in the woods. The whole family came along for the ride, but this day was just about the special bond between Janelle and Louie. I love the way his beautiful cream coat looks against the dark background of the trees and plants. Louie was such a good sport, jogging when we asked him so we could get action shots, sitting and laying when we wanted portraits. He also posed really well with Janelle for some sweet shots together. I was so glad to be able to capture some beautiful shots of this special pup for his biggest fan to cherish.

Here are some of my favorite photos of Louie from our session!
color full body vertical photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail
color photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail in profile looking up at his owner
color vertical close up photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail
color photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail with his owner
black and white photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail
color close up photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail
color horizontal photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail
color photo of a cream golden doodle dog running in a dog park
color photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail running toward the camera
color photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail sitting
black and white photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail with his owner
color photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail sitting against a gate
color photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail walking away from the camera
color vertical photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail
color photo of a cream golden doodle dog on a forest trail walking away from the camera

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

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I’m so excited to be coming back to Barkfield Road in East Northport for the first time since the pandemic started! I’ve missed doing photo events there so much. It’s such an amazing pet store! You need to visit if you're a Long Island dog lover! They’re putting on a Fall puppy parade around the square they're located in and a costume contest. The winner will receive a gift basket with goodies from the store and a gift certificate for a free half hour session and a $50 print credit from me. The event will be on Sunday, October 16th from 10am-1pm and will be sponsored by Primal Pet Foods! Look out for PSLs for the pups made with their pumpkin spice goat milk!

After the costume contest, I’ll be taking photos of pets inside the store! Fall or Halloween props and a backdrop will be available. Photo appointments will start at 10:30am!

These will be quick 10 minute sessions where we take a few photos and pet parents can choose their favorite ones and order 4x6s, 5x7s and 8x10s. There won’t be any sitting fee and product prices will be as follows:
4x6s: $10
5x7s: $15
8x10s: $20

You can be in the photo with your pet or it can be their time to shine on their own. Spots may go quickly so call Barkfield Road at (631)651-9292 to sign up!

​Here are some Fall pet photos I've shot in the past!
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It's such an honor to be nominated for Best Pet Photographer on Long Island. This is the third year in a row I've been nominated, and each time it happens, I get such a shock. My business is very high touch but pretty low volume. I work very closely with just a small number of clients a year to create a really custom experience for those who choose to invest with me. So the fact that enough people took the time to nominate me to get me on the ballot really means so much to me. Thank you so much to everyone who nominated me!

If you'd like to vote for me, you can do so once a day per email address at this link!

VOTE HERE!

Scroll down in the pets category to get to the subcategory of pet photographer! For now, my business name is spelled incorrectly as "Laura Pea Photograghy" but you know who I am haha!
​You can vote once a day until December 15th. Thank you so much!
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My mom is a retired librarian who worked at my local library for 45 years, so I feel like libraries are a second home to me. That’s why I love working with libraries here on Long Island to run pet portrait programs for their patrons.

I’m adding another one to my list this year! I’ll be at the West Babylon Public Library on October 22nd from 1-4pm in their outdoor garden area to take photos of your furry friends. We have a rain date of October 23rd in case of inclement weather. Participants will receive a free 8x10 and digital file of their photo!

This program is open to patrons of all Long Island libraries.

Get all the details and register here!

Below are some photos I've gotten at past library pet portrait events. I've had people come with dogs, cats, rats and hamsters so far! I'd love to see some more different animals dropping in too! One person signed up with a snake once, but they couldn't make it and I was bummed. I keep hoping someone will bring a bunny for me to photograph, but no luck so far! Fingers crossed :) Hope to see you there!
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​Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com or call (631)256-7476.

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I first photographed this beautiful family in 2018, and every year since then I've had the honor of being a part of documenting their family's memories. When I dropped off their products from this session, mom Sarah showed me the many places around their house where my photos are displayed. It meant so much to me to see that!

​This last session was done to commemorate their youngest James' first birthday. We decided to do it at a local dog-friendly park so that their furry eldest child (Benjamin Franklin, a consummate professional), could join in on the fun. James takes after his family in that he can pose with the best of them. We joked that with his suit and bow tie, he looked like an adorable tiny Godfather.

Older twin siblings Nathaniel and Caroline blew me away with how well they behaved. They were about 2 months away from turning 4 at the time we shot this, and they listened so well, I was thoroughly impressed! As long as we allowed them to do the occasional silly shot, they were game for anything. You'll see one of those shots in the slideshow below. I love showing these types of photos to clients because (though I am -AHEM- a serious artist and professional businesswoman) I am at heart a very silly person myself.

As a small business owner, when clients come back repeatedly, it's such a gift. To have clients who book every year and really show their appreciation for what you do, I can't tell you how much it means! Here are some of my favorite shots from our session!
photo of a one year old baby boy dressed in a suit and bow tie sitting on a blanket on a forest floor
photo of two four year old twin brother and sister with their one year old baby brother sitting on a bench in a wooded park
photo of a one year old baby boy dressed in a suit and bow tie sitting on a blanket on a forest floor with brown craft letters that spell out the word "one"
photo of two four year old twin brother and sister sitting on a bench in a wooded park
photo of two four year old twin brother and sister with their one year old baby brother sitting on a blanket in a wooded park
black and white photo of two four year old twin brother and sister sitting on a bench in a wooded park making silly faces
photo of two four year old twin brother and sister with their one year old baby brother and airedale terrier dog sitting on a blanket in a wooded park
photo of a one year old baby boy dressed in a shirt and bow tie sitting on a blanket on a forest floor in front of a dock
photo of two four year old twin brother and sister sitting on a blanket in a wooded park
photo of a four year old girl smiling standing in a wooded park
photo of a four year old boy smiling standing in a wooded park
photo of a one year old baby boy dressed in a suit and bow tie sitting on a forest floor
black and white photo of two four year old twin brother and sister  hugging on a blanket in a wooded park
photo of a one year old baby boy dressed in a shirt and bow tie sitting on a blanket on a forest floor in front of a dock
black and white photo of two four year old twin brother and sister with their one year old baby brother sitting on a blanket in a wooded park

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

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Sadie's dad Daniel got in touch with me because he received a gift card from a friend for this session. I love when people give the gift of photography, so I was excited to meet him and his pup! He and I discussed a few options for where we wanted this shoot to take place, and he kept going back to how much he loved the view in his backyard! That worked perfectly, because dogs are usually the most relaxed and at ease on their own turf!

Sadie is a beautiful Vizsla with a gorgeous deep red coat and such a sweet personality. She had fun running around the pool, playing ball in the yard and exploring the dock behind their house. She's a young dog so she had a ton of energy! We got plenty of action shots, but she also posed beautifully alone and with Daniel. You can tell from their photos that they have a very strong bond! Sadie looks at him like he hung the moon, it's so sweet to see!

Here are some of my favorite photos from their session!
color close up photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water. She's sitting on a patio couch
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water. She's sitting on a patio couch
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water. She's sitting on a patio couch with her owner
color profile photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water. She's sitting on a patio couch
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water. They're sitting on a bench on a dock
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water, taken from behind
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water. She's sitting on a patio couch as the sun sets
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water.
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water. She's running alongside a pool
black and white photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water. She's sitting on a patio couch
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water. She's standing on the lawn
color photo of a red vizsla dog in her owner's backyard on the water. Her and her owner are posing behind a pool

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

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As a Long Islander, it’s pretty much a requirement to love the beach so this was a really fun session to do. I’d never been to this particular beach in Greenport and it was so beautiful! I met Kelsey and Michael there with their dog Ollie for some pet portrait and family shots. Ollie is a super cute golden doodle pup who was only around 8 months old when we had our session. For such a young pup, he did such a great job sitting still for our photos.

He loved posing on the sand, rocks, driftwood and even let us put a bandana on announcing that his parents were getting married! You could tell he wanted to jump in the water the entire time but he waited so patiently so we could get plenty of dry shots before he plunged in the water for some fun! He had a blast in there, so much so that he went just a little too far and his dad had to wade in a little to get him to come back to shore!

I love the shots of all of them cuddled up together as the sun set over the giant rocks. It was such a beautiful session and that golden sun was the perfect end to it. Here are some of my favorite shots from the session!
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's sitting on the rocks in the shade of a boulder
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's standing on a piece of driftwood
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's sitting on the rocks in the shade of a boulder
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's wearing a bandana that reads "my humans are getting married"
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's sitting with his owners on a boulder
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's sitting on the rocks in the shade of a boulder
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's standing on a boulder
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's wearing a bandana that reads "my humans are getting married"
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island.
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's wearing a red bandana
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's standing on the shore surrounded by rocks
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's standing on a large boulder, as his owners stand on the ground beside it.
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's sitting on the rocks in the shade of a boulder
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's standing at the shore looking out at the water
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's standing on a large boulder
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's sitting with his owners among many boulders
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's standing on a large boulder.
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's sitting with his owners between two large boulders
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's standing on a piece of driftwood
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's wading in the water
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's wading in the water looking happy
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's wading in the water
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's standing up looking to the side
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. His owners sit with him on a large boulder as the sun set
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's sitting with his owners on a large boulder as the sun sets.
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island, standing up from behind
color photo of a golden doodle dog at a beach on Long Island. He's standing on a boulder next to a set of steps

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

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This session is a throwback to when I got to meet my beautiful baby cousin Riley! I had so much fun photographing the newest member of my family Riley’s dad is my cousin and we were so close growing up, so this session was really special for me. The whole time I was photographing little Riley, we reminisced about our childhood and our awesome grandmas.

My grandma Freida (AKA Mema) and Robbie’s grandmother Celeste were sisters and thick as thieves. My Aunt Celeste was always the life of the party with a quick wit and a sharp tongue. Mema was a quiet and calm sweetheart whose house was the center of our family gatherings for so many years. They were the perfect contrast to each other and they both loved all the kids in the family fiercely. We had such fun times with the rest of our cousins growing up and I hope the next generation of cousins in our family has just as many special family memories as we do!

Robbie and his wife are such amazing people and I’m so happy for them and their new addition. Welcome to the family, Riley! Here are some of my favorite photos from our session!
color photo of a baby newborn girl in a white lace outfit with a flower headband laying on a white fur rug
color photo of a baby newborn girl shot from above in a vintage doll bed
color photo of a baby newborn girl with a gold crown on laying on a pink fur rug
black and white photo of a baby newborn girl wrapped in a blanket on a fur rug
color photo of a baby newborn girl with a white lace outfit and a flower headband
color photo of a baby newborn girl in a spiderman outfit laying on a pink fur rug
color photo of a baby newborn girl with her eyes open wrapped in blankets
color photo of a baby newborn girl in a white lace outfit with a flower headband
color photo of a baby newborn girl on a fur rug with greenery around her head
color photo of a baby newborn girl asleep on a fur rug wrapped in a pink blanket
color photo of a baby newborn girl in a white lace outfit with a flower headband laying on a white fur rug
color photo of a baby newborn girl in a dusty pink rose outfit on a vintage doll bed
color photo of a baby newborn girl in a white lace outfit laying on a white fur rug with a flower headband
color photo of a baby newborn girl on a fur rug with roses around her head

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

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I love every opportunity to take photos of my adorable little nephew Seth (if you've read my blog before, you probably know that haha). So when my sister bought this super cute Easter outfit for him and asked me to take some shots of him in the studio, of course I obliged.

Now, Seth is almost 4, and not a dog, so he's a little outside of my expertise. I'm so used to photographing newborns and pets, that I almost got dizzy with the little ball of energy that was bouncing around my studio. Three and a half year olds don't fall asleep if you give them milk and they don't sit and stay for jerky treats, but I did have some luck promising him he'd get a present if he'd sit still for more than 1/4 of a second. If all else fails, I'm not above bribery.

Even though it was a chaotic session, we got some beautiful shots. He can be such a ham. Like in the first shot below, I didn't even ask him to do that with his hands. I guess being my constant model since the first hour of his life has taught him a few things! Here are my favorites from Seth's session!
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit posing with his hands under his chin
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit smiling holding carrots
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit holding a large plastic yellow Easter egg
photo of a white  toddler boy in an Easter outfit looking down at a stuffed bunny rabbit
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit smiling holding a large plastic yellow Easter egg
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit holding carrots
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit hugging a stuffed bunny rabbit
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit smiling holding carrots
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit holding a bunny rabbit
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit looking down at a large plastic Easter egg
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit smiling holding carrots
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit smiling looking down at a medium plastic Easter egg
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit smiling looking at a stuffed bunny rabbit
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit smiling holding a large plastic yellow Easter egg
photo of a white toddler boy in an Easter outfit smiling holding a medium plastic Easter egg

Have a Happy Easter, everyone!

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Looking back at this session makes me miss the fall so much, I swear! I did this shoot with the parents of the wonderful Handsome Zeus who I've photographed many times. Go check him out on Instagram! Katrina and Andrew are getting married at the end of the year, so we met this past October to commemorate their engagement with some photos at the beautiful Peconic River Herb Farm.

Katrina came well-equipped with plenty of props and ideas for the session. She even got me involved in making a video for her to post on TikTok and Reels! As a certified old curmudgeon, I am always slow to try out new stuff, so I haven't done any of those kinds of videos for social media yet. But now I can say I participated in one, at least! We got some really special shots of the engagement ring balanced on Zeus' nose, which I really love. I had to lay flat on the ground to get that one, but Katrina has a lot of experience with taking photos of her dog, so I knew she wouldn't think I was weird! Sometimes with pet photography, you have to get very creative (and a little messy) to get the shot!

​Here are some of my favorite photos from our session!

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

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