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LI-DOG's Pooch-a-Palooza on 6.23.24

6/20/2024

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LI-Dog is a fantastic non-profit that advocates for expanded access for dogs to public parks and beaches on Long Island. I'll be at the event volunteering to photograph their Pooch-a-Palooza event that aims to raise funds for their mission! The event will take place on 6.23.24 from 12-4pm at the Pine Grove Inn in East Patchogue. There will be music, games, prizes,  raffles, a photo booth, and even a special doggy menu. One of the raffle baskets you can win is a free mini session with me plus a print credit! I've photographed a few of LI-Dog's events over the years and it's always such a fun time. I'm really looking forward to seeing all the pups in their costumes.
Here are some photos I've shot for them of their summer fundraisers in the past!
You can buy discounted tickets in advance for $15 a person (dogs are free!). Tickets at the door are $20. Find out more and buy tickets here!
Hope to see you there!

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Last Minute Mother's Day Gift Idea

5/10/2024

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Mother's Day is this Sunday! ​

Black and white photo of a first time mother holding and looking down on her newborn baby girl. The photo was taken by Laura Pea Photography, a Long Island newborn photographer.
Moms always want updated photos of their beautiful families to line their walls, show off on social media, keep on their desks at work, etc.

While it's too late to book a session with me in time for Mother's Day, it's never too late to give the gift of a photography session. 

You can purchase e-gift cards from me that will be sent instantly to your recipient's email! Or you can send the gift card to yourself to print out and put in a card for your loved one.
 
If time got the better of you this year and you're scrambling for something heartfelt, the gift of photography is something that the mom in your life will always adore. Sessions can take place in my home studio in Farmingville, at the client's house or on location within Suffolk County, Long Island.
My gift cards are available in any amount over $25. Most gift-givers choose to cover my session fee ($150 for regular sessions, $250 for newborn sessions) and a little extra to include a few photo prints. You can find all my pricing information and product menu here, and when you're ready,
purchase e-gift cards here! 

Get in touch to book your session today! Email me at [email protected]
​ or call (631)256-7476. 

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Pet Portrait Program at Comsewogue Public Library 5.11.24

5/7/2024

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Color photo collage of many photos of pets: dogs, a cat and its family, a ferret, a guinea pig, a hamster and a bearded dragon. All photos were taken by Laura Pea Photography, a Long Island pet photographer.
I'm going to be at the Comsewogue Public Library for a pet portrait program this Saturday from 11am-2pm! This is a new one I'm adding to my ever-growing list of libraries putting on this program and I'm so excited! The weather looks like it'll be beautiful so we're planning on doing the program out on their lawn. If the weather takes a sudden turn, we also have access to one of their indoor community rooms. Participants will get a free 8x10 photo and a digital file. If you're a patron of Comsewogue, sign up for the program to receive a free photo of your pet!

Pets should be clean, well-behaved around other animals, and in a cage or on a leash to attend. All pets are welcome, not just dogs! In the past, I've had people bring cats, turtles, ferrets, guinea pigs, lizards, bunnies, hamsters, even rats to my library programs! Feel free to get in the shot with your pet too! There are a few spots left. 

​ Sign up here!

Hope to see you there!

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Faith's Winnie the Pooh themed Newborn Session

4/9/2024

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I was very excited for Faith's parents when they got in touch to book me for her newborn photos. I know Faith's dad from the chapter of the Rising Tide Society that I lead here on Long Island. His business FMF Strategic Communications provides services to small businesses to help their online media presence. Check them out here! 

When we were planning our session, they told me that Faith's nursery theme was going to be Winnie-the-Pooh, which I loved as a kid. We talked about how cute it would be if we could put Faith into a "hunny pot" like in the cartoon. I looked around and couldn't find one that I thought would be big enough to safely put a newborn in, so I decided to take on the challenge to make one myself! I love to craft so this was a very fun project and I knew it would be a cool prop to have on hand for future sessions in the studio. I found a big plant pot at a local hardware store and painted it to  look like the famous hunny pot from the beloved animation. Faith fit in there perfectly with plenty of space for padding and for a weight at the bottom to make sure she wouldn't tip over when placed inside. Safety is always number one when it comes to photographing newborns!

After we did some photos of Faith on her own and with her loving parents in her nursery, we headed downstairs for a full family portrait including their adorable pup Comet! We did a few shots of Comet and Faith together, then I set up some blankets for more photos of Faith on her own. She did such an amazing job. Even when she awake for shots, she was very happy and even holding her head up to look around! Such a strong girl already! 

Here are some of my favorite shots from our session!

​Get in touch to book your session today! Email me at [email protected]
​ or call (631)256-7476. 

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The Carlsons' Extended Family Session

3/6/2024

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There was a quote floating around social media that I saw recently and loved. "The best compliment you can give your photographer is to keep inviting them back to document your life". For me, there's no one that better describes than my awesome client Sarah. She first got in touch with me back in 2018 to photograph her twin newborns with her beautiful Airedale Terrier, Benjamin Franklin. She's invited me back into her life every year since then to document her family as it grows, which I appreciate so much. 
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At our latest session, she undertook an even bigger task when planning for photos, including her parents, her in-laws and her brother for an extended family shoot. Coordinating that many schedules is a herculean task, so I admire her greatly for getting everyone there (and dressed and happy)! Her brother John even came straight off a tour with his band Moon Tooth, driving home from a show in Canada two days before. Check them out!
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We had to have a last minute venue change from their back yard and Sarah's husband AJ came to the rescue and secured a new spot for us (he's a volunteer firefighter so he's used to saving the day). Everyone was very patient with me while I snapped waaaaay too many photos, to make sure I had enough images to swap heads, hands, whole bodies, etc. in Photoshop. That's always necessary for big groups, and especially so when there's three kids and a dog involved! 

Though extra subjects can mean extra work, it also means having extra hands on deck to assist in tasks like tying shoes, wiping runny noses and picking the right music to keep the kids engaged and smiling. Their favorite song right now is Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon, a very impressive pick for their age. Thank you to Sarah and her lovely family for being so patient and helpful!

Here are some of my favorite photos from this very special session. 

Get in touch to book your session today! Email me at [email protected]
​ or call (631)256-7476. 

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Photos from the Barkfield Road Holiday Mini Session Event on 11.11.23 and 11.18.23

12/18/2023

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I love doing this event at Barkfield Road! They're an awesome pet boutique in East Northport here on Long Island. They have really great products and they're very particular and knowledgable about the things they stock. I love shopping for my Gracey whenever I'm there. Thanks so much to Gabriella and Kevin for having me again to do this very fun event! It's always so great to see all the dogs come through in their Christmas best! Part of the proceeds every time we do this mini photo session event goes to the Dotty Fund. They're a great charity that helps local families who are in need of medical treatment for their pets. They help get them through emergency situations so that pets can stay with their families instead of ending up in a shelter. They do amazing work! 

This year we had our event scheduled for November 18th. The response was amazing. We booked up so fast, that we decided to add on a date the week before on the 11th to try to accommodate as many pet families as we could. That one also completely booked up! 

I brought three different backgrounds for pet parents to choose from. I also had a ton of different props, Christmas, Hanukkah and just plain winter-themed ones for people to include in their photos if they wanted. Popular ones this year were the lamppost and the letter box to Santa. It was also nice to see the outfits the pups came dressed up in, from sweaters to scarves to Santa capes. We had 25 dogs join us over the two weeks. Thank you so much to everyone who signed up and brought their pups for their Christmas photos! 
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Here are some of the adorable shots we got!

Get in touch to book your pet session today!
Email me at [email protected] or call (631)256-7476. Happy Holidays!

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Photos from the Islip Pet Portrait Program 10.28.23

12/4/2023

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I was back again at the Islip Public Library for another pet portrait program this year outside on their beautiful terrace. We did the program right on the cusp of spooky season changing into the holiday season, so we had two set ups available for patrons to choose from. We had 19 adorable dogs join us that day! 

Thanks so much to the library for having me again, it's always such a fun event and great to see so many cute pups come out for a photo! Thanks also to library teen volunteer Dominick for assisting me during the shoot, and to everyone who brought their pup in for their time in the spotlight! 

Here are some of the cute faces I saw that day!

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Photos from the MCPL Pet Portrait Program 2023

9/12/2023

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I was back at the Middle Country Public Library for another pet portrait program this year! We held our event in their beautiful outdoor Nature Explorium again. This space is so great for this program because there are lots of different spots all over the explorium for patrons to choose from. Also, it's completely fenced in, so pets are free to shed their crates, leashes and harnesses and roam the area! Many of the families who come to this program have been back year after year and it's always so great to see that. I was also happy to see a lot of new faces this year too! 

Many times when I do this program at libraries, people assume you can only bring dogs, but all pets are welcome! This year we got mostly dogs, but also a cat and a turtle who showed up (the turtle is fiercely private and didn't sign a model release, so you won't find him in the slideshow, sorry)! Our biggest this year was a huge Great Dane and our smallest a tiny Chihuahua. It's always such a great time when I'm able to do these programs because I get to be surrounded by adorable animals all day. 

All families who came to the program got a free 8x10 and an email with the digital files of the photos we got. Thank you to all the families who brought their pets, thank you to the Middle Country Public Library for having me and especially to librarian Sara Fade who was the one who first asked me all those years ago to do this program! Ever since then, I've added more libraries to my list every year and it's become one of my favorite things I do in my business. If you'd like to see a program like this at your local library, send them this link and tell them to get in touch!

​Here are some of the awesome shots we got at the pet portrait program this year!

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Killian's Newborn Session

8/8/2023

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Meet Killian Tiberius Orick Judge, the little guy with the big name! This beautiful boy is the son of my friend Wilhelmina. You might remember her adorable maternity session with her sweet pack of pups last year! She and her husband Patrick welcomed this adorable little guy this year to round out their beautiful family. Big brother Phoenix even got into on some of the fun of our photo session because he’s all about his baby brother. I think Phoenix might have actually thought the session was for him because every time we took Killian off to change an outfit or backdrop, Phoenix came by to get his own close up!

We started off with some family shots of Killian with proud mom and dad (and big brother Phoenix was always close by)! Then we moved onto Killian’s turn in the spotlight. He was nice and sleepy so we were able to do lots of outfits and backdrops, and even got to feature some special toys that mom and dad passed down to him. These and other sentimental items like handmade quilts and blankets always add a sweet emotional touch to newborn photos, so I love when clients want to include things like that.

Killian did such an amazing job! I especially love the shots of him in the puppy outfit. Here are some of my favorite shots from our session!

Welcome to the world, Killian!
​Get in touch to book your newborn session today! Email me at [email protected]
​ or call (631)256-7476. 

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Spring Pet Portrait Program at Middle Country Public Library 6.3.23

5/19/2023

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Photo Collage of families and their dogs in the Nature Explorium outdoor area of the Middle Country Public Library
I'm going to be back at the Middle Country Public Library for another pet portrait program on June 3rd from 10am-2pm! This one will be taking place in the beautiful outdoor Nature Explorium area of the library. If you're a patron of Middle Country, sign up for the program to receive a free photo of your pet!

Pets should be clean, well-behaved around other animals, and in a cage or on a leash to attend. All pets are welcome, not just dogs! In the past, I've had people bring cats, turtles, ferrets, guinea pigs, bunnies, hamsters, even rats to my library programs! Feel free to get in the shot with your pet too!

​ Sign up here!

Hope to see you there!

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