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Owen's Birthday and Family Session at Prosser Pines

12/16/2021

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I met this awesome family years ago at my first pet portrait program at Islip Public Library. I've been lucky enough to have many shoots with them since then and they're always so much fun! This session was booked to celebrate son Owen's 10th birthday (he was only 5 when I met him the first time)! Mom, Dad and his two little sisters joined in so we could also capture some great family shots during our hike in the gorgeous woods of Prosser Pines! We got a beautiful fall day for our shoot and the kids had a great time exploring the trails and fallen branch tents that are scattered throughout the park. 

I'm going to climb on my soapbox for just one moment here, so please bear with me. Prosser Pines is a really popular spot for photographers; there are even some times when I'm shooting there that I have to make sure there are no other shoots going on in the background of my photo (and sometimes even Photoshop them out if I can't avoid them)! Last year in October I shot there and there was litter left from photographers setting off smoke bombs during their sessions. I was happy to see that this time there was no trace of anything like that. It's so important for us photographers to respect the places where we shoot. Not only is it just common decency, if we don't, we might not be allowed to keep using those locations. If you visit a park or nature preserve, remember to take out what you bring in!

Ok, rant over, back to these amazing folks! The best feedback I can get from my clients is not reviews (although those help!), it's the fact that they return to me for more sessions. That tells me that I did my job, that they love their photos, and that they can stand me telling corny jokes or doing my silly noises to make their kids smile! As a small business owner, I appreciate every single client who books with me because they allow me to live my dream, but clients who come back year after year are something so special to me and I can't thank them enough!

Without further ado, here are some of my favorite shots from this very fun session!

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

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Photos from Islip Public Library's Fall Pet Portrait Program on 11.14.21

12/13/2021

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It was great to be back at the beautiful Islip Public Library outdoor terrace for another fun pet portrait program. While I was there for our summer program, we discussed the possibility of doing a fall program. Since there are many families who come back each time I'm there to shoot, we decided to add some themes so that there would be a nice variety to the photos we've done.

Our original program was set for October 30th but the weather was not cooperating, so we moved it to November 14th. Two themes were available, a fall backdrop and a winter backdrop and patrons could choose to use either or both for their photos! It was a lot of fun seeing old and new faces coming to the program, and all the pets were so adorable and very well-behaved! Some pets showed up in really cute Christmas costumes.

Thank you to all the families who brought their pets to be photographed and to the library for having me again! Here are some of the great shots we got!

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Photos from Yappy Hour at Brio at the Boulevard 10.29.21

11/8/2021

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On the 29th, I went to my first in-person pet vendor event since the start of the pandemic! Daniela from Who Lets Your Dog Out hosted a Halloween Dog Costume Parade at the Brio at the Boulevard in Yaphank. Residents of the complex came out with their pups in their Halloween best to show off and get to know some local pet vendors. Daniela had some great gift bags there to welcome attendees. Otto's Coffee Shop had their truck there to keep everyone warm on a very cold night. Puppin Collars Bandana Co. was there selling their adorable bandanas with their spokespup. A very talented artist named Sydney was there showing off her beautiful drawings of pets. Finally, yours truly was there with some of my favorite pet photos and my camera to document the cuteness of the pups! Thank you to Daniela for hosting these great events and to the Brio for having us!

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Pet Portrait Program at Islip Public Library 11.14.21

10/14/2021

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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 November 14th (postponed from 10.30.21 due to rain) 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!

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Photo collage of photos of dogs, hamsters, and their families
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I've Been Nominated Again!

10/9/2021

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 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!
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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

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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.

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James’ Newborn Session

9/3/2021

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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. 

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Photos from the Islip Public Library Pet Portrait Program 6.12.21

8/14/2021

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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

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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. 

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

6/30/2021

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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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