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Nine times out of ten, moms are the ones who get in touch with me to book sessions. One thing a mom will always want is updated photos of their families to decorate their homes, show off on social media, display on their desks at work, etc.
Whether you have a mom, wife, dog mom, cat mom, aunt or grandma to celebrate this Mother's Day, photos are always a gift they'll appreciate!
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!
Whether you have a mom, wife, dog mom, cat mom, aunt or grandma to celebrate this Mother's Day, photos are always a gift they'll appreciate!
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 laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call (631)256-7476.
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This was a whirlwind of a year for me personally, but business-wise it was one of my best! I was voted Best Pet Photographer on Long Island this year, and it was all thanks to having the best clients in the world. I want to thank everyone who worked with me this year, and who has ever supported my business. It means so much to me to be able to do what I love.
Once the hectic Christmas rush is over, I always take the last two weeks of the year off to catch my breath, spend time with family and friends, and frankly eat an ungodly amount of cheese, so this is me signing off for a little bit. But before I go, I have to share my own Christmas photos! My nephew Seth always wants a photo with his dog Hopper, and of course I have to document every Christmas with my baby Gracey. I am so thankful to have had 8 Christmases with her so far and I hope to have many more.
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday! I'll see you in the New Year!
Once the hectic Christmas rush is over, I always take the last two weeks of the year off to catch my breath, spend time with family and friends, and frankly eat an ungodly amount of cheese, so this is me signing off for a little bit. But before I go, I have to share my own Christmas photos! My nephew Seth always wants a photo with his dog Hopper, and of course I have to document every Christmas with my baby Gracey. I am so thankful to have had 8 Christmases with her so far and I hope to have many more.
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday! I'll see you in the New Year!
Get in touch to book your session! Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call (631)256-7476.
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I have another pet portrait program coming up at the Middle Country Public Library on May 31st from 10:30am - 12:30pm. This was originally going to be held at the Centereach building in their Nature Explorium, but due to the iffy weather forecast, it has moved to the Selden building so that we have the option to do either indoor or outdoor photos!
Middle Country patrons can sign up here.
I never got around to posting these photos from last summer's program, so I'm going to share them now! We had another really fun pet portrait program out in the Nature Explorium! Our first day got rained out so we reconvened the week after. We had lots of pups join us. We also had a cat, a bearded dragon, a turtle, and even three chickens come by for a photo! The chickens had a very cool clear backpack they came in so they could be safe while they traveled and still look out on the world. I’ve actually photographed chickens before but it was just one at a time. This was my first time photographing three at once so I thought it would be a little chaotic, but that wasn’t the case at all. These were three very well-behaved chickens! The bearded dragon was also impeccably dressed. We had a lot of very impressive subjects!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the program and to the library for having me back again! Here are some of the shots we got that day!
Middle Country patrons can sign up here.
I never got around to posting these photos from last summer's program, so I'm going to share them now! We had another really fun pet portrait program out in the Nature Explorium! Our first day got rained out so we reconvened the week after. We had lots of pups join us. We also had a cat, a bearded dragon, a turtle, and even three chickens come by for a photo! The chickens had a very cool clear backpack they came in so they could be safe while they traveled and still look out on the world. I’ve actually photographed chickens before but it was just one at a time. This was my first time photographing three at once so I thought it would be a little chaotic, but that wasn’t the case at all. These were three very well-behaved chickens! The bearded dragon was also impeccably dressed. We had a lot of very impressive subjects!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the program and to the library for having me back again! Here are some of the shots we got that day!
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Merry First Christmas to Keirla! This lovely lady is a cousin to another adorable little client of mine named Annaliese. I photographed Annaliese as a newborn and then again this past fall for family photos with her mom and dad. Annaliese's mom referred me to her brother and sister-in-law and I was so happy when they reached out to book a session with me. It means so much to me when people pass my name along to their friends and family, and I was honored to be able to help capture some nice memories for little Keirla's First Christmas!
The family came to my studio for their session, so we had a ton of options and were able to incorporate lots of different backdrops, outfits, and props in the photos. Keirla is such a calm and happy baby and she let us go through so many different setups and did such a great job. Mom and Dad even hopped in for some family photos at the end of the session, which I love! Here are some of my favorite shots we got that day!
The family came to my studio for their session, so we had a ton of options and were able to incorporate lots of different backdrops, outfits, and props in the photos. Keirla is such a calm and happy baby and she let us go through so many different setups and did such a great job. Mom and Dad even hopped in for some family photos at the end of the session, which I love! Here are some of my favorite shots we got that day!
Get in touch to book your session! Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call (631)256-7476.
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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.
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!
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.
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 laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call (631)256-7476.
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It was so good to have Gianna and her two adorable pups Coda and Cadence in front of my lens again! This year mom Kim decided she wanted to do our photos back in the studio again since we did our session at Lake Ronkonkoma last year. Coda and Cadence spent the first few minutes re-familiarizing themselves with the room. It's been a few years since they were in there, so they had a lot of new smells to smell!
They wanted to go cozy for the theme this year, so Gianna wore some super cute Christmas pajamas. While Coda and Cadence did a thorough sniff inspection of the place, we started off with a few shots of Gianna on her own against a snowy wood background. Then each pup had their turn posing with their girl! We switched over to a red brick background that looked great with Gianna's pajamas and Coda and Cadence's adorable Christmas bandanas.
Then we did some individuals of Coda and Cadence on some of the most popular studio props, my grey chaise lounge and the tiny grey couch that matches it. Coda especially loved the large chaise lounge. In between shots he would jump up there and cuddle up. He got so comfortable during some of the shots, it looked like he was going to fall asleep!
Everyone did amazing, as always, and we got such cute shots. Here are some of my favorites we got that day!
They wanted to go cozy for the theme this year, so Gianna wore some super cute Christmas pajamas. While Coda and Cadence did a thorough sniff inspection of the place, we started off with a few shots of Gianna on her own against a snowy wood background. Then each pup had their turn posing with their girl! We switched over to a red brick background that looked great with Gianna's pajamas and Coda and Cadence's adorable Christmas bandanas.
Then we did some individuals of Coda and Cadence on some of the most popular studio props, my grey chaise lounge and the tiny grey couch that matches it. Coda especially loved the large chaise lounge. In between shots he would jump up there and cuddle up. He got so comfortable during some of the shots, it looked like he was going to fall asleep!
Everyone did amazing, as always, and we got such cute shots. Here are some of my favorites we got that day!
Get in touch to book your pet session today!
Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com or call (631)256-7476. Happy Holidays!
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Every year I’m so busy getting my clients’ holiday photos done, that I tend to leave my own shooting and editing to the last minute! Here are some of the personal holiday photos I've been shooting this season.
For the last few years, I've been decorating a small studio tree with some of the camera ornament overflow from my big Christmas tree (I have roughly 1,000 haha).
Last year I picked up a small real tree from Waterdrinker Family Farm in Manorville, and decided to put it up in our kitchen instead of the studio so we could see it more often.
For the last few years, I've been decorating a small studio tree with some of the camera ornament overflow from my big Christmas tree (I have roughly 1,000 haha).
Last year I picked up a small real tree from Waterdrinker Family Farm in Manorville, and decided to put it up in our kitchen instead of the studio so we could see it more often.
We did the same thing again this year. I took a few shots of my mother and my nephew Seth decorating it earlier this month. Each time he found a new camera ornament in the box, he pretended to take a picture of me with it. He's too cute.
I also took a few shots in the studio of my beautiful daughter Gracey, who is a very unwilling participant when it comes to photos 😂. I usually have a only a few minutes of cooperation before she decides the session is over. Not to toot my own horn, but I’ve been doing this long enough to be able to get a decent amount of photos of even the most unwilling subjects, so I was able to snap some adorable portraits of her in less than 5 minutes, and she was handsomely rewarded with a smorgasbord of treats for her time.
I also took a few shots in the studio of my beautiful daughter Gracey, who is a very unwilling participant when it comes to photos 😂. I usually have a only a few minutes of cooperation before she decides the session is over. Not to toot my own horn, but I’ve been doing this long enough to be able to get a decent amount of photos of even the most unwilling subjects, so I was able to snap some adorable portraits of her in less than 5 minutes, and she was handsomely rewarded with a smorgasbord of treats for her time.
I also did family photos for my sister Lisa, brother in law Will and nephew Seth in Port Jefferson this year. We found a Christmas tree right outside the Village Center and did a quick session there for some photos to go on their Christmas card this year. Seth was rewarded for his cooperation with a trip to the candy store after, and a walk up and down his favorite set of stairs that he visits every time we're down port.
Then Seth was treated to two more photo shoots in the studio. I broke it up so as not to push my luck. There's a short attention span when it comes to four year olds and I always want to keep photos in Aunt Laura's studio to be a positive experience for him, so that it's something he doesn't come to dread! Because, let's face it, I'm never going to stop dragging him in there because he's so darn cute. First he wanted to take a few photos with my dog Gracey, because he loves her so much. I have to admit those were a struggle, so I only got one good one, and it was heavily Photoshopped haha! Then we took some photos of him in his Christmas outfit. I gave him a stuffed bear to hold onto to keep his hands busy.
Then another day we tried again in some Christmas pajamas for more photos with his huge stuffed moose, who he named Horns, which was his big Christmas present last year. He likes to sit on top of Horns and has decent balance, but he was getting a little wobbly toward the end, so I added a little support for him so he could be antsy on top of Horns and we wouldn't have to worry about him taking a tumble.
Then another day we tried again in some Christmas pajamas for more photos with his huge stuffed moose, who he named Horns, which was his big Christmas present last year. He likes to sit on top of Horns and has decent balance, but he was getting a little wobbly toward the end, so I added a little support for him so he could be antsy on top of Horns and we wouldn't have to worry about him taking a tumble.
Happy Holidays everyone!
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I love when people give the gift of photography. I don’t know one mom who thinks she has enough professional photos of her kids, so it's almost a sure bet that this a gift they'll love and appreciate. Shannon is a mom and a dog walker, and one of her clients got in touch with me this fall to purchase a gift card for her as an early Christmas gift. We arranged to meet at a local park with her son Brendan and their dog Gracie for some holiday photos. Since my dog is also named Gracey, just spelled a different way, we got to talking about dog names. It turns out, in addition to naming our dogs the same thing, we also both had Winnie on the short list of dog names!
Their Gracie is an adorable Yorkshire Terrier and she did amazing for her photos. We did some of the whole family, some of Gracie on her own, and some of Brendan and Gracie, to commemorate the very special bond they share. We had a great time talking while we walked and shot photos along the beautiful trails in the park. It was so nice to get to know this sweet family. Shannon told me she hadn't gotten professional photos done in so many years, so I was very happy to be able to capture some for them!
I love the way that Gracie was tilting her head in so many of these photos. I have an arsenal of silly noises I can make to catch a dog's attention. Usually once they hear a noise a few times, they get used to it and it doesn't get them to look anymore. That's why I've developed so many, and Gracie was interested in every one of them. If you're ever at a Long Island beach or park, and you hear a woman squeaking, whistling, humming, and generally sounding like an absolute weirdo, there's a good chance it's me trying to get a dog to look my way. It's all worth it for those adorable head tilts that all dog owners know and love!
Here are some of my favorite photos from our session!
Their Gracie is an adorable Yorkshire Terrier and she did amazing for her photos. We did some of the whole family, some of Gracie on her own, and some of Brendan and Gracie, to commemorate the very special bond they share. We had a great time talking while we walked and shot photos along the beautiful trails in the park. It was so nice to get to know this sweet family. Shannon told me she hadn't gotten professional photos done in so many years, so I was very happy to be able to capture some for them!
I love the way that Gracie was tilting her head in so many of these photos. I have an arsenal of silly noises I can make to catch a dog's attention. Usually once they hear a noise a few times, they get used to it and it doesn't get them to look anymore. That's why I've developed so many, and Gracie was interested in every one of them. If you're ever at a Long Island beach or park, and you hear a woman squeaking, whistling, humming, and generally sounding like an absolute weirdo, there's a good chance it's me trying to get a dog to look my way. It's all worth it for those adorable head tilts that all dog owners know and love!
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. Happy Holidays!
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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!
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!
Get in touch to book your session today! Email me at laurapeaphotography@gmail.com
or call (631)256-7476.
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This session was particularly fun because it was of one of my best friends Lauren’s family! I’ve been taking photos of them all the way back to her engagement session with her husband Mike and I’ve had the pleasure of capturing a lot of their memories as they grew their family!
Beautiful Addison has such a sweet disposition and little Stella already has a big and bright personality! I love these girls! It was so fun following them around while they explored Islip Grange and all its adorable historic buildings.
Here are some of my favorite shots from our session!
Beautiful Addison has such a sweet disposition and little Stella already has a big and bright personality! I love these girls! It was so fun following them around while they explored Islip Grange and all its adorable historic buildings.
Here are some of my favorite shots from our session!
