Blog - LONG ISLAND NEWBORN AND PET PHOTOGRAPHER

Published on: January 29, 2026

Bella's 14th Birthday Studio Session

I first met Bella and Cindy at one of my Barkfield Road holiday mini sessions back in 2018. Since then they've come to so many of my pet portrait events at pet boutiques and libraries all over Long Island. We had our first full session together in 2024 in Port Jefferson and Bella did an amazing job posing and so much fun chasing after her favorite ball. Bella has had a lot of health challenges over the years, and Cindy has always been great about keeping me updated on how Bella's doing. I love all the pets that I photograph and I always appreciate when their owners stay in touch and let me know how they're doing.

Bella is a very special pup! Cindy knows the importance of celebrating every moment when you've got a senior dog, so they came into the studio for Bella's 14th birthday to take some celebratory shots. She brought some balloons for us to hang up behind Bella and I put together a sign with her name and age. After we were done with those, we took them down because Cindy had a specific vision in mind for a photo with a brightly colored background that really focused close up on Bella's adorable face. We got some great stuff! After 7 years of photographing her, Bella is no stranger to the spotlight and she posed like a champ. Here are some of my favorite shots from that day!

Color photo of a Boston Terrier Beagle Mix Dog in front of a pink paper backdrop with pink and purple balloons. The photo was taken by Laura Paesano of Laura Pea Photography, a Long Island based pet photographer.

Color photo of a Boston Terrier Beagle Mix Dog in front of a pink paper backdrop. The photo was taken by Laura Paesano of Laura Pea Photography, a Long Island based pet photographer.

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Published on: January 15, 2026

Cody's Studio Session

I've known Cody for a good few years because his mom Nancy is the founder of the American Pet Professionals, a networking group I'm proud to be a member of. Nancy has always been so helpful to me in my business. I met Cody for the first time at a pet expo here on the island and would see him every time I ran into Nancy at various pet events all over the island. It was always good to see the two of them! Last year Nancy won a raffle basket at an event that I'd donated a mini session to, and I was so excited to get a chance to get Cody in my studio instead of just catching him out and about.

Anyone who ever met Cody was well-acquainted with his signature wave and his unique vocal stylings :D ! This guy always had something to say! We had so much fun at the session. Even though Cody was dealing with some health issues, he was as energetic as a puppy for photos. He made us laugh a ton with his antics. His mom always took so many wonderful photos of him all the time that he was very well-used to the process. We got some absolutely adorable shots that really captured his many expressions.

Nancy ordered my favorite product that I offer for Cody's photos, an image cube. When we met up for me to give it to her, her and Cody and I sat down at the Bean in Sayville and caught up. Cody was such a good boy wherever he went out in public and he was an absolute dog-person magnet. So many people always wanted to come up and say hi to him and talk to Nancy about the sweet pit bulls they knew in their lives. He was such a wonderful ambassador for his breed.

Sadly, Cody's health continued to decline and a few days ago Nancy had to make the hard decision to say goodbye to him. I'm so honored that I was able to get to know him and photograph such a special pup. Hug your pups tight in honor of sweet Cody. Here are some of my favorite shots we got that day in the studio!