Why I do what I do

My aim is to capture the special look and expressions that are unique to your beautiful pet, in a beautiful setting, in beautiful light, and create artwork you can have forever.

My journey started 10 plus years ago, as a volunteer at our community shelter, creating adoption photos to show the shy, the bold, the goofy, all the spectrum of characters, the untamed and the untrained, to show all the beauty in the ones who get a second chance to find an amazing human. And now, whether volunteering for rescue organizations, or, capturing the expressions and behaviors that are unique to your pet, I am exactly where I want to be. I work around how your pet is comfortable and curious, and I aim to capture not just a beautiful posed portrait but also the character and spirit in unguarded moments, the subtleties, gestures, and grandness that is your best friend. The artwork that results is to make you smile every time you see it, now and forever.

I live in a lovely old neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, with mature trees and vegetation, big yards and small houses, and a nature park that runs along the James River close by.  My studio is next to my home, between the Japanese maple and the towering poplar and pines. I work by appointment and enjoy time with every family who comes to visit for a photography experience.  We do not rush.

Our pets deserve to be celebrated. I know you’ve heard it; “The only thing wrong with dogs is their lives are too short”. A gorgeous portrait on the wall of your home and an album to remember the perfect days will give you heartfelt good smiles now and for years ahead. Time does not wait.

I continue to volunteer and support my local animal shelters and your support of my work is what allows me to continue to volunteer.