2019 Pet Fundraiser Calendar!

This year we wanted to celebrate all the pets we have photographed at our Pop Up Pet Portrait Days and find a way to raise even more funds for South West Animal Rescue. We brainstormed ideas and finally decided to create a calendar!

What better way to say thank you to all the pets and owners who have supported us this year than creating a beautiful printed memento that all of us can hang in our homes and enjoy for a whole year.

We’ve worked incredibly hard to design and create this product, and we hope you love it as much as we do!

The calendar features over 70 pets, fun quotes, important dates and over $1000 value in special offers. Check it out and order your copy by simply clicking the button below:

2019 Pet Calendar

Pet Portrait Day ~ Eaton Vet

Another lovely day at one of our great local vet clinics. This time around it was a doggie day, which was probably a good thing given that we were set up out in reception!

We took a new backdrop which was a great hit and gave a new look to all the lovely moments we captured. 

Thanks to everyone who came along and helped support South West Animal Rescue.

If you'd like to join our next Pet Portrait Day just keep an eye out on our Pet Portrait page or Facebook and we'll let you know as soon as the next event is open for bookings!

https://www.thephotographyboutique.com.au/pets

Pop Up Pet Portrait Day ~ Dardanup Vet

Last week we set up our mobile studio at Dardanup Vet for the first time for the next in our series of Pop Up Pet Portraits. We were super excited to have the Dardanup team come on board to help us with these fundraisers, and it was a great space to work in. If you haven't been out there you should check it out - nice big consult rooms, friendly vet and lovely nurses. 

It was another sold out day and we photographed 16 dogs, 2 cats, 2 rabbits and even a handful of humans ;-)

There were a few challenges as always but we had fun getting the best out of all the awesome pets. Our cat visitors generally ignored us and wandered around the room, but we had a wooden crate on hand which interested them enough to get them where we wanted them for a few minutes! One of our puppy pairs didn't want to sit near each other (or anywhere near anyone really) but we got a couple of retro chairs from the waiting room and they were happy to sit on those, giving us a hilarious image of them looking like they were waiting to see the vet. One timid puppy dog didn't like the flash so we turned it off and used our backup gear which little Scout was much happier with, and while we had some perfectly behaved companions lots of others generally just did their thing and pulled every trick we had out to get what we needed. Just another day of pet portraits really - we finished off the day thoroughly exhausted but completely happy. 

Here's a few of our favourites from the day, give yourselves five minutes off from life and take a look!

If you'd like us to capture some beautiful memories of your beloved pet simply check out our Pet Portrait Page for details. If we don't have our next Pop Up Day advertised yet you can leave us your details and we'll let you know as soon as we announce the next one. And of course you can book in with us at the studio any time too!

https://www.thephotographyboutique.com.au/pets

Tipsy's final goodbye ~ Bunbury Pet Photography

Sometimes things happen and the importance of what we do really hits home...a heartbroken family is saying goodbye to this beautiful soul today. They knew they would be sending her off to rest so yesterday they came in to the studio to celebrate Tipsy's life and capture some final memories of her.

I was crying before they even walked through the door, but after we all had a few moments to compose ourselves we had fun playing with her and enjoying a session complete with a platter full of donuts (which didn't stand a chance!) and a flower crown.

Rest in peace beautiful girl, after meeting your humans I know you will be missed. Jo xxx

Sharn, Josh & Thomas

A little while back we had the good fortune to meet Sharn and Josh after their lovely friends bought them a gift card to come and enjoy a couples shoot with us. 

During their pre session planning we found out that Sharn & Josh have a beautiful puppy dog Thomas, so booking Jo for their photography was a perfect match because of course our very own crazy dog lady thought it was a great idea to include him in the shoot!

What a gorgeous afternoon it was, and what a very photogenic this trio turned out to be. Now with an engagement we are just waiting for news of the wedding date!

Sharn, Josh & Thomas

A little while back we had the good fortune to meet Sharn and Josh after their lovely friends bought them a gift card to come and enjoy a couples shoot with us. 

During their pre session planning we found out that Sharn & Josh have a beautiful puppy dog Thomas, so booking Jo for their photography was a perfect match because of course our very own crazy dog lady thought it was a great idea to include him in the shoot!

What a gorgeous afternoon it was, and what a very photogenic this trio turned out to be. Now with an engagement we are just waiting for news of the wedding date!

Pet Portrait Day

Those of you who know us well will know that we are a very pet friendly bunch here at the studio. We always welcome pets to join family portrait sessions and can't help but smile when someone's special puppy dog features in one of our weddings. For Jo, our resident crazy dog lady, photographing pets is an opportunity to combine her two favourite things in the world - pets and photography. As a vet practice manager in her pre-photography days, she is passionate about animals, knows how to handle them, and just wants to see the pets of the world all loved and cared for in good homes. There are lots out there though who still need to find their forever homes, and hardworking organisations like South West Animal Rescue work tirelessly to try to make that happen.

Last month, we were super excited to team up with Blair Street Vet and South West Animal Rescue (SWAR) to hold a very special Pet Portrait Day. Lots of local pet lovers joined us to celebrate their pets with a mini portrait session, with all the session fees donated to SWAR to care for the animals they look after. We were blown away by the generosity of everyone who came along, and we managed to raise over $500 as well as swag fulls of blankets and food for pets in need. That definitely put a big smile on our dials :-D

Over the two day event we photographed dogs of every size, a few gorgeous cats, a rabbit, and even a ferret! With 15 minute slots for each pet we crossed our fingers and hoped everything would run smoothly, and of course with Jo behind the camera and Bianca helping out all the furry friends behaved themselves beautifully and everyone had bags of fun!

Thank you so much to all the pets and owners who made the event so much fun, to Tanya at South West Animal Rescue for helping out and to the team at Blair Street vet for letting us turn their practice into a studio for two days!

The event was such a huge success (it was sold out before we could even tell anyone about it!) that we have decided to do it again, so for all you pet lovers who missed out stay tuned as we will be announcing a new Pet Portrait Day in the New Year.

Iif you just can't wait until the next one get in touch and book your furry friend in for a Pet Portrait Session Now!

And of course if you'd like to help some pets in need or you're looking for a companion to join your family, check out South West Animal Rescue to find out how :-)