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JANESSA LOVES DOGS

I had this huge epiphany. It came to me after taking pictures of my daughter with her dog Beefy and a few episodes of DOGS on Netflix. It sparked passion in my life and career. With that spark I am going to start offering “ALL ABOUT THE PET” sessions. These sessions are going to be so special. 

After our dog Koda passed away last year I collected all the photos I had and it seemed like the ones with my kids had this special kind of heart-wrenching love in them. I have one picture of my daughter spooning him on the couch as she slept and another one of my son playing ‘Keep Away’. In that picture my son had his arm up in the sky holding Koda’s ball and a giggle that shows in his smile. Those pictures peeked into our life with him, they showed the love, interactions, and most importantly those pictures showed the importance his presence had in our lives 

After taking pictures of my daughter and dog Beefy as we drove home. My daughter scrolled through the photos and there were some of him with his head popping up from the bottom of the image. I was holding onto his leash and he was at my feet, I just kept taking pictures and thought, “I can just photoshop him out of it later.” Then while on the car ride home my daughter mentioned something about his head being in the photo. It opened up a heart-to-heart talk and I thought ,”No, I’m not going to photoshop him out of those pictures because he’s there.” He’s always there with her. It reminded me of how special these pictures are to have. As I track her age I also track the time that we have him in our lives.

Now about DOGS on Netflix, add it to your watch list. I loved it. First episode and I’m balling, Second episode balling, Third episode balling. Okay I might have binge watched it a little. There was one part that stood out to me the most. This man says “He is the heart of our family.“ about his dog Ice. It got me. I finished maybe a couple more episodes and jumped to edit these photos with excitement. I’m so excited to now be offering these sessions. I will be photographing your pets life, love, and the importance your pet has in your life.

Our pets are the hearts of our families and I LOVE dogs like really LOVE dogs but my daughter probably loves dogs more than I do. Without her I have no idea where I’d be.  

Happy 15th Birthday Janessa. You give me inspiration, passion and love. Three of the most important things in life. Thanks for being a constant inspiration in my life.

I love you.

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