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Best Friends | Sarasota Pet Photographer

Horse? Dog? Lizard? (ahem, excuse me. DRAGON.) Check, check, and check! We LOVE Sarasota Pet Photographer.

Whenever someone asks if we can do a photo session with their animal, the answer is always a resounding YES!

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
Anatole France

I recently launched a new look for my website and one of my clients sent me a note.

“You need a section on pets! Everyone LOVES Ella’s photos and always asks where I got them done!”  (You can see beautiful Ella in the photo below kissing her mom Sara in the green dress.)

So, here we are and YES, I absolutely love it when clients ask to include their sweet fur balls in their session. Animals are magical, aren’t they? They make us laugh and make us love. They sneak into
our hearts and set up shop and there they stay. And aren’t we better because of is? So, I guess it’s settled. I should add a new title to my specialities:

Michaela Ristaino Photography – Sarasota Pet Photographer

If you’ve been thinking of getting your photos taken, but haven’t known whether or not to include your four legged friends, I am here to tell you, “Let’s do it!” From the looks of it, dogs think I’m pretty funny, because they always smile for me. At least that’s what I like to think. More likely, they love their people so much and are just so happy to be with them. Look at all these puppy smiles!

“Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.”
Colette

Sarasota Pet and Animal photography by Ristaino Photography Sarasota Pet PhotographerCathy and her amazing boy Ben, and sweet pup Bozeman. You can read more about them here.

Sarasota Pet and Animal photography by Ristaino Photography Sarasota Pet and Animal photography by Ristaino Photography Sarasota Pet PhotographerMargaret, Richard, and smiley boy Barney.

Sarasota Pet and Animal photography by Ristaino Photography Sarasota Pet and Animal photography by Ristaino Photography Sarasota Pet PhotographerAlice and her pal Apollo. Seriously, he LOVED her. I didn’t think a bearded dragon could have a personality, but boy was I wrong.
You can see more of Alice’s amazing Senior Portrait session at Beer Can Island here.

Sarasota Pet and Animal photography by Ristaino Photography Sarasota Pet and Animal photography by Ristaino Photography Sarasota Pet PhotographerRitie and Jada. Ritie has an amazing story to tell. You should get to know her. This girl’s heart is as big as the sea.
Don’t believe me? See for yourself.

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Sarasota Pet and Animal photography by Ristaino Photography Sarasota Pet and Animal photography by Ristaino Photography Sarasota Pet PhotographerSara and Ella. Two peas in a pod.

Sarasota Pet and Animal photography by Ristaino Photography

People. Pets. Families. Fur balls. All are welcome in front of my lens.

“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”
James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small

 

xoxo,

michaela

Ready to book your Photo Session? I am currently booking Senior Sessions for the Class of 2017 and Professional Headshot Sessions.  

Contact me here for more information or to secure a date.

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I AM A FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER IN SARASOTA FLORIDA SPECIALIZING IN SARASOTA PET PHOTOGRPHY AND PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS. IT MAKES MY HEART HAPPY, AND I AM STANDING BY TO CAPTURE YOUR JOY!

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    I hear it every single time. “I’m not really a photo person.”

And then golden hour hits and she can’t stop laughing and I catch the shot and she is absolutely a photo person. Always was.

That part never changes, no matter how many sessions I do.

If you have a class of 2026 or 2027 senior, let’s start dreaming up her perfect session. Link in bio.
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This is what I love most about senior sessions. When a senior walks in feeling like herself, the photos just follow. We moved around, laughed a little, and by the end we had a whole gallery that actually looked like her.

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If your senior has a session coming up - or you’re just starting to think about it - I’d love to hear about her. What is she into? What does she want her photos to feel like? Let’s start there.

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    michaela@ristainophotography.com | 941-957-8088 | Sarasota FL