A Year in the Life With Your Dog | Year in the Life Dog Photography
A year told through seasons and small moments
Some years don’t have one defining moment. They are made up of small, ordinary scenes that shift with the seasons.
A dog curled close on the couch during winter mornings. Longer walks as the days stretch out in spring. Summer evenings spent outside admiring the shimmery swirl of the lightning bugs dancing at dusk. The return of cooler air in fall, when everything feels quieter again, yet more alive with the beautiful autumn colors.
When I reflect about the photographs I love the most, the place they were taken matters just as much as the people and pets present in the image. The season, the light, the rhythm of life during that particular stretch of time.Every details holds meaning and enhances the beauty of the image.
That’s what a Year in the Life holds. It’s not one perfect moment, but the feeling of a year unfolding for you, your pup and your family.
How seasons shape the story
Life with a dog changes subtly as the year moves on.
Every season has its own personality. Winter brings softer light and a grounded joy. Playing in the snow or curling up around a fireplace. Spring brings fresh new energy as the earth begins to bloom again. Summer often feels looser and more expansive, with time outdoors and longer days. Fall settles things again, grounding life in familiar rhythms and explosion of colors
Each season leaves its own imprint.
Photographing across different seasons allows the story to feel complete, rather than fixed in a single version of life.
Milestones don’t have to be big to matter
Not every milestone arrives with an announcement.
Sometimes it’s a birthday marked simply at home.
A Valentine’s Day spent together without much fuss. A walk to your favorite park. The moment your dog suddenly feels grown and out of its crazy teenager stage.
These are the kinds of moments that are easy to miss while you’re in the middst of living them. But these moments are often the ones that carry the most meaning later.
Documenting them isn’t about creating something elaborate. It’s about noticing what already exists and allowing it to be remembered.
When one session is enough
A single photography session can be a complete and meaningful way to document life with your dog. For many families, one carefully paced session is all that’s needed to capture connection, presence, and the way things feel right now.
At the same time, some stories don’t live in one moment.
Change often arrives quietly — through shifting routines and subtle growth. For those who feel drawn to holding that wider arc, a longer approach can feel more natural.
A year told in three parts
For families who want to document life as it changes, I offer a Year in the Life experience, This is a three-part approach designed to tell a fuller story.
Each session reflects a different point in the year. This allows the images to hold contrast and continuity. Together, they form a lovely record of what that year truly felt like.
What this experience is and isn’t
This isn’t about themed shoots or staging moments (although I do have adorable seasonal backdrops in my studio).
It’s about letting real moments shine.
During our session, I give space to dogs and people to move naturally through their space. While also gently guiding them to the most beautiful light and flattering poses.
Holding the story as a whole
Because the Year in the Life experience is planned as a complete piece, it allows for continuity and spontaneity.
Details live on the session page, but if this way of working resonates, I’m always happy to talk it through and see if it feels like the right fit.
Looking back on a year together
When a year has passed, what often remains isn’t one standout image — it’s the sense of being able to remember how life moved & changed.
If you’re sharing your life with a dog. Whether you’re marking a first year together or simply wanting to remember a meaningful chapter. Documenting a year as it unfolds can be a lasting way to hold those memories.
