We Offer 3 Types of Dog Portrait Sessions

The shooting style that put the Puptrait Studio on the map!

We can shoot pretty much anywhere - at your favorite walk spot, in front of a notable local landmark, prominent sign or skyline feature - using a high powered strobes or reflectors as a fill, lending an unbelievable crispness to images and an almost surreal level of color saturation and vibrancy.

We are available to shoot at locations located throughout all of Maryland, Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Delaware and Southern Pennsylvania.

Please keep in mind while scheduling that these sessions tend to work best when we start shooting 2 hours before sundown. Shoots at outside locations are weather dependent and run the risk of being postponed, rescheduled or moved due to precipitation, extreme heat or cold, and high winds.

When selecting shoot locations we recommend avoiding locations that are heavily frequented by other dogs, such as dog parks or other popular walk spots, or areas heavily trafficked by pedestrians or cars that may prove distracting for your pet.

Don't feel like making the trip to Baltimore? Or, worried your anxious or sick dog may be stressed out or overly excited by a new or strange location?

No problem! We'll bring the studio to you with a convenient in-home dog portrait session.

We are available to shoot in homes throughout all of Maryland, Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Delaware and Southern Pennsylvania.

Our in-home sessions work similarly to our studio sessions, with the primary difference of course being the shoot location. We will light and photograph your dog in their natural environment, arranging your existing furniture and framing a room in your home, as we would with a traditional set. Weather and space permitting we can also set up outside using high capacity battery packs to power our professional quality photographic strobes, lights and flashes.

In-home sessions do provide a distinct advantage over on location and studio shoots, in that in home shoots allow for RealRoom Proofing, where we will photograph and measure the space you intend to hang your print, and create virtual mockups of what your print might look like at different sizes with various mounting or framing options. To learn more about the availability and cost of RealRoom Proofing please visit our print price menu.

Our Baltimore, Maryland based photography studio is 100% dog friendly. In fact, unlike most portrait studios, our space is not used to photograph people or other pets. As we only work with dogs, we are able to better accommodate a wider range of canine specific behaviors, temperaments and personality types. Which is why our studio sessions are by appointment only. We've found that even otherwise bulletproof service and comfort animals can often be triggered or needlessly excited when meeting strange animals. So, to help maintain a safe and calm shooting environment, we only allow one dog (except for group sessions) in the studio while shooting.

Puptrait studio shoots use a variety of professional lighting and posing techniques, which allow for us to achieve both modern styles and traditional portrait aesthetics with relative ease. Studio sessions are not dependent on seasonal shifts or the local weather forecast. Being a controlled environment, studio portrait sessions also make more advanced post-shoot photo editing and compositing techniques simpler to achieve, allowing for more surreal, whimsical and creative portrait compositions.

Please note for safety and health purposes we never reuse props or costumes between shoots. However, we are happy to build or order custom set pieces, backdrops, costumes, wardrobe pieces and props for your pup's photoshoot. Custom orders do require advance notice and may incur an additional charge. For more specific or unique accommodations, we recommend that you call (443.604.0711) prior to booking online.