An Exclusive Urban Pet
Portrait Experience with
The Francis Hotel
Portland, Maine
Dog Photography, Inspired by the Charm of Portland’s West End
Is your dog your best friend and favorite adventure partner? If the answer is yes, then welcome! You’ve come to the right place.
These exclusive sessions are designed to celebrate that once-in-a-lifetime bond between you and your dog, turning your love into breathtaking, tangible memories. With the charm of Portland’s West End as our backdrop, we’ll create portraits that are not only stunning and timeless, but capture your dog’s personality in a way that feels unmistakably them, creating memories to last for a lifetime.
The Details
These exclusive sessions will be held in collaboration with The Francis Hotel in Portland, Maine’s West End. Sessions will feature portraits both within and outside of the hotel to craft a unique urban portrait experience. Sessions are open both to hotel guests and the public.
What’s Included:
-A personalized consultation call to plan every detail in regards to your session. From your desired shot list to crafting your dog their favorite menu of treats, we will plan out every detail together, ensuring your dog has an amazing time.
-A private, fully guided 30 minute session with Gina, starting at The Francis Hotel. We work at your dog’s pace and comfort level, and allow them to take the lead on where we go and adventure during our session!
-A virtual reveal and design session. This is where the magic really happens as we go through the very best portraits of the day. From Wall Art Mockups, album design, and so much more, I will guide you through the process of bringing your dog’s portraits to life.
-$300 product credit to bring your portraits to life. Whether it be wall art, albums, fine prints, or boutique add-ons, you and your dog’s love is tangible, your portraits should be too.
*Your session fee is $299 and includes everything stated above. Please note that this session fee does not include digital files, prints, or products. All artwork starts at $500, fine art prints starting at $250. Each portrait turned into art comes with complimentary web sized digital file.
★★★★★Working with Gina, and her photos, was just incredible!
“[Gina has]…an uncanny talent for capturing not just the physical format of the dog in the most breathtaking way, but somehow their SOUL, their SPIRIT, their ESSENCE’
-Sarah Hardison
Bachelor of Science in pre-veterinary medicine with a specialty in both canine and equine behavior.
Experienced professional and fellow reactive dog mom.
Multi-Internationally award winning and published pet photographer.
Certified Master Photographer Degree holder.
Gina is Maine’s only multi-internationally award winning and published dog and pet photographer who exclusively photographs and specializes in pets. With her years of work in the veterinary world, her experience with animals from all walks of life ensures her client’s pets enjoy their time in front of the camera, This attention to detail has also lead to Gina’s work gaining international recognition with over 80+ international awards and publications in her short 4 years since first picking up a camera.
Meet The Photographer:
About The Francis Hotel
Nestled in Portland's charming West End, The Francis Hotel seamlessly blends historic elegance with modern luxury. As our partner for these exclusive sessions, The Francis Hotel provides an exquisite dog-friendly setting and backdrop for this specialty urban portrait experience. From the beautifully restored 19th-century mansion, to the sprawling Urban architecture right outside its door, the scenery is stunning, timeless, and perfectly compliments your dog throughout their session
Frequently Asked Questions:
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No off leash? No problem! Since we will be in an urban setting, all dogs will remain on-leash for their safety. I will even bring specialty collars for your dogs to wear that are easy to remove in post-processing, so it appears as if the were off-leash the entire time!
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No training? No problem here! Your dog’s portrait sessions isn’t about stellar obedience, it is about letting them be 100% themselves. From zoomies in all directions, to exploring their surroundings, there has never been a dog, no matter the training level, that I haven’t been able to create breathtaking one-of-a-kind portraits of!
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Honestly, dogs are kind of like potato chips in my mind, you can’t ever have just one! And if you have more than one pup in your household, it just wouldn’t be fair to not create art from your session featuring them all! Each specialty session time slot has a 2-dog limit, so if you have more than 2 dogs, please choose an additional time slot so that we can’t include all of them in on the fun.
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Of course you can be in the photos with your dog! I don’t just allow this, I encourage it! Your dog is your best friend; embrace the moment, take the photo, and love the lasting memories of you two, together.
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We live in a digital age - so why art?
Imagine the emotions you feel when you catch sight of your dog’s portrait displayed on the walls of your own home as you walk to make your morning cup of coffee, or imagine flipping through the pages of an album that captures an entire afternoon of memories that you two shared. Have you ever felt this way with an online gallery link that you’ve lost in your email? Yeah, me either. That is the power of physical artwork; it provides an experience that digital mediums simply just cannot replace or replicate.
The friendship you and your dog share is tangible, your art should be too.
