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After 20 Years Photographing Your Pets, What Still Matters

  • Writer: Sandra Ferguson Photography
    Sandra Ferguson Photography
  • 2 days ago
  • 2 min read

Two decades, thousands of shutter clicks, and countless wagging tails later, one truth remains: a meaningful pet portrait isn’t about perfection.


A portrait begins long before the session. It starts with trust. The trust that I will truly see your pet through my camera and honor who they are. From there, I build my own quiet connection with them. That’s when the magic appears: the soft pauses, ear flicks, gentle tail wags, and the moment they realize this camera lady has treats.


That connection is everything. It’s what allows the artwork to feel alive and true.


Lighting and composition shape the image, but heart shapes the story. The tilt of a head, the proud stance, and the softness in their expression are the details that become heirlooms, long after digital files fade into old devices.


What matters most is creating something that lasts. Something you can touch, frame, and live with. Something that honors the love you share with the animal who has your heart.


So yes, a pet portrait isn’t about perfection. A fine art portrait isn’t just a picture.


A fine art pet portrait is love made visible . Their image on the canvas, carrying the quiet love that made them family.


After twenty years, that’s still the part that takes my breath away.



If you’re ready for a fine art pet photography expereince created with heart and intention, I would be honored to photograph your pet here in Memphis and the surrounding Mid‑South.


Nine Mini Schnauzers laying down on blue studio paper, posed for a fine art pet portrait in Memphis, Tennessee, with Sandra Ferguson Photography
Fine art pet portraits in studio with Sandra Ferguson Photography



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