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Your Dog, Made Into Art

A great photo is nice. A custom piece made for your walls is forever. Every session is built toward a final piece — a framed canvas, a gallery print, a coffee table book — designed around your home, not just your camera roll.

We'll walk you through sizing, framing, and finish so the final piece feels like it was always meant to hang there.

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Two Types of Art We Can Create

Modern Portraits

Clean, bold, black-or-white studio portraits built for a canvas, metal, or matted print.

Fine Art Portraits

Painterly, textured, heirloom-style portraits — perfect for a canvas.

Modern Pet Portraits

A small, brindle-colored dog with a white chest, sitting against a dark gray background, looking at the camera with a calm expression.

Two Basset Hound dogs sitting against a black background, looking slightly upward with a solemn expression.

A dog standing on its hind legs with its head tilted upward in front of a plain gray background.

A woman with dark brown hair styled in a low bun, wearing a black off-the-shoulder top, holding a small brown dog with floppy ears and dark eyes against a plain gray background.

A dog with a gray and white coat wearing a plaid bow tie collar, looking upward with a neutral background.

A woman with brown hair in an updo holding a small white dog with tan markings on her shoulder, against a plain gray background.

Two people standing next to two basset hounds against a plain light gray background.

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Two people holding the ears of two large Basset Hound dogs with droopy eyes and long ears, standing on a gray background.

A black and brown dog with one ear up and one ear flopped over, standing next to a white rectangular box against a plain white background.

A black Labrador puppy, sitting on a green surface with a matching green cloth draped over its head and neck, against a green background.

A black and tan dog lying on the floor with a wreath of white flowers and green leaves around its neck, resting its head on the ground, with part of a wedding dress and a person's leg in black pants and shoes visible in the background.

Photo of a Basset Hound dog sitting on a black background, looking directly at the camera

A small, brindle-colored dog with a white chest and paws, standing on a plain gray background, looking slightly to the right.

A happy white dog sitting on a dark surface, with a black scarf or cloth flowing in the air around it.

Black dog sitting against a dark background, looking to the left with selective lighting highlighting its face and body.

A small dog with a brindle coat and large ears standing on a black background.

Fine Art Pet Portraits

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Photo of two dogs, a golden retriever on the left with its tongue out and a boxer on the right with a serious expression, against a dark background.

Close-up of a happy dog with brown eyes, a short fur coat with black, white, and brown markings, and large ears against a dark background.

A black Labrador retriever dog lying on a dark surface, with a dark and plain backdrop behind it.

Close-up of a happy, brown and white dog with its tongue sticking out, set against a dark background.

A chocolate Labrador retriever puppy lying down on a plain, dark gray background.

Close-up of a brindle and white dog with large ears and amber eyes, facing forward with a dark background.

Close-up of a brown and black dog with expressive eyes and an open mouth, showing its tongue, against a dark background.

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Close-up of a brown Labrador retriever puppy with amber eyes, set against a blurred dark background.

A black and tan dog lying on a grey surface surrounded by red roses and gold and pearl jewelry, with necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.

A brown dog with black markings on its face and white paws, standing on a dark gray background, with its tongue out.

A brindle dog with large ears, sitting against a plain dark background, looking directly at the camera.

Close-up of a cute, curly-haired dog with fluffy beige fur and large, expressive eyes, sitting against a dark background with its tongue slightly visible.

Close-up of a brown Labrador Retriever puppy with expressive eyes and a shiny nose, set against a plain, dark background.

Close-up of a Siberian Husky dog with tan, black, and white fur, large erect ears, and light eyes, smiling with tongue slightly out, against a dark background.

Close-up of a bride and groom holding hands, wearing traditional wedding attire with intricate embroidery. A Rottweiler dog in a white lace dress is lying on the floor in front, with a neutral gray background.

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Experience matters—especially when photographing dogs.

I’ve photographed over 150 dogs and spent years working hands-on with animals through volunteer work with rescue organizations. This background has given me a deep understanding of dog behavior, body language, and stress signals—something most photographers simply don’t have.

When you hire me, you’re hiring someone who knows how to read your dog, adapt in real time, and create a calm, controlled environment where they can truly shine.

This level of experience allows me to create refined, magazine-worthy portraits—without forcing moments or compromising your dog’s well-being.

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The Many Poses Framed Portrait

The Many Poses Portrait captures your dog across one full session — every sit, stare, and mid-step wiggle — then hand-composites those moments into a single fine art portrait. Every piece is hand-built: hours of compositing and retouching, turned into one portrait made to last.

It's not a quick edit or an auto-generated collage — it's a piece, made to be framed and hung.

If you've been wanting something more than a single photo — something that actually captures all of them — this is it.

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A group of nine golden retriever puppies sitting on a white background.

AWARDS

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A Love Like No Other

I hear it all the time….people say I can’t describe the connection between my dog and I. I get it. Sometimes there are no words for a love like this.

Our dogs are family and I understand that very deeply. With years of experience working alongside rescue organizations and animal shelters, I approach every session with patience, intuition, and respect for each dog’s unique personality. The result is imagery that feels natural, expressive, and deeply personal—created to be cherished for a lifetime.

Stephanie Blum Photography is widely regarded as one of the top pet photographers in Morris County and Northern New Jersey. Serving Mendham, Morristown, Basking Ridge, and surrounding areas, Stephanie specializes in capturing the personality of dogs, and other beloved loved pets in a relaxed, stress-free environment either in her studio or on location.

Because Dogs Deserve to be Remembered Forever