Cece and Family :: Chicago Pet Photography

Cece was only 13 weeks old when she had her first professional photo shoot.

But when you're a 3 month old miniature dachshund, it can be hard to sit still for too long. So instead of forcing her to practice her "sit" and "stay" too much... I wanted to just capture her doing what she does best... being an adorable and curious puppy.

So on a gorgeous Sunday morning in Lincoln Park, I brought my camera over for a mini-session with Cece and her parents, Chris and Rachael.

Roommates and Dogs :: Indianapolis Pet Photography

I've been photographing people my entire life. One of these days, I'll have to bring out the big guns... a model shoot I did with two of my best friends in 6th grade. We wanted to be "artsy"... which resulted in photos of us smelling roses and standing on bridges with our best serious "model face". It's awful with a capital A. (Update: Check out the photos here!)

But it's a whole different thing once you start shooting photos for your own photography business. These pictures are going to be representing your work for years to come.

I'm fortunate that my very first photo shoot as Kelly Benton Photography was with two of my college roommates. What's more fun than that?! It was a beautiful Saturday in early April, and I asked them to bring their dogs (and boy) along so I could get some diversity in my portfolio. What resulted was a super fun day at the gorgeous Indianapolis Museum of Art.

(As always, you can click the photos to see a larger version.)

This is my college roommate, Mel, and her Boxer, Annie. You can feel the love oozing from them...