Pet Photos by Olin is a delightfully modern and fun luxury pet photography studio seeking authentic moments, fun, and epic dog licks. We specialize in creating beautiful lighthearted, spur of the moment, stylish portraits in our studio, and on location. Serving Sacramento, Napa, Sonoma, San Francisco, and beyond.
aBOUT uS
the process
We always start with a phone consultation to get to know you and your pet better. During the call we’ll go over what you envision for your pet portraits. We’ll also determine what session type best matches your style and pet’s temperament. During the call, we can finalize all the details for your shoot! Once you book, we will send you a contract and more tips to help prepare for your photoshoot. Then we just wait excitedly for your session!
Pre-Session Planning
We'll meet either at my light-filled luxury studio or at a location we've discussed in advance and the real fun begins.
Expect lots of playing with your pet. The more hijinks and shenanigans, the better. In fact, pet parents may even have more fun than the fur kids and that's okay too!
During Your Session
Next, we will meet at our studio for a 1 hour reveal session where you’ll get to view all your images! We’ll go through all your images together and choose your favorites! This is everyone’s favorite part. We’ll supply concierge level service with a personal touch to help you choose the perfect products to display as art in your home.
After Your Session
"Caroline, you are so extraordinarily talented! I left our session wondering if there was any way you could have gotten one single decent shot, and worried that we had completely wasted your time. With an anxious dog and antsy four year old, it was a challenge. Despite all that the photos you captured are just breathtaking and they convey such a sweetness. It's like... somehow you could see through our clutter of that day. These photos will be very treasured by our family for years and decades to come. With thanks -- and much respect for your talent--"
-Edie & Zeus
Words of Love
“Everyone is amazing! Our pup can sometimes give the "I'm over this face", but somehow they got her cute face to come out. Highly recommend them for pet photos and family photos. Our Christmas card is a family picture they took. Love them!”
- Kaeti
“We love our photos of our old dog. Caroline did a fantastic job capturing her personality. I highly recommend Caroline for photos of your pet or any other moments in life. Thank you Caroline!!!!!” - Lindsey
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info@petphotosbyolin.com or (888) 518-6575
or schedule a phone call to chat with us!
Olin is available weekdays and select weekends for pet photography sessions in Sacramento, Napa, Sonoma and San Francisco unless she is traveling to photograph weddings internationally. Be sure to ask us any questions. We’re happy to help!
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MEET YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER
Hi, I am Caroline. My good friends call me Olin and I have always loved animals. I remember my first cat and dog as a little girl. From then on I was obsessed, my father even told me to stop bringing animals home with me!
After graduating with a Fine Art degree, Milou, a black Portuguese Water Dog entered my life and forever changed me. She taught me so much about dogs. Together, we embarked on a life filled with dogs and dog sports. She was the reason I began photographing pets.
To me, there is no other bond quite like the one we share with our pets. I am passionate about capturing the relationship between you and your pet. I am focused on highlighting pets of all breeds, color, shapes, sizes, and ages. I love it when I can show their authentic personality in images. Telling your pet’s story through art is what I aim to do.
PRODUCTS
Printed directly on fine art canvas, your image is wrapped around a custom made stretcher frame for a clean, gallery style look. Ready to hang upon arrival, enjoy instant gratification coupled with life long memories in a museum quality image.
All gallery wraps are hand stretched, professionally printed and include a laminate that not only protects the gallery wrap from scuffs, scratches, and cracking, it also provides UV light protection for years of enjoyment.
fine art canvas
Our most popular offering, the Heirloom Album, is ten pages of real photographic prints, professionally mounted and beautifully bound.
Each quality album offers a selection of beautiful linen and leather covers, custom designs by Olin and sturdy archival pages for years of enjoyment. Our medium album size is perfectly petite, and our large offering if the perfect art book for your family. Our Albums document meaningful memories forever.
HEIRLOOM ALBUMS
Stunning beyond measure, the true treasure of your portrait session is the creation of stunning, ready to hang, custom portraits to display in your home. We are proud to offer unique choices to ease you into beautiful, decorative art that will remain a joy for years to come.
All our prints are professionally printed on the highest quality paper and color checked and proofed by Olin. Prints are signed by Olin and produced and numbered in a limited edition.
FINE ART PRINTS
Perfect for family and friends, gift prints are 8x10 inches and smaller and professionally printed on archival paper. Gift prints to give as gifts.
We are also happy to gift wrap and send your photo gifts to lucky recipients for you.
GIFT PRINTS
With all high resolution digital negatives from your session included on a flash drive, this is the ultimate keepsake. Available through an online download for your convenience or on a USB drive, all your files have been color checked and proofed by Olin. And because we believe in protecting your most precious investment, we include care instructions for your files and for creating high quality prints.
HIgh resolution files
GALLERY
locations
Our beautiful, light-filled studio is located in downtown Sacramento. We have a plethora of toys and sets for our pet sessions. Remember this is a new setting for them, so it may take a moment to get your pet to settle and feel comfortable. If a studio session is ever proving too stressful for your pet, we will stop and reschedule for an outdoor or home session.
Studio
Outdoor sessions allow us to capture images of your animal in a natural setting. If you have a favorite spot to explore and play with your pet it can be a less stressful option for your animal. It’s best to make sure it is not a busy spot that will be distracting for both you and your pet. I always have water available during outdoor pet sessions.
outdoor
If your animal is small or tends to be nervous, a home session may be the best option for you and your favorite creature. In-Home sessions are typically the best choice for cats and for small animals.
home
frequently asked questions
WHAT CAN I EXPECT DURING A PET PHOTOS BY OLIN PET PORTRAITS SESSION?
HOW SOON WILL I BE ABLE TO SEE MY PHOTOS?
DO YOU USE FLASH WHEN SHOOTING?
WHAT IF MY PET(S) IS TOO HYPER OR NERVOUS?
CAN I REQUEST AN OUTDOOR PET PHOTO SESSION?
WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS BAD WEATHER THE DAY OF OUR SESSION?
DO YOU PHOTOGRAPH PETS OTHER THAN CATS AND DOGS?
HOW FAR IN ADVANCE SHOULD I BOOK MY PET PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION?
ARE DIGITAL FILES INCLUDED?
HOW DO WE ORDER OUR IMAGES?
The most important thing is that we talk and plan your session. Don't get frustrated if on the day of your session things don't go exactly as planned. they almost always don't. That being said, if we all stay relaxed we'll have a fun and relaxed session. My primary focus is the comfort and ease of your pet. We take breaks to ensure time for belly rubs and changing your pet's focus if needed. I shoot in a very relaxed manner to ensure that you and your pet have a great time. My background as a dog trainer serves to adequately and skillfully work with any type of dog personality.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT DURING A PET PHOTOS BY OLIN PET PORTRAITS SESSION?
Typically. most are a bit nervous in the beginning of the session but will settle down if everyone stays calm. We can get some great shots of them jumping and running around outside or cuddling with you if we are shooting in my studio. If it's just not working out. we may just arrange to come and shoot at your home where they will feel less stressed.
WHAT IF MY PET(S) IS TOO HYPER OR NERVOUS?
Approximately 2 weeks after your photo session. we invite you back to our Sacramento studio for your design session where you will be able to view all your images and make all your purchases. We will also be guiding and assisting you in choosing your images for prints, albums and wall art as well as designing your wall galleries with you. This is the best part of the whole process. Because the design session is the only time to make your purchase, we ask that all decision makers be present.
HOW DO WE ORDER OUR IMAGES?
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Ready to feel paw-some in front of the camera? To capture your furry family's unique essence like never before? Let's create memories that will make this moment last fur-ever! We're excited and our tails are wagging to start snapping pictures of you and your fur-babies!
are you ready for the cutest photoshoot ever?