February, 2026
You guys, we celebrated Roux’s 11th gotcha day in January – I can’t believe it’s been that long that he has held my heart. For fun, I entered him in the America’s Favorite Pet contest, and he has made it through the first four rounds in his group (this thing goes on for weeks!), so we are really proud of his progress so far! This cycle, he has to be TOP DOG (1st place out of his group of remaining five contestants in his group) to advance to the next round (if he is 2nd, he can be in a wildcard/lightning round). We recognize as a nationwide contest that his chances of winning the whole shebang will be slim because we aren’t asking for donations and instead have solicited only for the free votes, but it’s still a nice little addition to his resume. Click here for profile and voting link. He will definitely need everyone's help to keep moving forward - we want him to go as far as he can! He says, "Thank you!" (You get one free vote per day, sometimes TWO - that's all he's asking for is the free votes.) For a solid laugh, see below and hit my Facebook page to see some of the AI ridiculousness I've created for his campaign :)
Giving Back – Shelters and Rescues
I got to spend some time loving on a litter of sweet puppies through East Cooper Pet Relief and photo’d in-shelter adoptables at Charleston Animal Society as well as the CAS-Berkeley campus - fifty adoptables for January! Let's hope for a slowdown in the coming months. My February schedule should hopefully include a run to Hallie Hill Animal Sanctuary and fingers crossed for a trip to Dorchester Paws as well.
Client Work and Recognition
I learned I was awarded Platinum (1st) in the Community Votes program for Charleston SC. This is Year Two for this award for me and I so appreciate your continued support! In 2026, I've launched a Loyalty Program for returning clients, so please reach out for details if we have worked together and it's time to update your pet's family photos or you need content for their petfluencer socials!
Also, typically, January serves as “Jeanne-uary,” a time of year when I allow myself to slow down from the crazy holiday photo season and reset for the year ahead. And while I did reduce my work hours for the month by about 1/4 (yay!), it was still a great month for client sessions.
The February issue of Lowcountry Dog Magazine offers my article about the rising costs of vet care. If this topic is of interest to you, you can read it online when the issue drops this month – then be sure to browse the rest of the magazine for a cool feature on Dean’s Dogs (a nonprofit created by Hootie and The Blowfish bandmember, Dean Felber and his wife, Andrea), along with so many other good reads!
Housekeeping
For 2026, I have structured my operating schedule differently, so I am only shooting Wednesdays through Saturdays, giving me other blocks of time to focus on editing and orders. So, if you are looking to schedule, please keep this in mind as to availability. Note too, my website is fairly comprehensive as to information about how a session works, how to prepare, FAQs, rates, etc., and I always recommend starting there if you are considering a session. You can certainly ask about anything you don’t see addressed. I do not publish third party print or product rates online, but my session rates are listed, and I do have a reference pricing guide clients can use for planning the output they may want to order from their session. I just ask that you browse before we schedule so everyone is on the same page.
The weather has been unfriendly so I’m looking forward to some warm-up here soon!
Maybe I’ll see you at SEWE next weekend? I’ll be the one ogling all the good dogs. :)
~ Jeanne
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Studio is always an option too, and is an excellent choice for that style of portrait, or for temperature sensitive pets (or people) and especially for cats!
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UPCOMING EVENTS & SCHEDULING NOTES (updated 2/6/26)
Ongoing: Adoptable Animal Photo Sessions.
- February 13-15, 2026 | SEWE
- April 11, 2026 | Woofstock at Hanahan Amphitheatre
Away/Downtime Dates:
- Early March, 2026
- April 13 - 16, 2026
- Late, May 2026
- Late June, 2026
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