
Carnival Sessions
2025
Hello, you lucky Dogs!
Welcome to "Plan-Central" for
the coolest Pop-up Pet Portrait Sessions, evah!
WHAT YOU SHOULD WEAR
Text me your outfit choice, please! 773-456-3836
Guidelines:
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No busy patterns/prints - the Carnival is busy enough
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Please do not wear a color that blends in with your dog
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Your clothing should not restrict you from sitting or squatting.
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Your clothing should not attract or show a lot of dog hair
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NO NEON
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NO SHORT SHORTS/SKIRTS/DRESSES (you will be posed sitting ion the grass)
WHAT YOUR DOG SHOULD WEAR
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NO RETRACTABLE LEASHES!
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NO BUNGEE LEASHES
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A harness if necessary to control your pup.
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Make sure you like the collar or harness, as they will not be removed in photoshop.
PLEASE BE EARLY
Please :) We only get this one shot.
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Plan on arriving well before your appointment time so that there is no chance you will be late.
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Make sure you give the pups time to do their business before entering the Carnival.
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Don't forget poop bags!
SHARE THE HONOR WITH US
I cannot stress enough how special an opportunity we have, here.
What's the best chance we have of giving this special opportunity to more people and their pups in the future?
PLEASE BE AWESOME
We thank you in advance for helping us do this!
Let's show everyone how great dogs are!
We'll be on our best behavior and we appreciate so much your being our fellow ambassadors (and embassadogs 😁)
WHAT WE'LL HAVE WITH US
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WE WON'T HAVE A WAGON - we will only have a small backpack, so please travel lite
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Fake raffle tickets prop
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Maybe another surprise prop ;)
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Water bottles and a dog bowl.
WHAT TO BRING INSIDE THE CARNIVAL
Only the bare minimum...you don't want to be carrying anything and we only have a backpack. You are able to go back to your car after the shoot and get whatever you need, then return to the Festival, if you'd like.
YOUR SESSION
How does it work?
We literally wait on the stairs of a ride while it ends and people get off. We then rush you onto the ride to sit with your pup or have your pup pose as fast as possible, while people are waiting in line to get on the ride next. We shoot quickly and jump off quickly and onto the next shot.
We will decide on scenes when we scout the park before you arrive on shoot day. The Cotton Candy booth, Ticket Kiosk, Carnival Games are musts, in my book. We'll see once we get there (positioning, light, crowd, etc.)
Please do not set your heart on getting on a ride. I will do my best to make that happen, but it depends on a lot of factors that are out of my control (how busy it is, how busy the ride we want is, how well-staffed they are that evening, who they can have running the ride, owner availability and more)


EVENT MAP
Please click this map and familiarize yourself.


MEET SPOT(S)
Meet us in front of the Wacky Shack at the blue x!
PLEASE ALLOW TIME!!
The walk from parking to the meet spot can be long, depending on when you arrive and where they show you to park. There is also a looooooong, slooooow drive through the grass to get to a parking spot.