TRIBUTE SESSIONS HONOR FAITHFUL COMPANIONS

We are all far too familiar with the stories of loved ones battling cancer, debilitating osteoarthritis pain, or simply very advanced age.  These are conditions that also affect many of the pets that we consider family. 

A pet portrait program created by Pittsburgh lifestyle photographer Nicole Begley, benefiting the Animal Care and Assistance Fund, gives owners and their critically ill or aging pets the opportunity to capture images that will be treasured for a lifetime.  

Begley felt that the work of the Animal Care & Assistance Fund, a 501(c)(3) devoted to promoting the health interests and welfare of animals in an extension of the Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, is incredibly important to those owners faced with the decision of treating difficult medical conditions or euthanizing their animal.  She is honored to donate $50 from every Tribute Session to the fund. 

Begley designs each Tribute Session to uniquely capture the personality of the pet and the relationship with their owner.  Depending on the mobility of the animal, sessions can take place in the comfort of their own home or at numerous locations throughout southwestern Pennsylvania.

“Pets bring us so much unconditional love and enrich our lives immeasurably. Tribute Sessions were created as a way to honor an animal that may have limited time left with us,” says Begley, who launched her pet photography business in 2010.  Begley’s background working in the zoological field as an animal trainer, including 6 years at the National Aviary, has given her first hand experience of the relationship that is possible between the human and animal world. 

“Tribute Sessions are unique opportunity to create images that you can cherish for a lifetime of a special animal that touched your heart,” says Begley.

For more information, contact Nicole Begley Photography by sending email to Nicole@nicolebegleyphotography.com or by calling 724-766-6103