Family Portraits Christchurch : Book Fundraiser – LOVE and dogs

 

Do you love dogs? Are you able to help dogs to be rescued and rehomed.

This is a fundraiser, where you purchase the portrait session with your dog(s), and the whole $65 goes to Dogwatch.

How it works:

My usual family portrait session fee is reduced from $99 to $65.

The whole $65 goes to Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust, as registered charity that rescues, cares for, and rehomes dogs.

The dog and its humans have a fun portrait session with Juliette from Etta Images.

The best portrait goes into a beautiful hard cover coffee table book.

You have the option of purchasing prints for yourself, at my usual print pricing, which starts at $169.

We can do other portraits at the session too, eg individual portraits of the dog, other family portraits with or without your dog.

Sessions are in East, Central or South Christchurch (see FAQ below if you are out of this area). For example in Hagley Park, The Gardens, up the Port Hills, down the beach etc. Exceptions on the area covered can be discussed.

The book will be designed and printed once I have photographed all the sessions (this can take a year or two!!), and will be additional to purchase ( Book price around $90, still to be determined)

This is book five in the fundraising series:

First it was LOVE and mums, celebrating the love between mums and their children, and raising over $6,000 for Ronald McDonald House.

Second it was LOVE and dads, celebrating the love between dads their children, and raising over $8,000 for Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand.

Third it was LOVE and pets, celebrating the love between pets and their humans, raising around $11,000 for Gumboot Friday / I am Hope.

Forth is was LOVE and grandparents, celebrating the love between grandparents and their grandchildren. Currently over $2000 has been raised  for Nurse Maude Hospice.

And now we have LOVE and dogs, celebrating the love between dogs and their humans. I am hoping to raise over $10,000 for Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust.

FAQ:

Q – Can you come to my house in other parts of Christchurch or Canterbury?

A – Possibly! Because this is a fundraiser, I do really need to keep close to where I am based due to time constraints, which is in Hillsborough, Christchurch. So I am happy to travel to the Port Hills from Victoria Park through to Sumner, and the beaches from Sumner to Waimairi, and into the centre of the city, and all areas between this.

I am happy to travel to you inside other parts of Christchurch, if you are happy to pre purchase some prints for your self, so get in touch to discuss.

Q -Can you just photograph my dog?

A -Sorry, as this is themed “Love and dogs”, I need at least one human in the portrait for the. We can create other portraits of just your dog while at the session if you would like.

Q – Can you do other portraits at the session, ie family portraits, individuals of people at the session etc?

A – Yes, totally fine, just let me know who will be at the session when you book.

Q – Do I get all the photographs from the session?

A – No sorry, the whole session fee is donated to the charity, and no photographs are included, but a place in the book LOVE and dogs. Its an optional extra to purchase prints for yourself, and they start at $169. I can send though a full pricelist if you are interested, just let me know.

Q – When will the book be ready?

A – Not sure yet sorry, it depends on how long it takes to find all the dogs and their humans. But as a rough idea, its probably 18 months from start to end, and its has been launched in August 2024.