I post every so often, and then forget to bookmark the site, and find it months and months later. So... just introducing myself (possibly, again.)

I'm a pet photographer in Rome, Italy - formerly working in Alexandria VA. I do fine-art pet photography, 100% in-studio (no outdoor pet work - although being in Rome that might change... better scenery than Virginia!) Hmm, what else... I teach a Prof.Photographers of America class called Furballs! and recently won the PPA Diamond Photography of the Year Award for this year's print competition, entering all pets (woo hoo! still very excited). But I guess I just really like animals and there was a certain amount of luck - or perhaps karma? - in that anyway...

Oh and I have a sheltie - she's amazingly loud but SUPER cute.

Here's some work:

Nice work! Welcome (back) aboard!

Love your work, Stephanie. Hope you come back often. Welcome.

Great images, Stephanie. Thanks for sharing. The mice are really nice! Look forward to seeing more of your work.

Jim

Howdy Stephanie! I love the mouse/rat in the glass. Adorable!

Thanks for the warm welcome, all!

Both are rats. One's a hairless, the other is a (very pregnant) hooded rat. She gave birth in my studio!

Welcome! Love the photos. I'm especially fond of the neutral colors. Is that a chocolate Sphynx or is that post processing on the color?

Diana

Would love to see more of the hairless rat...with a Sphynx

It's an all-gray sphinx - all gray because he sadly has cataracts in both eyes. It comes out a little brown here, but the print is a deep gray color.

Sorry, have none of the rat and the sphinx together, but i have another hairless rat in a martini glass. And some of the rat babies - which are kind of gross. (18 of em!)

I've loved these since I saw them on the PPA forums. Do you breed rats?? Those are some tiny new babies!