From the moment I spoke to Lucy on the phone, I knew that I was in for a wonderful shoot. I could hear the love and adoration in Lucy’s voice as she described her girl Rusty, and the fact it was an anniversary gift for her husband made it all the more special. It’s always so special when client’s give me creative licence and trust me to shoot what I see fit, and Lucy really let me have creative reign. Rusty has a beautiful range of facial expressions – you can see how smart, loving, and aware she is.

We shot in a local dog park, early on a weekday and had the place to ourselves. Spring has been very mild here in Melbourne, so we still have plenty of gorgeous greenery to work with. Rusty was so well behaved and gentle, and we all walked away from the shoot with full hearts (and in Rusty’s case, tummy).

The end result was one of my favourite shoots to date – I feel so blessed to be trusted with this work, and seeing the joy on Lucy’s face when she saw the final result was so special. Thank you to Lucy and family for being such an absolute joy to work with!