A one-hour session, booked in the app

Species, age, temperament, location: you know who's coming before the camera comes out

The owner picks the "Outdoor" or "Studio" section, a day, then the time. The booking form asks for species, age, temperament (scared of strangers, bikes, other dogs?) and preferred location, park, beach or woods; since the same form serves both sections, leave that last question optional. The confirmation email goes to the owner and to you, answers included, and your Google Calendar shows them in the booked session too.

Time ranges that follow the sun, month after month

The outdoor session starts an hour before sunset

In New York, that puts it around 7:30 p.m. in late June and around 3:30 p.m. in late November. Time ranges are set by day of the week, not by date: each month, you move the "Outdoor" range to match sunset. In September and October, sunset comes nearly an hour earlier each month: adjust the range every two weeks and cap the booking window at two weeks. When daylight saving time ends in early November, the session moves an hour earlier overnight.

The park at sunset, the studio when it rains

Two sections, "Outdoor" and "Studio", on a single Google Calendar: yours

Outdoors, the session happens in a park, on a beach or in the woods. The studio opens during the day, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., for cats, puppies, animals that crowds make nervous and sessions the rain chased out of the park. Both sections share your Google Calendar, since you can't be in two places at once: a slot booked on one side closes the ones it overlaps on the other. In November, end the studio day at 2 p.m., which leaves time to pack up and reach the park by 3:30.

Getting your pet ready for the session

A long walk in the morning

A dog that burned off energy a few hours earlier holds a pose better; skip the run right before, or it shows up out of breath.

Their favorite toy

The squeaky one makes the ears go up at just the right moment; hidden the day before, it keeps all its pull.

Treats cut small

Soft ones, the kind they love: they bring the eyes back to the lens dozens of times in the hour.

Brushing the day before

Loose hair out, eyes cleaned; a grooming appointment, on the other hand, goes a few days earlier, so the coat has time to settle.

Nothing new that day

No new collar, no bandana it has never worn: busy with something unfamiliar, the animal forgets the lens. Cats come in their usual carrier.

AI before and after the session

Three uses around the session, each with its price.
The day before

The session bag checklist

"A checklist for the session bag: leash, squeaky toy, treats, brush, towel for the beach." From that one line, the AI Extension Builder builds the section inside your app. The list lives on the owner's phone; nothing is sent to you.
Free
Before booking

"Can my cat come to the studio?"

If one of your articles describes a cat session (in the studio, door closed, arriving in its carrier), the Chatbot draws its answer from it and cites the article. It takes no bookings and doesn't judge an animal's health: that's the vet's job.
29€/month
After the session

The fall series online, your clients notified

Connected to your app through MCP, installed by default, Claude or ChatGPT gets the instruction: "create the October Woods gallery with these twelve photos, introduce it in three lines, then draft a notification for everyone." It shows you everything and waits for your go-ahead. Only include pets whose owners agreed to have them shown.
Free

Pet photo sessions: questions from photographers

Why schedule outdoor sessions at the end of the day?

The hour before sunset gives low, warm light, with no harsh shadows on the muzzle, and the animal doesn't squint. In summer, the heat has also dropped, which matters for a flat-faced dog. The app doesn't work out that time: you adjust the time ranges yourself.

It's raining on the evening of the session: how do I switch to the studio?

If rain is forecast the day before, call the owner, then cancel the outdoor session. A cancellation email reaches them and the slot opens up; they book another one in the studio or on another evening. No notification can target a single client: the phone call is still needed.

How do I photograph a dog that's scared of strangers?

By knowing ahead of time: make the temperament question required in the booking form. Then pick a quiet spot, let the dog sniff you before the camera comes out and work with a telephoto lens, from a distance, with the owner right beside it.

Can I offer a session for an old dog?

Yes, a shorter one, with breaks, often at home, in the yard or near its bed. The owner books an "Outdoor" hour and writes "at home" and the address as the preferred location. If the dog can't wait for your next open date, the call button on the contact page reaches you right away.

I also photograph horses: does the app work for that?

Yes. The session takes place at the barn or in the pasture: the owner books outdoors and gives the address, and the form asks whether someone will hold the horse. An equine session takes you two hours? Create a "Horses" section with 2-hour slots, linked to the same Google Calendar.

Can I sell prints and albums in the app?

No. Prints, albums, gift certificates: nothing is sold in the app. Show your print formats on a page and sell them as you do today, at the viewing appointment where the client picks their photos, for example. The gallery shows your series; it isn't for delivering files.

Can I ask for a deposit at booking?

Not in the app: booking charges nothing, neither a deposit nor the session. If you insist on one, take it the way you already get paid, and publish your cancellation policy alongside the session description.
Your sessions, set around sunset
Sessions that follow the seasons, a studio for rainy evenings, a page to get the pet ready and a form to introduce it to you: your pet photography app, on the stores and on the web.