Striking Paws

Sophie of Striking Paws is amazing!!! Always takes the best photos of my pup Lily! She truly had a gift for photographing animals!

I met Sophie at a dog event in NYC and a few weeks later she invited me to her studio to take pictures of my dog. She did an incredible job of keeping my dog’s attention and making sure she was comfortable throughout the shoot. Because of this, the pictures turned out beautifully. If you are looking for gorgeous, artful photographs of a special pet, Striking Paws is the place to go!

Sophie has the gift — both with animals, people and with the camera! She took incredible photos of our little Tazzie dog!
We met Sophie quite by chance at Cobble Hill Animal Clinic, in Brooklyn. The Clinic had her photographing animal patients for later use in their media and to put new photos up in the lobby.
When Tazzie (our Dingo/​Cattle Dog Mix) and I walked into the clinic, Sophie introduced herself, explaining what she was doing. She asked if it was okay to follow us, to photograph our office visit, and hopefully get some good candid shots of Tazzie. Initially I was hesitant, as Tazzie is a Rescue whose been through so much, and thus an extremely shy dog. Plus, she was getting shots that day and I worried it would make it hard on her.
Sophie was so graceful about ensuring us that she would step away if I or Tazzie felt uncomfortable at any point, and that she’d stay quietly in the background.
Truth be told, once in the treatment room, I was so focused on Tazzie, and worried about her getting the shots — that I actually forgot that Sophie was there. She stayed well in the background, somehow (not sure how) in that very small treatment room. Tazzie did fine, and by the time we were back in the waiting room, and I was saying goodbye to everyone, Tazzie seemed actually to be posing for her and having fun.
When I saw the photos of Tazzie — my heart melted. Truly, she had captured the real expression on her face, the goofy smile, and happy eyes. .. and now Tazzie’s photo is in the front window of the Clinic. Take a look and you’ll see what I mean. Sophie did an incredible job!