A Magazine-Worthy Moment

Imagine you and your dog featured in a beautifully styled, professional photoshoot—capturing the connection, personality, and joy you share every day. This exclusive Dog Mom’s Day Magazine Special isn’t just a session—it’s a full experience.

When you book now, you’ll receive:

• $250 off your session
• Complimentary holiday cards with any image package
• A 1-year subscription to Dog Mom Magazine
• A one-page feature in Dog Mom Magazine

This is your chance to step into the spotlight with your pup and be part of something special.

Designed for Dog Moms Who Want More

This experience is perfect for dog moms who:

• Want high-end, editorial-style portraits
• Celebrate their dog as part of the family
• Love keepsakes that last beyond social media

Our sessions are carefully curated to highlight both you and your dog in the most authentic and elegant way possible. From styling guidance to professional lighting and posing, every detail is handled so you can simply enjoy the moment.

Limited Availability — Only Three Slots

To maintain the quality and personalization of each session, we are only opening three exclusive spots for this promotion. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Please note:

• This offer cannot be combined with other promotions
• Sessions must be booked in advance

Make It More Than a Photo — Make It a Story

Your relationship with your dog is unique. It’s filled with loyalty, joy, and unconditional love. This Dog Mom’s Day, turn that connection into a story worth sharing—and remembering forever.

Secure your spot today and let Lux Summit Studio create something beautiful for you and your pup.

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Why Choose Professional Pet Photography?
Pets are part of the family, and a professional pet photographer knows how to bring out their personality in every shot. From outdoor action shots at local parks to cozy in-home sessions, expert photographers use high-quality cameras, proper lighting, and pet-friendly techniques to create stunning images.

Services Offered:
Studio & Outdoor Pet Portraits – Capture your pet’s personality with a scenic or professional backdrop.
Family & Pet Sessions – Include your furry friend in your family portraits!
Action & Candid Shots – Perfect for energetic dogs at play.
Custom Themed Shoots – Seasonal, holiday, or creative themes to showcase your pet in a unique way.
Pet Photography for Businesses – Ideal for local pet brands, groomers, or shelters needing high-quality promotional images.

Best Locations for Pet Photography in North Wales, PA
Parkside Place Park – A beautiful spot with open green fields, perfect for outdoor pet sessions.
Merrymead Farm – A charming location for rustic and seasonal-themed pet photos.
Your Home or Backyard – A stress-free environment for more relaxed and personal shots.

Book a Session With Us Today!
If you’re in the North Wales, PA area and looking for a professional pet photographer, don’t wait! Capture your pet’s best moments with a fun, stress-free photoshoot with Lux Summit Studio!

Contact Lux Summit Studio today and give your furry friend the spotlight they deserve with our expert pet photography skills!

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Now Accepting Applications

• Who: Pet owners longing to share the story of their cat, dog, or small pet.
• Why: Share your bond, help rewrite the story of rescue animals, and support PAWS with book proceeds.
• What: A custom or mini photo session with renowned pet photographer Kristen Kidd, plus a feature in Letter to a Friend, a copy of the book, and access to our 2024 book release party.

Limited Spots Available – Only 50 Sessions!

Capture precious memories in a full photo session – at home, outdoors, or in-studio – wherever your pet feels best. This experience includes a cinematic slideshow presentation, allowing you to select and customize photos for your wall art.

Join the Movement to Support Rescues Our previous books have raised over $40,000 for local rescues and featured 200+ pets. Be part of this meaningful project and celebrate your pet while supporting a great cause!

How to Apply – Fill out the submission form to be considered. Selected participants will be contacted to schedule their session, and photos will be revealed at a special release event in fall 2024.

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We know that every pet is different, and that’s what makes them so special. That’s why we take the time to get to know you and your pet before the session, to understand their personality, likes, and dislikes. This allows us to tailor the session to their needs, ensuring that they feel comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera. Our goal is to capture the true essence of your pet, from their silly antics to their snuggly moments, and everything in between.

Our studio is equipped with top-notch equipment and expertise to ensure stunning results. We offer flexible scheduling and competitive pricing to fit your needs. Whether you’re looking for a special way to commemorate a milestone, or simply want to capture the beauty of your pet’s everyday moments, we’re here to help.
Contact us today to schedule your pet photography session and let’s create beautiful memories together!

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Live Life Lux Events are an opportunity to create space for joy and fun, to stop and reflect.

Through Live Life Lux events we can connect deeply with this one precious life with great intention.

Our first event was a BYOB event at Rosebridge Farm & Sanctuary in Montgomery County, PA. Rosebridge is a self-ascribed “hidden piece of paradise, as it is home to many rescued animals.” They are 100% correct about that. They offer in-person bottle feeding and snuggle animal husbandry sessions and so much more. This truly is a magical place nestled in suburban Montgomery County, right outside of Philadelphia.

One of our Live Life Lux events included a farm tour and piglets!

Lux Summit Studio, in line with our Live Life Lux philosophy, hosted an event which included baby goat snuggles, calf feeding, piglet pets, and a farm tour. The evening concluded sipping wine with the goats while the piglets were put to bed and the rescue camels (you heard me right) settled in for the night.

We were so grateful to be surrounded by familiar faces of past clients and friends as well as fresh faces.

The very first Live Life Lux event was a huge hit. We were so grateful to be surrounded by familiar faces of past clients and friends (like Maria, founder of Life Foundation, and Liz Italia, Cat behaviorist and owner of Liz’s Kitty Boot Camp) as well as fresh faces. Mark your calendars for September 15th when we’ll host another Live Life Lux event returning to Rosebridge Farm for more rescue animal therapy.

Check out the official behind-the-scenes video from our very first Live Life Lux event at Rosebridge Farm.

Caution: Contents of this video may melt your heart.

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Live Life Lux:

Perspectives From Philadelphia Entrepreneur, Photographer, Author and Speaker Kristen Kidd

The importance of joy and fun in life can easily be lost in our hectic daily living. Prioritizing joy and fun in our adulthood can feel frivolous. In the midst of a never-ending to do list, it’s the first thing to drop off. We wonder, “How could I possibly go for a hike right now? How could I join that club or take that class or go on that vacation?” Sometimes we take it a step further. We label the desires of our hearts as selfish. Surmising that so many around us need so much from us, we couldn’t possibly divert precious resources for our own joy. We can’t “afford” to prioritize our own joy, let alone fun. What science is teaching us (and our inner voice of our highest self, if we listen) is that we can’t afford not to make joy and fun a priority. It is essential to being our best self, living our best life, and doing the best for ourselves, our loved ones, and the world around us.

As Simon Sinek says, “Putting yourself first is not selfish. Quite the opposite. You must put your happiness and health first before you can be of use to anyone else.” 

“With joy your don’t have to put on a happy face.

You can be joyful in the midst of the toughest situations.” – Neal Samudre 

It’s important to differentiate between joy and happiness. Joy is an embodiment and state of being that transcends a feeling. Whereas happiness is a feeling. In a fantastic article in Medium by Neal Samudre, cofounder of Enjoyco and therapist specializing in joy, he differentiates happiness and joy this way, “Happiness is a fleeting emotion based on external circumstances…But joy is an internal positivity that’s connected to hope. It’s the feeling that everything will turn out okay. With joy, you don’t have to put on a happy face. You can be joyful in the midst of the toughest situations.”  

Joy can help ward off the daily grinds to our well-being.

In that same article, Neal shares three reasons joy is essential to our lives. He qualifies each reason with scientific evidence. These reasons include the fact that joy makes us resilient and resistant. He explains, “If resilience is about bouncing back from disturbances then resistance is about being immune to disturbances.”

Of course, we will experience devastation in our lives, but joy can help ward off the daily grinds to our well-being and help us heal when challenges do come our way. Neal shares the third reason joy is essential is because it makes us healthy. Citing research indicating that one of two reasons life expectancy dropped in 2018 was despair and research linking laughter and high-quality relationships to longevity. 

Cultivating a practice of fun can feel like a whole other level of self-absorption. In the face of continual global and personal devastation, who would be so entitled as to make fun a priority? Writer Jack Gilbert answered this best in his poem, A Brief For The Defence,

“If we deny our happiness, resist our satisfaction,

we lessen the importance of their deprivation.

We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,

but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have

the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless

furnace of this world. To make injustice the only 

measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.”

Jack Gilbert

In the article How Having Fun Makes You Healthier And Smarter, Outside magazine makes an argument for prioritizing fun citing research that shows playful adults live happier, more satisfying, and healthier lives. As if that weren’t enough, studies have shown that the more you laugh, the longer you’ll live. 

Joy and fun, like every way of being, is a practice.

It takes time, intention, and other resources to cultivate and maintain.

Did you know humor can ­reduce stress-related hormones that suppress the immune system? Outside magazine’s article also shares that when we have fun “the body releases the feel-good neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin, which leads to elevated mood and a healthier cell-proliferation process. Hormonal balance is crucial for our immune system’s strength and our ability to recover after strenuous athletic activity, as is cell growth, which helps the kidneys, lungs, and other organs regulate body functions. Meanwhile, some studies suggest that serotonin released by enjoyable activities could help promote neurogenesis, or cell growth in the brain.”

So, what brings you joy? Joy and fun, like every way of being, is a practice. It takes time, intention, and other resources to cultivate and maintain. It’s not something that we can phone in or squeeze into our schedules. It starts with a choice and choosing over and over again. We look for joyful moments big and small every day. Talk about it and share it with loved ones.  We’re honest with ourselves about what we want and choose to embrace the desires of our hearts. Then, we create time and space to plan the bigger joyful experiences. Chunking down the bigger pursuits into manageable steps. Even the act of clearing space for big acts of joy and making a baby step towards them is life-changing.

One small step at a time, one choice at a time we begin to see joy show up in our lives and become an indelible part of who we are. 

Family, pet, branding, and boudoir photo experiences are one way our clients choose joy. They celebrate the love of family (furry or human), their own personal strength and resilience through their boudoir experience, or the joy of their career achievements and goals through branding and headshot photography.  

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Intention As A Driving Force In Our Lives

In our first blog, we shared the first tenant of Live Life Lux (LLL) – cultivating gratitude for what is while working toward our goals. The second tenant of LLL is allowing intention and purpose to be a driving force in life, fueled by our values and passions.

One of my favorite quotes is Mary Oliver’s timeless question “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” It can be easy to lose sight of intention as overwhelm devolves our purpose to mere survival. Our mantra becomes “Just get by. Just get through.” How do we shift from survival mode to living in our intentions and purpose?

In times of overwhelm, it can be important to simplify. Cut out all the fillers; the things we’re doing to feel better about our current state of affairs, but aren’t actually serving us. It’s time to get down to the brass tax of what feeds and nourishes your being. Fillers include crowding the margins of our calendar to overflow with appointments and activities that aren’t ultimately leading to your greater desired purpose. We all have our own versions of fillers. Getting clear on what they are is the first step to choosing healing over a band-aid. 

Here are two places to start in reclaiming your purpose and letting go of what isn’t ultimately serving you. First, as always, start with a meditation to clarify and reconnect with intention. Insight Timer has a number of recordings on intention. Don’t get lost in how good or bad you are at meditating. Put the headphones on. Close your eyes and listen.

Next, let yourself have what you need. Whether a day off, a special experience like a boudoir photo session to celebrate your strength or a branding photo session to affirm your goals, or simply a walk outside or a shower. No matter how simple, let yourself know you’re listening to the calling within. Allow your heart’s desire no matter how frivolous it feels. This will help you reset, which will make you a better human.

Once you’ve cleared the proverbial cobwebs to uncover your sense of purpose, you’ve cleared the space for intuition to guide. Keep asking yourself what you need rather than trying to convince yourself that you don’t need. Ask your higher self for guidance on your intention and purpose. If you keep creating space for quiet and solitude, even if only for a moment, you will get the inspiration you’re looking for. Write it down once it comes. No matter if it’s a note in your phone or a journal entry, simply give it life by speaking it into existence. Soon, your intention and purpose will grow legs and be on the run. Manifesting takes consistency. It’s not a one and done sort of thing. It’s always a practice. So, continue to create and honor opportunities to show up for yourself in these ways.

Mary Oliver’s quote is a popular one. Honestly, it can feel a bit daunting, right? “This one precious life…” Whoa. Okay. Cool your jets, Mary. What people often miss are the stanzas that precede this question. 

“I don’t know exactly what a prayer is.

I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down

into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,

how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,

which is what I have been doing all day.

Tell me, what else should I have done?

Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?

Tell me, what is it you plan to do

with your one wild and precious life?”

–Excerpt from “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver

I think we can all relate to this. Ultimately, it’s in her questioning and uncertainty, her opening to simplifying – creating space and time to breathe. This is where she experiences her greatest connection to life. It starts with one small step – a walk outside, kneeling in the grass. It’s in the stillness where the well spring of intention starts to flow. 

For a practical guide to setting and executing intentions, check out this piece by Minimalism Made Simple. If intentions are a daily part of your life, tell us about them. Leave a comment in the reply box below this blog. We also welcome questions and comments.

Live Life Lux,

Kristen

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WHY YOUR SENIOR DOG DESERVES A LEGACY SESSION

Immortalize Your Senior Dog's Legacy with Lux Summit Studio

There are few things that bring me greater joy than celebrating the legacy of a senior dog. It is a tremendous honor to answer the call of a senior dog’s human reaching out to immortalize their canine bestie through a photo experience. Legacy sessions are a beautiful way to thank your heart dog for their lifetime of love and devotion.

Senior dogs teach us gratitude, resilience, contentment and so much more. Though they age, they may slow down, and they ache, but every day is greeted with fervor, delight, and hope. They inspire us with their daily lust for life and unwavering perspective.

Through this experience, our furry BFFs are elevated to their rightful status as the family we chose and that chose us. They’re featured front and center with the rest of the family photo collections. Each family shares the joy in their own way, knowing their pup is always with them, immortalized in timeless art that tells the unique story of their bond.

Frannie shared her story and bond with her 21-year-old love bug, Pineapple in our recent coffee table book, Old Friends.

When it comes to Pineapple, she’s just pure love and happiness. She was found as a stray in a very rough neighborhood, dragging her legs. She overcame that and did it with a smile on her face. She has outlived so many of her little dog's family, yet she welcomes each new one with love and acceptance. She is the definition of tiny but mighty.

- Frannie

The profits from the sales of Old Friends go to Monkey’s House Dog Hospice and Sanctuary. They featured the stories of senior dogs and their humans like Rachel, Dave, their kids, and their beloved doggo, Molly.

Molly teaches us to cherish and enjoy each day. She also teaches us the importance of family. From the minute we wake up in the morning, we are instantly greeted with a sweet smiling doggy face and a body-shaking tail wag. With each activity Molly gets to do from going for a walk to running in the backyard to resting while we play a game to playing with water from the hose, Molly's enthusiasm and spirit is felt.

- Rachel

Being intentional about commemorating the indelible mark of these creatures on our souls has been transformational for so many dog lovers like Jessica. She recently said of her photo session experience:

I cannot even begin to explain how amazing my experience was. I set up a legacy session after a health scare with my pup, and from start, to finish it was the best experience I could have imagined. Kristen took the time to understand what Lucas meant to me and how important this session would be. I lost my Lucas on Friday and just got back my [art] and I am smiling through the tears that we had such an amazing day and Kristen captured every essence of all things Lucas and me. I recommend that everyone do something like this with their pups because it was truly an amazing experience and I will treasure these photo moments forever. Thank you Kristen for capturing these absolutely incredible snippets of our life together for me.

- Jessica

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Izzy Teaches Us All How to Live A Life Well-Lived

For seventeen years, Izzy has shown Shawn and her family what it means to have a good day, one day at a time. In her youth, she greeted family members at the door, rebalancing and shifting the energy of even the worst day back to center with her exuberant jumps, demands for attention, and attentiveness to their needs. In her later years, she beckoned Shawn to slow down, be present by her side, and lean into what is.

And then Izzy’s senses came to life. Her feet in the cool water. Her nose catching the scents on the breeze, and then, that burger. She devoured it – every last bite.

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Shawn was already grieving the impending loss of Izzy when I met her. Knowing the loss would be catastrophic and having seen the writing on the wall, she’d begun to prepare. Shawn’s pain was palpable; a red, raw wound. Izzy wasn’t finished teaching what it means to live a life well-lived, though.

I asked, “What is Izzy’s best day like?”

Shawn answered effortlessly, “A picnic by the creek with hamburgers and ice cream.”

“Let’s do that. What would it mean to you to have Izzy’s best day?” I wondered.

“It would always be a reminder to slow down and be present,” she answered thoughtfully.

“It would always be a reminder to slow down and be present,”

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By the time I arrived, Izzy had to be carried down the long walk to the creek. She was exhausted and lethargic. Shawn ached to see her struggle. She confessed, “I don’t even know if she’ll be interested in eating.” They descended the stairs to the creek. Shawn lowered Izzy into the shallow water. She spread out her blanket and produced a burger the size of Izzy’s head.

And then Izzy’s senses came to life. Her feet in the cool water. Her nose catching the scents on the breeze, and then, that burger. She devoured it – every last bite. Tiny snappy nibbles of gratitude. Contented, she sat between Shawn’s legs, looking out into the water. Pride and joy beamed from her face. Rejuvenated, she walked the entire path back home, slowly, but of her own accord.

No matter how close to the end it seems, seek out every tiny morsel of joy and devour it. Always, forever, and until the end.

We learned something that day. No matter how close to the end it seems, seek out every tiny morsel of joy and devour it. Always, forever, and until the end. My friend Michelle, an advocate for and rescuer of senior dogs, says something I carry with me daily, “Live until you die.” Not exist, but live. Izzy spent 17 years showing the humans she loved this truth. Shortly after her photo session, Izzy passed on, but her legacy leaves an indelible mark that will never be forgotten by those who loved her most.

Feature Your Senior Dog In Our Latest Coffee Table Book

This story was featured in the Woman’s Best Friend coffee table book series. All profits from the sales of the book go to a rescue. The project has raised over $25,000 for rescues. Lux Summit Studio’s current coffee table book project is Old Friends: How Our Senior Dogs Teach Us To Live Our Best Lives. (See the trailer below.) Old Friends proudly supports Monkey’s House Dog Hospice and Sanctuary in New Jersey.

Submissions are open to feature senior dogs and their humans in Old Friends. Would you like to celebrate your bond with your senior dog and honor their legacy? Click the button to learn more about the project and submit to participate. 

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Kristen Kidd is founder and co-owner of Lux Summit Studio in North Wales, Pa. She specializes in pet and family photography. She and her husband David, along with their two rescue dogs Hudson and Nito, call Lansdale home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Together their full service photography studio serves Bucks County, Chester County, Philadelphia County as well as the tristate area, including New York, Maryland and Delaware. 

Upon inquiry, Lux Summit Studio also provides destination sessions nationally to locations such as Boulder, Colorado, Charleston, South Carolina, San Diego, California, Orlando, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. 

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When An Old Shelter Pitbull Finds A Family to Love 

Engine watched thousands of feet pass by for six months. First, at the shelter. Dogs and humans came and went in a parade of adoptions day in and out. Then, at the big Clear The Shelters event. His head rested on the hard concrete floor and his eyes scanned the dance of feet shuffling by. No one asked him to dance. They said that at nine, he was too old or too dangerous as a pitbull. 

Upon hearing that it was the routinely overlooked and rejected Engine, the volunteer ran to pull one more application form. There would be an exception today.

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The volunteers bustled around, busily packing up at the end of another exhausting day. Katie asked for an adoption application. She was notified that they weren’t accepting any more applications for the day. “Who is it you are hoping to adopt?” the volunteer asked. Upon hearing that it was the routinely overlooked and rejected Engine, the volunteer ran to pull one more application form. There would be an exception today.

Katie, Kevin, Liam, and Ayden maneuvered the crowds of humans and dogs at the Clear The Shelters event in search of a soul to welcome into their family. Hundreds of dogs and steps later, they found themselves about to give up on their pursuit. Then, their eyes met Engine’s. They could see his anguish and immediately wanted to give him the life and appreciation he deserves.

They could see his anguish and immediately wanted to give him the life and appreciation he deserves.

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Three years later, Engine is teaching his family every day about what it means to live one’s best life. They see the world through his eyes. They snuggle a little longer and enjoy the extra treat. They watch him bound energetically up snow mounds in the winter and are reminded to take on the adventures their hearts desire. No matter how many tell you that you’re too old or too young or too *insert limiting belief here,* just be you. Just do what makes your heart sing.

Three years later, Engine is teaching his family every day about what it means to live one’s best life. They see the world through his eyes.

Since bringing Engine into their lives, the Knobls have committed to always adopting those overlooked creatures at the shelter. Whether it be senior, pitbull, or any other reason for rejection, the Knobls have committed to show up for the forgotten and to give them the best life has to offer. In turn, they’ve reaped the benefits of the rich lessons learned from the resilience of a dog’s love.

Feature Your Senior Dog In Our Latest Coffee Table Book

This story was featured in the Woman’s Best Friend coffee table book series. All profits from the sales of the book go to a rescue. The project has raised over $25,000 for rescues. Lux Summit Studio’s current coffee table book project is Old Friends: How Our Senior Dogs Teach Us To Live Our Best Lives. (See the trailer below.) Old Friends proudly supports Monkey’s House Dog Hospice and Sanctuary in New Jersey.

Submissions are open to feature senior dogs and their humans in Old Friends. Would you like to celebrate your bond with your senior dog and honor their legacy? Click the button to learn more about the project and submit to participate. 

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Kristen Kidd is founder and co-owner of Lux Summit Studio in North Wales, Pa. She specializes in pet and family photography. She and her husband David, along with their two rescue dogs Hudson and Nito, call Lansdale home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Together their full service photography studio serves Bucks County, Chester County, Philadelphia County as well as the tristate area, including New York, Maryland and Delaware. 

Upon inquiry, Lux Summit Studio also provides destination sessions nationally to locations such as Boulder, Colorado, Charleston, South Carolina, San Diego, California, Orlando, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. 

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