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". . . people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."  -Maya Angelou 

Dear Joan and Gary,

A few months ago, I called to ask if you could take some portraits of me and my dog, Steamer. At the time, I didn't know how much time he had left. The next day, I find myself at your studio, taking photos of Steamer and me. Your compassion for the urgency of my situation was amazing. I remember leaving the studio after many photos were taken and thinking, "Oh, that didn't go very well." On the drive home, I said to myself that she wouldn't have stopped taking photos if she didn't think she had gotten some good ones.

A week later, I went back to view all the photos, not knowing what to expect. The emotions that came out in me the moment I saw them were deep, raw emotions of the love that I had for Steamer. These emotions, I can't deny, caught me off guard. Never did I think it would stir the tears. I thought, "I'm viewing photos." It went much deeper than that. Joan, the way you captured Steamer and I made me speechless. Your empathy at the time of viewing my photos is to be commended. You have an AMAZING talent, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I've had photos done in the past of Olan Mills and places like that, but never by someone with so much talent. I only wish I knew you when my kids were babies.

Well, back to the viewing. So I picked out my favorites with your excellent help and left. When I got to my car, I called my husband and couldn't stop talking about how amazing the photos turned out. I couldn't wait until I could go back and pick them up. You would have thought I was 5 again, waiting for Santa to come. When I picked up the photos again, I was just in awe over the quality and joy they would bring me. The next few days I showed everyone, I mean people I hardly even knew (I know people think I'm crazy for spending that kind of money on photos of my dog and me), but those people don’t love their dog like I do. I then repeated this whole process with "The Boys," which I look back on and laugh at (what a nightmare that was), but I was again pleasantly surprised when I viewed those photos. I again showed everyone.

Then things died down for awhile, and the books sat left unopened UNTIL I no longer had Steamer, and thats when it truly hit me how much these photos mean to me. Right now, they are very hard to look at. The pain I have is so intense, but I find comfort knowing I have such amazing photos that I will have forever. That sums up the 13 years with my four-legged little boy. Thanks, Joan and Gary, for providing that for me. Please keep in touch.

Love, Tammy