Pet & Family Portraits

At DelaFoto, we celebrate the essence of your family, including every cherished pet.

Through a thoughtful fine art portrait experience, we create artwork that honors the love, loyalty, and connection that make your family uniquely yours.

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Because they’re family

Why We Create Portraits

We believe the relationships that shape our lives deserve to be celebrated while we're living them.

Every family is beautifully unique. The love, loyalty, laughter, and everyday moments you share deserve to be celebrated through artwork created with care.

Life's most meaningful relationships aren't measured by perfection. They're measured by connection.

Portraits That Reflect Your Story

Whether you're celebrating a beloved companion or the relationships that matter most, every portrait experience is thoughtfully designed to help everyone feel comfortable, cared for, and truly themselves.

From your first conversation to the moment your finished artwork is displayed, we're here to guide you every step of the way—making the experience just as meaningful as the portraits themselves.

Every portrait begins by getting to know what matters most to you. Through thoughtful planning, gentle guidance, and a relaxed portrait experience, we create artwork that reflects the relationships, personalities, and moments that make your story uniquely yours.

Three dogs on a wooden floor with two people behind them, all against a dark background.

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Your Portrait Experience

A relaxed, guided experience from beginning to end.

1. Plan Together

Every portrait experience begins with a conversation. We'll learn what matters most to you, answer your questions, and thoughtfully plan a portrait experience that reflects your story.

Ariane, owner & photographer at DelaFoto in her office during a client consultation meeting on zoom.

2. Portrait Day

Portrait Day is relaxed, unhurried, and thoughtfully guided, allowing everyone to feel comfortable enough to simply be themselves. With patience, encouragement, and plenty of time, we will create portraits that genuinely reflect your story.

3. Artwork Reveal

Following your portrait session, we'll welcome you to our private theater room and gallery for a cinematic art consultation. In plush comfort, your portraits are unveiled in breathtaking scale. Together, we’ll help you choose the artwork you love most and thoughtfully design pieces that celebrate your story for years to come.

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Artwork & Services

At DelaFoto, we transform your family, including every cherished pet, into timeless art. Capturing the quiet gestures, joy, and love that make your relationships unique.

Fine Art Wall Portraits

From intimate single portraits to expansive wall series, our portraits become centerpieces that honor the personalities and bonds of your family, available in elegant matted prints or gallery-quality canvases, in styles ranging from modern to timelessly traditional.

Elegant Print Collections

Our mounted prints are available in luxurious leather box collections, giving you a tangible way to hold onto your family’s story. Perfect for displaying or gifting.

Custom Framing & Installation

We help you design and install artwork that complements your home’s style, ensuring your portraits enhance your space while celebrating your family’s spirit.

Painterly Enhancements

Select portraits can be transformed into digitally enhanced, painterly works of art, elevating the intangibles of your family’s story into gallery-worthy pieces.

Iconic Colorado Series

Celebrate your love for Colorado with portraits captured in DelaFoto’s stunning landscape scenes, blending the beauty of place with the uniqueness of your pet.

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Leather Box art Collection sample with painterly photograph of a Shetland Sheepdog sitting on a dark background.

Love Notes

“Wonderful services! Our pictures look incredible!”

Marybeth W.
“It was an absolute pleasure working with DelaFoto. I love all the photos.”

Brittany S.
“Such a fun experience for all my boys. A great addition to our home!”

Michele D.
“The photos we got became immediate family heirlooms!”

Pamela D.
"Ariane is a true artist. She absolutely caught each dogs' personality."

Michele D.
"She took terrific photos of our standard poodle. Very professional!"

Betsy H.
"Our pets were at ease and content with the whole process."

Judith F
"Thank you for this great portrait of Jerome, as you know he was my heart dog."

Caroline B.
"The portraits are so beautiful, and they perfectly capture the heart & soul of who we are as a family."

Cathi L.
"Her studio is awesome. She captured our animals' personalities perfectly."

Brent W.
"We had a lovely time during our shoot. Ariane was great with the dogs."

Jason D.
"She captured my Mattie better than anyone has ever done!"

Kelly M.
"Made us and our dog feel relaxed. We enjoyed the experience and have beautiful pictures to treasure."

Leslie M.
"She makes you feel right at home as soon as you walk through her doors, for both humans and pups!

Mallory S.
"Ariane turns photography into art. She brought out the true personalities of my canine kids."

Michelle M.
"The portraits are so beautiful, and perfectly capture the heart & soul of who we are as a family."

Cathi L.
"Absolutely wonderful experience. Our dog was a little camera shy, but she still got amazing pictures!"

Stephanie W.

About Us

At DelaFoto, we celebrate people who love their animal companions as family. Our portraits are evocative, heartfelt, and as memorable as the personalities captivating each frame. We create artwork that honors your family’s essence, turning moments into heirlooms you’ll cherish forever. For more than 13 years, DelaFoto has helped Colorado families celebrate the animals they love through custom artwork, community storytelling projects, and charitable partnerships.

A black-and-white portrait of Ariane, owner and photographer at DelaFoto

Black and white portrait of DelaFoto Team member, Danica Barreau.

Black and white portrait of DelaFoto Team member, Kat De Laet.

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Celebrating 14+ Years!

Celebrating Pets. Supporting Community

For more than a decade, DelaFoto has celebrated the animals who enrich our lives while supporting the organizations and communities that care for them. Through portrait experiences, fundraising partnerships, annual magazine projects, and charitable events, we've helped bring together pet-loving families from across Colorado.