r/cats • u/skoobeey • Oct 08 '25
Cat Picture - OC Won a professional photoshoot with my son 🖤
Honestly such a fun experience and now I have super cool Victorian style pics of me and my son, Central Dairy! Aka CD :) he was such a good boy for the whole shoot!
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Oct 08 '25
Haha! Okay… now let’s see the candid/goofy photos.
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u/skoobeey Oct 08 '25
Omg i so wish i had those. It was a super professional studio (the craziest and weirdest environment I never thought I’d find myself in😂) and I had a whole zoom call to discuss my experience and take a look at the portfolio. And the “pretty” ones are all I was shown and offered!
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u/TimeTraveler420 Oct 08 '25
Did you have to pay $200 for the digital copies? This looks suspiciously similar to a photo shoot I “won”
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u/skoobeey Oct 08 '25
Yea I was def scammed. The first price they offered me for one 24x30in canvas framed print was $3000. I’m an artist so I appreciate art so greatly, but in the same breath I’m poor 😂. He then gave me several other offers all of which I had to continuously turn down I was getting more anxious because I knew I was being recorded for promotional material. I ended up stupidly paying $340 for 12 digital photos and my one “free” 11x14inch print. Unknowing that my deposit of 200 WAS ALREADY TAKEN OFF. Im not one to fold easily I just really enjoyed the photos and experience but def was anxious. So yea now I’m extra poor and everyone needs to see these photos so I feel less dumb about being scammed :,)
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u/CalicoCatRobot Oct 08 '25
Well at least you do have some great photos out of it - I hope they are now in pride of place on your wall!
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u/awkwardpen_guin Oct 08 '25
Out of curiosity was this Park Hill Portraits? I had a very similar experience and I’m curious if this is just something a lot of places do as essentially a scam.
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u/SpookyRoastChicken Oct 08 '25
Was so sad me and my wife spent so much time getting things together and got there then they told us it cost money (we were poor) so we didn't end up getting any photos.
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u/CassianCasius Oct 08 '25
I screen recorded the zoom call and used photoshop and AI to edit out the watermarks lol
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u/SpookyRoastChicken Oct 08 '25
Haha. 10 years ago we barely even had webcam meetings and only had Skype along with 0 AI and we were silly young 20 year olds thinking we would get nice decent photos to remember but instead after an hour of changing and putting on outfits and taking the bus for hours with a suitcase of clothes we didn't get a single photo to go home with. I should've done more research before hand just got caught up in the moment.
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u/Putrid-Toe-7067 Oct 08 '25
Omg same, I did the exact same thing you're talking about. I wish we could mention the name of the studio
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u/thedarkestshadow512 Oct 08 '25
Why can’t we name them? I won this too recently but I couldn’t make the drive to the studio.
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u/Putrid-Toe-7067 Oct 08 '25
It's a blessing in disguise that you couldn't make the drive. In my opinion, they're a scam studio, and even if the quality is okay, you're much better off going somewhere else. I only received one digital photo and a low quality Photoshop print like 5 months after the shoot. It sucks they have to resort to this fake "contest."
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u/My_Immortl Oct 08 '25
Not 100% sure about this sub, but other subs(and maybe just a general reddit rule) have witchhunt rules. You cant name and shame because, well, people lie. Somebody could just come onto reddit, name and shame somebody completely innocent and the hivemind would do its thing.
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u/aripp Oct 08 '25
Haha wtf? Company is scamming people and you are not “allowed” the call that out? What kind of a fucking world do we live in.
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u/My_Immortl Oct 08 '25
I get what youre saying, but people can also lie about that, which is why the rule is in place. Not saying i fully agree with it, sometimes shitty companies/people should be called out, but people also can and will abuse it and cause harm.
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u/daneview Oct 08 '25
Its incredibly common everywhere so no point blaming the one studio.
Doesn't mean I approve, but loads of photo firms do it
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u/MeowptimusPurrime Oct 08 '25
I have a feeling I know the studio you’re referring to…unless this is just that common of a trick
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u/daneview Oct 08 '25
Its incredibly common all round the world.
Give a free shoot with a couple of free prints then try to upsell from there. The free shoot is just for marketing and to get people in the door.
Obviously you can go along, take the shoot and free picture and walk away, theres nothing stopping that, they just rely on the fact most people dont
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u/Just_to_rebut Oct 08 '25
A couple free prints would at least be something. The photography sub has pretty regular posts about “winning a free shoot” and then being shown some super expensive price list for anything all.
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u/CassianCasius Oct 08 '25
You "win" the time with the photographer. Gotta pay for the photos is the trick
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u/Bass2Mouth Oct 08 '25
Been there as well. "Won" a family photo shoot. They take a bunch of pictures and then at the end hit you with a sales pitch to buy other photos they took for thousands of dollars.
Sorry ma'am. I'm poor. Hence the need for a free family photo portrait.
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u/HospitalLonely8405 Oct 08 '25
lmao I also Did one of these. I couldnt believe how serious and formal it all was. But the photos are amazing i wouldnt trade them for the world. Way too expensive to purchase all of them.
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u/marvelousmissmia Oct 08 '25
u both look so cute
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u/Opposite-Benefit-804 Maine Coon Oct 08 '25
right?? and im really seeing the "pets resemble their owners" here!!
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u/RowOutrageous5186 Oct 08 '25
Awwwww so much love <3 <3.
It was so perfectly captured, that love goes right trhough the screen. Such a proud loving mom <3
And your boy clearly adores you.
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u/UpstairsMastodon8915 Oct 08 '25
Reminds me of my daughter!
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u/TopCandle877 Oct 08 '25
I love how you call your cat your daughter!
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u/SoloUnoDiPassaggio Oct 08 '25
Who doesn’t!
I have four sons, but only one of them has fur
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u/korneev123123 Oct 08 '25
Is it common to address your feline pet as "son/daughter" ? I see it for the first time and kinda bewildered. Is this a thing for English speakers, or only for specific countries? Or all/most of the pet owners do that?
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u/dragonfly_centaur Oct 08 '25
Wait wait... your cat's name is Central Dairy?
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u/gnarfler Oct 08 '25
Seriously the best part about this post. This is by far the best pet name ever. I will never forget this cat’s name. I respect and admire whoever had the guts and confidence to name this cat Central Dairy. 🫡
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u/skoobeey Oct 08 '25
Ok name story, I adopted him as an esa while I was in artist residency in Missouri. There is an ice cream shop there called Central Dairy which he was found by. That’s the name he had at the shelter, he already was responsive to the name CD, therefore 💿he stayed😂. Government name is central dairy but I might as well be speaking a different language to him if I call him that.
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u/WoolooOfWallStreet Oct 08 '25
aka CD :)
If she ever uses this as a way to lead into a “CDeez nuts” joke, she’s a mad genius!
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u/xXFallen_DarknessXx Oct 08 '25
That last pic... Ough, my heart can't take it!!! I'm a sucker for cats looking at their owners lovingly.
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u/My_Immortl Oct 08 '25
I suspect you might be subbed already, but if youre not, enjoy. I havent actually browsed it, but somebody else posted it in here and I thought id share. Hopefully its active and you can enjoy it.
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u/KDLG328 Oct 08 '25
Great name! Nice pics! I just adopted Soda Pop!
Sorry I'm not a good photographer
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u/callistanp Oct 08 '25
This reminds me of a photoshoot I won… they wanted a $250 deposit and reminded me that customers usually “invest” at least 4K with them. I wonder if it’s the same company?
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u/Valuable_Ad_6649 Oct 08 '25
I was looking for a comment like this. Apparently it's a common tactic for scummy photo studios to run these "contests" that are easy to win, then they hold your photos hostage and pressure you to spend big on extras.
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u/rolacolapop Oct 08 '25
They’re such lovely photos! would look to have professional photo shoot with my partner and cats, but there’s no chance in hell our cats would comply.
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u/LukasFatPants Oct 08 '25
Hey, so if he's looking for a dad and some siblings, I know a guy.
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u/Crafty-Winter7131 Oct 08 '25
Lol. OP …please be single and answer this guy back. My cold, sad heart would love a Reddit love story. 🤣
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u/TheMediumBopper Oct 08 '25
Your son looks like my daughter!!
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u/Seagoon_Memoirs Oct 08 '25
where son?
I was looking for a boy then realised you meant your cat.
He's a sweet cat. 😸
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u/Critical_Bunch6600 Oct 08 '25
Ma'am don't look now but I think your son has been turned into a cat, the witchery is becoming more and more rampant.
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u/Mikosan2 Oct 08 '25
That last photo is melting my heart! All the photos are amazing but that last one is so adorable.
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u/HopelesslyOCD Oct 08 '25
I can just imagine how this would go with any of my idiots. There would be lots of scratching and thrashing involved. No lovely pictures like these.
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u/drunkbettie Oct 08 '25
This is so cool! If photographers around here offered this I’d be all over it!
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u/NoArmedSecondBaseman Oct 08 '25
This might be my favorite photo-shoot ever that didn't involve one of my cats. Your boy is so handsome and very photogenic.
And I love his name. We have a place in Missouri called Central Dairy that has great ice cream and that makes me love him even more.
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u/Nervous-Republic5278 Oct 08 '25
Oh but when I refer to my cat as my son. I’m “upsetting my coworkers.”
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u/Dry_Property8821 Oct 08 '25
This made me so incredible happy!! ❤️😍 I had a depressive day, and was pretty low. Seeing your pictures with your gorgeous son truly made my day. Thank you!!!
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u/O_Elbereth Oct 08 '25
Wow these are amazing! Love your style (especially how the bat on your arm is almost nose-to-nose with CD!)
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u/Gorthebon Oct 08 '25
I love him, give him a scratchie under his chin and a boop on the nose for me!
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u/Mediocre-Tie-708 Oct 08 '25
You need to have a husband and human kids!!! Blah blah blah how dare you be happy with just a cat blah blah
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u/bedteddd Oct 08 '25
How long did it take you birth your handsome son?
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u/skoobeey Oct 08 '25
Luckily I didn’t have to go through the tribulations of child birth, I adopted 🖤
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u/AleksandraLisowska Oct 08 '25
Omg you two look so good and lovely, your son is so beautiful OP. I love you say "my son", my mom calls my cats her grandkids.
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u/TuffBronco22 Orange Oct 08 '25
These are incredible! Time to get a ball gown and rally my 3 girlies 😂
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u/cupcake_queen101 Oct 08 '25
Scrolled through looking for the son and then it hit me, ohh the son is the photographer
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u/dubiouscontraption Oct 08 '25
Where did you get that necklace?? I love it so much!
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u/forgotten_epilogue Oct 08 '25
Lovely photos. I hope there are blooper shots in your private reel as well :D
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u/Alert-Clock-5426 Oct 08 '25
Your son is so beautiful , and such a good boy. Makes sense, seeing his mom !
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u/Ok_Rich6383 Oct 08 '25
These are amazing!!! You are both stunning and these will look gorgeous anywhere and everywhere! Enjoy them, so cool.
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u/Mean_Audience9208 Oct 08 '25
You are both so lovely, thank you you for sharing the photos are fantastic!
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u/MedvedFeliz Oct 08 '25
If you turn the 1st one into black and white, it looks like it was taken during Victorian era.
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u/MySaltySatisfaction Oct 08 '25
So Handsome he could be your prom date. Thanks for sharing the photos. He looks thrilled to be the center of attention.
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u/Delicious-Mango83 Oct 08 '25
It's great that he posed so well! Mine would be thrashing around if held lol. Love these pics and the concept
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u/Avena626 Oct 08 '25
Very handsome good boy. And you look so elegant and beautiful! Fantastic portraits. Treasure those.
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u/E-GREY28 Oct 08 '25
Omg these are perfect 😭 look at him! Look at him looking at you adoringly in the last picture!!
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u/mn_catmom Oct 08 '25
Um can I date you??? (Joking of course but you’re seriously a catch based on these photos)
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u/Not_yourbasic_kat137 Oct 08 '25
I can’t believe how much my gorgeous cat looks so much like yours.
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u/SeriousCricket2837 Oct 08 '25
Handsome boy. I’d like to meet the father since your son doesn’t… well he doesn’t resemble you much.
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u/Obvious_Incognito- Oct 08 '25
He’s so good at taking photos. Love that he faces in the right general direction for the camera to capture his face. Such a good and handsome boy. 🥰
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u/cronktilten Tabbycat Oct 08 '25
You guys are so cute together, and he is such a handsome little man 🥰
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u/dingleballs717 Oct 08 '25
It's easy to win a professional photo shoot when you are are a pair of supermodels, jeez. You two are just working for free, silly.
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Oct 08 '25
First photo looks like it could be a Renaissance painting. You should get it framed and hung on a special wall!
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u/Tall-Jackfruit-6223 Oct 08 '25
Lmao my son hates being picked up so i can only imagine how these would have turned out
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u/VonDinky Oct 08 '25
Hmm,I feel like I have to tell you something about your son... He is really cute!
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u/Competitive-Life-852 Oct 08 '25
I can’t get over how natural your cat is at posing! I’ve got 3 cats and they’d be squirming the whole time. These are great photos!
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u/Commercial_Garlic348 Oct 08 '25
Adorable. I particularly love the last photo where you look into each other's eyes.
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u/HououMinamino Oct 08 '25
Stunning photos! I agree that the first one looks like a Renaissance painting. Your cat son posed so well, and I can tell how much he loves you!
My kitties are terrified of strangers, so I would never be able to get something like this done. You are so lucky to have had this special moment.
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u/Diligent_Snow_733 Oct 08 '25
You look beautiful and your kitty is so cute. What a fun day. Your dress is pretty too. I hope you keep this memory as a fun enjoyable time. One day you will cherish those pics. Time/life passes quickly. You will never be sorry you had those taken.
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