Bailey Studio

Specialties

Bailey Studio is the area’s leader in portrait photography. Since 1959, Bailey’s has provided cutting edge portraiture, plus served every other area you can imagine. Our large facility offers comfort, multiple dressing rooms, and a staff who have made professional photography their chosen career. Evening and weekend appointments are always available. Serving high school seniors, families, children, schools and church directories, calling Bailey’s is the surest way to get the best, always at a reasonable price.

History

Established in 1959.

F.R. and Jo Bailey covered their first wedding in 1949, and opened their home to serve Chillicothe in 1959. The south addition was created in 1963, and today offers a spacious reception area, custom frame sales, large digital viewing screen for portrait selections, and our own custom print lab. 1987 saw the addition of additional dressing rooms, large cameraroom and outdoor portrait courtyard. Upon their retirement in 1999, the Bailey’s sold to staff photographer Jon Shannon, a 19-​year studio owner in his own right. Fifteen years later, Bailey’s is going strong, and has added a new division called «Families in Faith», providing top-​quality church directories for area congregations.

Meet the Business Owner

Jon S.

Business Owner

Jon Shannon, owner of Bailey Studio, embraced photography from a young age, with roll-​film cameras and a home darkroom as his springboard. Following high school, Jon attended Rhode Island School of Photography, and was immediately hired by Bray Studio of St. Joseph, MO. A year with Bray’s, led to a year with Bailey’s in Chillicothe, and then leaving to open Shannon Photography in Chillicothe. Nineteen years as owner of Shannon Photography on Washington Street led Jon back to Bailey’s, with a purchase contract effective January 1, 2000. Jon and staff consistently partake of continuing education in order to stay abreast of the newest innovations in the portrait industry.