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Specialties

Dynamic portraiture of people such as: children’s portraits, family photos, headshots, birthday parties, playdate photos, engagement photos, pets, event photography. Specializing in special needs children and kids who are reluctant to smile for the camera.

History

Established in 2012.

I love photographing people, always have. I got my first camera (film) when I was 15 which was given to me by my grandparents who were amateur photographers. They loved photographing landscapes/​nature and trained me as their assistant. After many years as a hobbyist photographer, practicing on family and friends, I decided to go pro during the summer of 2012.

Meet the Business Owner

Shelly H.

Business Owner

I have been around cameras since I can remember. My whole life was chronicled on film by my grandparents who were both accomplished photographers back in the film days. Born and raised in San Francisco and a 4^th generation Californian, I spent every summer until college walking around the trails and hills of Lassen National Volcanic Park with my grandparents as their assistant. It gave me a great appreciation and understanding of the art of photography. After teaching elementary school for twelve years I quit my job and started a family of my own. My son, who was diagnosed with autism when he was two, is now in second grade. Photography continues to be not only a creative outlet for me but also a way for me to give back to the community by helping to enhance the lives of those around me.