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Hi all!

I'm a portrait photographer based south of Boston. I do on-location natural light shoots all over Massachusetts but mainly Boston, Cape Cod and the South Shore although I've often times found myself on the North Shore and even southern NH and Rhode Island.

My true passion in life is photography. My interest was sparked at a very young age, even before my teen years. My mother’s Pentax 35mm camera was my eye to a new world of seeing things. My very own Pentax K-1000 came around my 15th birthday and I never stopped shooting from there. It followed me to college and after where I had the opportunity to work with a portrait photographer in New York who taught me how to develop my own film and prints. I remember that moment distinctly, 13 years ago, in the dark room with one red bulb glowing, watching my first print come to life that I literally felt my heart jump and I had to catch my breath....I knew this is what I wanted to do in my life.

I spent most of my working career in fields where photography was a focal point, but never was I the one behind the camera. I needed it to be close to me but I wasn’t at the point where I felt I could really make this my full time job. I worked in advertising producing photo shoots for print ads, I produced and studio managed for one of the top commercial photographers in the world and from there I went on to produce photo shoots
for one of the biggest fashion retailers in the country. It was so inspiring to be around such talented photographers, stylists, make-up aritsts....I knew that I couldn’t suppress my dream any longer. In 2005, though I loved my job, I left to pursue my true passion. It was bitter sweet but what was to come would bring me true happiness in life.

In 2007 I went digital and that October launched my website. It's been an amazing journey. Business has been booming and I have my incredible clients to thank for that!!

~Stephanie

Come see my recent work at the Bellini Blog and an extensive gallery of work at my portrait website

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