My name is Dorothy Perry, and I feel blessed to have a skill that helps families see their children growing in beautiful photographs.

My a la’ Dorothy style is accurate yet artistic, and creates little photostory portrait sessions that are lovingly displayed in books and framed artwork in large or smaller tabletop pieces.

This includes portraits of women for branding, documents of personal growth, and boudoir.

I consider myself an out-of-the-box idea and intellect loving person that still embraces my physical side. I practice presence awareness exercises, and record or photograph exploring my intuitive side in everyday life. That side gives me ideas when I am feeling happy when dancing. I really love to dance!

When I put my cameras down, I am Mom to Miriam and Artist, and Grandmom to Shoba and Nita. My grandkids live in Seattle, so I do the next best thing in watching my Chicago friends’ babies growing up!

I am forever grateful to all the personal happinesses I have witnessed all these years. Below are words from past clients that are now close friends.

Had a great experience with Dorothy. Pictures came out beautiful!! Dorothy was very accommodating and showed great patience and professionalism. Yasmine R.

We had Dorothy do our son’s newborn photos in late April.  She was fantastic and the pictures turned out amazing. Great service all around, highly recommended! We were very impressed with her and plan to have her for future family events and life milestones. Osee P.

Dorothy’s photographs are really beautiful! They look professional, creative, and purposeful. Her demure and attitude were both very professional and I would be happy to hire her for another event. Regina B.

One of the things a great photographer does is capture the small moments and details the rest of us miss. Dorothy has the ability to evoke happiness and energy when she photographs people. She finds those moments and she puts people at ease. If you want to document your event in a unique way, I highly recommend Dorothy Perry Portrait! Sean F.

The first thing I have to say is, if you’re interested in not looking “goosed” or tense in your wedding day photos, she is the photographer for you. Dorothy was so calm and focused on the task at hand. It was an art for her and it showed. The composition, the color, the saturation were all perfect. She even used Photoshop to erase the unavoidable refuse that was on the beach. (Ah, Chicago.) She helped me so much with calming me down during the engagement and wedding photo shoots. When I would unconsciously be gripping my soon to be husband’s shoulder, she told me to breathe. When I would find my self holding my breath, again she calmly told me how everything was going to be perfectly beautiful.   Honestly I believe it’s because of her,  the engagement pictures were wonderful, and the wedding album…..magical. Stephanie B.

My husband and I will treasure the images she captured for their beauty and honesty. Ruth C.

I look forward to making portraits and art that sees you at your best. The consultation and coffee are both warm and comfortable. Contact Dorothy at Perry Portrait Art to plan your portrait today. Thanks for your recommendations as well!