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Stunning Birthday Photos
Free mini session with photographers vetted by your local community. Pay only for the pics you love.
Clients love us :
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Client Reviews
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Leia
East Bay - Piedmont Park, SF Bay
The access to beautiful professional photos that your are providing is amazing. We had a fantastic first experience. The entire process could not have been easier. I was hoping for 1-2 good photos of us with our busy toddlers and we bought the entire gallery. Thank you!
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Shannon
Eastern Market, Detroit-Ann Arbor
Booking was simple and convenient, especially being that there is no charge up front... We loved so many of our photos that we essentially had no option but to purchase the whole gallery!
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Francine
Downtown Houston, Houston
Easy and simple booking. Our photographer was wonderful and so understanding of taking photos with three young kids. Quality of photos and editing was excellent. Definitely plan to book again with Shoott again!
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Molly
Downtown Riverwalk, Chicago
We used Shoott for my son’s Senior portraits. It was a great experience, we will totally use Shoott again in the future! So easy to schedule, great photographer, fast turn on the photos and a super-simple website to navigate.
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Anjali
Irvine, Los Angeles
Everything was great!!! Thanks to Shoott and thanks to our photographer who went beyond her means to relax all 6 kids in our family to get great pictures!!!!
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Cass
Seahurst Park, Seattle
I was honestly shocked by how good of an experience we had. No booking fee? Only paying for the photos you want? Sounds WAY too good to be true... We are SUPER impressed, and were so, so happy with our photographer!
Birthday Mini Sessions
It's your special day - why not commemorate the milestone with a professional photoshoot? Great for cake smashes, kids, and adults!
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What Sets Us Apart
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No upfront cost*
Your 30 minute photo session is free!
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You get to choose!
Attend your shoot & see your photos before you buy
Vetted locations
We’ve scouted & obtained permits for the best local parks & hot spots
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Top talent
We screen photographers rigorously & only accept 2-5% of applicants
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We handle all logistics
We coordinate with your photographer on all the logistics of meeting up and delivering your photos
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We're a small business
Shoott is a female-led service run by a small team of 11 folks
How it works
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Step 1
Choose from Shoott's roster of events
We offer an array of times and locations for your city. We’ll assign a top rated photographer for your session.
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Step 2
Enjoy your customized photo session
Whether you’re looking for family photos, maternity portraits, engagement pics, birthdays snaps or content creation, you can relax at the hands of our talented pros.
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Step 3
Pay only for the photos you love
Receive a gallery of 40+ lightly edited digital photos in just 3-5 business days - the more you buy, the more you save!
See our pricing
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Our Mission
Our mission is to democratize access to professional portrait photography by disrupting the traditional business model for freelance photographers.
Shoott's business model works because we aggregate demand at our locations, which allows us to pass along the benefit to both clients and photographers.
We’re proud to offer our photographers a minimum pay guarantee per shooting hour, flexible scheduling, tips and regular paychecks.
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