Featured Studio: Portrait Gallery
Sheila Henderson of Portrait Gallery Inc. believes in three things…..have energy, exude enthusiasm and if you can’t do something with excellence, don’t do it at all. This is shown in her business daily.
Sheila and her husband Neil (which she calls the silent partner) purchased
Portrait Gallery thirteen years ago after working with a St. Louis studio for seven years.
“I always vowed that if I were to have the opportunity to give back all that I
learned from my previous employer, that each person’s essence would be found
to be able to forge a session together that is uniquely them."
Sheila started photographing at the age of five. “At least that’s what
my Mom says. We were on our way to the Gulf of Mexico. Noone was paying attention
to me. I saw an oil well out the car window and I thought it was interesting.
So I picked up my sister’s Bazooka Bubblegum camera and took a picture of it.
My Mom swore that it wouldn’t turn out and couldn’t believe I actually
had done that. She has that picture framed to this day”.
After those thirteen years in business, she is now at a stage that she has seen
children in eighth grade become seniors which have become wedding couples.
They are are now having families. “Knowing that times change and people change we
have been able to stay ahead of the trends by education and experimentation. It’s a trip!”
Portrait Gallery is running strong with three employees and a large support staff. Sheila and her staff are committed to excellence, and not settling for “good enough”. “We work hard to create the best possible product both creatively and materially. We won’t settle for anything less.” You can find them on Facebook, or www.goportraitgallery.com
Please do not forget to visit the Portrait Gallery website or find Sheila on Facebook.