My name's Shannen. I'm  a portrait photographer based out of Toledo, Ohio. Here on the blog, you'll find posts such as recent work, personal stuff, and vacation experiences! Feel free to browse around the blog to see some of my awesome clients, and get to know me a little better! 

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Jasmine Poteat | Branding Portraits | The Heights | Toledo, Ohio | Shannen Arnett Photography

Jasmine is a freaking queen all the way from New York! Not only is she a mother, SOMETHING, and a model… she also started her own lifestyle coaching business for athletes! (Check her out, P&10 Lifestyle Management) When she said she wanted to have her branding session at The Heights, the restaurant on the top […]

Branding

Jasmine Poteat | Branding Portraits | The Heights | Toledo, Ohio | Shannen Arnett Photography

Melisa + Kidany | Couples Engagement Session | Toledo Botanical Gardens

Melisa & Kidany met at a youth camp retreat. The didn’t talk the whole time they were there, but that was all it took for Melisa to know Kidany was someone she wanted to know better. She Facebook stalked him until she knew all she could and once she was sure, she made the first […]

Couples

Melisa + Kidany | Couples Engagement Session | Toledo Botanical Gardens

Nikki Gratz | Branding Portraits | Detroit, Michigan

So excited to share this session finally! Nikki reached out to me MONTHS before we actually got to shoot together. We finally booked a date and drove up to Detroit. The colder temps and Christmas down town were well worth it. Nikki’s a mom of two and an ah-mazinggg human with a fantastic sense of […]

Branding

Nikki Gratz | Branding Portraits | Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan