about Megan

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megan allen (she/her)

Woman smiles with her hand behind her head. She's wearing a Homage hoodie with the Ohio script across the chest, and a maroon Love Your Melon beanie.

Hey, I’m Megan Allen. It’s great to meet you!

Ten years ago I got into photography on a whim, but I never realized the amazing journey it would take me and my family on. I’m so grateful for every person who trusts me with their moments. My goal is to see you the way your loved ones do: as unique, amazing, and worthy of the best photos possible!

Everyone has a story to tell, and the experiences you have shape who you are. To give you a cliff notes version of myself, I played D2 basketball in college, and loved to snowboard. These days I love to travel the world with my husband and three amazing sons. We have an opinionated Frenchie named Hamilton, who thinks he rules the house. We live for lacrosse. As a gamer, I built my PC myself, filled it to the gills with RGB, and love to game with friends (1v1 me, bro). I have 30+ pairs of sneakers and I’ve taken over the closet with hoodies. Purple is my favorite color, so you’ll be able to spot me easy when we meet up for your session – I have a purple car! Afterward, come hang with me and I’ll make you a latte. I’m a budding barista, fueled by caramel and chai lattes.

I hate to flex, but here are

A few things I’m proud of

At the end of the day, my goal is to amaze and excite you with your images. Along the way, I’ve done a few things, and some of them are pretty cool. It feels weird to flex, but if it helps you know you’re in the best of hands, I got you covered.

Internationally
awarded

Ranked among
the best

I don’t shoot for awards, but it’s always an honor to be recognized in the industry for pushing the creative limits!

Sony Alpha
Female

1 of 5 women chosen

Sony chose 5 women across North America to be their Creator in Residences, and I am one of them.

Multiple
Sponsors

sony, magmod, stella pro

It’s an honor to represent companies whose gear allows me to be creative for you.

educator for
photographers

i teach other pros

I love teaching other photographers, especially about creative lighting. I’ve spoken at WPPI, Imaging, and Kando for Sony, MagMod, and Profoto.

Megan Allen leans over the end of a walkway over water as she looks for the perfect angle for the photo in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Megan Allen stands by the airplane crash in Vik, Iceland with a couple as they create portraits together.
Megan Allen stands silhouetted as she photographs a couple during sunset in Oregon.
you want standard photos?

better look elsewhere.

You only graduate high school one time. It’s a crazy awesome time, so your senior pictures should be crazy awesome, too.

Your senior photo experience should be something that makes you feel your absolute best. So, let’s do this: you bring your A game, and I’ll bring mine. Let’s make your photos be the ones getting pinned and saved as inspiration for someone else’s senior portrait session.

My goal is to give you photos that will make you see just how incredible you are. You’re one of a kind, so your photos should be, too. My goal is to have you look at your senior photos and think, “I didn’t know I could look that awesome!”

10 years of experience
passport ready
you get one life to live. make good use of it.

here are some of my favorite things: