Left: Alex, a client of Beth Houts, poses with a piece of her handmade window artwork at the Wells Street Art Festival in Chicago.
Photo by Beth Houts Photo by Beth Houts
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Photo by Beth Houts
of a camera, so I talk to them and help them feel comfortable.” A big part of her photography is capturing whoever she is photographing naturally, not posed. “I try to capture their soul; I try to capture them, not just a fake smile,” she adds.
am passionate and excited about it, and I feel like that draws people who want to feel that way too,” she says. She makes sure her clients are 100 percent satisfied, and if they aren’t she makes it right by correcting whatever issue there is.
Because of this level of effort and attention she puts into her work, it becomes a piece of art. “My work sells because it is a piece of me, and people see that I put all my heart and energy into what I do. I
One of Houts’ clients said that she has an amazing eye for beauty and detail. “What Beth captures with her camera are fleeting seconds of grace and wonder. She also did my son’s senior pic-
tures and I could not be more pleased. The attention to detail is really what made them superb.” Whether it is because of her attention to detail, her ability to capture a beautiful moment, her love of telling stories through her images, or her dedication to making her clients happy, Houts has found a way to share her art with the city and people she loves.
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