Even after amassing years of experience in portrait, product, and event photography, Dominique J. Allen manages to keep her work playful. As the owner of Create It Photography, she's just as comfortable capturing the intimate behind-the-scenes moments of a wedding as she is snapping action shots on the football field—even in the middle of a game. She also frames individuals and couples in front of chic urban backdrops, such as city alleys, historic doorways, and CEO's parking spaces. Allen always retouches each digital image after a shoot, balancing light and shadow or adding injections of brilliant, saturated color.