Rachel Perry graduated magna cum laude from California’s San Jose State University earning a Bachelor’s in graphic design with concentrations in illustration and photography. With employment in publishing, advertising and design her main focus centered on graphic design; and so for many years photography was only a side interest for shooting places of interest and friends’ portraits. 

Since 2003 when Rachel was presented with her first digital camera, her photographic art consumes almost all of her creative time. Besides her expressions of beauty in flowers, scenes, and nature, Rachel also thrives with still-life concepts.  She creates a wealth of dramatic imagery, framing each shot into a pleasing composition to draw the viewer in. Some images are manipulated with filters and outlining to create photo-real designs.  Rachel’s passion to create beautiful imagery is fueled by her photographic talents and her desire to share them with others. Her images and designs can be viewed at www.OnlyByDesign.com under Photographic Art.