weijia jiang has reports. >> reporter: when stephanie smith looks through her camera lens at 6-year-old allen, she doesn't see a child with special needs, she sees a special side. >> the strength and resilience from these kids have been far more inspiring and touching and moving than any other normal child that i've ever been able to shoot. >> reporter: the 28-year-old says eight months ago, she read a blog post about another photographer who turned down a job because the client's daughter has down syndrome. >> for me, that was just my wake-up call. >> reporter: it inspired her to offer photo shoots to families of children who have diseases and other conditions for free. >> turn your body to me a little bit. >> reporter: assante has dwarfism and the other child does not. >> somebody seeing the way we actually are rather than a spectacle or some people to gawk ago. this is showing humanity and to