There aren’t many times when the camera turns on its shooter—Winter Springs senior Allison Petro may shy away from the front of the lens but behind it she’s a pro.

“Sometimes we joke that she shoots better than I do,” her father and PSP Images owner Joe Petro said.

“She has a different eye, women have a different eye then men and she sees things that I don’t see and some of her shots I look at, at the end of the game, and I’m just amazed that she is a 17 year old kid.”

That kid is one of the youngest in the nation to be shooting professional soccer and she’s been doing it since she was 13.

“I’ve had so many amazing opportunities throughout my years just being able to do this. It’s been quite an interesting ride,” Allison Petro said.

Ally took her baby steps shooting football and wrestling at Winter Springs High School—then coat tailed off an opportunity to go pro with her dad.

“They’ve been together as a pair now, Dad and Allison, for some time now and doing a great job,” President of Orlando City Soccer Club Phil Rawlins said.

“She’s got a real passion for what she does and a real interest for what she does and that shines through. She is a great pro at what she does even for a young tender edge.”

Ally has a keen eye that captures raw emotion and beautiful artistry—her photographs appear in year books, newspapers and covers of magazines—including Orlando City Soccer’s inaugural program.

“I could see her on the NFL sidelines in a couple of years she’s got ‘it,’’ 30-year Getty Images Photographer Alex Menendez said.

“She has the passion, she has the gumption to get out there and prove herself and for someone so young it’s nice to see somebody who wants to make an impact and who wants to go far.”

You can imagine the pressure that comes with working in sports—it’s a competitive atmosphere 24-7 where Ally has learned to hold her own.

“Well she’s been doing a great job otherwise she wouldn’t be here week in week out,” Rawlins explained.

“We pride ourselves on the quality of what we put on the field and the quality of our product overall. Allison is a big piece of that –she does a very professional job.”

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