Tori Spelling is famous for her work in front of the camera, acting in Beverly Hills 90210 and starring in her own reality TV show.

But the mother of two decided to cross over at the weekend and have a go behind the camera for a change.

Spelling turned photographer for the day, snapping photos of friends and family as she hosted the Sony Nexus Cameras Back To School BBQ in Los Angeles.

37-year-old Spelling wielded the camera like a pro, posing her subjects and trying all angles in the quest for the perfect picture.

She had plenty of cute subject material to experiment with – taking snaps of her baby Godchild, Simone Lynn Masterson-Horn, who was wearing a large pair of pink sunglasses to add to the comedy value, and her own daughter, Stella.

The little two-year-old posed happily for her mother, dressed in a pink polka dot swimsuit and yellow inflatable armbands, half-eaten ice-cream in hand.

Like any great artist before her, Spelling sought out the help of a muse to add to her creative spirit.

In the reality star’s case she chose husband Dean McDermott – proudly showing off her day’s work to him as he cradled their Godchild who was taking a well deserved break from her modelling duties.

Spelling grew up as a fully fledged member of Hollywood royalty.

Her father was Aaron Spelling, the hugely successful and mega-wealthy TV producer that created hit after hit show, including Charlie’s Angels, Dynasty and Starsky and Hutch.

As a child Tori got plenty of on-camera experience, guesting on shows such as Love Boat, T.J. Hooker and Saved By The Bell.

She shot to fame though portraying virtuous Donna Martin on her father’s hit show, Beverly Hills 90210.

Tori has also starred in two different reality TV shows – So NoTORIous and Tori and Dean: Inn Love.

The later followed Tori and her second husband, Dean McDermott as they endeavoured to run a bed and breakfast in Fallbrook, California.

Spelling is also an author, having written and published three books.

She released her first autobiography in March 2008, titled sTori Telling, following up with Mommywood in April 2009 and a third book this year called Unchartered TerriTORI.

She says of her writing experience: ‘I love sharing my stories and experiences with people and connecting to them on both a humorous and emotional level.’

From the Daily Mail