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Shelly is AMAZING!!! Shelly took our engagement photos and also photographed our wedding in June. She is so easy to work with, very professional, accommodating, and always easy to communicate with. She made our wedding truly special, and we would not have had the same experience without her. All of our engagement and wedding photos were perfect, we loved every single one of them. I have nothing but positive things to say about Shelly and would HIGHLY recommend her. Thank you Shelly!

Shelly has been taking our family pictures since we moved here two years ago. That involves working with children, including an infant more recently, a dog too. She has done a wide range of styles with us, from candid to posed, indoor and outdoor, to studio staged. She knows her craft and has a lot of tricks to get to beautiful pictures.
She is talented and we highly recommend her.

Shelly is so relaxed and welcoming, that she’s able to make people comfortable. That’s huge! My 1.5 yr old son is a bit shy, and she was able to make it fun and super relaxed while he cruised around. The result… beautiful and natural photos that capture him, as he is. She also snapped some lovely head shots of me at the same time. I really enjoyed working with her and will go back for family photos.

Shelly is a very gifted photographer. Technically, she knows her stuff doing amazing things with light and lenses but where she really stands out is how she manages to capture the very essence of her subjects. I don’t know how she does it but time and time again I am just astounded by her work — she captures a personality, a mood, a moment. A supremely talented and wonderful woman!

We are VERY happy with the holiday photo shoot we did with Shelly. She recommended some great locations and provided great communication leading up to our appointment. We had a 30 minute session which was plenty with a 2 year old. Shelly was great about working with our daughter, getting her to smile and bringing out her personality. We all really had fun during the shoot, plus we got to walk around the beautiful St. Mary’s campus. Shelly suggested many great shots and was open to any ideas we had as well.
We got the photos back very quickly and loved all of them. Shelly provided very timely editing services where requested and provided great communication if they were taking a little longer to edit then she anticipated. In addition, we found her prices to be pretty reasonable for the East Bay, especially considering the number of photos she edited and the fact that we received all the digital images from her.
We received many compliments on our photos and look forward to using her again in the future!

My family hates having their photo taken. Usually a shoot that I set up ends in tears or at least a refusal to participate. So every year, no holiday card (fine by me) and no memory of the time before wrinkles take over.
Enter SHELLY! She came, she conquered, she made us all laugh. Also the inlaws are finally happy. Finally.
She even got our dog to smile.
Grateful for this local shutterbug.

Shelly is fantastic — hands down! She is incredibly energetic and ready to take on the task of getting great photos or your family. She is patient, friendly, funny and really takes time to ensure she gets the ‘perfect’ photos for you.
I have 2 boys, 4 and 2 years old, and she has taken great photos of my boys — despite them trying to look away from the camera, being pouty, etc. She has powered through their kiddo moods and captured their cute smiles.
I highly recommend Shelly for her great personality and beautiful photos. You will definitely be happy with her work!

If you are looking for an amazing photographer who is kind, fun, and produces incredible pictures, look no further than Shelly! We have wanted to do family portraits for years, but since we have a child with special needs who is hard to keep in one place for long, we were always hesitant to try.
Shelly GETS it! Special needs or not, she understands how kids work and is able to make the experience fun for everyone. No sitting in awkward poses, no tears, no frustration! She was able to catch INCREDIBLE shots of our family while we enjoyed a walk around the Lafayette Reservoir. Everyone who sees our pictures is amazed by them. She captured the love and joy in our family in a breathtaking way, and for that I will be forever grateful. Thank you Shelly!

Gorgeous work by a professional photographer. I’m super picky and insist on natural/​photojournalist type shots– that’s exactly what I got. I would highly recommend Shelly to photograph kids and family.

Shelly is an intuitive, versatile, and creative photographer. She did a photo session with some of my handcrafted jewelry and made them look SO good with the various natural elements she picked from my yard. She totally got the vibe I was going for in creating my pieces. Not only is Shelly a wonderful person to work with, she does amazing work. I can’t wait to have her do our annual family pictures for the holidays. You will be thrilled to have Shelly do any type of photography – personal or professional. She rocks!

I needed a quick turnaround for a headshot and Shelly did a remarkable job. She is warm, welcoming and immediately put me at ease. She is a wonderful photographer and a skilled photo editor, providing me with multiple versions of my pictures to use in different situations. I highly recommend her.

I have had several wonderful experiences with Shelly as our photographer. My son just LOVES her and is so at ease. I was a bit apprehensive at first because my son is a rambunctious toddler who wouldn’t sit still for portraits the last time we tried at the mall. Shelly handled this with ease and had him smiling and laughing with many many posed shots as well as action that were PERFECT.
Two of our photo sessions resulted in my son being booked for modeling jobs and our holiday pictures were an absolute hit with almost too many perfect shots to choose from!
Shelly has an amazing eye for perfection and will get you that «shot» you have in your mind and some you have never even dreamed of!

Shelly is a fantastic photographer. She recently took our family photos and they turned out amazing. And, she managed to make the photo shoot fun for all of us. She is such a pleasure to work with and so artistically gifted. Just can’t say enough great things about her.

Shelly is an incredibly gifted and talented photographer. She is able to put her subjects at ease immediately and capture the true essence of their personalities. She is not one to take hundreds of random shots in hopes that a couple will work. She has a fantastic eye and the composition of her shots is thoughtful and deliberate.
Believe it or not, a session with Shelly is an incredible bargain. Her sitting fee is reasonable and includes ALL the digital images at no additional charge. This means you are able to order prints, albums, holiday cards, etc., at your leisure and without markup.
Shelly took some incredible photos of my children for our Christmas
cards this year. They had a fun time and the pictures were wonderful!
If you are considering family photos, head shots or need help putting a portfolio together, please consider working with Shelly. You will be glad you did!

Shelly is a wonderful photographer with a great eye and an amazing way with people. She has a gift for getting her subjects to relax — to the point where you almost even forget that she is there. We used her for our holiday card photos this year and it was probably the best experience we’ve ever had with a photographer. She took so many great, memorable photos, it was almost impossible to pick a favorite. She was particularly skilled at getting our little five year old to have fun getting his picture taken, no small feat.