Shalista Photography Reviews

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• Casaday Sent on 12/05/2011
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  Shalista was recommended to me by a friend and the moment I started browsing through her portfolio, I knew that she was the photographer I wanted to capture one of the biggest days of my life! After submitting my inquiry, I got all the information I needed right away. Shalista was a pleasure to work with. I planned my Iowa wedding from DC, so it was very hectic for me, but I was not worried about the photography. She assured me all she needed was phone call prior to our wedding and she was set. What a relief! I was also impressed on how she took the time to learn about my family and know their names prior to our wedding.
  
  On our wedding day, Shalista was awesome. My husband doesn't really like being in front of the camera, but she made him feel comfortable, which gave her the opportunity to capture some very sweet moments. I was also impressed with her ability to take almost any setting and make it look beautiful. Our church is difficult to photograph and make it look nice. It's more modern and frankly, it rarely looks good in pictures, but the ones Shalista took inside the church are some of my favorites. Overall, she captured my day perfectly. I loved the photos and I loved working with her. I'd highly recommend her to anyone getting married and looking for a quality photographer.

  Shalista was recommended to me by a friend and the moment I started browsing through her portfolio, I knew that she was the photographer I wanted to capture one of the biggest days of my life! After submitting my inquiry, I got all the information I needed right away. Shalista was a pleasure to work with. I planned my Iowa wedding from DC, so it was very hectic for me, but I was not worried about the photography. She assured me all she needed was phone call prior to our wedding and she was set. What a relief! I was also impressed on how she took the time to learn about my family and know their names prior to our wedding.
  
  On our wedding day, Shalista was awesome. My husband doesn't really like being in front of the camera, but she made him feel comfortable, which gave her the opportunity to capture some very sweet moments. I was also impressed with her ability to take almost any setting and make it look beautiful. Our church is difficult to photograph and make it look nice. It's more modern and frankly, it rarely looks good in pictures, but the ones Shalista took inside the church are some of my favorites. Overall, she captured my day perfectly. I loved the photos and I loved working with her. I'd highly recommend her to anyone getting married and looking for a quality photographer.
• Trista Sent on 07/01/2011
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  Shalista was amazing to work with! She took engagement pictures (part of her wedding package) so we were able to meet her before hand and share ideas with her so she could get a feel for what types of photos I wanted. At the wedding she was very discrete yet captured all the moments I wanted! I was surprised by all of the shots she got during the ceremony and was very pleased with the natural pictures she took!
  
  I HIGHLY recommend Shalista!!!

  Shalista was amazing to work with! She took engagement pictures (part of her wedding package) so we were able to meet her before hand and share ideas with her so she could get a feel for what types of photos I wanted. At the wedding she was very discrete yet captured all the moments I wanted! I was surprised by all of the shots she got during the ceremony and was very pleased with the natural pictures she took!
  
  I HIGHLY recommend Shalista!!!
• Megan Sent on 06/29/2011
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  Shalista is incredible. If you've seen her portfolio, you probably already knew this. But more than her amazing, insane talent, she's just such a wonderful person. She was BY FAR the best person I worked with for the wedding (I can't call her a "wedding vendor" because she's so much more than that), and I loved every minute she was around. Photography was one of the most important things to me and my now hubby, and she far surpassed our expectations and everyone loves the photos that now hang in our house. If you're wavering between hiring her and someone else, let me help you - Hire her. Now. Before someone else does. She's worth every cent, and I promise you you will be thrilled with the results.

  Shalista is incredible. If you've seen her portfolio, you probably already knew this. But more than her amazing, insane talent, she's just such a wonderful person. She was BY FAR the best person I worked with for the wedding (I can't call her a "wedding vendor" because she's so much more than that), and I loved every minute she was around. Photography was one of the most important things to me and my now hubby, and she far surpassed our expectations and everyone loves the photos that now hang in our house. If you're wavering between hiring her and someone else, let me help you - Hire her. Now. Before someone else does. She's worth every cent, and I promise you you will be thrilled with the results.
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• Danielle Sent on 06/29/2011
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  When I started wedding planning, I knew that I didn't want your traditional "posed" wedding photos. I stumbled across Shalista's website, and it was love at first site. I called her about 18 mos. prior to our wedding, and then actually planned my wedding date around Shalista's availability. Our wedding photos were the most important thing to my husband and I, and I knew that I would go to any lengths to have her! She drove over two hours both ways to shoot our wedding, and to this day, I am so thankful.
  If you want photos that look like they've literally been pulled from every fashion/bridal magazine, then Shalista is the one for you. I still have people (some that I don't even know, who have seen them on Facebook) say that my wedding photos were the best they have ever seen, and that they still go back to view them from time to time. Shalista is incredibly professional, but she is also super friendly, funny, and most of all, an absolute pleasure to work with.
  I'm a firm believer in "you get what you pay for" and Shalista is worth every last cent and more. Shalista's talent is unsurpassable. You will not be disappointed!

  When I started wedding planning, I knew that I didn't want your traditional "posed" wedding photos. I stumbled across Shalista's website, and it was love at first site. I called her about 18 mos. prior to our wedding, and then actually planned my wedding date around Shalista's availability. Our wedding photos were the most important thing to my husband and I, and I knew that I would go to any lengths to have her! She drove over two hours both ways to shoot our wedding, and to this day, I am so thankful.
  If you want photos that look like they've literally been pulled from every fashion/bridal magazine, then Shalista is the one for you. I still have people (some that I don't even know, who have seen them on Facebook) say that my wedding photos were the best they have ever seen, and that they still go back to view them from time to time. Shalista is incredibly professional, but she is also super friendly, funny, and most of all, an absolute pleasure to work with.
  I'm a firm believer in "you get what you pay for" and Shalista is worth every last cent and more. Shalista's talent is unsurpassable. You will not be disappointed!
• Mariah Sent on 05/08/2012
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  My husband and I have never been exactly easy to photograph (self admittedly) and Shalista truly did a wonderful job making everything about our wedding seem stunning. We both dread taking pictures, so the thought of hours of wedding pictures was very daunting; not only were the hours relatively pain free, they were even somewhat enjoyable. From the beginning she was very helpful by putting us at ease and giving recommendations to this not-so-experienced bride. She was very flexible and understanding; we even changed the location of the pictures day-of because the park we were going to photograph in was unexpectedly closed.
  Shalista also worked very well with my husband's 18 month old niece, and was efficient without being rude. The only slight criticism that I have is that we received our pictures quite late, but that is more my fault than hers.

  My husband and I have never been exactly easy to photograph (self admittedly) and Shalista truly did a wonderful job making everything about our wedding seem stunning. We both dread taking pictures, so the thought of hours of wedding pictures was very daunting; not only were the hours relatively pain free, they were even somewhat enjoyable. From the beginning she was very helpful by putting us at ease and giving recommendations to this not-so-experienced bride. She was very flexible and understanding; we even changed the location of the pictures day-of because the park we were going to photograph in was unexpectedly closed.
  Shalista also worked very well with my husband's 18 month old niece, and was efficient without being rude. The only slight criticism that I have is that we received our pictures quite late, but that is more my fault than hers.
• Tara H. Sent on 08/30/2019
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  Senior pictures to remember forever

  We struggled to find a photographer who had that unique "something" because we didn't want the boring traditional senior pictures that many seniors get. Our experience couldn't have been more perfect. Shalista was able to work with my daughter's crazy busy schedule and get a session rather quickly. My daughter loved the photo shoot. Shalista and her team made my daughter feel relaxed and it showed in her pictures. Shalista captured the beauty and soul of my daughter. We now have pictures that capture this wonderful time of her life before she spreads her wings and takes on the world.

  We struggled to find a photographer who had that unique "something" because we didn't want the boring traditional senior pictures that many seniors get. Our experience couldn't have been more perfect. Shalista was able to work with my daughter's crazy busy schedule and get a session rather quickly. My daughter loved the photo shoot. Shalista and her team made my daughter feel relaxed and it showed in her pictures. Shalista captured the beauty and soul of my daughter. We now have pictures that capture this wonderful time of her life before she spreads her wings and takes on the world.

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• Brenda Sent on 08/17/2010
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  Shalista was wonderful to work with
  Brenda & Sammie

  Shalista was wonderful to work with
  Brenda & Sammie
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  User2195812 Sent on 06/24/2015
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  Shalista helped me with my wedding gift for my husband. She did a great job of making me feel beautiful and photograph worthy! Her prices were a little more than I expected, but I would say that she was worth it.

  Shalista helped me with my wedding gift for my husband. She did a great job of making me feel beautiful and photograph worthy! Her prices were a little more than I expected, but I would say that she was worth it.
• Erica Sent on 03/04/2008
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  First off - if you want a great journalistic photographer - this is the photographer for you. We have AWESOME photos from our wedding thanks to Shalista. The only downside I saw was she is hard to get a hold of and it took about two months until we got our photos back (we got the digital files, so we still had to print them). That was a bummer but the photos are so good, we quickly forgot about the wait.

  First off - if you want a great journalistic photographer - this is the photographer for you. We have AWESOME photos from our wedding thanks to Shalista. The only downside I saw was she is hard to get a hold of and it took about two months until we got our photos back (we got the digital files, so we still had to print them). That was a bummer but the photos are so good, we quickly forgot about the wait.
• Jaz Sent on 10/27/2010
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  Shalista is an AMAZING photographer and it's no wonder she is rated one of the best in South Dakota. However she can be hard to get a hold of and the price of pictures is very steep. One 4x6 costs $60 and I think that is a little too much for any photographer to charge for one small picture. We would have bought a lot more photos if we could have afforded them! But like I said she is a wonderful photographer and I would suggest her to people with a very high income!

  Shalista is an AMAZING photographer and it's no wonder she is rated one of the best in South Dakota. However she can be hard to get a hold of and the price of pictures is very steep. One 4x6 costs $60 and I think that is a little too much for any photographer to charge for one small picture. We would have bought a lot more photos if we could have afforded them! But like I said she is a wonderful photographer and I would suggest her to people with a very high income!

  Shalista Photography's reply:

  Hello! Our wedding prices are actually $20 for an 8x10 and $10 for a 5x7. We also offer all wedding clients a one time 50% off order that drops these prices to $10 and $5 each. I would be happy to share our correct pricelist with you. I am upfront with our print prices. I am sorry you had inaccurate information about wedding prices, as you are quoting portrait rates.
  
  Portrait rates are higher, I spend between 10-20 on each portrait client so the prices for prints and sessions reflect that.