Shines Photography Reviews
Reviews
4.9 out of 5 rating
4.9 out of 5 rating
78 Reviews
99% recommend it
Awards
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Julia H. Sent on 09/19/2023
Steph is amazing!!!!
My husband and I can’t thank Steph enough for shooting our engagement photos and our recent elopement! Kyle and I are a little camera shy and she made us feel so comfortable with her. She really goes above and beyond for her clients! When we told her we were interested in doing our engagement shoot in Alabama hills, she packed up the camper van with her family and took the trip out to meet us there! Our photos turned out amazing and we had such a good time. Steph is now a good friend of ours and I’m sure we’ll stay in touch! Kyle and I both highly recommend Steph!! Book her! -
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Beth W. Sent on 06/30/2023Steph is incredible!
My husband and I hired Steph to do both our engagement photos last summer and photograph our wedding this June. We cannot say enough amazing things about her and her incredible work. Steph is wonderfully professional, confident in her work, and makes the experience feel like you are working with an old friend. She has an amazing way of making her couples feel at ease and knows exactly how to get the best picture every single time.
I will be singing her praises forever and will recommend her as a photographer to anyone I meet. Her sense of adventure, playfulness, and love for her craft shows through in all of her photos, and I'd say you'd be very lucky to work with her on your wedding day. -
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Jenna S. Sent on 11/01/2022Steph is Amazing!
We loved working with Steph! She is so fun, creative, and she helps you feel at ease. The photos turned out so beautifully and she perfectly captured the day. After the wedding, Steph gave us sneak peeks to keep our wedding vibes high. She also gave us access to the wedding album in a great turnaround time and a really easy platform to view, download, buy, and share. Thank you Steph. We are so happy to have chosen you as our photographer!! We highly recommend Shines Photography! - Zack & Jenna, 10-22-22 -
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Alan S. Sent on 10/16/2022Steph ROCKS 10/10
Steph is amazing! We were looking for someone who had a great eye for capturing both the intimacy between the couple and the natural beauty around them. We chose to work with Shines for both our engagement photo shoot and on wedding day and we could not have been happier. It felt like we had been friends forever and we had total trust in her to capture our special moments. She’s easygoing yet efficient (we had large wedding parties and were able to finish all the shots before the wedding so we could enjoy the party without getting pulled away), super professional, and will do anything for you to get the perfect shot (including climbing and standing at awkward angles on uneven rocks… she really is incredible). If you have the chance to work with her, DO IT! You won’t regret it.Shines Photography's reply:
Thank you SOOOO much Alan! I couldn't agree more about feeling like I was in close friends company! You two are amazing and I appreciate you both so much! PLEASE keep in touch!! I adore you both!! -
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Sabina L. Sent on 06/27/2022Steph is spectacular. A no brainer for your event!
Steph photographed our engagement photos, and we couldn't have been more pleased with the entire experience. From the clear and swift communication, to her warmth and energy on the day of the shoot, and of course the amazing photos that we received were all above and beyond. She really spent time to get to know us, and I feel that allowed us to feel so comfortable in front of the camera. We shot outdoors, and she has a talent for capturing the beauty of the surroundings while keeping the subject (the couple!) thoughtfully composed within the shot. Furthermore, Steph went the extra mile to find an amazing second location for us, and spent extra time with us there. In the end, her turnaround for edited photos was so much faster than expected, and we absolutely love the results. Thank you so, so much Steph! We look forward to having you capture more moments in our lives in the future! -
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Eddie L. Sent on 07/15/2022Wonderful Wedding Photos
Steph was amazing and we love our wedding photos! Working with Steph was wonderful and she got beautiful pictures of us. She really captured the beautiful outdoor area where we got married, she was the perfect photography for the in the Truckee/Tahoe area. She also got so many unique pictures that we didn't even ask her to shoot.
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Carrie D. Sent on 08/22/2021Steph is the best!!
We had the pleasure of working with Steph for our engagement photos and wedding. She helped capture all of the beautiful moments and people on the happiest day of our lives. She is so talented - we couldn't have gone with a better photographer. We particularly love that during both sessions she encouraged us to be ourselves and relax rather than doing lots of planned poses. We highly recommend Steph, you will absolutely love her too! -
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Lauren W. Sent on 07/15/2021Stunning Photos!!
Steph is absolutely amazing! She is an incredibly talented photographer and she is also just a wonderful person to be around. I knew I’d love her from our first chat on the phone. She made me feel completely comfortable and instilled confidence from the beginning. My husband and I opted out of a videographer for our wedding so Steph had the full responsibility of documenting our memories and she has totally delivered. She has an incredible way of bringing out the best in her couples. She was able to give us quick cues without making anything feel posed or forced. Our guests were also thrilled with her. We got so many compliments at how efficient she was during family photos and they were so impressed with her ability to be documenting all the important moments without blocking these moments for our guests to experience as well. We could not have picked a better photographer to share our wedding with! -
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Sarah F. Sent on 07/21/2021Book steph now!
Steph is truly the BEST! From our initial intro call, my husband and I appreciated her warm and down to earth demeanor, and we knew THAT was the energy we wanted on our wedding day. She also gave us vendor recommendations for day-of-coordination, florals, and bakeries, and those vendors exceeded our expectations too! She went way above and beyond just wedding day photography. Not only did she scope out locations for our offsite wedding party photos, but also, 2 days before the wedding she realized the location we picked was closed due to construction and immediately found a backup vista that was just as beautiful before I even had time to stress. She was so helpful in building out a timeline and keeping us on schedule to get pictures at all of the locations we wanted. We really appreciated how efficient she with our post-ceremony family photos so that we got to enjoy our cocktail hour with our guests. Your photographer is your vendor that you spend the most time with on your wedding day, and Steph brought the relaxed energy that we needed (and wanted) throughout the whole day. We are so happy that she was a part of our wedding and are already obsessed with our sneak peek photos she has shared. HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND hiring Steph for ALL of your photography needs. She is a gem of a human! -
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Katie Sent on 07/26/2020
Hands Down Best Photographer!!!!!
Don't look further for your wedding photographer! Steph was truly the BEST vendor to work with for our wedding from our original big event to our re-vamped "elopement". She was completely flexible with everything, willing to work with us in so many ways. We had spoken to Steph on the phone twice prior to our wedding - she was instantly warm, friendly, easy going, and willing to do work researching locations for photos/elopements. Although we didn't meet Steph until our wedding day, it was like we had known her for years. She made us so comfortable during all of the photos and captured sooo many perfect photos of our love, our families, the scenery, and the emotions of the day. She asked us what scenes we wanted photographed and brought so many of her own creative ideas! Not to mention, she trudged through sticks and thorns, AND climbed a tree to snap some unique, beautiful photos. We received sneak peeks as early as our wedding night!!!! Also, more sneak peeks a few other times before sending all of the photos less than 2 weeks after our wedding. If you are looking for a photographer who is genuine and truly wants to make everything best for you, Steph is the right choice! -
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Diana C. Sent on 10/27/2020Don't keep searching ; it doesn't get better than Steph!
Steph's contagious smile, exceptional eye for lighting and attention to emotion and details are like no other. You will have every previous moment of your session truly captured with no descriptions needed to feel all the feels of the moment. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Steph. We are so thankful to have had her capture our special day!Shines Photography's reply:
Thank you so much Diana! It was such an honor to be a part of your intimate wedding ceremony and capture the beautiful love between you & George!! -
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Chelsea J. Sent on 10/29/2020Authentic, fun, and polished
Steph was such a joy and so much fun to work with! We were drawn to her for her warmth, positive energy, and authenticity she brings to her photography. She is able to really nail candid, natural photos that show personality and are simultaneously very polished and beautiful. We’re so happy we chose her for our wedding photography for our intimate covid backyard wedding in the woods. Even though it was a small and relatively low key event, we were so happy we went with such a high caliber photographer like Steph to capture the moments with such beauty and grace - we will always treasure her photos of our wedding. -
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Emerald S. Sent on 10/12/2020Ah-Mazing!
Steph is not only professional but truly the best, she went above and beyond to help us scout a new location for our elopement when things kept changing on us. She captured all of our raw emotional moments while still incorporating the landscape which was a big request from us. She listens to you and makes sure she can give you everything you're looking for. From the moment we met Steph, we were comfortable and felt at ease as she snapped away. She was quick to deliver the photos and sent so many good photos! We literally love every single photo! We can't say enough good things about Steph. Do yourself a favor, stop looking around and book her! You won't regret it! :) -
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Kelly L. Sent on 08/24/2020
Exceeded expectations in every way
I can't begin to summarize how incredible this experience has been. This is the most expensive service I've ever paid for and both my husband and I feel that it was worth way more than we paid. Neither of us are big picture people, but wanted someone we felt comfortable with to capture our wedding. Stephanie was willing to travel to Mount Rainier, WA and due to the pandemic ended up in KY with us after a last minute change. Every time I thought Covid would interfere, Stephanie made it work out better than before. The day of my wedding it was raining so hard we couldn't see, and she made the experience SO MUCH FUN. Our pictures are incredible, beyond our expectations and I've only seen previews. Many who attended the wedding reached out to comment on how genuine and warm of a person Stephanie was and later were blown away by her talent. If you are questioning whether it's a worthwhile investment, it is. -
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Lisa B. Sent on 07/26/2020Shines is AMAZING! 100% recommend!!
Steph (Shines Photography) goes above and beyond in every way. We found Steph via a friend when COVID changed our original East Coast plans. We wanted to get married in Yosemite, but weren't sure if the park would be open in time so had 3 other backup plans—Steph was extremely understanding, flexible, and down for whatever plan we needed to land on, which was a huge relief during an already complicated time. On the day of our wedding, she could not have been more fantastic—enthusiastic but calm, and crawling all over rocks to get the perfect shot. And it paid off—our photos are incredible!!
I can't say enough great things about Steph. I would trust and highly recommend her for any wedding or occasion! -
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Jaclyn W. Sent on 07/01/2020Absolutely amazing!
Stephanie was amazing! Seriously, there aren't enough words to describe her amazingness! We got married on June 13th during all this crazy uncertainty and she remained calm and optimistic the entire planning time. Her calm and relaxed demeanor made our experience run so smoothly. Not only did she take our photos, she went above and beyond during the planning process. She help us find the spot for our ceremony, scouted locations, found our first look spot, and was available when I had random questions. During the first look and the ceremony, we didn't notice she was there or taking photos which made our day so much more intimate. She made it so easy to just be ourselves and feel comfortable. I cannot recommend her enough. She truly is an amazing human being! -
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Lauren Sent on 09/05/2019Steph needs to be your photographer!
Steph was amazing!!! We originally found her through WeddingWire and loved her pictures. We had an on the phone interview/chat, and she was so down to earth and easy to talk to. From there, she was great to work with every step of the way. We were a “destination” wedding, and she was able to help refer us to other vendors she trusted- we ended up hiring them as well!
We hired her to photograph our Friday night rehearsal dinner/meet and greet party as well as our wedding day. Both days she was like a photographing ninja, unobtrusive when everyone was emotional or partying it up, but so friendly and kind when taking one on one shots. The Friday night pictures were wonderful to have- she took so many photos of our loved ones from all walks of life mingling together. For the wedding, we loved every picture- the colors were amazing and she captured a down to earth feel that we really wanted- nothing felt or looked staged, and we have never looked better in a photo!
Steph sent us sneak peak pics straight away. It’s only been 3 weeks now and we have all of them! We would recommend Steph over and over again for your photographer for any event.
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Grace D. Sent on 09/22/2019
Her experience shines through her confidence
From the first conversation through the final photos & hugs on our wedding day, Steph has been an amazing support/photographer/resource/friend every step of the way. The photos she took are exquisitely framed, edited, and promptly shared, and her energy and enthusiasm for the work that she does radiates from her. It is clear that she loves her work, and that made us feel comfortable and confident in having her be a part of our big day. As someone who tends to take awkward photos, I was concerned about having my picture taken throughout the day. Steph has a relaxed, comfortable, “chill” demeanor that helped us feel at ease, while at the same time remaining professional. Watching Stephanie at work, it is clear that she has a broad understanding and appreciation of the art of photography, and her experience shines through her confidence. Steph came in with a plan of what she thought would work best, but at the same time allowed us the flexibility to personalize the experience.
After the first time we met Stephanie, we were confident that we had found our photographer. What we hadn’t yet realized is that by the time the wedding was over, we had also gained a friend. She is warm, passionate, and heartfelt about the work that she does. Take a gander at some of her photos, talk with her on the phone, and you will quickly realize you’re in good hands.
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Kayla A. Sent on 08/02/2019Steph is amazing!!
Steph was hands-down one of the best vendors we booked for our wedding!! From the initial phone meeting through the wedding itself, Steph was incredibly professional, knowledgable & quick to respond to any email/call. She exudes such positive, fun energy & is very easy to work with! The photos she took are absolutely incredible!! I highly recommend hiring Steph for your future event!Shines Photography's reply:
Thank you so much Kayla!!! I had the absolute best time getting to know you two and your incredible families!! Thank you for letting me be a part of your amazing wedding day!! -
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Maria M. Sent on 01/01/2020So fun to work with
Working with Stephanie was such a treat, it was like having a friend there rather than someone we'd hired. She made us laugh, we made her laugh. She's low key and provides a beautiful product with a lot of attention to detail in the little trinkets she included as well. Thanks Steph!! -
Jaclyn Sent on 07/01/2020
Absolutely amazing!
Stephanie was amazing! Seriously, there aren't enough words to describe her amazingness! We got married on June 13th during all this crazy uncertainty and she remained calm and optimistic the entire planning time. Her calm and relaxed demeanor made our experience run so smoothly. Not only did she take our photos, she went above and beyond during the planning process. She help us find the spot for our ceremony, scouted locations, found our first look spot, and was available when I had random questions. During the first look and the ceremony, we didn't notice she was there or taking photos which made our day so much more intimate. She made it so easy to just be ourselves and feel comfortable. I cannot recommend her enough. She truly is an amazing human being! -
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Ashley Sent on 05/23/2019Absolutely incredible!
Stephanie is AMAZING! Not only is she kind and completely down to earth, she has an incredible eye and a pure passion for her work. She was almost invisible as she snuck around capturing the emotion behind our special day! She is worth every penny!!! I truly cannot say enough wonderful things about this incredible woman and her beautiful work! -
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Megan Sent on 05/19/2019Intimate April Wedding
Do not hesitate and book today! After looking at several photographer websites and obsessing over the decision, all it took was one phone call with Steph and I knew we were making the right decision. She is professional, a pleasure to work with, and incredibly fun and laid back. We were lucky enough to meet her in person two days before our destination wedding and we had the best time. The day of our wedding was so relaxed and easy with her there. After our dinner party, we received three sneak peeks that just blew us away and we couldn't wait for more! For the weeks following our wedding day, we continued to receive little sneak peeks that brought us back to our perfect day. Once we received our full gallery of photos, we couldn't believe how lucky we were to have such beautiful keepsakes of our wedding day - even the packaging was so special! Hire Steph for your wedding and you will not be disappointed! -
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Brittany S. Sent on 12/07/2018This woman is truly the best there is. She traveled across the country to capture our wedding day and there’s not one bad picture.
Can’t simply praise her enough
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