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    Jen F. Sent on 12/31/2023
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    The best day ever!

    Mike was SO fun to work with! He captured our day perfectly. He was on time and worked hard all day, and got all the pictures we wanted even though he was all by himself. We would recommend him to anyone!
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    Olivia B. Sent on 12/31/2023
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    Will relive my wedding over and over again thanks to Mike

    WOW. the only thing I can say is WOW. From consultation to post-wedding, Mike is not only an amazing photographer but a super cool, funny and personable dude. We liked him from the beginning because he matched our chaotic energy, but also put 110% into every single photo he has. I am very particular about how pictures are taken, perceived, and what is captured, and Mike took that and RAN with it so hard i think he fell on his ass and kept going. He knows how to make you laugh, he's chaotic, and he is just someone you'd want to play all the drinking games with. However, Mike also has a calming presence to others as well. If he saw me stressed or having some EMOTIONS, he was the first one there to talk about it to see if i needed anything. He puts his whole heart and soul into what he does, and that is exactly who we needed to capture all 11 years of my husband and I's love into one ceremony. Our engagement photos were surreal, but seeing what he did for the wedding? Astonishing. I have had many people tell me they can feel the emotions popping out of the photos. Mike was attentive, calming, and definitely knew how to get us laughing for candids. My husband and I 100% would use him again. Thanks Mike for making our wedding so fun and for giving us the memories captured so we can relive that day over and over again and i recommend anyone use him if you want the best photos and the best photographer.Thanks for everything you did for us Mike😍
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    Zahra A. Sent on 10/27/2023
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    Highly Recommend!

    Choosing Mike as our wedding photographer was one of the best decisions we made for our special day. Not only did he capture every moment beautifully, but his kindness and helpfulness made us feel at ease throughout the entire process. His sense of humor added an extra layer of joy to the day, making every shot feel natural and genuine. We couldn't have asked for a better experience.

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    This is so, so sweet, Zahra. It was such an honor to get to make those pictures for you and be part of such a special day!
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    Katrina Sent on 11/26/2023
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    Mike was hands down, the easiest choice we made for our wedding.

    If you are looking for an extremely talented photographer that is an absolute blast…look no further. Choose Shutterhead Studios! The end results (the photographs) are absolutely amazing. His ability to capture movement, snap the quiet moments and catch a glimpse of genuine joy, is phenomenal. Beyond the pics, he was an absolute joy to have at our wedding. It felt like we was a natural part of the celebration. He is a fun, light hearted professional who somehow gets you through the nerves of the day and makes everyone laugh at some point in the day. Don’t hesitate to meet with him, ask him questions or grab a beer and chat about what you want out of your day. Mike as our photographer was the best decision we made for our wedding.

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    Aww Katrina this is SO SWEET! It was a lovely honor to be a part of your wedding, and it was just so, so much fun.
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    Mary S. Sent on 06/15/2023
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    The Best Decision

    Of all the decisions we had to make for our wedding, hiring Mike as our photographer was one of the best we made. He took the time to get to know us as a couple even before our engagement photo shoot. Mike did everything he could to make us as comfortable as possible while giving us the space to be ourselves. We were so impressed with the artistry and quality of his photos and the attention to detail he had while taking them. On wedding day, he even served as an extra bridesmaid/groomsmen, as he came with a steamer for us to use, along with other last minute necessities. He took the time to get to know our guests and felt like a friend we've had for years. We cannot recommend him highly enough!
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    Daniela Sent on 07/13/2022
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    The wedding joy continues after seeing these photos!!

    Mike at Shutterhead Studios is fantastic. He is professional, affordable, hilarious, and a joy to work with. My family loved him, my husband and I had the best time taking photos (important: my husband hates having his photo taken and he said he really enjoyed himself with Mike and that's because Mike is AWESOME). We received our photos back in a timely manner, and they were BEAUTIFUL. Mike's expertise and talent lent themselves to taking some most stunning wedding photography I have seen of family, children, friends, action shots, and the couple! Check "photographer" off your wedding to-do list and hire Mike.
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    Moll R. Sent on 10/30/2018
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    Mike was the best!

    Mike was the best! We loved having him with us on our big day, he felt like a part of the family. Mike made everything easy, he handled all the behind the scenes details and made our lives stress free. Mike's photos were lovely and we would recommend him to anyone!
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    Graham Sent on 10/30/2018
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    Mike Stempler/Shutterhead review

    Mike did an exceptional job as our wedding photographer, I would highly recommend his expertise to anyone considering wedding photographers. The hundreds of photographs he took were both unique and artistic, and we were extremely pleased with the final product. He was professional, punctual, and has a good sense of humor to inject some levity into stressful situations (we had to move our wedding from outside to inside within 30 minutes of the ceremony). He was also able to corral family, friends, and all parties for photos after the ceremony and prior to the reception efficiently and effectively. I would highly recommend Mike Stempler and we would certainly be willing to use his services again the future for various life events.
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    Katie Sent on 10/29/2018
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    Highly recommend!

    We loved working with Mike! For us, the best part about Mike was how easy he was to work with, and how comfortable we felt around him. We really appreciated his laid-back, easygoing nature.

    Also, Mike was extremely flexible and responsive to our particular requests and scenarios. We had a somewhat-unusual ask of him— to try to get photos of as many couples and families as possible at our wedding, so we could provide those photos later to them—and he did a great job! Mike is excellent at listening and understanding what you are looking for, and delivering on that. And of course he is professional, timely, and reliable— and his prices are reasonable, too.

    We are looking forward to hopefully working with Mike again in the future! We highly recommend him!
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    Scott G. Sent on 10/29/2018
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    I would recommend Shutterhead to anybody

    Working with Mike was an absolute blast! We immediately threw him a curveball and decided that instead of engagement photos, we wanted to do a photo shoot in our wedding attire and have life size cardboard cutouts of ourselves made for the photobooth. He was fully behind it and brought out the our best as we jumped around and danced to the point of embarrassment. It was super fun and the results were amazing. He also has a knack for making his photos feel natural as opposed to staged and stiff. The photos are great, the experience was fun, Mike’s a great guy and we couldn’t have been happier.
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    Seth W. Sent on 10/29/2018
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    Professional, Flexible, and Personable

    Mike was an incredible pleasure to work with. From the very beginning of the process to the end, he made the photography element of our wedding entirely stress-free and exactly what we hoped for. He was the perfect balance of easygoing and flexible when it came to working around the ideas we had, as well as providing excellent creativity and input of his own. We cannot recommend him highly enough.
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    Kellen S. Sent on 10/29/2018
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    The most fun you'll ever have taking pictures

    Amazing in every way. So easy to work with and made us so natural and comfortable. He is so fun and successfully captured the joy from our wedding. We are so in love with our wedding photos!
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    Anita Sent on 10/29/2018
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    Highly recommend Shutterhead Studios

    Mike is amazing! He photographed our engagement photos and wedding pictures, all of which turned out beautifully! We had a traditional Indian wedding ceremony which means Mike showed up to take pictures at 8am and didn’t finish until our reception ended at midnight. It was a LONG day and Mike captured every detail and significant moment of the day. He is so easy to get along with and really finds a way to bring out your most natural self in photos. Weeks after our wedding we even had family and wedding guests talking about how fun our photographer was and how he made sure to get photos of all of our guests having a great time. At the end of the day, we not only ended up with some really beautiful “staged” shots but also with some really wonderful candid photos. If you are looking for a photographer that is extremely talented, professional yet easy going and reasonably priced, I would highly recommend Mike and Shutterhead Studios!
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    Samantha Sent on 06/06/2018
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    I cannot say enough good things about Shutterhead Studios. Mike has been an absolute blast to work with, flexible, talented, down to earth, and really just exudes this sense of confidence and chill that helped keep me grounded on wedding day. My photos are everything I was hoping for and then some. You will not be disappointed!

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    Aw Sam this is SO VERY SWEET! I had such a great time with you and Jason. Thank you so much for the kind words!
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    Mikala A. Sent on 10/29/2018
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    The absolute best!

    Mike is great at matching the energy level of his clients. He was fantastic at making us feel comfortable right off the bat, and he was so flexible with our slightly non-traditional plans. He was AMAZING with our children, and the of course the pictures were phenomenal.
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    Kristina L. Sent on 10/30/2018
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    Mike was a blast to work with!

    Mike was a blast to work with! From our first meeting to our wedding day, he made the process easy. He was quick to respond, willing to meet our requests and exceeded our expectations. Whether he was up close and personal with a camera, or hidden in the crowd, Mike had us smiling and laughing. Everything seemed to come naturally. Our pictures are stunning! Mike captured some amazing moments and left us with memories we'll never forget! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
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    Casey Sent on 10/26/2016
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    I wish I could give more than five stars to Mike and Shutterhead Studios.

    - Mike had an incredible eye for finding the pictures that perfectly embody the fun, joy, and love inherent in our wedding. Unbelievably candid, yet truly gorgeous shots of people as they truly are. I don't think I'll ever look better than I do in our wedding and engagement photos. These are the photos I will show my children to prove I used to be fun and attractive.

    - Mike was a true professional when it came to organizing our family for photographs. He knew exactly how to talk to our family--ranging from excitable 2 year-olds to grumpy grandparents--in order to get them where they needed to be. The whole process of family pictures was fun, efficient, and fast.

    - Mike is just personally incredibly fun to work with. He naturally sets people at ease around him, and he makes taking pictures into a natural, easygoing joy. Rather than going through a series of prescribed poses for our engagement photos, the three of us just walked through a park and goofed around. The pictures that came back were perfect. I'm getting a little misty-eyed just thinking about them!
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    Lauren Sent on 10/26/2016
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    Let me start out by saying that I HATE having my picture taken. Thank goodness for Mike... He has amazing social skills and immediately made my fiance (now husband) and I feel comfortable. We were able to laugh and be freely in the moment with each other even with a camera staring at us. And the geniuneness that my husband I felt with each other was aparrent in every picture. I feel like not only is Mike able to create an atmosphere condusive to great photo opps, on top of that he has a beautiful, unique style that stands out from traditional wedding photography... He has a great eye, and the joy and openness in each colorful and sincere photo really stand out.
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    Lillian Sent on 10/27/2016
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    We had so much fun with Mike at our wedding. He blended right in with our guests, took a ton of great shots, and came loaded with witty jokes and bad puns. Mike worked with us to make a package that fit our needs and the entire experience turned out way better than we ever could have imagined.
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    Paul Sent on 10/28/2016
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    Mike was fantastic to work with and we absolutely love the photos he took of our wedding. His work is fun and unique and captured truly captured the spirit of our event. Our families and friends loved the photos. Mike was very professional and was great to have around on our busy wedding day to share jokes and keep us from going crazy. We will absolutely use Mike as our photographer if we should ever get married again.
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    Heather Sent on 09/27/2016
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    We had an absolutely amazing experience working with Mike and Shutterhead Studios. Mike immediately made us feel at ease throughout the entire process, from initial meeting to engagement pictures to wedding pictures. He is very easy to work with and intuitively understood exactly the laid-back style of photos we were looking for.

    The pictures came out absolutely STUNNING. My husband and I and are families cannot stop looking at them because they perfectly capture the beauty of our wedding day and all of our happiness. We look like ourselves which we love, and Mike and Kelly were able to capture a lot of the goofier moments as well. We have received so many compliments about how fantastic the pictures are and could not be more pleased with the entire experience of working with Mike.
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    Kyle Sent on 10/26/2016
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    Hands down the best photographer! Mike is down to earth, funny, easygoing and genuine. Planning a wedding can be stressful, but Mike made the photography piece stress free! If you want to laugh and have a great time while having a photo shoot... Mike is your guy! Our engagement and wedding photos turned out AMAZING! My husband sometimes has that fake smile you spot from a mile away (come on, you all know what I'm talking about)... Mike was able to make that fake smile turn into a real one! You will be making a mistake if you don't choose Shutterhead for your next event!
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    Karen Sent on 10/27/2016
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    You can stop looking, you’ve found him! Mike is the one. Mike is your photographer. Congratulations! I’m serious. If he is available on your wedding date, book him. You will thank me.

    I hope that this review will do justice for how flipping amazing Mike Stempler truly is.

    Mike has a remarkable ability to put you at ease. You feel as though you are with an old friend, and you find yourself laughing and having a fabulous time. He even managed to take fantastic photos of our awkward selves—not an easy feat. We look darn good.

    He is so talented and has a first-rate eye for exceptional shots. He captures candid moments like a boss, and the photography is astonishing. We frequently get compliments on the excellent photo quality. I love love love the photos, and he is the absolute best. You will not be disappointed.

    I recommend getting the additional photographer for the day—his help is just as gifted as he is.

    I will be forever grateful to Shutterhead Studios for so beautifully and wonderfully capturing our wedding. The day was a blur, and Mike’s amazing work will help me remember such an awesome day for the rest of my life. I cannot thank him enough.
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    Amelia Sent on 08/15/2016
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    We worked with Mike at Shutterhead Studios. One of our biggest concerns in hiring a photographer for our wedding was that we didn't want to hire someone who would get in everyone's faces all night and create awkwardness. Mike was the answer to our prayers. He made everyone feel so comfortable and really helped us to laugh and be ourselves on camera, which made for some amazing photos. We couldn't be happier with how things turned out and we will treasure our photos always.
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