A camera’s been basically glued to my hands since childhood. I didn’t fall in love with photography because of the technical stuff, but because of the way it can make someone light up when they see themselves. That’s what I want for you: to feel beautiful and confident in front of my lens.

I'm Shelby!

I’m inspired by the Arizona desert, vibrant colors, and people who love out loud.

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Lauren // Chickasha High School Senior

The day of Lauren’s session was fabulous. The weather was perfect! Not too hot, with a light breeze and PERFECT lighting! Not to mention I can’t quite get enough of Oklahoma locations! For this specific session we went out to Lake Burtchi, I grew up just down the road from this lake! Lauren is graduating […]

Seniors

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Happy 30th Megan! // Prescott Family Session

Some people dread 30, but from what I’ve seen it’s pretty fabulous! I love that this is our second 30th Birthday shoot!! There’s never a bad time to celebrate life with a photo shoot!! In the past every time we drove from the Phoenix Valley to Sedona I would see this spot in the middle […]

Portraits

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Ashley + Everett // Salt River Engagement

A few weekends ago we shot Ashley + Everett’s engagements and let me just start with how much fun we had. We recently took her little sister, Brianna’s Senior Photos! Ashley had tagged along to that shoot and we had a blast. I knew as I was headed out to the river to meet Ashley […]

Engagements

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