I'm Shay. You're gonna hear from everyone on every platform that I'm your biggest hype girl. I promise its true and not fake. Like I mentioned before I'm full Sagittarius, so if there's one thing you can count on it's that I never lie. Honesty comes out whether I want it to or not. But that's how confident I am that every single person looks beautiful in photos and is photogenic. I believe it's all about pulling out your true personality, feeling confident and having a good time Top 3 things I excel at? See previous sentence.

about

shay shipman

I want to create a safe space for everyone I come in contact with. I know from personal experience how hard life can hit and it's easy to be hard on yourself especially if you're surrounded by people that aren't rooting for you. I promise to always root for you in every season.Even if your season is learning how to rest and watching tv all day. I'm rooting for you to feel safe and powerful again. I'm not that prim and proper white girl that makes you feel like you're at a formal dinner party. I'm that chaotic, free spirited, tattooed, human rights advocate that the small town preacher warned you about.

our story

I became a full-time photographer over 2 years ago because I couldn’t stand the stereotype of picture day being stiff, boring and every photo looking like they were straight off of a southern greeting card. I became passionate about it because I saw the art in people that they didn’t see in themselves and I wanted to show them the beautiful in their wild.
I was tired of seeing photographers that weren’t connected with their clients and presented themselves as robots instead of real,relatable human beings that also say “fuck”. I loathe, loathe, loatheeeeee seeing creators that only work with/only value the “perfect shots” Perfect lighting, perfect background, perfect outfits and just the typical stereotype of what is pretty. I think it’s gross and unrealistic and you won’t find that on my page.

Although it took me a while to find my style, my clients and what I wanted to create, I finally found my home on the dark and moody side. Fast forward a few years and I’ve now shot over One thousand sessions, shot all over the country and created an environment
where pictures feel like hanging out with your best friend.. I focus
on shooting Boudoir, Couples, Weddings and Seniors. My biggest
Goal is to make sure all of my clients leave feeling like baddies and
to help you along the journey of self love and.