Artist Shannon Smith Photography

I had the best experience at a blitz session with Shannon. Even though our time was short, I felt seen and valued. Her work is beautiful and she puts her entire heart and soul into her business. I'm so looking forward to booking more sessions with Shannon!

Shannon has built a business around making women look and truly feel beautiful. Like a gorgeous game of dress up with the most glorious clothing options (that we just don’t have the time or opportunity for every day), she creates a playful environment where there is no shame or fear. I felt fully prepared through all of the emails and notes and conversations ahead of time. The hair and makeup was a spectacular transformation, and I felt like the shoot was personalized for what really made me “light up”. Shannon is excellent at reading people and sensing what brings them joy, and her photos are gorgeous. I’ve had a lot of photo shoots in the past and usually I’m just “given” the images and they kind of disappear into my computer. Shannon is dedicated to a complete experience from A-Z and that include the final products on offer. It was a fabulous day with fabulous results and I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

My experience with Shannon was so fun, upbeat and empowering.She takes time to explain why you're doing what you're doing even if it sounds silly. Shannon starts preparing you long before your appointment, she has regular check-ins and makes recommendations for color, style, material etc. Shannon makes sure to take the time to laugh and enjoy the time with you. The wardrobe options are extraordinary, she'll pull a few and you will immediately feel more excited. She gets to know you very well in such a short period, and you feel super comfortable around her. Shannon makes herself vulnerable as well, telling personal stories and experiences, especially on her own body positive journey. Shannon takes time to make sure you're happy, comfortable and having fun. Looking at the photos after the shoot, she doesn't say much, because she is genuinely trying to understand which photos you love or hate and why.... to be fair, I don't think I hated any.I had Leanne do my hair and make-up and I looked like a super star. She really focuses on enhancing your natural beauty. Leanne also takes time to ask questions and get to know you.All around a wonderful experience. I have nothing negative to say except I am sad I cannot go there every day. I will note that I typically don't like being the center of attention, but this was quite a bit different, and I enjoyed the entire day.

Before my session I was super nervous and self-confident, I even wanted to postpone my session, though I forced myself to not to that because I knew it was just the nerves talking. When I arrived, both Shannon and the makeup artist made me feel welcome, and at home, and we got to talking and got to know each other and it really helped me relax before shooting. During the shoot, Shannon made me feel confident, fierce, and beautiful, she even pushed me a bit out of my comfort zone by doing some of the session in panties rather than pants or skirt.When we were going through the photos and I was choosing which ones I wanted for my album package(which was a very tough decision, let me tell you!), I felt very emotional at how beautiful and gorgeous the photos make me appear. I had never seen myself that way before, and it was truly a shock to see such beauty and confidence coming from my face. Shannon gave me time when I needed it, but also made sure I was making decisions when I needed to. Shannon is an amazing person, truly inspirational, and I will cherish these photos and memories for the rest of my life. I will definitely be booking another session in the future(and probably many more after that!)!

I can't say enough amazing things about what Shannon has done for me. The whole experience is on a completely different level! It is a positive and loving environment that allows you truly bring your inner goddess out for the world to see. Everything from the first point of contact with Shannon and walking through what you want to accomplish, to the amazing pampering experience, to having a first run through of your amazing photos; is something that I hope every queen out there gets to experience. You will feel safe, empowered, and you will shine in ways that you didn't even know you could!

There are just not enough words to describe what an amazing experience this first boudoir photo session with Shannon was! Right from the first point of contact at booking the session, Shannon was amazing at communicating all the necessary details but also many tips and instructions for making this the best experience it could be. She happily answered all my questions, she stayed in touch, and she checked in with me leading up to the date to ensure I had everything I needed to be confident and ready the day of the session.Having never met Shannon nor the hair and makeup artist prior to the session, I have to say they are incredible women who welcomed me in right away! Within minutes I felt like I was just hanging out and chatting with lifelong friends while Shannon explained the process and Leanne took care of my hair and makeup. Thank you Leanne for your incredible skills and helping me to feel gorgeous! Thank you Shannon for helping me to relax and pushing me to find my inner Marilyn Monroe! The whole day was so much fun and felt like it was over with far too soon. Once Shannon helped me find my groove I didn't want to stop. There was much laughter and many excited squeals whenever I achieved the look Shannon was going for or showed the fierceness that she pulled out of me. I'm already looking forward to when I can do this again!If you are on the fence about doing a boudoir shoot or you keep finding excuses to wait like I used to, I have three words ... JUST DO IT! I cannot say it enough that everyone should have this experience and take this chance to feel and look incredible and see themselves in a beautiful new way. The boudoir experience was something I needed to do for me; I took the chance because I deserve it and you do too! Amazing photographer, incredible woman, best experience ever!

I had a boudoir session with Shannon and it was the most beautiful experience I have had in a long time. Her images are stunning, her coaching for the shots and for your reaction to them is grounding, body positive, joyful and inspirational. I highly recommend this wonderful service. Shannon's make up artist Leeanne Smith is phenomenal and made me look amazing.

My session was an incredible experience from start to finish. Shannon’s mentoring gave me the confidence to have a session done to begin with! My day was amazing, and I honestly felt like Shannon captured me. Many different aspects of me. Sometimes soft and beautiful to fierce to fun and even to sultry. I love my images so much.Shannon is an extremely creative and gifted Artist that I trust completely.

I have spent many years struggling with my self-confidence. I started following Shannon's Facebook group in the hopes that it could help my start my journey. I attended her Digging Deep Workshop, which helped me start challenging my self-doubt. With the continued help of the group I started chiseling away of the story I had built up around myself. I was fortunate enough to be able to book a session with Shannon, which was one of the scariest things I have chosen to do. I delayed the session, Covid delayed the session, and then I finally had to take the leap. I had felt I needed to be in the right" state of mind

My fiance had connected with Shannon online as she was looking for a same-sex couple to feature. I needed a little (a lot) of persuading but eventually agreed to participate. Shannon was very welcoming and warm, she made us feel comfortable and at home in her studio immediately. The session was very casual and lighthearted, and Shannon was very respectful and understanding of areas I thought I may have been uneasy with initially. We had a lot of laughs during our shoot, and in the end it was a very enjoyable experience which captured some beautiful and unique moments between my fiance and I. I'd definitely recommend Shannon to anyone. She also has a great dog that likes to hang out during the shoot - obviously a bonus.