We had Shelly come shoot our family reunion pictures a few years ago. She was amazing! Asked us exactly what kind of pictures we wanted since we had several different families there. She made sure that we got all the shots we wanted and then she also helped direct several other shots and groupings that she knew other customers had loved in the past and she was definitely right! She was so good at getting the shots quickly and working really well with all of the kids who ranged from toddlers to preteens at the time. She was able to coax smiles out of everbody and made it a really fun process! We were so happy with the pictures we got! Because of that experience, we have used her twice more for our own immediate family pictures and we have been so pleased every single time! She goes over and above to make sure that she gets beautiful shots of your family and she works so hard to make sure that it is a quality experience! Not only that, but she was fast! Her touchups and editing were very timely and we did not have to wait very long at all to get our pictures! I've included our most recent picture taken by her just to show the amazing quality that you'll get when you book Shelly for your family pictures! Highly recommend and will book again in the future! Thanks so much, Shelly! read more

Shell Bell Photography - Gorgeous September sunflower family shoot! Shelly had the field all picked it and knew all the best shots to get! - Session Photography Near Me - Branson, Missouri

Shelly took photos of myself, my mother, and my daughter. We knew my mom was sick and wanted to take pictures to remember for a lifetime. I keep these photos as my screen saver, and every time I see them, I don't just get beautiful pictures; I remember the day. She made it so special. So I didn't get pictures, I got an entire experience. I highly recommend!! read more

WONDERFUL FAMILY PICTURES! Shelly kept us smiling and was so kind and professional. She posed each one of the couples and smaller groups perfectly and the large picture of the whole family was just what I was hoping for! We will certainly be calling Shell Bell Photography again! read more

Our family has used Shell Bell Photography several times on our trips to Branson. She always chooses a beautiful spot and puts our family at ease. She makes our toddlers giggle, our teens feel good about themselves and keeps my older parents pleased as well. The pictures of our group of 13 always turn out perfect! All three families received our photos quickly and everyone was pleased with the prints and digital photos. Very happy and will use again! read more

Love Shell Bell Photography! We have used Shell Bell to capture sweet moments of us as a couple, and then once we added kids to the fun, newborn, birthday and family photos. We have always loved the quality and the style of our photos. Shelly is lovely and so easy to work with, I am certain that part of the reason we get the photos we do is how at ease she makes all of us feel. Shell Bell can capture the true essence of our family and gives us photos to treasure for the rest of our lives! We love Shell Bell! read more

We hired Shelly Vanderpool to take photographs of our family gathered in Branson for a family reunion. She represented herself as a professional photographer, however the photos that we ended up with were not anything close to professional. The photos were terribly overexposed and the colors were garish and unnatural. People in the photos have trees apparently growing from their heads, their fingers and feet are lopped off at weird locations and there are multiple other amateurish mistakes. This is not a complaint about "my arms look fat" or "my hips look huge" or things of that nature, but of poor quality photography skills and editing of the photos taken. The time and location were chosen by Shelly so there was the expection that this was an area/time of day that she was skilled at using to her best advantage. I have contacted Shelly and made efforts to resolve this to both of our satisfaction. She has been unwilling to try to resolve the situation and has chose to simply take our payment and walk away. Poor photography and extremely poor customer service after the fact. read more

We've used Shell Bell Photography twice. Once for our Christmas card and then for our engagement pictures. Both turned out perfect! The design of the Christmas card was exactly what I wanted. And the engagement pictures were beautiful. Taken outside. The backgrounds were so pretty - but the way she caught our expressions - her photographs caught our smiles and our eyes and you could see the happiness! We ordered prints in both black & white and in color and both turned out just the way we wanted. Couldn't recommend her more - wouldn't have changed a thing. read more