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    Urban Shutter Bug Photography

    4.6 (60 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Love her work!
    Frosan B.

    Thank you a thousand times to Urban Shutterbug for doing our engagement party! I was ecstatic to receive our beautiful pictures. Michelle was professional, quick, super relaxed, and took off so much stress off our shoulders. We didn't know what we were looking for, but she had a ton of ideas and her creativity really showed! She really gives you your money's worth, and then some! We highly recommend her! Just take a look at our gorgeous pictures!

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    Deep S.

    ***Michelle is an amazing photographer*** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hate taking pictures, I hate smiling, or faking a smile...Michelle does not pressure you into doing anything you do not like/want to do, she lets you be completely natural. Her motto is act natural and don't make the pictures looks too staged. We had one engagement photo-shoot before this and it was a complete disaster with another company (I'll leave them unnamed). Our first engagement shoot with Michelle was such a great experience that we booked another session with her and decided to include our dog (The GiGi Monster) for the 2nd shoot at a different location! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why you should choose Urban Shutter Bug?!? -Michelle helps you loosen up and makes the whole process very natural/carefree! -Camera is being snapped at all times, it's not your typical pose and shoot engagement photo shoot . - Instant upload and able to download all pics from Dropbox - Multiple shoot locations from SF to San Jose to Oakland. - Quality of the camera, high megapixel camera and quality is not lost when editing and cropping pics. So if you are looking to take some glamour shots in the near future please give Urban Shutter Bug a buzz as you will not be disappointed!?!

    awesome photo, thank you so much Michelle!! :)
    Rong Y.

    Michelle is awesome! She made the photo shoot process so easy. We had a great time and the photos turned out great! All of my friends are so impressed and said that's the best they've ever seen! Thank you so much Michelle! :)

    Holly J.

    Michelle was so fun to work with. She did a funky, urban shoot of my fiancé and I in downtown San Jose. Michelle is open to your vision and creativity, but we pretty much trusted her to run with her own vision and the results were amazing! She's got a great eye and captures very special moments. Hope to work with her again in the future. :)

    Precilla L.

    Michelle is amazing! She took photos of our 1 year old daughter. Our daughter threw a fit, but Michelle was so patient and still captured beautiful pictures!

    Thanks Michelle for the lovely pictures
    Karishma R.

    Michelle is an amazing photographer. My boyfriend gifted me a couple photoshoot for valentines day and it is byfar the best gift he has ever given me. Michelle will never ask you to pose or give fake laughs. She lets you talk and share your moments with each other and while doing so her camera is always clicking. She lets you be yourself for the photoshoot and after seeing the photos I will double recommend her for your photo shoot. I love each and every photo from our photoshoot. Seeing these pictures makes me fall in love with my love all over again.

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    Excellent quality and excellent talent. Michelle is the best photographer in the bay! Highly recommend to anyone looking.

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    Michelle was like a baby whisperer she was able to get the twins relaxed and comfy for their first images!

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    It's been 9 years since I last saw Tam and I was absolutely overjoyed to have him be the primary…read morephotographer for my wedding in mid-January. He has only grown in his craft and truly has a gift for making people feel comfortable in front of the camera. A couple of weeks before the wedding, we walked through a timeline of what we needed and Tam recommended that we tailor our package down from a 10 hour package to an 8 hour one since we wouldn't have getting ready photos, didn't have a bridal party, and opted to just dance the night away once 7 PM hit. I really appreciate that he doesn't shy away from making recommendations based on his experience and what your unique day will look like. The day of, Tam and the second photographer, Mike, were at the AirBnB early and helped my then fiance and I stage a first look photo. We also had an opportunity to take individual photos, photos with his family and also his college friends. Given how rainy the weather was that weekend, I was a little worried, but Tam and Mike were not deterred. They provided multiple options with attention and care paid to making sure my long dress stayed as clean as possible. I was also thankful that they directed us through poses because we definitely had no idea what we were doing, lol. After these initial photos, they met us at the church we were getting married at and took photos of the venue and of my side of the family. During our initial call, I asked Tam about his advice for how to not get our pastor in the first kiss frame. Tam remembered this conversation and made sure to note that to the pastor so that he would be able to get a clean photo. Group photos followed after the ceremony and then they headed to the venue to get cocktail hour shots. Since we didn't have a wedding party, a lot of things were candid. At one point I thought about greeting the tables during dinner but we ended up opting out. I later found out from our guests that Tam and Mike were really proactive and made sure to ask for group shots whenever they could. Before dancing started, Tam and Mike discussed pulling us aside at around 8 PM to head outside into the rain to get some nice photos with clear umbrellas and a strong flash. However, around 8 PM, there was no getting my now husband off the dance floor and we scrapped it. I really appreciate Tam and Mike's flexibility with us and ability to offer suggestions, but also respect how we were feeling at any given point. Before they left, Tam gave me an estimated date of when we'd get photos back which I really appreciated. From start to finish they were a real pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend Tam for weddings, family photos, glam shots, etc.

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