Michelle was very kind and inviting, I love my photos! I always get a little nervous in fron the of the camera, but the pictures came out really clean and flattering. Thanks! read more

Michelle took my headshot at the SFLGBT center job fair, and did a great job! Super professional, friendly, and efficient. Would work with Urban Shutter Bug again! read more

Michelle is such a wonderful photographer! She is professional, excellent at her craft and is so easy going. She has done many of our large family photo sessions, and every one of them are just excellent. Her photographs make up all of our yearly holiday cards, hang around our houses. I can't recommend her enough! Thank you Michelle!! read more

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

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! read more

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***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!?! read more

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Michelle is awesome and a wonderful photographer. We did a mini-session with her, which was the perfect amount of time to get our family pictures taken. The session was very relaxed, calm, and easy. She knew just the spots to shoot, and came up with a couple great last-minute ideas of locations that turned out so great in the pictures. We got our pictures within just a few days and we had the toughest time trying to figure out which were our favorites because there were just so many good ones! We'll be looking forward to working with her again in the future! read more

We have worked with Urban Shutter Bug for 3 or 4 years running now for family portraits. My feeling is that she does such a great job, why go anywhere else? Michelle is so easy going that everyone relaxes and that makes for better pictures. The kids like her and find it easy to listen to her direction to get great shots. She's creative, knows her business, is always on time and goes the extra mile to get the perfect shot. We have received more compliments over the years for her photos than I can recount. In fact we actually have some friends and family who look forward to the new batch of Urban Shutter Bug each year! I recommend this business without hesitation and would certainly use them again. read more

We are repeat customers of Urban Shutter Bug Photography. Michelle has taken our holiday photos for the past 3 years, and they always take my breath away when I click my gallery link. Michelle is the consummate professional, turns around edits quickly, and her pricing makes her a steal. read more

Fantastic photos as always. Michelle has been photographing our family for 7 years. I love her mini sessions and we are sure to sign up for them a couple times a year. Her rates are very reasonable and her service is so pleasant and extremely prompt. The memories she has captured for us over the years are priceless! read more

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! :) read more

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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. :) read more

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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! read more

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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. read more

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Amazing photographer. Friendly and un-intruding. Works fast. Reasonable prices. And showed up on time! Would love to work with her again. read more

Michelle did an amazing job with an Easter shoot with our three kiddos (ages 11 months, 4 years, 7 years old). These truly were some of the best shots that I have ever seen my kids in. She was very good at getting them to act natural, laugh, and smile. I would definitely use her again. When she suggested Alum Rock Park, I was a little hesitant at the beginning because all I pictured was the dirt paths that I have run on in the past, but she really knew the great spots for photos. read more

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Michelle is amazing. Her photos are beautiful, and she is very talented. She was very flexible (we didn't want a really long engagement session, so she just added an hour to our day), and her pricing is EXTREMELY reasonable. I couldn't have asked for anything more. Can't wait to get the shots back, but the sneak peaks have proven that they will be great, and the quality of the engagement shoots. I would HIGHLY recommend Michelle for your special event. read more

Michelle is an outstanding photographer! While in the process of selecting a photographer for our engagement photo shoot, I came across a deal for Urban Shutter Bug on trubates.com. Seeing how affordable it was and how impressive her work is on her website, my fiancée and I had nothing to lose. We booked our session with Michelle last week. She is very professional, and easy going. We really love that she gives great direction. My fiancée and I are both soft spoken and it can be hard to break us out of our shell, but Michelle did a wonderful job at making us laugh, and just be our self during the photo shoot. Upon completion of the shoot, Michelle had the images up for us to view within a few days. My fiancée and I couldn't have been any happier with the photos. Although I know nothing about photography, I do know that Michelle takes great pride in what she does, and it definitely shows in her quality of work, and how she runs her company. Affordability - Five Stars Quality of work - Five Stars Professionalism - Five Stars Turnaround time - Five Stars Overall Experience - Five Stars read more

I'm actually late posting this review, but Michelle took pictures of my son over the summer and they were so great that we were able to send them to his agent and they were posted immediately into his modeling portfolio! She is professional, friendly and great at what she does; I highly recommnend her and her services. read more

My daughter and I have worked with Urban and its been such an amazing experience! She did my maternity pictures, then my little ones newborn pictures, 6 months and recently one year pictures! Michelle is such a pleasure to work with and the work speaks for its self! Phenomenal!!!! read more

I have had the privilege of working with Michelle/Urban Shutter Bug for the past few years--and love it! She has always gone above and beyond my expectations, on-set and the final result! Not only are the images beautifully captured, she brings the beauty out of her subjects. As a model it's a process to find someone to shoot with whom you trust, but also can connect with on specific concepts. The relation between capturing a moment in time in a photograph as art is one which requires a talented eye, and a total understanding of photography. Michelle has made me a better model with her professionalism and skill! Her photos have helped me get signed in various cities and markets--my agents all praise the images Michelle has captured of me! Which comes as no surprise that her images appear in my book, as well as on all my agency comp cards! ;) Her work has definitely given me the competitive edge when going to auditions. Translation: I get hired ;) To my fellow models: look no further, Urban Shutter Bug Photography produces the images you want and need--whether it be commercial or fashion! And for those looking to capture an unforgettable photograph of yourself or those special moments, be the subject in front of her camera and watch the magic happen! Pictures to last a lifetime! read more

All of the reviews you see on here are true - Michelle is amazing! She was professional, very easy to work with and made the engagement shoot fun. Our photos turned out better than I could have ever imagined. This is definitely not the last time we'll be working with her. read more

We haven't actually taken our pictures yet but this review is based on her availability and flexibility in scheduling. We booked her for a shoot and weeks later realized our location was having an event and would be too crowded. Michelle was able to reschedule us within hours! I will update after our shoot! read more

Michelle is talented and great with kids! She photographed my wiggle worm of a 2 year old beautifully. I look forward to working with her again for his 3rd birthday party! read more

We found Urban Shutter Bug on Gilt City promo deal and decided to use Michelle for our civil ceremony at the beautiful San Francisco City Hall. Before I begin, I need to preface that the vibe for our ceremony was easy going...so I did not meet Michelle or interview other photographers...our decision was based on her availability and her pictures on her website... Plus she was responsive and seemed genuinely kind on the phone. Our first meeting was on the day of my wedding...she was on time...greeted me with a smile and a hug then proceeded to document our wedding. Her style was easy, but professional.... I loved the results and I am so happy that we chose Michelle to caputre our day. read more

My family had a fantastic experience with Michelle! We have two boys, ages 2 and 3.5, so put that in your head as you read my review. We booked through Michelle bc my MIL gave me a gift certificate through Juice in the City, what a great find! We decided to take our pics at Chrisy Field - when we got there it was windy and freezing (but sunny!). The whole time my kids were whining and complaining about the weather. After the session was over, my husband and I looked at each other and said 'If there were 2 good pictures, it would be shocking". Well, there were way more than 2 good shots, in fact so many I couldn't decide and ordered the whole CD worth for a VERY reasonable $200. My friend who looked at the pics asked me if they cost $1000+, so yep - they were good. Michelle was so laid back and relaxed, she probably knew the whole time that the pics would be great! My kids and weather were just so crazy that I couldn't believe it. And the best part is that she was able to snap pictures that reflected our personalities. Highly recommend her! read more

My husband and I hired Michelle to be our photographer for our wedding this July and were thrilled with her services. She is very professional and takes remarkable pictures. I found Michelle on Yelp while researching photographers for my wedding and was in shock at some of the prices other photographers were charging. I thought I was going to have to pay $2,800 dollars in order to capture one of the most precious days of my life. Luckily, I found Michelle! My first thought was this was too good to be true. So I set up a meeting with Michelle and she brought along some of work. I was amazed by the quality of her work and how professional she was. Michelle did a great job with our engagement session and can hardly wait to see my wedding photos. read more

After several years and tons of emails back and forth we have yet to receive all of our wedding package products.

Yay! My first review! I accidentally found Urban Shutter Bug Photography while searching for affordable wedding photography online. I adored the website, so I contacted them. Michelle was so prompt in replying to my inquiry. She even offered to speak with me on the phone that night to go over what I was looking for. She was so professional and nice. I could tell right away that she cared about doing a fabulous job for our small City Hall wedding. Other photographers I contacted acted as if it wasn't worth their time to do something so small. But, not Michelle! She was so happy for us and I knew that she'd do an amazing job. We had the engagement photos done first and it was a wonderful experience!! She made us feel comfortable! We are a same-sex couple and were worried about finding the right photographer that we would feel comfortable being lovey-dovey in front of. But she was great and made us feel very comfortable and relaxed. She took some amazing shots that we'll treasure forever. The wedding was on August 7th, and we got all the proofs back in a week! Michelle is very artistic and took some of the best wedding photographs that I've ever seen. They rival all of the other (WAY more expensive) studios! You will not regret booking Michelle for your wedding or other important life photo moments!!!!! I wish I could give 10 stars!!! read more

I got a great deal on a one-hour photo shoot with Michelle on MamaSource, and wanted her to do a few family pictures for our Christmas card. We ended up with an entire CD of pictures (which I paid extra for, they were so good), many of which I intend to have printed and framed. Michelle is efficient, good with kids, and has a terrific eye for composition and mood in her pictures. She captured both of my sons' (very different) personalities, and managed to get some terrific shots of the whole family despite my boys' wiggliness. Thanks, Michelle! read more

Positives: You pick the location, Michelle has a positive attitude and is creative, Your photos are posted on her website to view within a few days. Negatives: The photos were a bit overexposed, We had a promotional offer for a 1 hour shoot, but the shoot lasted only 45 minutes, It took a long time to receive the hard copy photos (still waiting after 3 weeks+). The CD we ordered arrived within a week. If you like the crisp photos you get in a photo studio, you may want to reconsider going with Urban Shutter Bug. If you prefer a free-form, more creative experience and OK photos, then you'd probably enjoy this more. read more

Michelle perfectly captured our wedding. Her photos illustrated every emotion of our quaint elopement. We received photos back within a week, & she was excellent at communicating with us both before, during & after our ceremony. Would refer her without reservation & return for any of our future photography needs! read more

Its great when you know a network of people that will recommend you to the right person. Michelle is definitely the right one for my business. We took photos early 2012, the process when as prescribe yet even simplier...Better yet the photos are still relevant and apart of my PR agenda. Thanks read more

I first worked with Michelle a few years back for a 2 part photoshoot (studio and on location). Photos and session turned out exactly as I wanted. The 2nd occasion was for work. She helped me do 35+ headshots in a span of less than 2hrs. I stood by as the "creative director" which was fun since she's really easy to work with and super mellow...not like some of those photogs who seem overly energetic like lay off the red bull kind. My 3rd run in was just last December, it was supposed to be a maternity sesh. Michelle ended up getting super sick and had to cancel our session last minute (poor thing was in the ER). I was bummed for sure considering a gave birth 2 weeks later and we couldn't reschedule BUT she made up for this with a complimentary session of my new baby girl at just a week old. She came to my house and I had my images like days later. The last instance was spectacular...it was an outdoor photoshoot with 5 adults, 2 kids, 1 toddler, and 1 baby...yikes! She made it fun for everyone...didnt feel rushed at all. She made sure she got all the shots and did I mention there was a heat wave that week and it was scorching out? Those images came back in record time...less than a week! In my experience, she gets better and better every single time. I plan to use her for all of my future events! The images are beautiful...plenty variety, great lighting, and she's super easy going which I love. Give her a try, she will not disappoint. read more

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I just hired Michelle for my wedding and engagement photos and just had the engagement photo session and wanted to write my very first yelp review about how great Michelle is! First, she is very easy to work with. She will meet you anywhere in the bay area and just made me and my fiancee feel so comfortable and relaxed. Second, she is super, duper, completely affordable. When I learned how much most photographers charge I could not believe it! Some as much as $4,800 or much more! Eeek. Not Michelle, plus she included a free CD of the pictures so you can make your own copies. Third, she is extraordinarily fast. Like I got to see the engagement photos 2 days after she took them! She has in her contract that she will get me the wedding photos online within 2 weeks. And the photos online were easy to look through and organize. Forth, and most importantly, her photos are amazing. I loved mine so much that I used one of them in the wedding invites. We both look like ourselves but relaxed, happy and in love (which we are). I will include them as soon as I figure out how to! Thank you so much Michelle, and I will see you on July 10th! read more

Michelle is awesome! She shot my my birthday/engagement shoot. When I received the pictures I was very happy with the final prints. They were absolutely lovely! I plan on booking her for my wedding....! (hint, hint michelle!) read more

I have a mobile car detailing service for the bay area. I hired Michelle to take some before and after photos on my site. Her work is phenomenal. She was very punctual, and met me at my job site. Feel free to take a look at my site and see what I mean. She takes great personal photos also! I look forward to using her services in my future projects. Thanks!! read more

I wish there was an option to select more stars! Michelle is amazing at what she does! I've had her photograph so many monumental times in my life and I wouldn't choose anyone else! It's rare you find a photographer who genuinely cares about their clients and is patient during shoots. One shoot in particular, my twins newborn session. Michelle was like a baby whisperer she was able to get the twins relaxed and comfy for their first images! I could truly go on all day about how satisfied I've been with her photography! Thank you UrbanShutterBug photography for being an exceptional business! read more

We had our engagement pictures done by Urban Shutter Bug Photography this Saturday and got to see the pictures on Sunday!!! I can only say good things about Michelle and the awesome photos she took. She was so fun to work with and made it easy for us to be comfortable and act like ourselves from the start. She really captured exactly the mood I was looking for (urban, fashion forward style). Her ideas are creative and her eye for light,location, poses etc. are great. I love our photos and I would highly recommend her!!! read more

Michelle is an amazing photographer, and I would highly recommend her! She shot our wedding in September, with a complimentary engagement session a few weeks before. Throughout our work with her, Michelle was professional, comfortable, unobtrusive, polite, and overall wonderful. Her prices are extremely reasonable compared to other photographers out there. And her pictures are great! We have so many beautiful memories to enjoy with our gorgeous album and hundreds of images. If you need a wedding photographer, Michelle is the one. read more