Author Archives: shakyraphotography

Road Trip: Bella Sicilia to Alberobello on a 4 day weekend.

A few weeks ago we returned from an amazing road trip to Alberobello, home to the iconic stone hut roof truli and a UNESCO world heritage center, located in the Puglia (or Apulia) region of Italy (right by the heel) Driving for 6 hours is not exactly how I would choose to do my 4 day...

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Soleil| Virginia Beach Senior Photographer | Outer Banks

Soleil| Virginia Beach Senior Photographer | Outer Banks For this beach senior session we went all out, I mean it, all out! all out of the state! haha Headed to the gorgeous Outer Banks of course! A stunning sunrise senior session??? Yes please!!!! We met up really early in the morning to get her make up...

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OBX Adventures | Part 2

OBX | Outer Banks | Heaven in earth… call it as you wish… all the same! We went on our OBX adventures for the first time 4 weeks ago. This blog took me a little longer than anticipated… in the middle of it, guess what? We got to go back to celebrate my husband’s birthday...

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OBX | A Beautiful Mistake | Virginia Beach Photographer In The Outer Banks

You know that moment when you realize you’ve made a mistake but then you decide to go for it and embrace it anyway only to realize you’ve created a beautiful mistake? Well… this is the story… One early morning, after we were done watching the amazing warm sunrise while visiting the Outer Banks I wanted...

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Makenzie | Virginia Beach Senior Photographer

Makenzie | Virginia Beach Senior Photographer What an honor Makenzie picked me as her photographer for her senior pictures while she was vacationing in Virginia Beach all the way from Illinois! Such a beautiful lady inside and out! So bubbly and easy going. She truly was a dream of a client trusting me with suggestions I...

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Little H is ONE | Virginia Beach Children Photographer

  Little H is ONE! and I could not wait to meet him and do his one year photo session! I got to photograph his big brother AND his “puppies” too! 🙂 They were all such sweet hearts and I would not love anything more than to see them all in front of my camera again....

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YOU KNOW YOU ARE A PHOTOGRAPHER WHEN…. | Newborn Children Family & Birth Photographer

You know you are a photographer when… Drum roll please….. No one understands why you spend so much time at the computer. After a shoot, you swear you are soooo tired and going to do NOTHING when you get home, just relax, but you know you are lying!! You get home, upload memory card and promise...

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Fantasy Artsy Photo shoot | Botanical Garden – Norfolk – Virginia Beach – Children Photographer

I know I know, I know you’ve heard from me so many times that I work with such amazing people but this time listen up, I work with such AMAZING people!!!!! For real!!!!!  😀 This little princess was so amazingly good to me! She really rocked this photo session. You know how you picture just...

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#HappyMailCards | Encouraging and uplifting meets stationery

Hello sunshines!!! Do you love getting some happy mail, you know, a break from bills in the mail box, something that will make you smile? There is something about a hand written postcard, stamped and sent followed by a big smile, uplifting heart… that feeling… when your heart just smiles! That is #HappyMailCards <3 A...

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Kim |Hampton Roads Virginia Beach Maternity Photography

Baby in the oven! This gorgeous maternity session in Virginia Beach was a dream! Beautiful mama who was all up for whatever I had in mind was just the perfect client any photographer could dream to have ♥ Thank you Kim for choosing me to capture such an important moment in your life. Enjoy every moment of...

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K Family | Virginia Beach Family Session | Children Photographer

I’ve fallen behind on blogging but I am changing that STAT!!! There is so much to show, so much to put out there, so much to share and I can’t wait! So excited to blog this GORG family photo session! FINALLY!!! We first were searching for the perfect location for what they had in mind. One...

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16 Empowering Songs | Empower You

    A little while ago on my way to a photo session I started listening to music as I normally do. My body was craving some empowering songs. I was needing music to go with how I was feeling at the moment. I was feeling really pumped up for this session. I started listening to...

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Hanna’s Fairytale ⎥ Virginia Beach Children Photographer

From the moment I started planning this fairytale session I knew right away I would be falling in love with it. Everything was such an excitement! Planning it, deciding to go with the carousel, setting new challenges for my self as a children photographer, having so much fun while shooting this session, seeing how much...

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Gallarza Family ⎥ Virginia Beach Newborn, Children and Family Photographer

I was so excited to get this whole family in front of my camera! Daddy is back and they are now complete <3 Watching this family go from husband and wife (when I first met them on our second day after arriving to Italy)  to a family of 4 has been such a joy! These...

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Newborn Zoey ⎥ Virginia Beach, VA Newborn, Children and Family Photographer

This beautiful baby girl stole my heart <3 She was so good to me!!! Her parents were also such a joy to work with. I’m so blessed with the people I get to photograph! Little Zoey was 17 days new already. My oldest newborn I’ve had to date (I normally photograph them a lot sooner)...

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