Today’s post features once again, Victoria and Vlad. This time we decided to leave their little boy at home and have just a session between them two Victoria had great fun vision for this shoot: edgy, sexy, and colorful. I of course jumped on it, after all, I love it when clients wholeheartedly throw themselves...
When I listened to Elizabeth and Bryan describe what they loved about each other, I knew we had to do a sunset photoshoot for this sweet couple! We began our day at Boston Public Library and ended by the Esplanade, and boy was it beautiful light! One other fun fact – Elizabeth and I had...
Christina is one of my closest post-college friends. Not only that, she’s my coworker and we roomed for a year before I moved… I love watching her and Alex interact. They are absolutely hilarious, very social and affable people, they will make you instantly feel at home and welcomed into their lives. Alex is a...
A couple weeks ago some of you may have seen me ask you to fill out the first ever survey for my business. Thank you to everyone who participated, it was really helpful! Here is a summary of the results:
1. How did you find out about Shang Chen Photography?
71% of you know me personally
13% of...
This was from a little while, but I was finally able to put it up (I started my business school applications this past week). The entire day it rained or threatened to rain, but as fate would have it, the skies cleared just as Leigh-Ann walked up in her glamorous hair. Congrats Leigh-Ann and Eric!
First...
Equipment does not a photographer make, but like a great cook, we all still need our tools. For those of you interested in getting into photography, I only have one piece of advice when it comes to what equipment to buy: Learn how to take good photos first, and buy what you can afford and...
Hello hello! After a hard day’s work, I’m happy to present to you all my new blog now hosted with Wordpress! Check out the categories, links, and pages to the right. I got a bit too frustrated with the lack of customization within Tumblr, it’s just not fitted for my purposes and what I’m trying...
I had my first opportunity to shoot an intimate wedding on Cape Cod late June. Unless you were out of town or under a rock, you’d know that it had not stopped raining for weeks in June!!!! Rebekah’s wedding, unfortunately, got rained on, and we had to move from a beach location to a white...
Planning a wedding is a lot of hard work, so I love it when I see that all the guests, family members, AND the bride and groom have a grand time at the wedding. The story of Emily and Jesse has been a long time in making, spanning both coasts of the U.S. in 7...
You’ll notice that the majority of my brides during this upcoming wedding season have opted to do their portraits before the wedding ceremony, some even opting for something called a First Look, which is when the groom sees his bride in her beautiful dress for the first time, a very tender and emotional moment.
I am...
