joyful photos for you and your people

Hey I’m Morgan!

Welcome to Morgan Shidler Photography! Whether you’re looking to show your professional magic or a moment of laughter; enjoying these memories are what life is all about! I believe we all deserve to have images of our most authentic selves.

As your photographer, I promise to tap into your spirit, use skillful care, and make sure we’re having fun while we do it!

We can work together anywhere, but it’ll most likely be near Long Beach, Ca where I live, in the Bay Area where I grew up, or near Fort Collins, Colorado where I spend a lot of time with family.

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What clients say…

“Morgan is simply the best. She’s so kind and patient. What she does with light is unbelievable. My kids were running around, screaming, and I thought there was no way we got a great shot. But of course she did, many of them actually. We’ve worked with her over the last year across 3 different shoots, each time with great communication and fantastic photos that I will treasure forever. I cannot recommend her highly enough. ”

— Meghan M.

“I’m 1000% someone who brags when they find the absolute best of the best, even if it means I will have to share. Morgan is truly that special. My husband and I aren’t naturally comfortable having our photos taken, and we warned her of that, but she was able to get us relaxed and laughing and just genuinely having a great time. Such a great time that even two weeks later we were still commenting on how fun it was and how excited we were to see how they turned out. Let me just say, I was equally excited but pragmatic thinking maybe we’d get a couple we liked. WE LIKED THEM ALL. ”

— Marie + Thomas

the process is easy because being in front of the camera (generally) is not.

If it’s our first meeting we’ll hop on a call and chat about your vision (or lack thereof).
If we’ve worked together before sometimes it’s as easy as a quick text and we’re on our way!
I’ll help you refine the elements that you’ll want to think about for your session and make sure you get the most out of your investment.
Together we co-create the photos that tell your story. Your job is to show up, my job is to capture your magic. I never expect you to know what to do in front of the camera, and I take pride in making our sessions fun and easy.
You will receive timeless photos that’ll be beautiful for generations, beyond the latest social media templates. Most clients work with me again and again.
Your personal, password protected, online image gallery is delivered within 2 weeks of our session. You can share it with friends & family, download the images directly, and seamlessly order prints from this space.
For weddings you can expect your gallery within 4-6 weeks, and we’ll jump on a zoom a couple weeks after to review images for your heirlooms & art selections.
For schools your images are available within 2 weeks, and your families can order from the online galleries. Those images are purchased separately for download.
I firmly believe the images we create together are best in print. We just don’t know what technology will do in the future; so making prints, books, albums, and keepsakes ensures your memories live forever.
I will always suggest we hop on zoom to create heirlooms together after you receive your gallery. I’ll never pressure you and this is always optional.