Melissa & Elih Engagement

What a terrible morning as far as weather goes! Melissa & Elih came in from Tallahassee to have sunrise pictures for their engagement session and what do you know, rain. Do you know how often it rains in the morning here in Jacksonville? Not often, it just had to land on our day. Despite the odds we dodged in and out of the rain to create some beautiful portraits (even though no sunrise). You can definitely tell these two are in love, the weather didn't even phase them, they had a great time just being together on the beach.

"Overall" Cute

It doesn't take much to be cute, just a pair of beautiful blue eyes, blond hair, and a set of denim overalls. Oh yeah! a little streak of mischievousness doesn't hurt the portrait either. These images from one of Jacksonville's premier children's photographer Shutterly Perfect show just how much fun you can have in just a matter of minutes. Shutterly Perfects outdoor studio makes an excellent backdrop for a beautiful portrait of your child. The natural surroundings add a pleasant soft feel to your portrait unlike the fake cheap backgrounds of other studios. There is no substitute for the real thing.

Steffani Senior Portraits

Steffani is an extremely talented and artistic person. She plays the harp, violin, piano, and I'm not sure what else! To be able to show some one's artistic side through my artistry of portraiture was a great challenge for for me. We had a great time together that day. Her harp is an antique and I saw a "shark fin" in it so we laid it (carefully) on it's side and shot an image that I added a little bit of post camera artistry to and came up with the first shot posted here entitled "Shallow Water". I thought it was "way cool". She defiantly has the only senior session here in Jacksonville with a "shark" in it.

I Had a Visitor Yesterday

Sometimes you have to take a minute! I like to try to enjoy the little things in God's creation as well as the big ones. Have you ever tried to photograph a Lady Bug? Don't try this at home! What a challenge but how rewarding. We all love them..there so cute and red and have tiny little antenna's. Here are a few of the images I created while enjoying the visit! I'm sure she was thinking "alien abduction" after I released her back into the bushes.

The Pellums

While visiting St. George Island FL this past August I had the privilege of visiting with Morgan & Alan Pellum and their new little boy. I photographed their wedding here in Jacksonville in May of 2005 and since then they have moved to Kentucky and had this "little" bundle of joy. I was delighted to create these images for them and hope they will bring them even more joy when they look back after the years and see he is not so little any more. I also look forward to photographing their next child! No I don't have any information that you don't. I just have the feeling that Morgan and Alan love being parents and why stop at one? I'm just guessing that there will be more to come! Maybe a girl this time.......no rush.

Mindy's Maternity Testamonial

"I have been modeling professionally for many years and have had the opportunity to shoot with several different photographers. Scott by far is one of the best to work with. His photos are captivating, breathtaking and always seems to blow me away. He is a true artist and that reflects in his photography. I selected Shutterly Perfect for my wedding photographer, and now to create my maternity portraits. I will continue to use him for my most important portrait needs."



Mindy Starkey

Mallory & Blake's Wedding

Mallory & Blake were married on July 26th but not without incident!
The night before at about three in the morning Blake's car was stolen out of his driveway along with his uniform, shoes, cell phone, and other belongings that he would need on his wedding day. After a mad dash of shopping "on the wedding day" he arrived and put it all behind him and was ready too make the commitment of a lifetime. Nothing would keep him from marrying the girl of his dreams on that day, not even the pending afternoon thunder storm which threatened their outdoor wedding. Well sure enough it rolled in before the wedding so what did Blake do? Stripped off his jacket rolled up his sleeves and along with the other willing participants dried off 150 guest chairs and moved them to higher ground. The rain stopped, the bride was beautiful, the groom was smiling, and the wedding went on! The Power of Love!