I have wanted to do this boudoir shoot forever! From the MUA to the photographer, everything was…read moreideal. The pictures are absolutely beautiful and I'm really proud of myself!

From the owner: Short Story Studios is your premier destination for Family Sessions, Personal Branding, Boudoir…read moreSessions, micro weddings, maternity sessions, and senior portraits. We specialize in creating timeless images that capture your unique essence. Our studio offers a luxurious and relaxed environment for your session. For retreats and commercial photography projects, we frequently travel for on-location shoots. Experience a stress-free photography session with our award-winning photographer. Our team offers professional makeup and styling to enhance your natural beauty, or you can simply relax and let us work our magic. From capturing your brand identity to celebrating the intimacy of boudoir photography or preserving precious family moments, we provide custom-tailored photo shoots.

We scheduled a 30 min session with Personal Touch Photography (John) to take family photos at…read moreHenderson Beach. He was friendly and laid back and gave good direction during the session. Our little one can be difficult to get to smile for photos and he was able to capture some really pretty photos of her playing in the sand/water with a big grin on her face, that we will treasure. The next day he texted us a preview collage and then emailed a link to our online gallery a little over a week later. Our total cost was around $275, a reduced military rate I believe (with 25% down to get on his schedule). Personal Touch Photography was much more affordable than other photographer's rates I compared in the area for similar services.

We just had photo session with John at Henderson Beach. We're family of eight. We have 3 kids. Oh…read moreboy, John was able to engage the kids. Our kids cooperated well until the end of our photo shoot . Our kids even said John is cool. We highly recommend him. Two thumbs up. - Catherine Benoza

I have waited 2 years to write this review and for 2 years I felt really guilty about all the bride…read moreto be's out there wasting their money and booking Lacey as their photographer for one of the most special days of their life and having her as their photographer. Her prices are high, her service is shit, only half of the photos were usable and the other half were missing some really major moments- not a single bridal or groom solo!!! Arrived 30 minutes late to the reception and the entrace included fireworks and she said "someone should have told me"- I told you by telling you what time to arrive like WHAT?? Zero outreach, communication was always from me, she canceled our engagement photo session after we had already booked tickets and hotels and scheduled all of our other wedding appointments around since we were flying in from California- zero attempts to reschedule, zero apologies, zero engagement photos for the wedding. I mean there was no lack of trying to blame everything on us- we are across the country! Every single shot her second shooter took had to be tossed. They were so embarrassing and beyond amateur. You will see her best work on her site so I will add some of the ones she doesn't show you later on if I can bring myself to. The few pictures we got from Lacey that we liked were great! But there was so many mis-steps, the worst communication and just a terrible overall experience. Please do not hesitate to contact me I could go on and on but every time I think about this experience it truly upsets me to the extent that we still have never printed a wedding book because we don't have enough photos to fill in the story- not a single food photo, no photos of our lovely center pieces, no bridesmaids dresses, we arranged a lovely gift bag for all the guests I wanted photographed but the shitty second shooter got her hands on those so total moot, she was also in charge of the groom/groomsman getting ready so no suit photos.... take my word for it there are sooooooo many great photographers out there and I thought I had done my due diligence so when I had red flags I kept ignoring them but I should have canceled her the moment she nonchalantly canceled out engagement shoot.

Where can I even start with this young lady... I got to know about Lacey through a friend of mine…read morewho got all her wedding pictures done from Lacey. I had to ask my friend at her wedding as to who the photographer was behind all these beautiful pictures because I was just beyond in love with what I saw. Lacey is amazing at what she does. If I could describe her photo style in few words, following words would come up to my mind; Candid, Natural, Just literally pretty and pure at its finest. Her style is not what you usually observe from other photographers who do portraits. She has a very artistic approach to her work, which I loved. I honestly had a horrible day on the shoot day; the lady who was in charge of my styling took forever and sadly I arrived at the meet up location late. As a person who takes punctuality very seriously, I felt extremely bad so I did what I could do at least at the moment - Keeping Lacey updated via text. It was such a relief from my end that Lacey was so cool about it; it was very professional and understanding gesture of her. Due to this styling disaster and punctuality issue, I had an anxiety attack that day yet Lacey's suggestion and guidance made me feel a lot better. By the end of the shoot, I was back to normal (haha). I was indeed scared when I received the email from her saying that the photos were ready because I thought it was gonna be a disaster but hey! the final products were surprisingly pretty! And I give all the credit to Lacey so thank you so so so much. For those of who are scared of the shoot because you have never done it before, book with Lacey! She literally tells you how to pose and what to do! Worth every penny. P.s: Just a little tip from myself; If you are planning on booking with Lacey, do it NOW because this talented lady is booked up all the time. Does not tell you enough as to how good she is? ;)

HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Melissa! This was our first time coming to Pensacola and she was wonderful…read moreto work with! My entire family loved her. Thank you, Melissa!

We had a great session with Melissa. She was professional yet personable. She got lots of very…read morespecial shots with our family that will be memories to last a lifetime. Booking was easy, the price was right, and Melissa was a dream to work with. I highly recommend!

Christina photographed our family back in 2019 and we are going again this summer and will…read moredefinitely be using her again She is fast efficient and does beautiful photos !

I worked with Christina for a maternity shoot , she was extremely personable and diligent …read more Couldn't have asked for a better experience . She helped me with posing and made sure I had plenty shots to choose from . Not to mention her prices are beyond affordable especially for this area ! Book book book