Sandi Shipley Photography

06/13/2026

Fun weekend event ahead! I'll be at the 2nd Annual Q***r Summer Market taking pictures for the vendors and supporting the Greater Phoenix Equality Chamber of Commerce!

Join us on Sunday, June 14, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Warehouse215 in Phoenix for a day full of community, connection, and amazing local businesses.

This event is free to the public, air-conditioned, and a perfect way to support local LGBTQ+ and allied businesses.
I'll be there from 11-2pm taking pictures and videos. Come stop by, say hi and shop local!

Hosted by: GPECC - Greater Phoenix Equality Chamber of Commerce ***rSummerMarket

05/08/2026

Today is the day!! We’re heading to Flagstaff to celebrate Sarah’s graduation with her Masters degree at NAU. It’s been such a joy to watch our beautiful daughter follow her dream and thrive as a Speech Therapist.

Sarah I hope you know how incredibly proud we all are of you! You make the world a better place and the kids you work with are lucky to have you. I love you to the moon and back, and then some!

05/02/2026

Friends, I have three things I’ve been sitting on and I’m so ready to share them.

✨ First — the studio is changing, and I promise it’s a good thing. I’m moving away from a single dedicated space and into a curated network of beautiful studios across Phoenix and Scottsdale. What that means for you is more variety, more creative options, and the same full experience you’ve come to expect — professional hair, makeup, wardrobe, all of it. Same me. A lot more room to play.

🎓 Second — high school senior sessions are officially back. I know so many of you have been asking, and the answer is yes. And if your daughter was a senior client of mine years ago and has since grown into her career and her life… I have something special coming in May just for her. More details soon.

🌈 Third — Pride month is coming in June, and I’m doing more than posting a graphic. I’m putting together something real for my LGBTQ+ community, a special offer designed to celebrate and center you. Because this studio has always been for everyone, and I want that to mean something.

This is a season I’ve been looking forward to for a long time, and I’m so glad you’re here for it. If you want to be the first to hear details on all three as they unfold, my newsletter is the place.
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04/13/2026

Personal Branding Photographer Phoenix | Real Women, Real Stories

She Left Home at 16. Now Her Brand Photos Match the Size of Her Vision. There is a specific kind of woman who books a personal branding session with me. She is accomplished. She has done the work — not just the career work, but the real work. The kind that happens quietly, over years, when no one is watching. She has overcome things....

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04/07/2026

I started this business 10 years ago photographing high school seniors. Young women at a milestone moment. One chapter closing, everything else still ahead. I loved that work because of what it did for them. The way a high school senior would walk in guarded and walk out glowing. The way a mom would be moved to tears while her daughter saw herself, maybe for the first time, as genuinely beautiful.

When I transitioned toward personal branding and luxury portraits for women in business, I didn’t stop loving those moments. I just found them in different places.

The throughline was never the age or the occasion. It was always the moment of being seen.

I’ve been asked so often in this season if I’d still work with High School seniors and the answer is an emphatic Yes! I’ve never stopped, they were just not at the forefront of my business.

I’m not making an announcement about a new service or a new offer. I’m making a declaration about what was always true: at any age, in any season, if you are ready to show up in an image that finally reflects who you actually are, my studio is for you.

03/31/2026

Here’s what’s happening…I’m moving from my studio suite at the end of April!

In the time that I’ve had this space so many new studios have opened up across Phoenix and Scottsdale, each with its own distinct aesthetic and mood. Moving out of my space gives me much more freedom to offer options. To shoot in places that match you, your brand and your energy.

This summer I’ll be settling into a new chapter — getting to know new shooting spaces, refining the experience, and getting everything right before I open the doors wide. Which means that very soon, I’ll be reaching out with something special for those of you who have been part of this journey!

For now, I simply wanted you to know. This transition is intentional. That the quality, the warmth, and the commitment to your experience haven’t changed. They’ve actually deepened. I am more clear about who I am and who I’m here to serve than I have ever been in eight years of doing this work.

I’m sending a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has walked through these doors. I am so grateful for each and every one of you. And I can’t wait for you to come along for the next chapter in this story!

03/30/2026

Actor Headshots in Phoenix AZ That Book Roles

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