senior, lifestyle, family, & wedding photographer

Based in VA & beyond

Photographer & lover of all things vintage & nostalgic.

About Me

Hey ya’ll!

 I’m Shayna. 

Throughout my life experiences, and living in multiple states, I developed a huge passion for not letting a moment go by undocumented. I wanted to be able to revisit moments and memories that I would not otherwise go back to or recreate. Cue my first camera and being able to press play on my mind's eye.

I became extremely long winded in my writing and found myself trying to cram in all of the details that were so important to me. I learned how to capture this without all of the words using music and photographs. Every song and photo holds so much emotion and feeling frozen in time.

A photo album to me, is like a soundtrack or mixtape to a chapter in life. A series of stills from a movie to play back. After serving as a middle school teacher for seven years and having my two children, my perspective of time shifted and my desire to pause moments, maintain relationships, and hold people close grew far more important. I continue to grow relationships with students and play into my passion for education by offering photography mentorships and growing my senior spokesmodel program here in Southwest Virginia. Your one life is beautiful. It deserves to be relived and documented in a way that you can forever feel what it felt like to be in that chapter. I’m so glad our paths have crossed. Let's go make some magic!

- Andy Grammer

"I want chills, I want the static, I want the rush, I want the magic. Super soul, you know I’m an addict, wanna feel the miracles happen, made a life of abracadabbing, I want the magic.”

I hope to be your photographer...

I don’t take my job as your life’s illustrator lightly. My goal is to make the booking process seamless, the planning process exciting, the session fun, and the gallery full of all of the feels and nostalgia to last a lifetime.

I'm here to cheer you on as you power through to graduation, propose to the love of your life, or move into your new house. I'm here to help style, prompt, and let the kids be kids at every session, Virginia and beyond.
If you're looking for someone to deliver your galleries to you filled with all of the atmospheric feels, sentimental details, and a mixture of color and vintage, I'm your gal. So, kick off your shoes, make yourself at home, and let's make some memories while we document the days worth replaying.

My Personality

You can find me listening to music of all genres while fueling up with the necessities - caffeine and Jesus
If I'm not hanging out with our bulldog puppy Tater Tot, or with my husband tripping over dinosaur toys, I'm probably out storytelling with my camera.
Might even mess around and book a last minute trip to my bffs and family all across the country.

Weddings

The tapes we create

lifestyle

Seniors

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"Shayna made me feel absolutely amazing on my wedding day. "

-  THE SISK’S

"She was amazing at answering any questions and staying in touch with me. She helped us between taking things from one suite to the next + keeping me out of sight. My husband is not a huge picture guy but he was comfortable in front of her. Our wedding day was a dark + rainy day but she helped me feel comfortable with it. With that, we have absolutely stunning pictures from our wedding day. We will absolutely use Shayna again for any future photos."

"Our experience with Shayna could not have been any better!"

- THE KIRBY’S

"She made my daughter feel so special and really talked her through the whole senior session experience. She was a bit nervous at the outset because she had no idea what to expect. Within a couple of minutes into the session, she was completely at ease and grinning from ear to ear. The photographs were absolutely gorgeous! I highly recommend her to anyone for any experience."

"Shayna is absolutely amazing to work with"

- JENNA L.

"I am obsessed with every session we have done with her! She has done our maternity, newborn and now 1st birthday photos. I’m in love with her editing style and she has incredible styling ideas for outfits. She is easy to communicate with and always makes each session an enjoyable experience."

"I am so grateful for Shayna!"

- AUDREY Y.

She has done an amazing job capturing one of the most memorable years of my life. She does an amazing job and I have so much fun with her!"

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© shayna foley photography 2024

senior, lifestyle, family, & wedding photographer

Based in VA & beyond