M Davidson-Schapiro Photography

My wife and I feel really thankful that we found Michelle online and decided to go for her as our wedding and engagement photographer. We found her more than a year before our wedding date. She was very accommodating, even though we were planning our event from overseas, and we wouldn’t even be in Boston until the week before. She stayed in touch, and always had time to answer our emails.
We ended up having to reschedule our engagement shoot due to some travel-​related health issues, but Michelle was always responsive, flexible, and willing to meet our needs. Michelle is nice, and never once did we feel intimidated. We had a great engagement and wedding shoot, Michelle is friendly and unobtrusive, we didn’t even notice her presence during the wedding.
The day after, she sent us some of her preliminary wedding pictures, and we love how they’ve turned out. Michelle’s photos are always light, airy, and colorful. We’re so happy that we found her. She has all the right equipment that a photographer should to take great pictures, and we’re so thrilled to have had her at our wedding.

My husband and I looked at tons of photographers when we were booking venders for our wedding at the Lyman. I sent him the link to Michelle’s site because I knew he’d love that she offers photographs in on film as well as digital. We both loved the artistic choices she made in some of the wedding pictures in her galleries. Her prices are incredibly reasonable, and the finished products that I’ve seen are just beautiful.
She responded to us quickly after I filled out the inquiry form, and we had a great meeting. She always responded quickly and was so organized. Then on the day of, she was AMAZING! I don’t know how we could have done this without her. I get really nervous in front of the camera, and Michelle made me forget about that really quickly. She managed all of the people wrangling incredibly well, and everyone just loved her and her assistant, Irina.
Today she sent a few previews of our pictures, and I am so thrilled. I can’t wait to see the finished product (and will update when I do). And I’m already planning on family portraits sometime in the future!

I would definitely recommend Michelle if you’re looking for a photographer who is easy-​going and who takes lovely photos with an artistic flair. She was so fun to work with, easy to talk to, and was very respectful in following our vision. Michelle was flexible in her timing as we didn’t want a photographer for our entire wedding, and she followed our instructions to take lots of candid photos of guests. She had our beautiful photos back to us in only a few weeks, and was not forceful in getting us to order prints or a photo book. She really was such a pleasure to work with — so responsive to emails, willing to meet up before to discuss our wishes and present her services.

Okay so I definitely needed to write a review on Michelle because she is soo awesome and as thorough as it gets! My fiancé and I just got our high resolution photos from Michelle in the mail yesterday and I was BLOWN AWAY and not just by the photos. You can tell Michelle is a thoughtful person and cares about her clients. She sent us the USB of our session in the lovely gift box with the hand written card about how much she enjoyed working with us, and the feeling was soo mutual!
Okay so to give you an idea of how awesome of our photo session was, here’s the scoop. Michelle and I corresponded over email for about a week brainstorming different shots we would go for. My fiancé and I wanted to really capture our boston life together, since we love this city, and Michelle was totally down for all our ideas. She was punctual and took no time to set up her camera to get to shooting. We chatted and laughed about the Redskins, Beyonce, this and that, all the while she was capturing our laughs and those moments when we really look in love lol.
We went to a couple different locations and even had a wardrobe change, which really made our session worthwhile. The total engagement session was about 2.5 hours and it only took her a week and a half to get us the edited pictures back (RECORD TIME!)
We are definitely booking her for our wedding and can’t wait to see the photos from then. Her prices are super fair and her work is worth it! If you want quality photos taken by a pleasant funny person, definitely book Michelle!

Michelle of M. Davidson-​Schapiro Photography was the photographer for our non-​profit event, Strides Against Stigma.
Michelle is an outstanding photographer, and an absolute pleasure to work with. She is extremely reliable, easy to reach by email and phone, professional and friendly. We contacted her about being our event photographer several months prior to the event, and she was extremely accommodating and willing to help. She asked us thoughtful and relevant questions, which demonstrated her understanding of our needs.
Prior to the event, we were also presented with a unique opportunity to interview a professional athlete. Michelle jumped at the chance to photograph our interview, and the pictures she took were incredible. We were extremely grateful for her flexibility.
On the day of the event, Michelle took over 1000 pictures. She captured everything we could possibly want, and has left us with an incredible selection of images to use in upcoming marketing campaigns. We are thrilled to have found such a phenomenal photographer, and we will definitely use M. Davidson-​Schapiro Photography for all of our future needs.
I would recommend Michelle to anyone and everyone who is looking for a professional, easy to work with, and extremely talented photographer. She is the best!

You know you’re an adult when you’re having professional photos taken and you’re not wearing matching holiday sweaters with your family members. If you haven’t noticed having really beautiful photos taken of yourself, significant other, pets, family, etc. is really «in» right now and not the ones you have taken at a mall. Show off by having a portrait taken in your favorite places not in front of a marbled backdrop in the mall.
Before having the photos taken, the photographer, my boyfriend and I sent a series of emails back and forth trying to hammer out the exact details. I love that Michelle took the time to talk to us about clothing and how clothing can read in a photograph. For example, she suggested wearing ¾ or long sleeves as they can be more forgiving.
The photographer (Michelle) wasn’t pushy and didn’t force us to pose in ways we weren’t comfortable. My boyfriend and I don’t hold the title for most PDA of year so Michelle had us pose in ways that conveyed our connection without forcing us to smooch in every shot. There was a balance between direction and allowing us simply to be ourselves. Equally important to us, there were some goofy photos that show off our carefree sides. And yes, there were plenty of portraits that Mom would like too!
Purchasing photos was made very easy (and affordable), which is always important. You will not be stuck with a series of proofs or feel like you are being charged an arm and a leg for the photos.