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Truckee - Lake Tahoe - Reno - Photographer

Wildly honest photography for weddings, elopements, couples, families & badass humans ready to celebrate exactly who they are.

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I love capturing the rebel within and how that looks for - YOU.

I’m Steph, the photographer behind Shines Photography, serving Truckee, Lake Tahoe, Reno and Northern California. Whether it’s a wildly-in-love wedding day, an adventurous elopement, playful chaos with your family crew, or a fiery Fempower session, I’m here to capture the raw, unfiltered, beautifully imperfect moments that actually feel like you.


Wedding couple at Glacier Point overlooking Half Dome and Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park
Wedding party celebrates outside San Francisco City Hall, popping champagne in sunny plaza with bride and groom centered.
Artistic black and white nude study showing abstract forms and shadows. FEMPOWER
Two women in white dresses embrace and smile on a balcony inside San Francisco City Hall.
Panoramic mountain landscape with pine trees and dramatic clouds at sunset. Lake Tahoe
Happy couple embracing outdoors on Donner Summit landscape at sunset, woman in white dress, man in tan shirt. Engagement Photos.
Artistic black and white portrait series showing emotional expressions in darkness. Fempower
Black and white photo of a stylish couple leaning against a wall, woman in heels and blazer, woman in jeans with tattoos.
Scenic coastal sunset with rocky shoreline and ocean waves. Carmel by the Sea
Two women in white dresses embrace and smile in an elegant marble building interior. San Francisco
Artistic black and white nude figure study with dramatic lighting. Fempower
Rocky mountain landscape with weathered trees against cloudy sky elopement in Lake Tahoe.

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line.”

— Lucille Ball

hi!! i'm steph

I am so glad you're here!

I’m madly in love with what I get to do for a living...photographing love in all its weird, wild, beautiful forms.

Weddings. Elopements. Couples wildly in love. Families embracing the chaos. And FEMPOWER sessions for badass humans ready to turn some of that love inward.

I’m based in Truckee and spend a whole lot of time adventuring around Lake Tahoe, Reno, Northern California & wherever your story takes us.

Wanna know the slightly weird human behind the camera? Come meet me.

MEET SHINES