About Shelley

One of my favorite quotes I read said, “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” That quote stuck with me for some time when I quit my job as a recruiter and was on a search for another back in 2007. After coming back home from our glorious honeymoon for 2 weeks in Costa Rica, the thought of going back to work as a recruiter was, painful and daunting. After careful consideration, I told my husband one day that I could no longer look at another resume, that I needed to find myself doing something else to feel “whole” again. With his love and support, I decided to go back to school and took some classes in photography, but mostly, I am self-taught. My true desire in life was to do something “creative” with my career and I felt this was the perfect outlet for me to express myself with the world. Since then, I haven’t looked back. Life truly is about creating yourself and that is exactly what I get to do every day through photography. I feel very lucky doing what I love to do and life has never been better.

Here are few facts about me that you should know:

I was brought up in Southern California most of my life, but my heart belongs to San Francisco. City by the Bay is definitely my favorite place in the world.

The smartest thing I have done is marry my husband, Jason who I love deeply and unconditionally.

Since I became a mother of 2 beautiful children, they are teaching me life lessons that is shaping me in ways I never thought possible.

I played classical piano for 15+ years.

I love to play indoor volleyball competitively.

My favorite place to go camping is in Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, CA.

I’m addicted to Costa Rican coffee, Pinterest and Real Simple Magazines.

I am a sucker for animals and elderly folks. They make me smile when I don’t want to.

During my travels, I like to collect turtle souvenirs for my husband.

I’d like to retire in Costa Rica someday.