Susan Shek Photography

Susan is a joy to work with and has a great eye! She captured all the special moments of our big day. We will treasure our photos forever. I highly recommend her.

I (or should I say "WE" , including my kids) love Susan! My Fiancé & I booked with her about year in advance because of the work we saw in our best friends' wedding. She did our engagement shoot, our kids shoot & our wedding which was an ALL day event. She is fantastic at what she does ( and that also goes for the Mike, the 2nd photographer we booked with/through her). I love that her photography tells a story, She is a such a nice person & is a pleasure to work with. We will definitely be using her services whenever we need any special photography. I recommend her to everyone!

Susan is an amazing wedding photographer! She has a very unique style that’s very fresh amongst many photographers. Very professional, efficient and super easy to work with! We had Susan to shoot both our pre-wedding and wedding day photos that took place in London and Hong Kong. She has travelled around the world and have many great ideas for locations. It was important for us to find a photographer who not only understands what we are looking for but someone who took the time to get to know us. Thank you Susan for capturing the best moments of our lives!

If you are looking for a truly intimate experience we would highly recommend Susan!

Susan was a WONDERFUL photographer. She photographed a friend's wedding as well so I already knew that the pictures would come out amazing but I was incredibly impressed with her professionalism as well as the photos. One thing that was really important to me was that the photographer didn't disrupt the celebration and given that we had a small intimate ceremony, that was an incredible feat! Susan really is the BEST.

Susan was a consummate professional. The photos were AMAZING and she somehow found a way to get great photos without disturbing the guests. I am not easy to please and Susan went above and beyond to make sure the pictures were what we wanted. I was very happy and would highly recommend her! https://plus.google.com/108865604847744536196/about?gl=us&hl=en

Wonderful photographer and very professional. My photographs were amazing and Susan really listened to what my husband and I wanted.

Susan was AMAZING from the day we met her. She was accommodating and made sure we got just what we wanted. She was flexible and super helpful. She captured our day perfectly!
Her calm demeanor and easy going personality was also great the day of, she made me, as the bride, feel calmer and relaxed while getting ready. I have recommended Susan to friends and would do so over and over. Can't wait to use her again for any future photo-shoots.

Susan Shek was a wonderful, professional and truly great wedding photographer, whom I can recommend without reservation.
We organized our wedding from overseas, and Susan was very quick, efficient and wholly transparent in her communications with us.
We are difficult people, but Susan took the time to meet with us, understood instinctively what we were after - and provided valuable input that made the end result superlative.
Susan went out of her way to ensure that the processing was done quickly and efficiently, and we thank her profusely for her patience, good humour - and excellent eye through the lens!
I have no hesitation in recommending Susan, and would encourage any prospective couples to avail of her services.

Susan Shek is such a creative and talented photographer. She captured the emotion and love of our wedding day so beautifully that even when we saw the pictures ourselves we couldn't believe how purely romantic they were. I also recommend taking advantage of the engagement shoot- this gave us the opportunity to really get to know Susan (and vice versa). We wound up with a whole group of fun, happy, lovely pictures that captured us more in our day to day lives- some of these the best pictures we have together- thank you Susan!

One of the best decisions my fiance and I made when planning our wedding was booking Susan Shek to be our wedding photographer. Her photojournalistic style aligned perfectly with the aesthetic we were hoping to achieve in our photos: modern, candid, and spontaneous. Prior to our wedding, we had Susan take our engagement photos, which was a wonderful opportunity to get to know her. We are not the kind of people who are very comfortable in front of the camera, but Susan put us at ease. She is so kind and easy to work with. Our engagement photos came out beautifully and made us excited for our wedding photos.

While we love our engagement photos, we absolutely ADORE our wedding photos! We cannot stop looking at them! Since posting many of our wedding photos for our friends and families to see, the compliments have been pouring in. They are better than we ever could have imagined! Susan captured all of the most important moments and details of our wedding day, as well as others we had not even thought of! She provided direction and suggestions when it was needed, and was unobtrusive during the ceremony while still taking stunning photos. We cannot thank Susan enough for taking photos that we will treasure for the rest of our...

Susan is just PERFECT! She is very sweet and professional. She do an AMAZING work on our wedding. You need photographer? take Susan, she has the best price, communication is exceptional, you will not regret your choice. Totally AWESOME! The Best of the Best. Highly Recommended!

Thank you Susan!

Susan did an amazing job shooting our wedding day from beginning to end. In looking for a photographer we wanted someone with not only talent at taking great shots but that is personable and is in tune with what we want as a client. She far exceeded our expectations, not only did she and Mike take amazing photos (both formal and candid) but they were also very friendly and down to earth, we felt so comfortable around them. The entire wedding party commented how comfortable they felt around them. I would highly recommend hiring Susan for your special day, she is an amazing photographer and a wonderful person to work with.

Susan did the photography for our home wedding in Brooklyn. She was wonderful to work with, flexible and low key and during the ceremony she was unobtrusive and never made herself the focus of the ceremony.

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Susan was an absolute pleasure to work with! We knew we made the right decision once we fell in love with our engagement photos and she continued to complete an amazing job on our wedding. Her professionalism was on point but she also made it a very personable relationship that put us at ease. Her flexibility came in very handy when choosing a package and working on the finer details. We couldn't have been happier with our choice!

Susan Shek is a photography Genius: an obvious statement for a woman who introduced me to my fiancé and took AMAZING engagement photos of us. When choosing a photographer for my engagement shoot, I didn't think twice about choosing her. She recommended a gorgeous place overlooking the manhattan skyline. The pictures were exactly what we needed and wanted. She was fun to work with and had so many great ideas for our shots. There was a fast turn around time on delivery of the photos and they were very inexpensive to purchase. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for engagement and wedding photos.

I can't thank Susan enough for the wonderful job she did at our wedding! She was extremely flexible, as we had to move up our ceremony time by 2 hours at the last minute and was willing to come to my apartment that morning and walk with us (taking pics the whole time!) to the nearby park for the ceremony. She arrived promptly that morning and worked quietly amongst the chaos of family & friends helping me get ready, warming up food for the reception, all in my tiny apartment. She had a good sense of when to step in for photos and when to stay in the background taking picks of my bouquet, rings, etc. She even surprised me by with her hidden talent as a makeup artist- helping me to apply the last bits of my makeup in a way that would show up nicely in photos!

Throughout the ceremony and reception she maintained a perfect balance of professionalism and friendliness. I never once had to worry about anything as she knew when and how to corral family for pics and then mixed amongst the crowd snapping photos at key moments.

I was excited to see a few pics posted on Facebook almost immediately, then got my DVD of the rest of the pictures within a week from my ceremony.

A very nice person and a great photographer- I'd recommend her to anyone!

Susan is truly an artist! She gave us the most beautiful memories of one of the best days of our lives. If you know what's good for you , have her photograph your wedding! She is the best! Kara Ornato-Quvus

If she can handle a Nigerian wedding.... posted 7/18/2011
she can do anything! My name is Ndidi and I am a current and future user of Susan Shek photography. I found Susan through a recommendation by a friend of a friend and using her is one of the easiest and best decisions I made for my ceremonies. Yes, I said ceremonIES, because I am Nigerian (Igbo) and my fiance is African-American so we are having not one but 2 weddings. We hired Susan for our American wedding in September and after taking our engagement pictures with her and seeing how great they looked, how easy she is to work with and how game she is for trying out all sorts of new ideas, I decided I had to have her at our Nigerian ceremony in California in July. Even though my mother already hired two other photographers to take pictures, my fiance and I agreed that having her unique perspective and fabulous pictures would be a wonderful addition. Susan was fantastic at our Nigerian ceremony! She was like water - she just went with the flow. She was open, and flexible and extremely patient, and if you know anything about my people these are all great qualities to have when interacting with us:) Susan, got so many wonderful candid shots of us and stolen moments that a less attentive photographer would have missed. She also satisfied our need as Nigerians to take lots of "personals" which is when we want the photographer to take a picture of us alone whether or not we have anything to do with the wedding ha! Susan also managed to make it through the gauntlet of group shots that one must travel through in every Nigerian wedding. Now with the women! Now with the men! Now with the chiefs! Now with the dancers! Now with the in-laws! Now with the friends! On and on it went into the night. She came early and stayed late. She worked tirelessly even through what can only be described as a raucous, fun, night of pandemonium! In the end, all of the personal virtues in the world will only get you so far - the proof is really in the pudding. The pictures we ended up with were just gorgeous. She got them to us quickly and we were able to share with our family and friends. EVERYONE absolutely loved them and several friends and family remarked on Susan's work and called her out specifically. In case you can't tell from this long review, I am a huge fan of Susan's and can't wait for her to photograph our American ceremony in Brooklyn in September.

Susan Shek is a superb photographer who can work under different kinds of conditions and requirements. Quick to adapt to circumstance, Susan captures special moments and poignant images spontaneously, and allows for a variety of shots (different exposures, speeds and angles) so that they are succesfully executed. She is also methodical and tactful in her approach, so that all pre-programmed shots are comprehensively completed without causing discomfort or disorientation on the part of the subjects. I have witnessed her work on several occasions and retained her once, and I would recommend her to anyone.

We couldn't have asked for a better experience! Communication was great so we knew exactly what we were getting and what to expect. Photos turned out great and she was really great with bearing with us while we took our time trying to chose which photos to take to print. Friendly and professional and highly recommended.

Susan was amazing! Have already recomended her to friends! Very professional and the photos turned out beautiful. She did beyond our expectations.

Susan Shek was absolutely amazing. We first got in touch with her for engagement photos. They were so stunning we had only one obvious choice for our wedding (we reviewed and contacted many). She was extremely professional, accommodating and patient with all of our requests.
Our photos were available for viewing within days and our editing requests were met in a timely manner. We were blown away at the moments she captured!
We were so lucky our special day was captured by Susan and she was really a delight to work with.

Susan did an amazing job of covering our wedding day. I wanted lots of photos to remind us of the day, but also wanted all the guests and Mark and I to be able to enjoy ourselves too, and Susan was very good at organising people for specific shots (especially family, bridesmaid/best man, newly weds together) without feeling like you were missing the actual party! The end result was fantastic, with many beautiful pictures to remember our perfect day! Thanks Susan!

Fabulous experience! Susan is a pro even when her subjects are not. Amazing photos!

Susan is an amazing photographer!n She really knows how to capture the moment and the feeling, as well as make you look gorgeous doing it! I would recommend her to anyone who is looking for engagement, wedding, pregnancy or newborn photos!!! Jessica Murdock

We have worked with Susan many times and she is a true wedding pro! Her images are amazing and she has a great work ethic about her. Love working with her, highly recommend her.

There are a few wedding and event photographers in the City that I regard as very close friends and true artists in their realm; but none has the remarkable eye and raw talent of Susan Shek. She is a quiet and self-effacing individual; but her easy and unassuming manner masks a gigantic force in her field. Susan is in great demand for both high-end NYC weddings and destination wedding work and I am always thrilled when I find her moving around weddings I'm officiating, performing her magic for the couples we jointly serve. She brings the best out in them and, frankly, the best out in me, too (which --trust me-- takes some work)! Photographic wedding memories created by Susan Shek are absolutely wonderful.
Warm and Sincere Regards, Rev. Will (www.RevWill.com)

I've had the pleasure of working with Susan Shek for several NYC weddings for couples from abroad, Brooklyn, and the NY area. Susan is talented, timely, professional, and unobtrusive. Her photos are wonderful, and I am very happy to work with her & refer couples to her!