SHAver
San Francisco-Based Polaroid Elopement & Wedding PHOTOGRAPHy
BY Ryan shaver
Shaver is a San Francisco based Polaroid photographer. His photography is informed by his 15+ years as a film creator, editor, and producer, along with his experience as an improv actor. His style can be described as documentary, fly-on-the-wall & in-the-moment.
Perfectly Imperfect
Tangible Memories
“While we may not shape the waves, we can all find our own style of surfing.
My style of photography, as in life, is go-with-the-flow. This is why I dedicate my art/craft to Polaroid photography.
Polaroid allows me to capture those unstaged, unplanned, perfectly imperfect moments.
I trust my intuition, built from decades of experience behind the camera. This trust allows me to be present with you in-the-moment.
My process places the many imperfect instant-photos into a mosaic which captures the essence-spirit-story-vibe of the day.
As artificial mediums capture more of our attention, I find the tangible nature of Polaroid helps ground me and my subjects in the present. Polaroids are a microcosm of moments; truly one of a kind.
If these ideas are in alignment with your wedding day vision, I’d love to help capture it, as imperfectly as possible.”
- Shaver
