Hey, we’re Matt and Shelby Heisler.

We’re a married couple currently living in sunny Southern California and trying to capture its beauty every chance we get. Photography and videography have played a major role in our relationship the past seven and a half years and in Matt’s life long before that. He grew up with a fascination for cameras and taught himself how to use one by creating homemade movies and taking photos of his friends and family. Now over a decade later, we’ve taken that same fascination for capturing the beauty we see in life, combined with our love for storytelling and making new friends, and channeled it toward new creative projects with our clients.

After meeting in college and dating for four years, Matt proposed on the beach at Three Arch Bay. Six months later was the wedding date, but only four months later was the emergence of the Coronavirus Pandemic. With all the uncertainties and regulations, we made the decision to cancel the plans for our big wedding extravaganza and, instead, tie the knot in an intimate, family-only ceremony in the backyard of Matt’s childhood home. Although it was never what we had planned, in hindsight, we wouldn’t have had it any other way. Well, maybe some more dancing…

Another one of our passions is traveling! In 2022, we embarked on a seven-month journey that took us through twenty different countries all over Europe. With each new culture, perspective, and piece of history that we experienced, we made it our goal to capture the beauty we saw and bottle it to share with our friends and family for generations to come. All of our Europe travel content can be viewed on our Youtube channel, HSLR. With all that being said, we are certainly not done traveling. In fact, we undoubtedly still have the travel bug, and we're itching at the opportunity to plan our next adventure!

When we aren't traveling or on a photo or video shoot, you may find us walking the San Clemente beach trail, testing out a new recipe, laughing with our friends and family, 'awe'ing at a cute dog, cheering on the Anaheim Ducks, playing around with our film camera, singing in the car, or watching the sunset from wherever our feet have taken us that day.

As we said before, we love making new friends and finding ways to capture beauty in the love and light of those around us. We can't wait to hear from you and start building this new friendship!