About Shway

Hi, I'm Michael — the person behind Shway Life Studios.

Founder & Creative Director, Shway Life Studios

I'm a brand strategist, designer, photographer, and licensed drone pilot who's spent the last several years helping businesses look as good as they actually are. Shway Life Studios is a full-service creative studio, but at the core, it's still me — doing the work myself, project by project.

No account managers, no outsourced work, no runaround. You tell me what you're building, and I build it.

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5.0★Google rating

50+Projects delivered

6Service disciplines

FAAPart 107 licensed

How Shway got started

Shway Life Studios started with a simple idea — that small and growing businesses deserve the same level of branding, design, and marketing usually reserved for companies with much bigger budgets. What began as freelance design work turned into a full creative practice covering branding, websites, marketing, photography, video, and aerial production — all under one roof, all handled personally.

The name comes from "shway" — smooth, effortless, done right. That's the standard I hold every project to, whether it's a logo, a full website build, or a day of aerial photography over the lake.

I'm based in Montana and work with businesses who want a creative partner they can actually talk to — not a ticket number in a project management tool.

What I bring

One person, six disciplines

I handle every part of the process myself — from the first brand sketch to the final aerial shot.

Branding & design

I design logos, identity systems, and brand guidelines built to hold up everywhere your business shows up.

Digital marketing

I build SEO, ad, and email strategies that connect your brand with the right audience.

Social & content

I plan, shoot, and edit content built to grow your following and keep your brand top of mind.

Website design

I design and build fast, custom websites engineered for clarity and conversion.

Photo & video

I shoot and edit product, brand, and lifestyle content that makes people stop scrolling.

Drone aerial

I'm an FAA Part 107-licensed pilot, capturing your brand from angles no one else can.

How I work

What working with me actually looks like

Strategy before style

Every design decision starts with a reason, not just a trend.

Direct, no middlemen

You work with me from kickoff to launch — not a rotating account team.

Built to perform

Brand and web work gets judged on results, not just looks.

Deadlines are promises

If I say six weeks, it's six weeks.

Credentials

Licensed, trusted, and tool-ready

FAA Part 107 certified pilot

5.0★ Google rated

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma & Webflow

Based in Montana

The journey

How Shway grew

The start

Began doing freelance branding and design work for local Montana businesses.

Going full-service

Added website design and development to the lineup as client needs grew.

Building production capability

Brought photo, video, and FAA-licensed drone production in-house.

Today

A full-service creative studio serving brands across Montana and beyond — still built around one-on-one work with every client.