ETA: 4 years later, Stephanie is still the best family/portrait photographer I've ever found. Her…read morepictures speak for themselves. We have a 6 year old and a 16 month old, so we've been to plenty of professional photographers, and take a lot of photographs of the kids ourselves on our digital SLR. I have to say that for us, Stephanie absolutely reinvented the wheel in terms of the way she approached our holiday photo session and the results. I've never been happier with photographs taken of my kids, and I can say that hand on heart. When I took our holiday card photos in past years, they never turned out quite right. Other photographers would take pictures of my daughter on similar backgrounds, in similar poses.. But nice pictures, no flubs or weird expressions - which is what I was hoping for for our 2009 holiday card. Stephanie Howard offers clients the opportunity to buy digital files of their favorite images to use for prints or cards, which was a big draw for us but I mostly just wanted someone *else* to have to worry about posing them just right. After all, we needed a great shot of a kindergartener with a then 6 month old who couldn't do much of anything. In every shot I tried to take, the baby looked like he was desperately trying to stage an escape from his sister's arms! When we met Stephanie at a local park for the session, she was very friendly, but also pretty quiet and unassuming. We expected her to give out instructions on how she wanted to do things, where we should have the children sit, etc. She did none of this, which threw us a little. She asked us to hang out but not interact too much with the kids, so she watched them do their thing and followed with a camera. This made us nervous, because we didn't notice her deliberately posing anything at all. In retrospect, she let the children be themselves and removed them from our expectation of what the pictures would be. She stopped us from trying to stage the pictures, and just photographed what she saw. I guess as parents, and every day photographers of our families, we try to create great pictures, instead of just focusing on the people and letting go of control. When we got in our car after that session, my husband was convinced that we hadn't gotten the shots we wanted or needed. He'd been trying to tell our daughter how to pose for the pictures, but instead, she was off climbing on tree branches, and rolling on the grass with the baby. I don't think either of us realized the moments that we were missing, but Stephanie and her camera caught it all. Waiting for the online proofs was hard, but once we saw them, we were amazed. Instead of the deliberately posed shots we were used to, usually with my daughter smiling and looking at the camera, we got to see beautiful photographs of genuine moments between the two children. Nothing forced, nothing formulaic or contrived. The colors, framing and focus of each shot were all perfect, but what was most striking to us was that Stephanie had managed to capture the unique qualities and energy of each of the kids, separate and together without making a big deal of it. Every picture had a mood or feeling that came through loud and clear and seemed absolutely natural in every way. Shouldn't something so amazing look like it takes a lot of hard work? To me, it was as if she'd worked magic but what Stephanie did was the opposite of what most of us do when we're trying to take a picture. She simply let them be themselves, behaving naturally and instead of trying to direct them to do something, she just waited for it to happen. And took the picture. I wish I could show you my favorite photograph from that session, because I have it hanging in my hallway now. It's of my daughter, hair all over the place, laying in the grass and laughing at the chubby baby facing her and grinning back. It's a lot of joy for one little photograph, and it's unbelievably perfect to me. I'm so glad we took those pictures and look forward to taking more with this photographer as the kids get older.

I met Stephanie about 5 years ago and she's been my go-to photographer ever since. She's done my…read moreheadshots and recently did a fashion shoot for my company. I've never looked elsewhere for a photographer, and here's why: TALENT She's an immensely gifted photographer who breathes life and meaning into her subjects. Her images are always rich and authentic. It's like she recognizes your true self, lures it out and captures those moments when you are most beautiful. More often than not, these are moments you didn't know existed! That ability to recognize the person is so important. If you've ever seen photos where something feels off, disconnected, you'd get what I mean. Some photographers impose an aesthetic that's incompatible with their subjects. The result is a dissonance that's hard to put your finger on but you know it's there and it makes the image not very pleasant to look at. Stephanie relates to the person and makes the camera work for you. The result is meaningful, harmonious images. Additionally, Stephanie's photos carry a depth of visual narrative. She's your person if you want photos that ooze with authentic character and, in my opinion, this is the kind of photography that can genuinely record memories as they really were but in the most flattering light. Which brings me to her next quality- ABILITY TO REALLY LISTEN Nothing is more frustrating than hiring someone to help you do something you don't have the skills to do and they end up ignoring your every request. Stephanie really listens because she actually cares. Now, I'm not talking about issuing micromanaging directives (never micromanage a creative person and expect the results to be decent!). I'm talking about Stephanie's willingness to understand my vision, ask questions and push back when I start screwing up my original plan. It's so rare to find a talented creative who's this capable of collaboration. Stephanie's respect for my vision doesn't mean she withholds her own. On the contrary, she finds a way to complement my vision with hers. The result is a healthy and constructive give-and-take that produces some very fine photography. CUSTOMER SERVICE She guides you from the moment you bounce an idea off her all the way through to the end when the photos are touched up. You're never left in the dark. She's so friendly, communicative and just so easy to work with. Trust me, I've compared Stephanie's work to other photographers' work on the same person and the difference was dramatic. Stephanie's images are always superior. Through Stephanie's lens, you will discover a side of you that's authentically beautiful and worthy of being captured on film over and over again.

Thu Did a photo shoot from my college daughter to get a headshot for scholarships. She did the most…read moreamazing job with the photos, made my daughter feel like 1 million bucks, and let my daughter be part of the whole process and picking the photos. She was professional she wore her mask the whole time and kept us all safe and I would absolutely recommend her and use her again.

Thu was our wedding photographer and did an outstanding job! We only had 7 months to plan our…read morewedding and from the beginning we were drawn to her enthusiasm and organization. She has a down to earth personality and we felt that our cultural traditions (Persian/American/Turkish) were celebrated by her and she wanted to make sure she captured our unique events wonderfully! She drafted a timeline for photos which was a game changer! While taking photos she hypes you up so it is less awkward lol. We loved her energy all day long!! We loved how she captured our wedding so perfectly and will cherish these photos forever. Thanks Thu!!

Robin has become family to us! She has been with us the entire journey of our family- from our…read moreengagement and wedding to our twins' first birthday and everything in between. She is a beautiful photographer who is extremely easy to work with. I've received countless numbers of complements on our pictures and have had her create several books for us to archive all of these special occasions for us. They are memories and pictures I will treasure forever. Robin's laid back attitude and artistic eye are the prefect combo. I have never felt rushed or uncomfortable with her. She truly is an Atlanta gem.

It has taken me awhile to write this review because I was so very disappointed by Robin's…read morephotography services that I wanted to allow myself to calm down before writing a review as to not be hasty or let my anger get the best of me. It has been 2+yrs. since we used Robin as our wedding photographer and I am still devastated. Our search for a wedding photographer led us to Robin due to her very low and reasonable prices. We had a tight budget for the photographer and she fit it perfectly. When we went to meet her, she was friendly and professional and her photos looked pretty good! The price is what really sold us but meeting her sealed the deal. We had her do our engagement photos and we LOVED THEM. They came out great, she captured us perfectly! She was a bit quiet, not offering too much guidance which we didn't like but the final product was great so we decided to go with her. When our wedding day arrived, I must preface with saying we had A LOT of family drama, things had not been going well and I was STRESSED. I let Robin know this when she arrived and explained to please make sure during photos to keep my family and the grooms separate....she did manage to do this, which is about he only positive thing I can say. . The rest of the day however was a nightmare. When she arrived at the bridal cottage she took very few pictures of us getting ready, of me and the bridesmaids, of my dress-really, none of the 'typical' pre-wedding shots. No shots of the rings or the shoes or the bridesmaids in their cute personalized tank tops that I made-NOTHING. I honestly don't know what she was doing---but the point is, I shouldn't need to know, I shouldn't have had to keep tabs on her and make sure that she was doing what I hired her to do. I was stressed and busy and it wasn't my job to make sure that she was capturing all of the little moments that I couldn't focus on.....but i guess I needed to be doing just that, because she captured none of it. Next issue was her assistant-she brought her teenage neighbor/babysitter who was NOT a professional and had NO IDEA what she was doing. Robin spent more time trying to direct this kid as to how to hold the equipment than she did focusing on the bridal party. The ceremony pictures were okay I suppose but nothing amazing. Honestly, the amateur photos that friends took were far superior. I have not one picture from the ceremony that I have printed or have on display in my home. Onto the post-ceremony shoot-AWFUL. Again, she spent so much time trying to guide her assistant & gave NO DIRECTION as to where people should stand or what pictures to take. One of my bridesmaids made a quick list last minute of family combinations & she directed the ENTIRE thing. I have no pictures with my sister who was the MOH, but I have a thousand pictures with the flower girls who I barely knew. My husband has a picture with each of his groomsmen, yet I have NONE, I repeat, NONE with my bridesmaids. The pictures that she did take were so-so at BEST. Pictures of my husband and I...there are TWO good ones, that's it, TWO. Now for the kicker.. We move inside to the reception & I guess she was upstairs taking scenery photos or something when her teenage assistant had a minor seizure. As we were sitting down to dinner, Robin comes up to me hysterical that she MUST go to the hospital with her but if I insist, she will stay. I was a bit overwhelmed having this hysterical women begging me to go to the hospital, so I said, go, go, go, please go ahead, it's fine. Perhaps it is my own fault for saying that, but I believe professionally, she should have never put me in the position to make that decision. If she HAD to go, she should have had a back-up photographer come. But she left & we have no professional photos of the reception. Thank god for our friends who managed to get some great pictures, still nothing compared to what it would have been like to have an ACTUAL photographer there. Post-wedding, my Mom was rightfully angry, as was I, & requested half the money back since Robin was only there HALF the time. Robin refused. She argued with us and insisted that I TOLD her to go so she was not required to give the money back. She did not edit our photos or give us a book or prints. SHE DID NOTHING. I have basically no pictures from my wedding day & horrible memories from her. It is a photographers job to capture beautiful moments so that we remember our special day forever & Robin truly stole that from us. I cry as I write this because it still hurts to think about-however I have moved on & try to focus on appreciating & being grateful for the photos that friends took BUT I DO NOT recommend hiring her-it was a terrible experience. She is unprofessional, rude, & left us with horrible wedding day pictures. I would hate for another bride to go through this. My advice, spend the extra money and hire someone else. Email me for examples of her lacking skills.

It was a pleasure visiting Eric I really loved his portraits…read more:) Appreciate the amazing work and his super keen eye

The team at Atlanta Headshots was fantastic. I needed photos on short notice and they were able to…read morework with me. Very professional. The photos were well done. I recommend and would use them again.