When I was married, many years ago, I agreed to let my then brother in law take the photos…read more Seventeen years later I'm still waiting for those photos. Don't do that, people. Hire a pro. So the problem is how to find the right photographer. When I was asked to recommend one for a wedding, I suggested a photographer who I knew who did great work. that was Barbara, the owner and operator of Basia Photography. Her portfolio featured a great deal of fashion and model shoots, and one thing stood out. She had that strange ability to capture a level of emotion in her subjects that is rare to see. If you can make me care about a fashion model, then you can make me care about anything you take a photo of. The wedding shots turned out great. I couldn't believe the level of quality compared to the cost of her services. The only drawback seems to be that she doesn't have a traditional studio. It took some juggling of schedules to make an appointment. That said, it was worth the wait. So professional.

On April 21 I recently got Married at the Redondo Beach and Marina Crowne Plaza, the entire process…read moreof planning a wedding is very stressful. It also seems like every vendor is has their own agenda which further complicates the entire process. This is why I loved the work that Yuliya and Oleksiy did for our wedding, I just got a copy of the pictures and I couldn't be more pleased. All you have to do is a take a look at their web site to see they are great photographers and the work they did for us was phenomenal. I guess as some one who has just gone through the whole process I see value in this review if I can express or share something you can't get from a contract, email exchange the many things you can gleam from the long grueling and painful wedding planning process. This is the one moment of truth item, its the fact that they cared and did the things they had to do to make it a great experience, believe me when i tell you not every vendor cares. The Yuka team was extremely friendly to our guests, they stuck to the letter of the contract and if anything exceeded our expectations. They were so kind and it made the day easy. Yuliya and Oleksiy cared and it showed in the product from the actual day of the wedding up until i just got a copy of my pictures a few minutes ago. Yulia has a great eye, she was able to see locations, opportunities and venues and and take advantage of them and it resulted in great pictures. She has the patience of a saint listening to the various photo suggestions people in the wedding party, in addition to family members. They were devoted through out the whole process and if we have an opportunity we would use them again. Yuliya and Oleksiy also handled my sisters weddings and they both feel the same way I do. If you want to to check one thing out of your list of potential stressful items I would recommend going with Yuka

She needs to work on her skill a little more. 2nd time she has taken pics of my daughter. Her…read moredance studio has her come in to take the pics. Both times were not great. Her pics are either really close up or very far away. Doesn't pose the kids, I'm all for non posed pics however when it's for dance that's completely different. The lighting is always bad. I take better pics. Her new thing is she puts these extremely heavy watermarks on her digital images so you can't print them out. While I understand that concept, these were so obnoxious me and my sister both said the same thing about our kids pics. We couldn't really tell what we were purchasing. So blurry. When I contacted her she said replied with, adorable, lots of smiles. Sure, because she can actually see them, I can't. What would she say, oh they look awful? When telling her I couldn't really tell due to the watermark, she ignored me and never emailed me back again. I think she just assumes if parents want a pic of their kid in their costumes that bad they will pay for it. And she would be correct. Here I am after going back and forth with frustration ended up giving in and purchasing the 3 I felt looked decent. When the watermark was removed after I paid of course, I wish I haven't done that. Should have went with my gut on this one and not purchased. Each digital download was $35 or you get 5 images for $100 as a package deal. I couldn't even pic out 5 good ones out a total of 34 images she took. Save your money. Hire someone else. If her studio has her come back, I definitely won't be sending my daughter in on pic day. Waste of good hair, costumes, and makeup.

With the birth of my second child approaching, I was searching for a photographer to capture…read morepictures of my family and newborn. I had seen Jessica's work on Facebook and was referred by a friend who had nothing but great things to say. I purchased a large photo package which included maternity photos and pictures of my baby right after she born, at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. I knew what I wanted my photo package to look like and Jessica was very accommodating. Good photos aren't cheap, but I found Jessica's prices to be comparable to other photographers. Our first photo shoot was done outside. My son didn't cooperate at all, but she still managed to get great pictures. Our second photo shoot was for my daughter's newborn photos and that was done in her studio. The studio was a clean professional space that was decorated very nicely. One thing that I love about Jessica is the number of photos she gives you. You definitely get your money's worth! Jessica also prides herself on getting you your photos on time!

Found him using a living social coupon. I found him to be very friendly and very flexible with his…read moreschedule. He met with us by Shea's and M&T. I like how his photographs really work to have you- the subject stand out but you're still able to see Buffalo in the background. He was patient with our kid and willing to work with poses I wanted as well as his ideas. I also liked how he said we could meet wherever we wanted. Check him out. His photographs are really cool and prices are reasonable!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE them! I went to Ascension Visionary Concepts for my maternity photo shoot and I was…read moretaken aback by the outstanding customer service and professionalism Timothy and Deanne (the photographers) exuded. I went to the shoot completely under prepared. I had no idea how to pose, what type of background I wanted, or what unique touch I wanted to add to make the photos my own. T&D had that completely handled for me (such a breath of fresh air :) They showed me a few different "maternity" poses and had 2 perfect locations already planned for me. Timothy is such a perfectionist in the perfect way. He really knew how to bring out the "Top Model" in my partner and me, who had no clue what to do with ourselves in pictures. The chemistry between Timothy and Deanne was amazing. It definitely rubbed off on us and made our pictures even more beautiful. They are so friendly and the quality of work they give you is just wonderful. I highly recommend them and look forward to working with them again!

Great studio to grab some professional photos. I needed a professional headshot photo for work so I…read morecalled them a couple days before to find out about the price and availability and they we able to provide decent price and a time right away. They called me a day before to confirm my appointment and when I went to my appointment I was attended right away. Their studio seems to be a house garage which they redid the whole place. They took the pictures and thirty mins later they already send me an email to choose which photos I like so they can edit them. I got the results within an hour of taking the photo. Overall, great and fast photo studio around Amherst.

I had an excellent experience here for my daughter's Sr Photo. This studio works with the…read moreWilliamsville schools, so they knew what background to use, they knew who the school yearbook coordinator was and also knew how to upload the photo to the yearbook site. This went SO smoothly. Also, the photo process was very expedient. We showed up 15 minutes early and were reviewing photos before our appt even started. They turned out great and were touched up and uploaded to the yearbook that evening!! Thank you!

Used him because of a groupon. Thought what the heck. 1st of all- extremely professional! Very…read moreresponsive to emails as well. He was willing to come to my house which is cool. Once he came over, he asked what we were hoping for. He had a better plan than I had which is what my non-artistic self needed. He brought a backdrop for the family shoot. Money!! Hid all the junk in my house. We also did a few outside as well. Came out so cute!! Has to be a good photographer if he can go inside to outside and everything came out so precious!! He's good with pets and babies. Very patient since we were trying to photograph the cat who was in a mood. Highly recommended. We're even doing more photos when the extended family comes out to visit.

My husband and I wanted to do something more creative for our wedding than a traditional photo…read morebooth and boy are we happy we found Canalside Caricatures. They were an absolute pleasure to work with. Bill was extremely responsive and helpful in deciding timing and number of artist (we had 300+ guests). They are extremely talented and all of our guests were SO happy and excited about their drawings. I would 100% recommend this company to add a creative touch to any special event.

Black and white single face no background $15, $20 with background. Color single face no background…read more$25, with background $30. Gratuity optional. Credit card accepted using Square checkout. One face drawing takes about 10 minutes. Artist is affable and engages in small chitchat to keep the mood lively. He said he started at 17 years old and been in the business for over 30 years. About my artistic piece, I didn't like it. It looked like he drew entirely another person; neither humorous or interesting. Heck I didn't even need to be there as he already had a different face pictured in his mind. The downside is the customer must pay even if they didn't like the final product. I would say keep your expectation realistic. My experience in summary - a big waste a money!