If you want stunning photos and a reliable photographer look no further. We were out of state and…read morenever been to Oregon before but had a vision of what we wanted. Kyle was able to help us find a location for everything, planned that day and helped us set up a timeline! If you want a professional that is going to be calm, organized and roll with the punches, Kyle is your guy! He made us feel welcomed and even helped reassure us throughout the day! Onto the photos themselves, Kyle has an eye for capturing candid shots, flattering lighting to direct your eye and setting the mood in the photos. We will forever cherish the photos you documented on our big day. We absolutely enjoyed Kyle's presence during our small dinner party as he was able to keep us laughing, having great conversations, and amazing Oregon recommendations! Thank you for everything!

We reached out to Kyle after he did such a great job with our friends' wedding photos a couple…read moreyears ago. When we contacted him, he was very responsive. At our first meeting, he was enthusiastic, organized, and asked all kinds of questions to better understand our vision. The day of the ceremony, he helped us add structure to our pre-ceremony process by nailing down clear portrait timelines for each of us. He has an upbeat and easy-going attitude, which helped both of us feel comfortable while posing for portraits. And further, he clearly has a great eye and improvises well, because he was able to incorporate what might have otherwise looked like a mundane neighborhood setting into beautifully lit, unique photos. Kyle took all kinds of creative, moment-catching candid shots during our ceremony and reception that we couldn't be happier with. When we showed our wedding photos to friends and family afterwards, they consistently expressed surprise and delight at how Kyle was able to capture so many nuanced moments without being intrusive. TL;DR: We love all of our wedding photos and are so grateful to Kyle for sharing his talents with us! If you're looking for someone who is detail-oriented and ready to celebrate with you, we highly recommend Kyle!

Brian shot our wedding in August 2015 and was terrific! Professional, organized and went out of his…read moreway to communicate. We live in Canada and planned a destination wedding to the LA area, so someone willing to email, skype and communicate effectively was important. Brian fulfilled all this and more - he also was a much needed source of calm within the storm of the wedding day itself and the hours leading up to the ceremony! The photos are stunning and we couldn't be happier. We received the proofs quickly, along with a highlight video, and could access and share them easily. After posting them on Facebook, we had so many likes and comments - especially from our friends that are photographers - congratulating us on the photos. Thank you Brian, we wish you the greatest success and highly recommend you as a wedding/event photographer!

Brian is that wonderful mix of professionalism AND talent. He not only is a pro on the business…read moreside... willing to do what ever it takes to help his clients meet their needs... he's got an amazing eye. He has a full understanding of the importance of lighting and his portrait work is simply outstanding! His most recent portrait work is among some of the best I've seen in years. On top of that his pricing is budget friendly! Brian is my go to guy for any and all event/portrait photography. There's no one better in the LA area.

I've partnered with Craig as a business associate and can only speak well of the quality he brings…read moreto the table. He's deliberate with his contacts, transparent, and performs well on all fronts.

Craig is incredibly talented and professional. He did my engagement photos and i wish he could have…read morecome to Maui to do the wedding as well. He has a wonderful eye and produces beautiful work. I have recommended him to several friends who have all been very impressed and satisfied. I would recommend him for any type of photography to anyone. He is hands down the best.

My husband and I were married in July and we were lucky to be referred to Jason. He was seriously…read morethe PERFECT photographer for us. He is very responsive, easy-going, sweet, relaxed, and a TREMENDOUS photographer. I'm not joking, we had dozens of people tell us that ours were the best wedding photos they have ever seen. And I give that credit to Jason - I mean we looked cute, but were not best-wedding-photos ever cute;) Thanks, Jason!

I actually work with Jason quite a bit. That is, I'm also a photographer and he is THEE person I…read morerefer people to when I'm already booked. He's kind and funny and very skilled in working both with natural light and, perhaps more importantly, artificial light. He has a wonderful way of capturing humor and humanity that I really, truly admire and I'm so glad to have such a professional and reliable cohort in the photography community!

I brought my daughter to Charles to have pictures done for her portfolio. From the minute we…read morestepped in the door, I was impressed. I was impressed with his demeanor, his space, the portraits that he created that were hanging on the wall. And as the afternoon progressed, it just kept getting better. He took time to get to know both me and my daughter. He talked to her, laughed with her, found out what she was passionate about. And that care and interest translated into the shoot. We started out with a formal portrait. Beautiful background, antique chair, long formal gown on my gym rat girl. The pictures that resulted from that are STUNNING. She looks like she belongs on the wall of an art museum or a castle, while still looking exactly like her. Her personality shines out of all of the images. Charles has an amazing talent not only with the physical and visual aspects of the photos, but with capturing the essence of the person. After the formal gown pictures, my daughter changed into workout wear, and the real fun began. Charles engaged her, her personality, and they had *fun*. The entire time during the shoot, he was giving clear instructions on poses and ideas, he was asking my daughter questions and keeping her engaged. This was not a 'sit here, look there, click' experience, and it really shows in the final pictures. Charles has such an eye for movement and light, that a picture that seemed like it should just be a pretty image came alive. Speaking of the final pictures....we were invited back to the studio to view the images, and *wow*. Wow to the pictures, wow to the presentation, WOW to the whole experience. We went into the viewing room, where we had snacks and beverages while we watched a slideshow of these amazing pictures set to gorgeous music. I'm not ashamed to admit that I was overwhelmed to the point of tears more than once. The pictures of my daughter were so perfectly HER, as well as being truly art from a visual standpoint. Then came the real fun - trying to choose. One at a time, and in groups, Charles brought up the different poses and shots, and the three of us discussed, went back, discussed some more, and attempted to narrow down the choices. His eye for balance, movement, and aesthetic beauty merge with his detail oriented engineering side, and are overseen by an artistic talent that cannot be beat. I ended up with not only the best pictures I've ever seen of my daughter, but an experience that I thoroughly enjoyed and was impressed with. I cannot recommend Charles strongly enough if you are looking for a photographer to capture you, your pet, your child, your family PERFECTLY. Having had other portfolio pictures done of her recently, I speak from experience when I say that Charles is immensely talented, fun and professional to work with, and the final product will blow you away. He has a way of capturing the essence of the person that is beyond compare. I don't understand why another customer gave Charles such a poor review based solely on sales techniques. I myself did not experience anything like what he described. The photos that result from Charles taking his time, experience, and talent to capture the essence of his subject are not snapshots, they are art. Art is not inexpensive, but it is worth every penny. I have pictures of my daughter that not only will further her career, but that I can be proud to hang in my home. I won't look back on them in 10 years and wonder what we were thinking. I can't wait for another opportunity to work with Charles.

Getting photos taken here is much like going to a car dealership and buying a car. Except at least…read moreyou know some sort of pricing before you buy a car. Charles creates coffee table books to raise funds for charity. For a good sum of money (which all goes to the the charity), you get to be in one page of this coffee table book as well as a copy of the coffee table book itself. We figured: why not: all of the money goes to the cause. Even wrote a check directly to the charity. He has a very nice studio: with one studio and one viewing room. The photo session with the dog was amazing. He does do a really good job with dog and captures a great photo. He makes sure that the dog is nice and relaxed before he starts and quickly captures the photos before the dog loses focus. A couple weeks later, we got to see our photos. Of course they are adorable and you're going to want to buy all of them. That's part of the business, right? The reality: After you see your stunning photos, he talks to you about what your print options are. He shows us a beautiful book with an assortment of all the pictures that you can pick out from your shoot. I basically cut to the chase and asked him the cost of the 10" x 10" book. The cost was 4 digits long (with a decimal at the END of the 4 digits) and the number starts with a 2. Holy moly. This book does not have diamonds on it people, it's a nicely printed book that with an inflated cost. A cost that could buy a nice Macbook or even a used car. We were done and tried to be nice and said that's totally out of our budget. He kept going with other products: prices obviously inflated as well. A simple 8"x10" print will run you in the hundreds. So what started out as a project for charity became a total hard sale experience. Perhaps we are not the clientele that he's looking for, but it would be nice to lay off the high pressure sales and be straight up. Edit: Charles contacted me months later regarding my review and asked what could be done. Everyone needs to do what they need to do to stay in business. If you like Charles' work, please do go to him but I believe that honesty is the best policy. If it takes writing a review like this to get feedback, I'm not sure how honest this business is. Adding a star for responding.

Michael took my maternity photos-- they were absolutely STUNNING…read more I gave him an idea on what I wanted, and he ran with it. In addition, I had asked if my dog could be in some of my photos, and it was no issue! I am also SO awkward in front of a camera, and have ZERO clue what my "angles" are; Michael was great with direction and helping me pose to get a great shot. 10/10 would recommend Nilas Photography to anyone and everyone-- his work is absolutely stunning, and he made me feel so comfortable.

We had the most wonderful experience with Michael when it came time for my sons Senior pictures…read moreright in the middle of COVID. I picked a spot, and while on his vacation, Michael met us there. He was extremely knowledgeable in his craft, took his time and made sure we were happy before wrapping it up. The photos were delivered quickly, and professionally. I truly could not have asked for a better experience. I wish he lived closer, as I would use him for my real estate business. Thanks Michael for the lasting memories of a crazy Senior Year!!

We absolutely loved working with Mark. We picked him as our wedding photographer because of the…read morenatural and journalistic style of his work. And he delivered exactly that: beautiful, natural looking photos, not overly filtered or staged, but with a creative and artistic style. Mark was able to capture the spirit of the whole event with great candid shots. It is great to see the whole event unfold in the photos when we look through them. Can't be happier with the final photos. Another huge plus of working with Mark is getting the photos back really fast. He was able to send us some sneak peek photos the morning after the wedding and then delivered the rest within 2 weeks! That's pretty amazing!!! Highly recommend working with Mark.

Mark photographed our wedding on the WA side of the Columbia River Gorge, and we so loved how he…read moretold the story and captured the mood and emotion of our day. We found Mark through his well-stocked Instagram. From the moment we reached out, he was responsive, personable, caring, enthusiastic, and showed that he listened to us and really *heard us*--really, all the things you'd want in a person who will document one of the most important days of your life. The thing that most impressed us was how Mark was able to make us feel comfortable and natural in front of the camera, how he wasn't at all intrusive but was completely central in capturing all the pivotal moments of the day, and he expertly navigated through a huge weather challenge (i.e. rain the whole day) on our wedding day. We weren't expecting the rain, and we had to significantly re-shuffle our wedding format 3 days before our wedding, and from that came lots of jitters and a bit of stress day-of. But what Mark captured in our photos of our wedding day was everyone having SO MUCH FUN, of how much fun we had ourselves, and of me and my husband being present and in love. And let me tell you, Mark got some stunning photos of us in the fog and rain. I'll also mention that we thought Mark's pricing was very competitive, and we did not "miss" having a second shooter at all. We ended up with about 600 digitally edited prints (that we own), with over 100 favorites that we'll put in an album. This turnaround time was also very quick, around within 4-6 weeks! I would absolutely recommend him to any bride or groom to be!

We were so happy we used NW creatives as our wedding videographer. Caleb is amazing and so easy to…read morework with, he took the time to make us feel comfortable during the whole process. The video turned out amazing and we are so happy to have that memory of our big day!