I would not recommend trusting Laura to be your wedding day photographer. She is a pleasant person…read moreand her work in a controlled, one-on-one environment such as an engagement shoot is good. On our wedding day, I was disappointed beyond words with Laura. I will start with the fact that she LOST more than an hour of photos. This included pictures of my husband going table to table during the reception taking individual pictures with our guests, our cake cutting, and our sparkler exit. How she compensated for losing our wedding photos... Six weeks to the day Laura delivered the photos as stated in the contract. At this time she was forthcoming about the loss of photos and offered an offensively low refund. Which I explained to her that we could not accept this for the following reasons--we spent more time taking pictures with our guests, going table to table, than enjoying the latter part our reception because we had many guests travel from distant places. And we wanted to send those pictures to them with thank you notes. The cake photos, sparklers exit, and group photos outside the venue are disappointing to be lost but all those photos of us and numerous guests at the reception was an irreplaceable loss. Her final offer was to refund 9.89% of our invoiced amount, not good enough. My other huge gripe with her wedding day performance was she had no command or direction over the photos with large parties at all. I would suggest that you would need to have a wedding planner to work with her because she is unable to take charge and work towards achieving the photos you list as the "must-have" shots. Laura excels in outdoor photos with natural light and no need for a flash, which look natural, and candids. On the final photos that were delivered, many of our indoor photos had no consistency in hues, warmth, and brightness. I was washed out in many of the "directed" indoor photos at our church, because of the flash. We brought this to her attention and she was very responsive in being willing to do the edits, but the edits were horrific, thoughtless, unusable changes.

My experience was Laurentina Photography absolutely beyond amazing! I am not usually someone who…read morewrites reviews but having these talented photographers capture my company's annual gala and headshots at the Sheraton Reston Hotel was the best decision we made. There are many photographers to choose from in the DMV but the Team here is top-notch. We had a long list of VIPs that needed posed photos and Laura organized and produced beautiful photos of them all. Laura is very kind, professional and goes above and beyond to make sure her clients are well taken care of... even down to providing flexibility in the scheduling the headshot marathon. Her calm demeanor and sweet spirit made it a stress-free and positive experience for everyone especially those who did not enjoy being photographed.

Susan Pleiman and Denis Kan photographed my wedding and they could not have been more enjoyable to…read morework with!! They are extremely talented, easy to work with, and fun to be around. Our pictures are absolutely fantastic! I highly recommend MBK!

My daughter and I had an amazing experience with Dawn! I booked a photoshoot for my daughters 11th…read morebirthday and I was best best gift I could have giving her. We had so much fun during the shoot and then the breathtaking photos were so wonderful! Dawn knows how to make you feel so comfortable during the shoot. I can not thank Dawn enough for everything.

My office had headshots done with Dawn this month and she was amazing. Very helpful in directing us…read morein what to wear, she took amazing shots, and we had our pictures the same day! I have never had a better head shot taken. I also plan to use Dawn again this year personally. I highly recommend her for any project/event you need a photographer for!

We cannot recommend Megan enough! She was so communicative, thoughtful, kind, collaborative, and…read moreprofessional! Every part of the process was better than we could have imagined. She made us feel so comfortable and she managed everything so well. Our sneak peeks were ready so quickly and our final photos were stunning and perfect. Thank you, Megan!!

Megan was wonderful to work with from start to finish! She's very responsive, booking was seamless…read moreand she provides a ton of helpful advice for preparing for the shoot including ideas for locations. The day of the shoot she was right on time and made us feel relaxed the entire time. Our dogs are high energy and high maintenance none of which was a problem for Megan, she took it all in stride and we absolutely love the shots she got. There's no one else we'll do any future family photoshoots with, Megan is the best!

We hired Krysten for an engagement shoot and were very happy with our choice. She is sweet,…read morefriendly, creative, and professional, and my fiance and I both felt comfortable with her even though we'd both anticipated that the process of getting engagement pics taken would be awkward (glad we were wrong!). Krysten not only had some good ideas for poses, but loaded examples on her phone (which we especially appreciated since it was hard for us to figure out what to do with our arms, hands, etc.). She was receptive to our ideas, too. Afterward, we were surprised and delighted by her responsiveness and quick turnaround (we had some preview shots that night, and our DVD with pics from the entire shoot arrived just a week later!). Overall a good experience and a great value - I would definitely recommend Krysten for local photography services.

So I was married. 3 times. To the same man…read more Rachel shot our DC elopement (50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia so of course we did it on the steps of the Supreme Court) and she was AMAZING YA'LL. Everyone who sees my photos is completely blown away; I asked Rachel to take us around DC like tourists and do more a photo shoot than a traditional wedding, and she selected the *perfect* places to go for to-die-for backgrounds. Her photography editing is impeccable, and I had multiple people tell me that our photos look like they belong in a magazine. Rachel herself is wonderfully fun and easy to work with, and helped us have FUN with our photos. I am so thankful that Rachel was recommended to us - she ended up being one of the best decisions we made!

Rachel was so great and I recommend her highly! I had very specific requirements for a corporate…read moreheadshot and she executed perfectly. She was very flexible on timing and helpful with planning. She was also friendly and positive throughout setting up the lights and taking the photographs. Her cost estimate was extremely reasonable and she had the finalized photo to me within mere days. I'd definitely contact her again for other types of photos.

Rachel was a great photographer and I highly recommend her work. She took photos of my engagement…read moreproposal and judging from my fiancee's reaction, I would say Rachel nailed it. From the beginning, Rachel was easy to contact and responded to any questions promptly. She was very clear and thorough when discussing the entire process and did a great job planning ahead. For example, she looked up when the sun would set on the day of my proposal which determined the best time to take stunning photos. Moreover, she went with me to pick the perfect location (on a 100 degree day no less). Signing the contract and paying her was also super easy and done all online. On the day of the proposal, she was exactly where I wanted her to be. She got some amazing photos of the actual proposal and then did about 45 minutes of other pictures. That night she edited and sent us 5 beautiful pictures that we sent to friends and family. Seven days later, while she was on vacation, Rachel edited and sent us the rest which were exceptional. Finally, for an extra nice touch, she bought us dessert at the restaurant where we celebrated our engagement. I was pretty nervous planning this whole process, but Rachel made it easy and had great ideas. Overall, we could not be more impressed with her work and would definitely ask her to be our photographer again.

Rachel was so wonderful to work with! From the moment we submitted an inquiry to when we received…read moreour pictures, she was so friendly, professional, and organized. She had lots of suggestions and ideas on location and the timing to optimize the sunlight during the winter that we really appreciated. Rachel also directed us on how to pose without making it seem awkward, and we loved how the pictures turned out. She is very responsive to emails and got our pictures back to us way quicker than we anticipated. You can tell Rachel has a passion for what she does and all the people she works with, we loved working with her and highly recommend!

I am the photographer's ex husband so you can trust my review to be honest. We didn't get along but…read moreshe is the ultimate professional when it comes to photography. What she uses professional cameras to take photos not toys. She did a photoshoot for my daughter from another marriage and she did an incredible job. I highly recommend her as she will be patient and do what makes you comfortable. You can see her work on her site and her customers are happy.

I had a senior session for my daughter which was ok. The prices are rather steep considering the…read morequality of the photos. The photographer uses a camera that you or I could invest in and the "natural" lighting for photos outside of the studio. The studio shots made my daughter's face look very greasy from all the lighting used in the space of the studio. The pricing changed several times and the deal on Yelp was not provided to me although the photographer said it was. I would definitely shop around and/or ask all the questions you have in writing before signing a contract. I am cutting my losses with the actual sitting fee cost I paid. I WILL NOT be purchasing ANY of the photos from this photographer. Nor will I use this photographer again in the future. I'd like to respond to the photographer's comment. The photographer does not know why I chose to provide my Yelp review now. However, I will share my reasons. After going back and forth with rescheduling a date for the session (once on my terms another on her's) we had the session in October. I purchased the discount deal on Yelp after consulting with the photographer and her asking me where I found her (I found her on Yelp). She just said ok. When we spoke afterwards and I informed her I purchased the deal on Yelp. She tells me she already gave me a discount. During the consultation the photographer asked if it would be an indoor/outdoor session. I exclaimed I would like both so she quoted me a session sitting fee quote for both. The photographer stated in her response to my review she gave me a discount for an indoor/outdoor session. She never stated at the time of the consultation it was for the Yelp discount or that you can only use one discount. I would have made the decision that worked out as the best deal. She provided the online gallery for my review. Before entering the online gallery to review the photos she has a rating/review pop up. In order for you to enter the photos for review you have to rate it review her. I've never seen business practices like this. If your confident about the work you provide you would allow you customers to rate/review you after they review your work. Some of the pictures were good (the offsite photos) others were awful. All the indoor shots in her studio were awful! The indoor studio shots were where all her cap and gown shots were taken. The photographer had an abundance of lighting in her studio and only used "natural" lighting for the gym and outdoor shots. Needless to say, as a "PROFESSIONAL" photographer you prepare and provide lighting regardless. I'm not sure how this photographer feels she went above and beyond for me but, myself along with my daughter were her assistants for the session. So if anyone went above and beyond...it may be the client. Here nor there, I took my lost on the sitting fee cost I paid her for her time. Her quality of photography is by no means the quality of going to a studio. Do your research and get everything in black and white so you do not get bamboozled for SERVICE, QUALITY and YOUR VISION!