We hired Bonnie for our Korean wedding ceremony on 3/24/13 and an engagement shoot on 3/23/13…read more Prior to meeting, I had expressed interest in our initial email to see some more of her work before signing a contract. However, when we met up, she had nothing prepared to show us besides photos we had already seen on her blog (where most photographers showcase their best work only). Despite reservations, due to her seemingly friendly demeanor, we hired her anyway. We realize in hindsight that this was a great mistake. The engagement photos were very repetitive, without creativity, and lacked variety. The Korean wedding ceremony photos were, however, the greatest disappointment, as this is an occasion that can never be redone. Her photos did not capture the best moments, were not edited well, and the majority were framed incorrectly. Although she stated she would give us an extra 30 minute grace period on our ceremony, when the time came that an extra 15 minutes was required, it seemed she did not want to live up to her word, and as a result the photos came out looking very rushed. She even admitted to rushing the photographs when I expressed my displeasure with them. In addition, she was very defensive and unprofessional in her email replying to our issues. Her work ethic during both our sessions was not the best. At times, we felt as if she were counting down the time until she would be done. Furthermore, during her contracted time for the ceremony, there was some downtime, which she used to talk to guests instead of taking more shots. When I asked her about this, she stated she did not want to be rude, however, as a paying customer, I do not feel it is a photographer's job to spend 15 minutes making conversation instead of working. When we saw our galleries online for both sessions, we were very unhappy with our photos. Her photography/editing shows she does not have a creative or experienced eye- the end outcome just did not look professional. Bonnie told us she comes from an architecture background and had just entered photography full time recently. Unfortunately, this shows in her work. She asked us beforehand to make a list of essential photographs for her, and despite us doing this at her request, she did not give us all the shots on the list. To make it worse, she misplaced an essential photo of our immediate families (bride & groom side together), despite us having taken it that day. Overall, we do not feel she works well behind the camera- she lacks the expertise required for great photographs and the know-how to give direction to those being photographed to obtain optimal shots. Due to this, there were odd angled photos and important relatives cut out of ceremony shots. Even basic portrait shots were framed incorrectly and had individuals looking elsewhere instead of the camera, with some individuals covering others. Looking back, we only wish we had asked to see full galleries showcasing her entire body of work. Bonnie's blog only had select shots and did not represent her work as a whole. In the end, we could not justify the cost for the photographs she took. For someone who is a relatively new photographer, the price she charges does not accurately reflect the finished product. Her cost is as much as or more than some professional photographers with more experience and more diverse portfolios. I would advise anyone considering Bonnie to request permission to see entire galleries of her work (she has them on smugmug with ORIGINAL SIZED files) to see if it lives up to what you would want captured. If we had seen these galleries beforehand, we would not have hired Bonnie. I would also advise reading her contract very carefully before signing... After being left with photographs that we were not proud of nor felt that we could cherish, we contacted Bonnie and after lengthy, burdensome emails back and forth, were able to get a partial refund along with the unedited pictures. While we felt that Bonnie was initially very responsive when there were no issues, when problems arose, she became much less responsive. Despite us asking her for a specific resolution of the original photos multiple times, she took a considerable time to deliver (~a month of grief after being newlywed, which we did not feel was a great experience as she responded below). In the end, the original photographs she finally sent us without the editing were very dark. Almost all of the photos were taken with the incorrect exposure and eventually had to all be post-processed privately. Although Bonnie was eventually willing to give us a partial refund and the original, unedited photos, the original work was unsatisfactory. Given that we could do it over again, we would have chosen a different photographer to capture our special day. Due to our awful experience, we do not recommend Bonnie Sen for your photography needs. We had another photographer for our American wedding, and the experience was like night and day.

I have hired Bonnie for numerous personal and professional shoots with work and cannot express how…read moregreat it is to work with her. I hire photographers left and right for different shoots we need, and she is by far the most responsive, creative, enthusiastic, flexible, friendly photographer I have worked with. And to top that off, she is very talented. When we were in a bind and another photographer cancelled last minute, she made herself available at short notice and even turned around the proofs MUCH quicker than normal (which is unheard of with most photographers), because we had a last minute project come up. She charges a reasonable price compared to other photographers as well. A few of my friends have had their weddings shot by Bonnie and they have been featured in high profile wedding blogs and the photos came out stunningly! I wish I knew about her work when we got married because I would have hired her in a second. She also takes direction very well. I have found that some photographers, don't really understand what you are looking for, and after the shoot is over it is too late. We had some feedback from our CEOs on one shoot, and all I had to do was pass along the message. She gets what we are requesting very well and translates it to great shots. She works great with you giving a lot of direction, or none at all. She really adapts to what your needs and style are. Now many different people in our company and my friends work with her and they are all too have been very happy with her work and positive demeanor. Besides working with her professionally, we have hired her for our family shots for years and could not be more happy. We always get compliments on our photography and I always refer them to Bonnie because I know she will take care of the people I care about. Actually, my friend is having a baby in a couple months, and TODAY I referred her to Bonnie.

Where do I begin? I had a shoot with Leslie 2/18/18, I wanted to do an empowerment photo shoot!…read moreLeslie came up with the idea of Old Town Alexandria, she said there's plenty of beautiful areas to shoot. So I got all glamed up and meet up with her! The photos came out amazing and Leslie made me feel extremely comfortable during the whole thing! She kept on giving me confidence boosters and told me to have fun with it! Which we definitely did and I cannot wait to shoot with her again! hire her! You won't be sorry!

I am horribly late at writing this review, but I still wanted to write about how awesome Leslie…read morewas. She had done a complimentary session at our home for us back in October, we found her when looking for a photographer for our newborn daughter. Although she had not photographed a child that young before, she was very natural with our daughter, brought some great ideas for poses for our family, and was very good at finding places to take the photos. I liked her photos so much better than those "typical" newborn shots, that are so unnatural, she captured our daughter beautifully but still looking like our baby, not some calendar kid that is so generic they could be anyone's. Her prices for ordering the pictures were reasonable, and they came very quickly. We couldn't be happier, and will likely be seeking her out again when our daughter turns one!

Katie is just pure awesome!…read more Was planning a surprise proposal for my fiancé, and needed a photographer all the way on the opposite coast in DC. I started going through yelp reviews and looking at photos - Katie's were amazing, and after talking to several of the photographers in the DC-Virginia area and found that I liked Katie the best, she also gave me a very fair price! She coordinated down to the last detail with me, and was very genuinely excited for us and the occasion. I only planned to have her capture the proposal and a couple of shots afterwards, but she ended up doing an entire photoshoot with us! And man the shots she captured! She's clearly a professional - she knew exactly how to guide us along the way to get the best shots out of us, and we had an absolute blast doing it! We felt like proper models in a photoshoot and she had such fun and creative ideas for different shots - she has an awesome eye for things. Katie even got a bit emotional for a couple of the shots and cried a little bit, talk about sincerity and passion in your work! I'm definitely passing her contact info on to anyone that needs a photographer in the Virginia-DC area!

While Katie is very personable, I was very disappointed with our wedding photos and her lack of…read moretimeliness in returning our final product. It took over 6 months for us to receive our photos (after multiple missed deadlines), and in the end many of them were not edited as she had run out of time. I also felt rushed during our morning pictures session, as she had scheduled a personal appointment for in between our morning and afternoon wedding events. Upon reflection, I felt like I was being rushed and we didn't get as many interesting poses as we could have if she had not been thinking about getting somewhere else. I recommend that those who book with her do not agree to pay the full amount up front, as this provides you with little leverage in getting your edited photos back.

I'd always wanted to do a Boudoir Shoot but I was too nervous. Then the self doubt kicked in...I'm…read moretoo fat, too awkward, can I pull off looking sexy?! For my 40th birthday I decided to ignore the doubts and just go for it and, as luck would have it, I came across Donna's work on Instagram. I could feel her warmth through her infectious smile on her page and website, and all of the photos she took of her clients were amazing!! So, I decided to reach out and I'm glad I did. She made me feel comfortable from our very first meeting! She helped with picking the right lingerie for my body (and what would show best on camera) and she has a ready made hair style and make up team...she really takes the guesswork out of the whole process so that you can enjoy being in the moment. It's one of the best things I've ever done and I feel so amazing every time I look at my pictures!! Treat yourself to this amazing experience with Donna! The memories last a lifetime. One day I'll show my grandkids these pictures and say "this is how grandma used to look"...

Donna is a true professional! In addition, she makes the boudoir experience fun and approachable!…read more Don't worry if you are bashful-- Donna will make you feel right at home in her fun studio. I can't recommend her highly enough. Choose Donna and you won't be disappointed!

Marissa photographed me for an author photo. Before I contacted her to do this I had seen many…read moresamples of her great work, and I know of several other clients she's worked with. She has a great reputation. Her photos make me look better than I ever have, without any photoshopping, tricky lighting, or fuzzy lensing (LOL). She also has a great personality which made me feel less weird about having my picture done, and in the wake of the photo shoot, I feel like posting all the great photos she took of me to facebook, though I will probably restrain myself. Now I plan to ask her to take some photos of my artwork as well.

We are so thankful that we found Jen and can't say enough wonderful things about her!! She was…read moreaccommodating, very friendly, easy to work with and made the photo shoot so much fun. She captured our wedding day in the most magical way and we will forever cherish the photographs she took of us. Jen has a highly trained eye for the perfect lighting and background setting and has a gorgeous photography style. We cannot wait to book another photography session with her! We highly, highly recommend Jen, she is amazing!!

Fantabulous photographer! Allyza is fantastic she took her time and got some amazing shots to help…read moreboost my rental. She is super diligent and extremely professional. Her personality made working with her such a pleasurable experience.

Love Susie - she's my go to when I need photography of any kind! Very responsive and does a great…read morejob!

Susie S. took photos and video at my wedding. I absolutely love her work! She was really able to…read morecapture the mood and make all of us look beautiful (which is REALLY important on one's wedding day). Susie is a very sweet person and really great to work with. I highly recommend her!