Larissa is a gem!! I rarely give five stars, but she deserves every one of them and more. You can…read moreunderstand how picky a bride would be about her wedding photos, since you'll treasure them forever. I saw her website some time ago and was impressed with her skills. Then we attended a friend's wedding and saw how beautiful their pictures were. Needless to say, we stopped worrying about who would be the best choice and booked her. When we saw the results we were thrilled. Mind you we only had about 30 minutes for first look photos, group shots, and an hour for couple pictures because of some internal issues with timing, but she ran around with us, from the roof top of our hotel to the playground of a local park, she worked every angle. GORGEOUS pictures, great lighting, creative and definitely many 'kodak' moments. Her specialty seems to be sunlight shots or using artificial lights to add a very dramatic or romantic look (as seen in the couture fashion magazines) For example, we were sitting at a park bench in front of the Grace Cathedral with the sun slightly peaking out behind us. Love it! She is a pleasure to work with, professional, and as other yelpers said very TALENTED. Hopefully, this review will find you or vice versa and it will eliminate one more vendor whom you have to choose. If you want someone who can visualize and execute original shots -she's the person for you.

We came across Larissa's profile at the WPJA website and we just love her style - it's so artistic…read moreand elegant! We are a couple from Hong Kong and we engaged Larissa for a 7-hour engagement photo shoot in San Francisco and Stanford in early May. We were planning this photo shoot from 7,000 miles away and you can imagine how stressful it could be. Yet, during the preparation stage, Larissa is so responsive and have been putting us at ease. She is nice and down-to-earth: she is willing to listen to what we want and supplement with her professional ideas. She has been sending me through emails all her brilliant ideas and we just love it. On the day of photo shoot, she is so energetic and professional. We have no shooting experience before but Larissa has been teaching us simple steps on how to pose and smile. She is assertive as well...she spoke to different persons that we came across that day and politely asked them to let us take our pictures. We were running out of time and this difinately helps :) And now, we received all our images and we just love them :) She is so efficient! I am so glad that we have choosen her to be our photographer and I highly recommend her :)

I want to update this review because in the time since I wrote it, Kemmeo has done my maternity…read morephotos, newborn photos and yearly holiday shoot for three years. I honestly think her work just gets better and better. The last session we did was in Marin, at a beach, on a trail in the hills, it was a typical foggy day and I can't even believe how great these photos came out. I love every single one. And she makes me feel like a model. There, I said it!

Even though she is based in the East Bay Kemmeo drove down to the South Bay and spent the morning…read morewith our 2 month old daughter taking pictures. She put us all at ease, was patient and took amazing photos. Turnaround time was a little over a week and we loved our photos! I highly recommend her!

I found Alnie through a friend of mine's wedding. I loved the photos that she took for them and I…read moream so glad I decided to go with her for mine! She was so great with our engagement photos and wedding photos. She always asked if there were other shots we wanted to add to the sessions. She's so sweet and so attentive to any and all details! I highly recommend her to anyone looking for fantastic pictures!

I know that we made the right decision to choose Alnie as our photographer. She is really great to…read morework with. We had a full day sessions in multiple places around San Francisco and we couldn't have asked for a better person to work with. She is very creative, attentive and all her photos are amazing. The custom USB that we received is really beautiful and made it really special. I highly recommend Alnie to anyone looking for a wonderful experience and memories!

Choosing Karey as our wedding photographer was the best decision we made! From the moment she…read morearrived, her calm energy put everyone at ease. She wasn't just a photographer; she felt like a friend who happened to be incredibly talented with a camera. She managed our large family for portraits with such grace and kept us on schedule without ever making us feel rushed. The final photos are breathtaking and capture the 'vibe' of the day perfectly. We can't stop looking at them!

We hired Karey (Hazy Lane Studios) for our wedding day in August 2022. We had the complexity of…read morethree locations for our wedding day: where we were getting ready and did our first look (Lafayette Park Hotel), the ceremony (Saint Mary's College of California chapel which is where my husband and I met for college), and the reception venue (Bridges Golf Club). We initially came across Hazy Lane Studios because Karey is a preferred vendor of Bridges. To me, this meant that she knew all the great shots at the reception venue and would provide valuable insight throughout the process. She was so responsive during the planning process and helped finalize our timeline based on her experience. She was timely, efficient, and so awesome to work with on the wedding day. We couldn't imagine our day being photographed by anyone else! We got all our photos back right before 1 month after the wedding which is weeks earlier than we were expecting based on our contract. We pre-ordered an album and are so excited to work with Karey on it once we have decided on our favorite photos (there are so many!). We also were pretty set early on with hiring Matter Video for videography. It was an added bonus that Dan from Matter Video spoke so highly of Karey, and that Karey spoke so highly of Dan and his team. It was a no brainer to hire both Karey and Matter Video. They worked so well together on the wedding day, just as we were expecting. We LOVE our photos - thank you so much Karey!

My Fiance and I love Terra. She did an amazing job taking our engagement pictures :) Although we…read moretook pictures on a cloudy/rainy day, she still manages to take excellent pictures of us. She takes the most random pictures and it actually looks good. Great Job Terra! Check out our video that she made of us!!!!! http://terratabbytosavit.com/blog/index.php/2010/11/01/louriel-michael-engaged/

Terra - you offered zero compensation for your bad customer service and attitude but you did offer…read morea lot of personal excuses about why you couldn't perform. You also chose to UP THE PRICE of the album on top of me alreadyt expressing that I was dissatisfied and offered no compromise to the price you gave me in writing... even after your horrrible service! I chose to keep our communication via email because you're extremely difficult to deal with and I prefer to keep things to the facts rather than dealing with your manipulative attitude. I'm sorry that your life went awry but multiple brides from the year before contacted me about your horrible service as well as brides from the summer/fall I got married. I can forward your responses to my emails to anyone that has questions as to why I left that review. Thank you!

Good experience. Hired Shayna for my SF City Hall Wedding- clear pricing/ clear contract- great…read moresuggestions- communicative and friendly. Very talented and happy with the final product. View her work on her site and insta!

Our civil ceremony was Monday morning at 9 AM on March 10th, 2025 in SF's City Hall. My now-husband…read moreHATES getting his picture taken, always has, and I made sure to relay that to Shayna beforehand. To my surprise, he commented after our session that "she made everything painless", and that is a HUGE compliment coming from him! She made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera: no stiff poses or overly orchestrated scenes. Not only is she very friendly, but the pictures we've received so far are absolutely stunning. I've been recommending her to anyone who'll listen. P.s. We get our full gallery in about a month, and I'll update my review with our favorites once we receive them!

Phew...this girl knows her shit! Christina did our engagement & wedding photos, and we simply…read morecouldn't be happier. She has such a great eye, and will make you look much more awesome / stylish than you probably are! Haha, or maybe that's just the case for me :) Christina definitely has a high-fashion style, so if you're looking for super-traditional, cheeseball wedding photos, she probably isn't your girl. If you want a totally unique, one of a kind experience that will leave you with original & gorgeous photos-then she probably is your girl! She was great at breaking the ice-I mean kissing and being super in love in front of someone you hardly know can be awkward! So she was awesome at helping us get comfortable and get LOTS of great shots. Christina also did a great job of getting lots of photos & getting all of the shots we wanted without being super intrusive and all up in everyone's business-I've seen that happen and it can be awkward! Anyway! Christina is great at what she does, and we're so happy we chose her to commemorate our special day!

When we started planning our wedding, we knew we wanted photography to be one of the key elements…read more We interviewed several people, and liked Christina right away. Meeting her, it felt like we were hanging out with one of our old friends. We wanted someone who could be assertive - the day goes quick and you want to make sure you capture everything you want - but easy going - no wants to be bossed around. And we also wanted someone who understands the importance of capturing not only the wedding portrait you'll be proud to show your children and grandchildren, but all of those tiny details you worked so hard on. And lastly, we wanted pictures of our guests. There are so many things to do and so many people to see on your wedding day, that having a good photographer who can capture all the moments you'll undoubtedly miss is key. Christina did all of those things and more. She is an absolute professional and she's extremely talented. But she also has an ease to her personality, which is something that you either have or you don't. She whizzed around the entire day without being overbearing or dominating. Our guests fell in love with her and her mere presence put my husband and I at ease. We were not only happy to have her there but we KNEW she'd produce some great shots. And that she did. Our entire wedding catalog of imagery moves through the entire day so perfectly that we continue to view them in their entirety and each time, it takes us back. Instantly we remember each and every moment and we're also able to witness those priceless moments we may have missed due to the busyness of the day. We especially appreciated that Christina took a special trip to the venue (which was 90 miles away from her home) to become familiar with the area before the wedding and was then able to recommend some great locations for shots on the day. We love each and every photo so much that it has become impossible to choose which ones to print out and put in an album. Christina goes above and beyond for you and she does so because she truly cares about providing you with the very best memories of your day. She listens to what you want and she'll gently suggest options that you may have never thought of, which turn out amazing in pictures. She knows her craft and she loves her craft, and if you hire her, you'll end up loving her.

I don't have much experience to base my review upon since I can hardly remember the last time I had…read moreportraits taken, but in a way that says something about this review, because I thought that Aurora was enjoyable to work with and made the experience better than I expected. I think one has to feel somewhat relaxed to have good photographs taken, which entails some degree of intimacy and comfort with the photographer, so it's important to like the person who you work with; on that personal basis I can recommend Aurora. The whole endeavor was my partner's idea, and while I could easily have gotten grumpy about the whole thing, Aurora's encouraging and lighthearted approach made it easy, even enjoyable; and her professionalism and creativity made the pictures come out great as well.

Like others have said below, Aurora is simply amazing! She is passionate about photography and…read morecapturing the moment. We found her through a friend of ours who had their engagement photos taken by her, and when I saw the results of their session I was sold! Most importantly she truly listens to what her clients needs are. For example, my husband and I didn't want to spend our entire wedding having our picture taken. Aurora understood how important it was that we spend time with our guests and capture the candid moments of the day. These are now my favorite pictures from our wedding. Due to a recent job change we moved to Wisconsin and had to plan our wedding long distance. Aurora was great to work with and made what could have been a stressful process quite simple & easy. We didn't actually meet her until the day of our wedding but because of all the upfront planning over Skype it was like we had been in San Francisco all along. I would recommend her to anyone she is talented, easy going, and a pleasure to work with.