I wish we could have worked with Isabell. She was super nice and communicative when we first started working together and she is no doubt talented. She completely ghosted us after getting into contract with each other. Months of calls, texts, emails, instagram DM follow ups where she continued posting behind the scenes stories on social media yet still refused to respond. We ended up needing to scramble last minute to get a photographer for our wedding. Not wanting to work with us anymore for some odd reason is one thing but lacking the decency and professionalism to at least let us know is another level. read more

Izzy did our wedding shoot during the pandemic in 2020 and did an amazing job! She's a wonderful photographer and has an eye for detail. She recently did our winter editorial shot for Christmas cards. Looking forward to viewing the pictures. I highly recommend! read more

Finding a good photographer is hard who can "capture your good sides". Isabelle is it!!!! She's also fun to work with! She will capture your best sides and bring you out in photography! Highly recommend her! Compared to other photographers, I noticed not everyone has the "eye" to capturing everyone's best side or features. She has this God given talent! read more

We loved working with Isabell, both for our engagement shoot and for our wedding two years later. She's simply a wonderful photographer, as is Anthony: her captures are natural yet beautiful, and she uses light to great effect. All her photos were graded / balanced well, and she was a great communicator throughout the process -- the day of the shoots, and afterward in terms of following up with us. We'd highly recommend Chiarashine! read more

Not only is Isabelle super talented but she is any bride's dram to have throughout the wedding process. She not only photographed our wedding beautifully but she also took charge when she really didn't have to going as far as to help make floral arrangements the night before the wedding and giving my in laws a ride to rehearsal dinner. She truly goes above and beyond and is such a calming and delightful spirit to be around on your big day. Couldn't recommend her more! read more

Isabell! I truly feel lucky. We booked her last minute, not only did she accept the unusual schedule but referred us to the wedding rental and florist that turned up a-level. She gave us a thorough run through, helped us arrange the best timing for photoshoot, and sent us the sneak peaks 2 days later. We were beyond happy to have isabell. Will definitely book her for future events. read more

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Omg Isabell! She's the ABSOLUTE best in the whole wide world. My review is super long over due. Last summer we used Isabell for our doggy photoshoot. Yes. A photoshoot dedicated to my pup! Isabell was so patient. She knew exactly how to make P feel comfortable. She waited on him to come into shots so that it was natural for him. He even ran to her in between shots for a few rubs! He loved her! We were having such a good time and you can see it in the photos. We loved the album so much we created a canvas wall with the photos from that day. Now that we are engaged cannot wait to shoot all my wedding festivities with Isabell. Recommending Isabell to all my friends and family! read more

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Can I give 0.5 stars? She takes great photos for sure hence the 0.5 stars. The issue is her lack of communication and the ability to fulfilled her duty as a photographer and as a business person. I got married in Oct 2016 and now we are in Aug 2018 and I've still haven't gotten my wedding album. Like almost two years have almost passed and still don't have it. At first she was like "great, I'll look for your email," and literally that was the last I've heard from her and that was over a year ago. She ignores all my messages and delete me off her facebook. So f*** unprofessional. Where the hell is my album that I've paid for??? I've literally had to take screenshots of all the messages that I've sent her and it does showed that she seen it and just completely ignore a client's request. Unless you want to go to small claim court, please use somebone else. read more

I was just married in October, at an outdoor venue. After looking around at different photographers, at getting a feel for what style/feel I liked, I went to meet Isabell. I love her whimsical, soft, and fairy-tale-like style. She was so sweet and easy going. She was a kindergarten teacher before persuing photography full time, and we bonded over our love of little kids. Through the wedding process, she gave me tips and recommendations for various venues, make up artists, wedding tips etc. We took engagement photos (they came with our photo package) and I was very nervous and anxious for the session. I had never taken professional pics like this, and worried about how self conscious I'd feel prancing out around town posing for pics and kissing in streets. But once we were out there it was fine. Isabell is very casual and natural, and made it painless! It was a long day, but we covered all the SF locations that we had decided on, and I even did three outfit changes! Isabell was flexible and even spotted for me when I changed quickly behind some trees at a park. The wedding went well, like the first session. Photographers have such a large part in keeping the day on track, steering people around, finding missing people, and being in many places over a short period of time in order to capture everything. She and her assistant were wonderful and reminded me of the time and progression of the day many times. They reminded people in the bridal parties of where and when they needed to be, and even searched out people several times. My family loved Isabell, and thought she was so sweet and competent. Oh yeah, pics came out great too! She captured everything I wanted captured, and gave me tons and tons of pictures. So many details I couldn't actually see in my own wedding (e.g., sign in table, cake display, welcome signs, etc.) I was able to see in the pictures. Love the pics, and I am so happy I went with Isabell! read more

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Holy crap! Can I say that? This is the internet, right? We were so fortunate to get this entire team together for our wedding in April. Pretty much anyone can push a button, but only some people can really capture your personality. Morefore, when you consider having multiple documentarians, it's critical that all of the members work together. Otherwise, the differences in the images and videos from one person to another are apparent. We absolutely loved working with this team. A number of our guests commented on how everyone seemed like they had all worked with each other for years. Whether it's actually months or years, the point is that everyone really shined that day, and they were able to capture the smiles on our faces. While the composition of our team that day (from photo/video to food & desserts) were conscious & deliberate choices, much of it was also just sheer luck. We're overjoyed to have been able to work with a diverse team of incredibly talented AAPI/BIPOC team. They're playful in their personalities yet surgical with their direction, which is so important when you're trying to have fun and run on time. Weddings are across the board resource intensive affairs, and sure as all hell don't wanna do this again. But 10/10 would do it again with this team. read more

My husband and I were referred to Isabell/Chiarashine Photography by close friends. We first reached out to Isabell late December 2015 as a possible engagement and wedding photographer for our wedding in July 2016. She was very quick to respond to set up a meeting and was friendly in-person. After interviewing a set of photographers, we chose Isabell to photograph our engagement and wedding shots because at the time we felt confident in her photography skills and professionalism. Given our wedding was in July, we wanted to have our engagement shoot done as soon as possible. We contacted her three times (Jan 20, 26, and 30). She responded on the 4th of February to set up the engagement shoot for the 20th of February. We only received the contract two days before the shoot. We were also requested to pay 50% of the balance by the next day. The engagement shoot went great and she verbally mentioned providing us with a teasers that we could use for our save the date and invitations. At the end of the day, she emailed us one photo that she had taken from her iPhone. Needless to say, the photo was amazing and we were excited to see the rest. After a month we still had not received any photo teasers so our first check-in email with her was March 22nd. Between our engagement shoot on February 21st and June 3rd, we had zero contact from her, even after sending over 10 emails, texting her, calling her, having mutual friends try to contact her, and leaving messages on her Facebook and Instagram pages. We also tracked the emails so we knew she had read them but she still did not respond. We finally received our photos on June 3rd with 6 weeks to go until the wedding. There was no message from her as to why there was a delay in our photos or apology for the lack of communication. By that time we had set up another engagement shoot with another photographer because we were left in the dark as to whether or not we would even receive our photos from Isabell. Additionally, the file of the photos she sent us was saved under "Nicole" rather than my name, "Natalie". Three weeks before our wedding we kept trying to set up an in-person meeting with Isabell to discuss our concerns. She did not respond for almost two weeks, and exactly one day before our final payment was due, she said she was unable to meet until the following week. By that point we felt it was too late to make amends so we terminated our contract with Isabell and went with another photographer for our wedding. The matter was extremely stressful and was finally settled the week before our wedding. Ultimately the engagement shots were nice, but if we could start over again knowing the stress that it caused us, we would not go with Isabell. That being said, if you do, read the contract carefully. Be sure to include a deadline for the engagement photos, a communication clause so that she responds in a professional and timely manner, and have payments to her be made in 25% increments, not half upfront. Hope this review helps you in your search for a photographer. read more

Recently worked with Isabell and was blown away. Just her passion in her work just makes me feel that she really cares. Her work is super romantic and she knows how to capture the moment. I would totally recommend her for any bride or special event shoot. She also has a very dedicated team that she brought along which also did an amazing job. Was very accommodating and was a pleasure to work with. LOVE IT! read more

Chiarashine has done so many photo session for me. She did my lifestyle, engagement and wedding photos. She takes the time to actually get to know her clients and uses her knowledge of them to show it in the photos she takes. Her style and approach are so unique and personal. Isabell is a very kind, genuine, and hard worker. She puts a lot of time and effort into her work, which you can see while she is capturing the moments and in her final delivery of the photos. Totally recommend her! read more

Isabell was absolutely AMAZING to work with and I will definitely be working with her again in the future. She is super quick to respond via email and text. She's also very personable and made everyone feel so comfortable! She got every single shot I wanted and then some. Did I mention her photos are drop dead gorgeous? So many of them blew me away! They were exactly what I was looking for and I got them in the time frame I expected as well. Isabell is wonderful wonderful wonderful and I have already referred her to a few of my friends getting married next year. read more

First of all, I would like to say Isabell is a great photographer. Don't get me wrong. She's a great. Great photos, great shots, great personality, just maybe not so great at managing time or knowing what is on her contract, the business side of the job. In the beginning, Isabell was so quick to respond and everything was smooth sailing. I thought it would be great! We had a quick back and forth conversation by emails. And my engagement photo shoot was on the way. She turned something that ended up being rushed, due to my fault for bad planning, into some great photos. My engagement photos turned out amazing and all my friends loved them. I got some previews in the week after. And when I asked for a couple for my parents to show family in Taiwan, she was so quick to give me some. Things were going really well. When it came to wedding day, she was early and ready to take photos.. She and her second photographer got us some pretty awesome pictures. One thing though was I wished she rearranged the people in group photos a little better. I guess we were in a rush to get pics done.. but they still came out great. Moving on.... I asked for one picture for thank you cards a week or two after the wedding. She responded with "course" and I never heard back from her. The next two months I still haven't heard from her about our pictures, yet she had been posting pictures of events that happened after ours on her social network. Can you imagine how upset I was? That events, that happened after mine, were getting some pictures, and I haven't even gotten one? I was so upset! I had paid for her and her second photographer round trip tickets to Vegas, booked a hotel for them (*this was extra, as I didn't know it was already included in the price she gave me, she didn't say anything either to me about paying extra), paid for their rental car, and invited them to sit at one of our tables as guests at our wedding. And still nothing. No emails about delays, no emails/texts from her at all. And no pictures! You can see where I am going. I waited for two months because that was given on the contract that she would have all my pictures done by then. Still nothing. No word from her either about delays in editing and what not. It isn't the customer's job to babysit the professional about things. So by now, I was more than angry. My husband ended up writing a letter to her saying we want our pictures. She took a while to respond back to that. Her response made it seem like we were wrong for getting upset at her. But really... it was so unprofessional to not follow her own contract and getting us our pictures. Especially when she's posting about other events after ours. Totally rude. I have a friend who I recommended using Chiarashine as their photographer. My friend sent multiple emails to arrange a date for her engagement photos and she never responded to her till after a week or so.... Basically some things to take out of this is: Great photographer, just a lack of communication which is unprofessional. Would I use her again? Probably not. I lost some decoration pictures in my wedding that I knew she took pictures of, but she didn't send them to me. I had to rely on my guest's photos for those decorations. I also lost some photos that I knew she had us pose for, but never got.. read more

Warning!!! Do not book/sign a contract with Chiarashine Photography. Yelp needs to give us the option of giving zero star. It has been over a year and still received nothing from them. Why have a business if you can't run it? This seems to all be a SCAM. Trying to keep in contact with Isabell is impossible. Some responses from her even seemed condescending, then communication from her completely stopped altogether! I spoke to another Yelper who was also scammed and learned that Isabell continues to post on social media, including photos of clients who never received what they paid for, but refuses to respond to emails, texts and calls. Like other reviews said, Chiarashine will take your money without giving photos in return, will cause major stress, and not follow their own contract. Isabell needs to pay back ALL of the clients that she has deceived!! Overpriced and very unprofessional for what you get. If you don't want to lose thousands of dollars and never getting what you paid for/expected, then save all the trouble and go with someone else who is legit! Don't be fooled by what you see at first. Would not want anyone else getting scammed by this. read more

Isabell has always been really easy to work with. I've worked with her on several photoshoot projects. She's really flexible, organized, and she's a great listener when it comes to figuring out the direction of the photoshoots. I would definitely recommend her to other clients because I know she will go above and beyond what she will promise you. read more