Royal Photos was a great decision for us. We had planned on being extra and dressing up as cliche…read moreart critiques and explore local public works. However we didn't have the time to pull everything together and went into our session with zero ideas. After taking a look around the location that we'd chosen it was as simple as listening to directions. The turn around for our photos was unbelievably fast and the quality was amazing. When we picked our location I don't think that either of us could have imagined that the photos would turn out so incredibly gorgeous. Like we had expectations but they were blown out of the water by the final product. I'll trust you guys with anything and everything all day every day!

Words can't express how grateful we were of our experience with McKinley and Megan Griggs (McKinley…read moreG. Photography). Mckinley and Megan were beyond professional and overly prepared. If something was missing or needed to be changed, they took care of it without a second thought. We were absolutely blown away with their photography skills. They were so patient and kept a smile on their faces despite the delays and hot weather. McKinley and Megan were always available to answer questions and were very prompt with their responses. We would definitely work with McKinley G. Photography again. We would recommend them in a heartbeat!

- - - - - - - -…read more July, 2023 Review - - - We've been blessed to receive fantastic photos from Christina Garrett, of Kings & Things, for years. Most recently, Christina captured senior photos of our daughter, before her graduation. Christina was most helpful, and also accommodating with respect to her time, making herself available around poor weather, to be available when sunsets surprised us. And arriving on-location, in Castlewood State Park and other venues. Christina worked with our daughter to discuss the images she sought, to work on positioning and poses, and backgrounds. Christina captured a plethora of photos and shared them with us via DropBox, and she also makes prints that you request. Our daughter is very happy and thankful for the great photos Christina captured. A couple years back, Christina captured some wonderful couples' photos of my wonderful wide and me - great photos we love and display proudly. This reminds me that we should get together and capture some new photos, soon! Christina can provide you with many wonderful photos, of individuals, and couples. Thanks, Christina / Klings & Things!!! - - - - - - - -

My husband and I loved The Rowlands as our wedding photographer and videographers. They were so…read morefriendly, made us feel so comfortable, so easy to work with, and EXTREMELY talented. We HIGHLY recommend hiring them as your photographer and videographer. We can't thank them enough for all that they did for us and for capturing such a special time in our lives, we will cherish these pictures forever! Thanks again friends. We hope to see y'all again one day!

I would just like to add that about a week after I posted this review, three new 5 star reviews…read morewere posted on the same day. Coincidence? I would also like to say that my critical review is not of Mary's photography. She took beautiful pictures of my family. My review is based on my personal interactions with her.

Thank you Mary! We were on a multi-generational family…read morevacation in Innsbrook, MO and I found Mary here and contacted her VERY last minute for a quick informal photo shoot of us at the VRBO we rented. She was on time and immediately helped us find a few locations to shoot inside and out. I was really just hoping for a group shot of all (14) of us, but Mary offered to do individual family shots as well. We got GREAT images to absolutely treasure for years to come. All in a 30 minute shoot. I am so thankful I went out on a limb and contacted her!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DON FROM LUX MEDIA FOR YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY / VIDEOGRAPHY!!!…read more I hired don for my maternity shoot, and am more than happy with the results. Not only was he on time for the shoot but he was very patient, and knows how to capture the PERFECT angle / shot! He is so worth it! He's very responsive with texts/calls and very kind! He pays very close attention to details, and literally makes the photos look SO magical yet NATURAL. Don is truly skillful and talented at what he does. Highly recommend giving him a shot if you're looking for a photographer / videographer.

I was referred to Don from my sister who found him through one of her very close friend that…read morerecently got married. Don is amazing at what he does and he truly works with you in achieving what you want for your photos. He did our engagement photos recently and it went really smooth. He made it fun and we felt comfortable taking pictures with him because he made everything go with the flow and it felt very natural! We took pictures at Balboa park and he took us around to different spots so that he could maximize the area and beauty of Balboa Park. It was nice that he wanted us to have a big selection of photos with different background and styles. When we were taking pictures Don made us feel very relaxed. I loved that he made us feel at home and it was enjoyable! He taught us different poses and made it simple as possible. It was such a fun day! Don even makes bouquets for you as a prop during photo taking!! And they ARE BEAUTIFUL!! He seriously could be a florist too! LOL The week before our engagement photos he even called me to talk about attire and it was really nice of him to talk about what would be best to wear and he really wanted us to look perfect on that day and suggested many different outfits and even asked if he could see what we got planned to see if it would go well with the theme etc. it was really considerate of him to take the time to reach out to us and care about our wardrobe and how the pictures will look with certain attire. Don sent us a lot of engagement photos and they all turned out beautifully!! I was very impressed and I am excited to work with him on videography and photography for our wedding day. Don is a very dedicated photographer and videographer. I can already see that it is his passion. He is very busy and books up fast so be considerate of his responses! He truly does try to get back to me asap and I haven't had any problems with communication the last couple months working with him. He is always awesome on calling me and touching base with me and reviewing whatever needs to be reviewed. Thank you Don!

Erin did the posed family photographs for the day prior to our wedding, as well as posed photos of…read morethe two of us on wedding day prior to the event itself. She was FABULOUS, and we love our photos. Life threw us (and Erin) a curveball that we had to work around. Just six days prior to the wedding day, the bride tested positive for COVID! As two of our siblings have very young children and we did not want to endanger our older relatives either, we had to completely rethink how the photography would work in order to keep people safe but still allow us to celebrate family and remember the moment. Erin came through with several creative plans with only days of notice, using depth and spacing artfully to deliver really wonderful shots. Erin is very friendly and easy to work with. Our whole family loved her and she was able to make both our little nephews laugh and smile! Thanks so much for going above and beyond to make our wedding photographs special in spite of the increased difficulty of the situation!

Erin is an incredible photographer! Her photos truly captured our happiness and love, and working…read morewith Erin was just the icing on the cake. It felt like we were just talking with a friend who happened to be snapping our photos. We can't wait to work with her more in the future!

I am giving Ray Glaser 5 stars because I couldn't give him 6. We had a great experience with him…read more My daughters senior pictures turned out fantastic. Ray is professional and thorough in explaining his process. Packages are reasonable and clear to understand. This is FIRST CLASS photography and customer service, something so very hard to come by these days. We will be a returning customer!

Ray was great to work with and I'm so happy I found him through Yelp! He picked out the perfect…read morelocation for our maternity photo session (Faust Park) and made my husband and I feel very comfortable (which is awesome since my hubs hates having his pictures taken)! Plus, he is totally reasonably priced and his package includes a CD of all the photos and a print release. I love all the pics and I'm so excited to get the CD of all the photos! He's going to be doing our newborn photos once the little man arrives and I can't wait to see what photos we get from that session :)