Evan did an anniversary photoshoot for us and was incredibly patient and good-humored even though we were inexperienced and stiff while posing. He was took us to every scenic spot in the gardens and was very meticulous during the editing process. Highly recommended! read more

This is a long overdue review for Evan. We got married in September 2022 and Evan was our photographer for both pre-wedding and our big day. He is talented, creative, patient, accommodating, super fun and easy to work with! He is simply the best and I would give him 10 stars if I can : ) My husband and I can't thank Evan enough for our beautiful wedding photos & videos, and all his help. Evan was initially recommended to us by a friend. When we first connected, we found him very friendly and loved that he took time to answer all our questions patiently. Without a second thought, we decided to go with him for our big day. We had so much fun shooting for our pre-wedding photos, and the quality of photos and the album turned out incredibly beautiful and artistic. We received lots of compliments from our family and friends. On our wedding day, I was really touched that Evan not only captured the precious moments for us, but also went beyond his responsibility to help us make sure everything was on schedule when our wedding planner clearly failed to do her job that day and did not check in with any of the vendors to ensure everyone's following the timeline. Thank you again Evan for your amazing work!! 100% Recommending him for anyone who is looking for a great photographer : ) read more

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I was waiting to receive my photos before I wrote this review but me (and my bridal/groomsmen party) absolutely love and adore Evan. His photos turned out amazing. Not only are his instructions clear and his attention to detail on point, he is extremely patient and kind!! If I were to have another big event like this in my life, I would go to Evan again hands down. I'm no model- but his instructions, communication, and results made me feel like one! My husband and I LOVE our photos. He did a wonderful job and I'm so glad to have found him here on yelp haha. read more

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10/10 would recommend Evan to anyone looking for a great photographer. He took both our "engagement"/pre-wedding photos as well as wedding photos. I liked how he emphasized more natural photos (though he provided ample suggestions for good posed shots as well). During the engagement photoshoot, he was good natured and made us feel comfortable during the entire process - and during the wedding, he was very good at blending in to take nice, casual photos of us and all our guests. I would also like to thank him so much for helping assist with set-up prior to ceremony as we were a bit rushed. Thanks again Evan!! read more

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I completed the first of my two sessions with Evan, and am super happy with his professionalism, responsiveness, and photographs!

Evan is so good to work with, we loved our photos (engagement and wedding). He is worth every penny, and we are so grateful to have him as our photographer. He definitely knows his lightings and best poses suited for the environment. He worked with our budget and also the time / date especially when we had to change our venue. He helped picked the best time to go to photo spots and gave great advice. Definitely will recommend Evan! read more

Evan is humorous, creative, and super easy to work with. We hired him for our wedding pictures and the portrait for our little one, because he is just so good! I was 8-month pregnant when we had our wedding. A picture is more than a thousand words. Will let the pictures speak for themselves? read more

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This is a very hard review for me to write because I'm so conflicted on this. I even put off writing the review for a year just to let things settle. Evan tried really, really hard to make things work, and I appreciate all his effort. But ultimately, the photos he produced were mostly failures. Our favorite photo we got from this event was actually not from his photography session but from our OWN SMARTPHONE when we were taking candid shots in his changing room on one of the consultation days. In fact, many of our smartphone photos look a lot better than any of the ones produced during the photography session. Breakdown: Effort: 5/5 Photography skills with relation to subject: 1/5 Photography skills with relation to scenery/background: 5/5 Makeup Artist: 2/5 Evan somehow made a 9/10 without makeup look like a 7/10 with makeup. He knew during the session that many of the photos would not turn out good, but he continued trying to push a failing strategy instead of adopting a new one to work with his subject. This was due to multiple factors (not all of which were his fault): - This was our first professional photography session, and I had little experience. I wrongfully assumed that because the photographer and makeup artist were professionals, they would know exactly what to do in every situation and how to pose. Thus, I failed to step in when things went wrong. - Evan wanted giant smiles in every photo. I can do giant smiles, but my wife looks best with smaller Mona Lisa smiles. When she does a giant smile, it looks so fake. We ended up redoing photos 10 times trying to get her to smile Evan's way. I still don't understand why he insisted on making it harder for all of us by forcing her to make giant smiles. This is the main cause that ruined the majority of the photos, and it tired out Evan, the makeup artist, and us. - The makeup on my wife was too heavy. She's pretty enough that she really doesn't need any makeup. Adding more just makes her look gaudy. We totally did not need an hour-long makeup session that just tired her out. - We were forced to get up too early. 5 am session will give you panda eyes and lethargy that's shows up very easily in photos. - One of the parks we were supposed to visit was closed on that day. While it's not his fault, he could've looked it up instead of having us show up fully-dressed in front of closed gates. On the positive side, he does spend a lot of time on each photo and on editing (though we thought most of the editing was unnatural, and I ended up un-filtering them). In the end, this $2700 photo book is just going to collect dust in some closet in our house. An A for effort but C for results. read more

Evan is a great guy! His personality is one that is hyper, fast, and totally a people-pleaser. He had my groomsmen (sometimes) begrudgingly take pictures they didn't want citing "Its for the bride! She asked for this picture!" Which I did. And I appreciate him actually listening to me and getting the job done. Also, he's a funny one. Most of the pictures we took were silly/non-traditional. To us, it felt more true to us than boring staged, standing still photos. He's affordable and doesn't hound you on your wedding day for money. That was very refreshing. Extra bonus: get got our pictures to us in less than a week! We were so excited to see all the wonderful shots so quickly. My only, tiny little complaint, was that I didn't get all of the individual pictures that I wanted. During the blurr of the day I forgot all about them and we were running around doing other pictures. Unfortunately for us, we literally only had 30 mins to get pictures done before the sun set. By no means did Evan ever stop snapping photos. He was even very kind and patient with all of our guests jumping up in front of him trying to take their own pictures. (If I were him, I probably would have snapped.) I got fantastic photos even if it wasn't precisely what I imagined. (What I imagined would have taken an hour plus to accomplish.) Here was my train of thought and questions I had when looking for a photographer and eventually choosing Evan: - Is he available and available for only half the time - I don't need a photographer for 8 whole hours - YES! He is flexible with his schedule and made a custom plan for us, SCORE. - Does he charge less than a stupid about of money - YES! Finally someone that I can afford! - Can he photograph a non-traditional wedding like ours (no poems, prayers, or unity ceremony) - YES! He was able to easily go with the flow - Is he familiar with the venue and how to work with the site elements - YES! He has done our venue before and rocked it! - Is he easily reachable - YES! He always answered my emails within a reasonable amount of time. - Is he capable of handling my over the top schedule making mania - YES! He was on time, professional, and got the job done. read more

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Absolutely amazing! Hands down. We hired Evan to shoot our engagement session and on our wedding day. He is super professional, very responsive via email and really punctual. His pricing is very good and worth every penny! The pictures he takes are phenomenal. Our favorite part about Evan is he tells you how to pose and what to do if you're doing something wrong. He really cares about the details and making sure to get that perfect shot but at the same time he still manages to make the sessions fun and enjoyable. Everyone in our bridal party were super impressed and had fun. Evan is truly an artisan and master in his craft. Stop searching for a photographer, Evan is the guy you want! read more

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My big day wedding photographer Evan, who is nice, funny and professional. We are very satisfied with his professional and perfect well done work! Since I was having a very rush wedding, Evan helped me a lot with his one stop services! He offered me from make up, more than 10 hours photo shot, 6 hours+ video record, beautiful wedding restaurant decoration, DJ , MC and even wedding gown rental. Everything came out perfectly and he could settle everything for me within two months, he really gave me a lot of opinions! He is not only a photographer but even my wedding planner! Evan definitely did a great job on my big day photos, even we didn't have enough time to take outdoor pictures, he did take some nice ones, quality is the most important to me. We went to San Mateo Japan tea garden before heading to the restaurant, it looked like we really went to Japan under the cherry blossom tree! And the best part is only take him few weeks to give us back 1000+ photos and 50+ photoshop edited in CDs including a slide show of the highlight. Thanks for your great job and I have a wonderful wedding! We should have found you for our pre-wedding, we are thinking to take some post-wedding pics or baby shower pics !!!!! Looking forward to work with you again Evan! :) read more

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If I could give Evan six (or more) stars, I totally would. He was most recently the photographer for our wedding at a vineyard in Livermore. Evan is creative, hard working, and drama-free. And most importantly, his pictures were wickedly great. We were impressed by the look of his photos, the speed of his editing, and just overall great customer service. A few weeks after our wedding, we ran into Evan at San Francisco City Hall taking pictures for another wedding. We were there to attend a friend's wedding and Evan even took some pictures of our friends who were getting married for free, just because he's a kind guy. They loved them. Highly recommend!! read more

We had a 6-hr pre-wedding photoshoot with Evan. We were so lucky to have found him! He is so kind, caring, professional, patient, and detail oriented! He spent time to make sure my gown was fanned out nicely, reminded us to have good posture, and taught us how to be more natural in our photos. He would not move on until both of us look our best in the photo. We liked Evan so much that we hired him as our wedding day photographer as well! read more

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Although for our wedding, Evan did not personally take the photos, instead he sent another photographer to our wedding and Evan did all the photo editing later, I still recommend him as your potential photographer because it worked perfectly for us. Prior to our wedding, Evan talked to us on the phone about the details of our wedding, such as wedding theme, time, locations, etc. He was very patient and responsive to all my emails and questions in a timely manner. The photographer he sent to our wedding was also super professional and accommodating the entire time. The pictures were all beautiful already without any editing in my opinion. Evan took time to edit all the photos we picked and sent them to me very quickly when I asked about the progress. Overall, I highly recommend him as your photographer because his friendliness and professionalism can really help you with a lot of stress you have on the big day. read more

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When my wife and I were planning our wedding, we knew that finding the right photographer was our top priority. We wanted to make sure we would have a way of capturing every memorable second on our wedding day. After much research, we decided to go with Evan Xu Wedding Photograph, and it was by far the best decision we made. Evan paid exceptional attention to details, and he was very creative in his work. He was truly a professional photographer with passion, yet he treated us like his own best friends. In fact, we became good friends afterwards, and we hired him again for my wife's maternity photo shoot at Golden Gate Park. Hiring Evan for our wedding day was the absolute best money we spent in our wedding budget. every time we look through our photos, it makes us feel as though we're reliving our wedding again. I have recommended Evan to all of my friends and family, and everyone is highly satisfied with his/her experience with Evan. he is truly, truly the best. read more

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Evan is the best! He was our wedding photographer in 2019 and has been with our family for our family photos since! Now we are a family of 4 and he takes beautiful photos every time! read more

We booked Evan for our big day and it couldn't have been better! He arrived early and was extremely professional and was able to get our shots done with the limited amount of time available. We received the photos promptly and they were stunning! Thank you Evan for your outstanding quality of work! read more

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Great service! Evan was there a little early for taking shots of set up and stayed throughout the reception. You can tell he takes great pride in his work! Like a photographer should, he gave you a lot of directions so that the photos would look perfect :) Not only that, he didn't break our budget for photography! Beautiful photographs. Couldn't ask for anyone better. read more

His service is awesome!!! Very professional. Always try to think about the customer first and think about what is best location for each season. The photos came out perfect, just the way we like it. When my wife and I were having some disagreements, he always find a way to lighten the mood up. Not only he was our photographer but he became our friend. read more

Even and his team are very professional and experienced. We book 10 hour for their time for our Chinese ceremony and dinner banquet, but their work for us over time and still very professional. Photographer at the wedding dinner was awesom. They were patient and were accommodating. They let us take breaks here and there. They take a lot of photos and videos for us. It's wonderful memories for us. Thank you very much. read more

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Last month, I was looking for a photographer to do the family photo for holiday season and I am glad that we are able to hire Evan. During the photo session, Evan prepares a lot of ideas and props for my family! The photo was very creative and professional, and Evan is able to capture the big smile from everyone! I would suggest Evan if you are looking for photographer service because he is professional, creative, patient and try his best to make the photo as great as possible. read more

Evan was our photographer for our wedding in December. He's absolutely the best!! He was able to come to our Chinese tea ceremony at our house in the morning to take some of our family pictures and later went to the actual ceremony and reception at Wedgewood Redwood Canyon to take pictures there. He communicated very well with my family and guests and made sure each shot looked proportionate and perfect! All the pictures came out great! We received a lot of compliments from my family and friends! He was very accommodating with excellent customer service! My friends thought Evan was a family member that was taking our pictures because he was so nice and friendly, yet very professional! Thank you Evan for making my memories so beautiful and everlasting! read more

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Three words: Evan is AWESOME. Great person to talk with. EXCELLENT communication skills! He gets back to you asap whenever you shoot him an email, text or phone call GREAT quality for such an affordable price! FOLLOWS your timeline and remembers things you forget. I forgot about the sunset pictures that I told him earlier I wanted, and he made sure to keep me on track so we can get my sunset pictures! Love it! Now the best part....he took WELL over 800 pictures and gave us all the pictures in 1.5 weeks. When we came back from our honeymoon, the usb was already in my mailbox! AWESOME. He even included an awesome slideshow! I'm super happy that I found Evan as my wedding photographer! The wedding happened so fast that I barely remembered a thing! Thank goodness Evan was able to capture so many photos that I can look back and remember! My husband also loves Evan! My husband is a super picky person, but he felt at ease with Evan, which was awesome. ( My husband also got so many GREAT photos of himself.....-_-) Once again, I'm super happy with my photos, and who knows we may book him for a POST WEDDING photoshoot;) read more

Finally...my partner and I were married at the end of March. Yes, Mari and finally tied the knot after 6 years of being together. She is the one I take to the Elite Events and the one who eats the food selected that I don't like when we go out and eat. Wedding preparations can be a big ordeal...stress, time off from work, selection of services. That said preparations and venues would have to reviewed and chosen. You are on the clock until that special day, similar to a work project. Selecting a photographer can be an ordeal but thank goodness for Yelp where you can start filtering and screening out would be candidates. We selected Evan Xu as a photographer after we had seen a plethora of five stars reviews. Plus I knew someone who hired him to shoot their wedding pictures and I saw them on Evan's website. I was truly impressed. When we met Evan we both felt comfortable in choosing him. Evan is very easy to work with and very patient. He knows the lighting, correct posing and sight selection. Evan's pricing is very reasonable and competitive. He was hired for 4 hours because we didn't need him to stay for the entire reception. He sent us so many pics on CD's to review and choose from. Highly recommend him as a photographer for your special venue.... read more

Evan is not only a photographer, but also a lovely father with two kids, so he knows and loves children. His photographic process is full of care and patience, and the photography style is also my favorite. It's so happy my little one has a great photograph experience .[Joyful][Clap] read more

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Evan is an extremely professional and creative photographer. He enjoys taking pictures and helping clients with lots of patience. He did a great job on our city hall and wedding day pictures. Thank you, Evan. You are the best. read more

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We were married last month and we hired Evan Xu as our photographer for our ceremony and wedding reception that followed. Evan is a very nice young man and he is extremely talented. He captured a lot of amazing pictures of our wedding and wedding reception/party. Our pictures turned out so nice, I would love if he added some of our pics to his website. :-) We met Evan a couple of months before our wedding to discuss what we were looking for. Evan, from the very beginning until the day the pictures were delivered, was extremely easy to work with. I can't say enough good things about Evan. Every time i look at the photos Evan took of our wedding, it makes me so happy to know that our special day was captured so beautifully. Evan's pricing is very reasonable.We hired him for 4 hours because we didn't need him to stay for the entire reception. He sent us so many pics, I'm still going through all of the pictures trying to select the favorites that I will print out and put into a photo album or photo book. read more

We love Evan! He's going to be our go-to photographer for years to come! We started with him for our engagement photos, then we had him for our City Hall ceremony, and now we're waiting for our first child so that Evan can shoot us as a family. I've been telling my friends and family how creative Evan is. He puts in so much daring efforts to get the best shot. The proof is in his photos! I love that he doesn't only do stark and boring photos. There's a wow-factor to his work that I can't get enough of. We also just got our leather bound photo book back and it's stunning! Evan, can we book you for the rest of our life? read more

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Evan is a wonderful wedding photographer to work with. He is punctual and professional. He is good at giving direction for posing couples or large groups together for photos. Evan understands the different cultural traditions and celebrates it in his work. The photos for the wedding we worked on together turned out beautifully and captured the day perfectly. I would recommend Evan Xu Wedding Photography and looking forward to working together again! read more

Evan is an exceptional professional photographer! Evan and Vivi (makeup artist) did both our pre-wedding and wedding photos. We are from Canada, we found Evan online and contacted him via email. He was really quick to respond and was very accommodating, gave us suggestions about the places we could take our photos in San Francisco. We met Evan the night before our pre-wedding photo shoot. He was very welcoming and help us pick out our outfits. During our pre-wedding shoot, Evan gave us lots of guidance on how to pose for our photos. Evan has exceptional vision and artistic creativity for every scenario. Also he pays exquisite attention to details as well. Vivi also did a beautiful job on the makeup and hair. They even hiked down to the beach of our choice. The photos Evan took was gorgeous even before editing! We were delighted with both of their work, we decided to hire them both to Toronto, Ontario for our wedding day in March 2018. They were great! They were really on time and started early in the morning and stayed til end of our dinner reception. Evan was very friendly, most of our guests thought he was one of our family friend helping us. Evan sent out the photos to us within 2 weeks and the photos were beautiful! We would definitely recommend both of them to anyone! Fanny & Steven read more

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We had Evan for our pre-wedding photos and wedding day photos. He's professional and always aims at high quality photos. Our photos came out as what we expected. They are beautiful!!! Thank you Evan! read more

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Evan is a very nice and creative photographer. I hired him to do the family photos and he gave me a lot of different ideas and very patient to guide us on the styles and poses. Evan gave my family a lot of professional suggestions before taking the photos and we spent 2 hours on the photo day. I would say everything was awesome and I made a good decision to hire him because the photos turned out very good and amazing! Thank you Evan for your great service! read more

Evan helped us with our engagement photos as well as all the photos on our wedding day. His portraits are amazing!! The photographs come out like magazine ads and all for such an affordable price! What I loved best was for our engagement photos, he was completely prepared and had a bunch of poses on his phone so that my fiance and I didn't look like complete robots. After we had taken him to our wedding venue, he had returned to it several times (we actually ran into him on a return visit) to scope out the best locations for photography, how the sun looks at the time of day we were having the wedding, etc. This guy definitely does his research! It was a plus that he speaks Cantonese cause pretty much all of my relatives do and he was amazing at ushering people and directing people at my tea ceremony, before the wedding and during. He was pretty adamant about getting our pictures at every step and I really appreciate that. read more

This review was long overdue. We hired Evan for our pre-wedding/engagement photo in March 2015 and our wedding was in September 2015. Having Evan as our photographer was one of the best decisions we've made for our wedding. Evan was patient, professional, humorous and super hard-working. My husband and I cannot express how thankful, happy and lucky we were to have him as our wedding photographer. This is a once in a lifetime event, Evan was the best photographer to capture that moment. Evan was referred to us by a friend who used his service. We purchased both the pre-wedding and wedding package at the same time. He had great pricing and packages. When we had our pre-wedding photo session in March 2015, Evan was on time, professional and super dedicated to have the perfect picture taken. We were really really appreciative of how dedicated he was trying to get the best pictures of us. We were also very impressed of how patient he was with us during the photo session and getting that best shot. During our wedding day, Evan again was on time with his videographer, they actually came in earlier than expected. Evan was non-stop taking pictures and checking the photos to make sure they were ok. He worked well under pressure and always kept a smile on no matter how chaotic it is. The process of getting Evan confirmed was easy, we met with him a few months before our pre-wedding photo session, he recommended places we can go to take photos and showed us sample pictures as well. We communicated a lot via phone and text afterwards to prepare for our wedding day. Evan was very organized and he even reminded us of what to bring to the photo sessions. Our pre-wedding and wedding pictures turned out great, and we are so thankful to have Evan as our photographer. If you are researching and looking for a photographer, don't look further, save yourself time and do yourself a favor, reach out to him. read more

Evan was such a delight. He answered all my questions and provided me with great recommendations and more. I was that bride who asked 1 million questions (some stupid questions) and Evan answered them all. I hired Evan and his team for almost a great 10-12 hours, they were so wonderful and great. I didn't have the worry about them at all. They captured every moment of my wedding, more than what I can ask for. The pictures came out so beautifully that all my friends and families was aw'ed and wow'ed by it. I'm so happy with my decision going with Evan and his team documenting my wedding photographs. I would highly recommend them- no doubts. read more

Evan is a great photographer. I recommend him for anyone looking for a personable , funny and all around good person to photograph any of their special events. My husband and I got married at SF City hall on July 9, which was also my Bday. Evan was there, prompt and ready to shoot. We were actually running late and he was curteous and really sweet about having to wait for me to get dressed. He caught a lot of moments I didn't even know he saw. He made sure he took a photo 2 or 3 times if possible to make sure the picture was perfect. I had a vintage birdcage veil that could get in the way and he continually fixed it so my pictures would look fabulous. Evan has a great personality as well. He had is laughing the whole time and definitely made us feel comfortable at our shoot which was 3 hours. He evn got my sons in some of the pictures. One of which is autistic and the other with ADHD. We were so happy to have a few good family photos to hand in our home. His demeanor is great for someone who is making their living working with ppl. I've heard many ppl tell me they had the wedding photographer from hell. I am pleased to say that Evan helped make our day even more special. He listened to many of our suggestions as well. I had mapped out the inside of Coty Hall so there were a lot of places I wanted to take pics at and he took our photos everywhere we wanted.... Including outside between the trees which was actually a few mins after he was supposed to be finished. He had all my photos finished on discs, one being a beautiful slideshow with our two favorite songs. The quality is great and the presentation was fantastic. We are very satisfied with his work. I highly recommend him to make any event an even better one. Mrs. Bailey read more

Evan is a very professional photographer and wedding planner, and I would highly recommend him to everyone. I know Evan for a while and most of my friends also hire him for their wedding photographer, so I decide to also hire him to be my wedding photographer. He not only help me on the DVD slideshow, and I also get the wedding and evening dress from him. I would say that he gives me a big help because he provides one stop service, so I can get all I need from him. He also gives me a lot of good suggestion, so I can better plan on my wedding day schedule. Again, he is profession and passion on what he is doing. He has a lot of great ideas and suggestion, so I am lucky that I can find him and hire him to be my wedding photographer and trust me, you won't regret to hire him as well. read more

Evan is a very professional photographer. We felt lucky we had Evan on our big day. Evan has great attention to detail and was very creative in his work. We would highly recommend Evan to anyone. Thank you so much Evan for doing such a stunning and amazing job. read more

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What an outstanding job! Evan Is so professional, his job is impeccable, the pictures came out better than I imagined, he has such an eye to catch every little detail, everything turned out perfect! Thank you very much again!, not only are you an awesome photographer; but, your customer service is top notch, thank you for all the suggestions you made and for your quick response, I couldn't be happier with the results! read more

This is a review for a pre-wedding service. Me and my fiancée did a lot of research before deciding to go with Evan. The price is very affordable compare to other well known photographers, and the quality of the photo are even better than the ones which cost up to three times. Evan is a perfectionist. He has to review after each shot to check our facial expression. He's also very patient to show us the best pose for each shot. We've another oversea photoshoot session in Paris and it's our biggest regret for not having Evan as our photographer. You can't go wrong with Evan and his team. read more

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