So my wife and I were thinking about newborn photos since all of our family live quite a ways away…read morefrom us, and we wanted something special to share with them, and our first time Grandparents. We were concerned because they are usually very expensive for nothing super special. Then my wife happened upon Chelsea Lietz's Photography. Not only were the prices very reasonable, but her photos were simply gorgeous. We ended up getting the "Belly to Baby" package which was two photography sessions one a short 45 minute Maternity session, and the second a 3 hourish newborn photography session. The maternity session blew our minds away, we were so pleased with how laid back she was, how professional she seemed, and most importantly how organized, and timely she was. She asked us if there was anythign we wanted and we mentioned our tattoos, and she delivered with what is one of my favourite photos of me and my wife. We were super pleased with the maternity session, and everyone in our family and freidns on facebook loved the photos. We thought it couldn't get better than this. WE WERE WRONG!! Chelsea has a plague on the wall of her studio that says "Baby Whisperer" this is not an exagerration. She handled our 1 week old newborn so well that we immediately trusted her with our baby so much that my wife and I both fell asleep due to the comfortable environment, and the absolute trust we had in Chelsea. Then the Photos came.... They were simply stunning! She focused on the baby like she should, but still managed to get a couple of pictures with my wife and I with the baby. They were everything and more that we wanted. For the price that we paid I doubt we could find someone with more bang for the buck. While we are in San Antonio we will only do family sessions with Chelsea from now on. http://chelsealietzphotography.smugmug.com/Newborn/Jolene/43252018_D6xPML#!i=3421512422&k=nWWQbct&lb=1&s=L

Chelsea is the best!! My 2 week old was fussy and she was able to calm him and get amazing photos…read moreof him and my then 3 1/2 year old. I will continue to go to her. She also did my maternity shots, and those are amazing too!! It takes us about 1.5 hours to get to her, but I would drive double that!! Her work is the best.

Photographer was super sweet, very accommodating. The photographs came out amazing! Definitely will…read morebe doing business with again for my next little one!

From the owner: Sarah Lake is the preeminent award-winning newborn photographer serving Rockford, IL and…read moresurrounding area. She specializes in fine art newborn and family portraiture--photographing newborns & babies in her boutique East Rockford home studio, and capturing families & and seniors on location in natural light. She also serves families in the areas of northern IL, southern WI, and the greater Chicagoland area.

We loved our experience so much! I bought a 45 min session for my parents' 25th anniversary and the…read moreresults are amazingggggg. Definitely booking Meredith for any future events I have- she's incredible!

Meredith is an incredible photographer. She also happens to be an amazing human (so friendly,…read moresweet, and fun!) We appreciated how much variety she gave us (tons of different poses, etc.) Thank you!!

Jamie saved the day when my family went to an out of town wedding and I decided at the last minute…read moreto see if I could book a photographer! She communicated quickly, worked hard to fit our session in within our availability and did scouting work near our hotel to find us some beautiful spaces for our pictures. She was a lot of fun to work with on the day - on time, enthusiastic, and helped us get our personalities to shine through. Our pictures turned out great - so many to choose from to print and to frame! Now I wish I lived in San Antonio so that I could book her again!

This woman is amazing, she went above and beyond for my elopement. Her pictures turned out better…read morethan I could've imagined. Her personality and style put my husband and I at ease completely. I recommend her 100%. Thank you so much Jamie! I can't express how happy we are with the pictures and the overall experience. Thank you for everything!! If you want to feel emotion through pictures this is the photographer to go with!!

What should have been one of the greatest moments of our lives turned out to be one of the worst…read more We contracted Andres Photography to handle the photography and video for our event. Little did we know this would be one of the worst decisions we could have ever made. In the contract they were supposed to have given us portraits that we never received. As if that wasn't enough, even after asking countless times for our video they never gave it to us. Despite us asking numerous times it took not only months, but over a year for them to let us know that they lost all of our wedding footage. This was devastating to us as people that were not only in those videos but who also left video messages have since passed away. We have no video of our very special day. I can't quantify the amount of stress and devastation this has caused. If you are searching for a photographer/videographer for you special day, do yourself a favor and look elsewhere if you want to ensure you will have your memories properly captured and your contract honored to its fullest. He was deceptive regarding his services and professionalism and in the end it affected so many things for us.

Andres took beautiful pictures of my baby girl six months....we are beyond happy with the…read morepictures.... he was patient and took a lot of pictures.... very professional.... I would definitely recommend.

We booked a family photo session with Mel while we were on vacation. Our friends had previously…read moreused Mel and they recommended her. We corresponded over email and her response time is about a day or less. She has about 3 different packages and about 9 locations she likes to shoot at. We chose Kualoa regional park because it had a few different backgrounds (beach, mountains, outriggers, and dock). On the day of the session she met us at the park and we walked to the locations. She was very easy to work with and she was pretty in tune with the needs of our 1 and 2 year olds. When the girls got fussy or didn't feel like cooperating she would shoot couples pictures of us. Her prices are very reasonable and the pictures came out amazing. We will definitely use her services again if we're back on Oahu.

Mel recently did a photo shoot for our extended family while we were visiting Oahu. I can't even…read moredescribe how great she is! Her professionalism, expertise, and friendliness were second to none! We had our 4 1/2 month old niece and nephew twins there and Mel was so great in not only organizing the photos to accommodate them, but also so great at capturing them also! We stayed in Ko Olina and Mel knew exactly where to do the photo shoot and the best time of day for the beauty and lighting of the photos. The photographs she took were incredible! She was able to get us the gallery so quickly and they are awesome. If you are on Oahu and would like stunning photos from an awesome photographer, I highly recommend In The Light with Mel Photography!

I always feel so awkward in front of a camera - especially those big contraptions with all those…read morespecial lenses and lights. I love taking pictures of food but when I'm the subject - the awkward glutton comes out. So, at my friend's insistence (and promise of brunch at the Pearl), I decided to join her for a morning photo shoot. I was nervous but, seeing my friend's pictures on Facebook helped me overcome any reservations about Angelica and Keith at Authentic Joy. We took photos very early in the morning around the Pearl and inside Hotel Emma. The early morning light coupled with Angelica's skills made us all look like models! Angelica and Keith worked with us to help us be as natural as possible. After shooting for awhile, I became way more comfortable, mostly in part because of Keith and and Angelica. Angelica has such a warm and engaging personality. She made us feel at ease with her silliness. She and Keith took into consideration our vision and thoughts, while giving us inspiration on what to do next. I don't know about you guys but I just want to stand around. Posing is hard! But Angelica managed to make me a convincing guest at the swanky Hotel Emma in our photos. After a few days, Angelica already edited and posted the pictures for us to preview. I'm so pleased with how our pictures turned out! I've also gotten a ton of compliments on how natural and elegant we looked in all the photos. Angelica and Keith have done weddings, quinceañeras, and family photos as well. Although they are a fledgling, local business, they have a gift for taking beautiful pictures that only many years of experience can rival. I can't wait to book them for future occasions!

Angelica and Keith are a couple that is down to earth and fun to work with. Angelica has extremely…read moregood eyes at capturing precious moments during photo sessions. They made the session so lay back and fun. Plus they also charge very reasonable price. Better book them before they become big and famous!

I cannot recommend Brown Lotus highly enough!!! From beginning questions about the session, to…read moresetting expectations, to making me feel comfortable and confident on shoot, to receiving the images, this experience was hands down the best I've ever had! If you're on the fence don't hesitate to book! You will not regret and you'll be amazed at the beautiful images you receive. This is a very trustworthy, professional, and creative photographer. You're in great hands!

My shoot with Brown Lotus Photography was a great experience. I have shot with quite a few…read morephotographers, so I know what I look for in a professional photographer, especially when doing a more "vulnerable" type shoot. He made me feel very comfortable and welcome, he communicates what he is doing (with lights, furniture, props, etc), we had great conversation and laughs, and the photos turned out phenomenal. I'm looking forward to shooting again, and I recommend his work to anyone looking to get boudoir and bodyscape photography done!

This past Friday, my daughter had her Senior picture session with Leah Ever After and I am…read moreabsolutely speechless! Leah is very professional and is very hands on! If you want a certain shot, she does what she can to get it for you, even if it means getting in the water and sitting on rocks! What a champ I highly recommend her!

I can safely say Leah has an eye for photography! Her vision for every shot is absolutely amazing…read more Not to mention, the session as a whole is so much fun! We went to the botanical gardens today and the scenery was breathtaking in all the photos.