As much as I want to keep Jana my best-kept secret, I suppose I need to give credit when it is due…read more Jana has done our holiday family shoot for the past 2 years. This is no small feat as we have two toddlers. Jana is personable and accommodating with her schedule. She is willing to give advice on choosing a good color palette for the clothes as well as suggest locations which photograph well. You can tell she cares about her work. She is professional and reliable. The kids like her and the fact that I don't feel awkward with her is also a bonus! She was able to work with our schedules when my littles got sick, not once, but twice!

Jana did an absolutely exceptional job photographing (and helping plan!) my surprise proposal to my…read morefiancé. I wholeheartedly recommend her as someone to work with for capturing important life events. I was proposing in Central Coast CA on a vacation, and didn't know the area well. I had found a winery that I thought looked good, and used Yelp to connect me with a few photographers. I knew right away that I wanted to work with Jana - she was *by far* the most thoughtful, responsive, and creative photographer I was put in touch with. Jana went above and beyond in the days before the proposal, coming up with a fantastic game plan (complete with time stamps for where to be when!) to both create a special moment and keep it a surprise right up until the proposal - exactly the organization I needed. Moreover, she called the winery in advance and arranged for a bottle of champagne on ice at the proposal location, for my fiancé and I to enjoy afterwards. On the day of, Jana arrived early to the winery to identify a location amongst the vines that was both secluded and beautiful, and coordinated with staff on-site to ensure everything went off without a hitch. The photos themselves were fantastic. She beautifully captured our happiness and excitement in the moment, with amazing lighting and scenery to boot. Afterwards, we took many other photos (Jana had great ideas for poses!) and walked to a couple other locations at the winery to capture more shots of the special occasion. And, she turned them around and shared the photos with us in barely 24 hours, allowing us to smile and re-live the moment over and over again in the days following the proposal. A proposal is a once-in-a-lifetime moment, and this one would have never gone off as well as it did without Jana's photographic talent, creativity in planning, and organization. I'm incredibly grateful to have worked with her, and would recommend her to anyone with an upcoming special occasion that needs a top-notch photographer! Thank you again, Jana!

Great photographer! Friendly and creative with poses. I can't wait to keep working with her to…read morecapture more family portraits! You can see the love she has for photography in every session! Thank you Meli

From the owner: I specialize in lifestyle photography, children, senior portraits, family sessions & special…read moreoccasions. I love capturing the details of a real moment. I am ready to adventure with you as I document your love story!

I scheduled an appointment with Sefra Kay Photography a whole month in advance for engagement…read morepictures and even confirmed with her a few days before and the morning of she cancels our Session. We spent a lot of money and time getting to our location since we are from Los Angeles. I lost money on hair and makeup appointments I had to cancel. My wedding is in 7 months and now it's to late to send out our save the dates. I just feel like it was very unprofessional of her to cancel the morning of. It was a few days ahead it would have been understandable.

Sefra is amazing! I'm in the wedding industry and I loved…read morehow professional and down to earth she was. My husband is not a picture person but she knew exactly how to guide us and he was so comfortable with her. She seriously captured our love. She not only took beautiful photos but help guide us from beginning to end. I recommend her to all my family, friends, and my brides. Two of my cousins are getting married in 2022 and both booked Sefra! Stop your search, Sefra is the best! Book her NOW!

I could not be happier with our choice of Rachel Higgins to do my son's senior portraits…read more From the first moment, Rachel was extremely professional, creative, and incredibly easy to work with. In my son's words, "She is super chill, and I felt comfortable the entire time. She is fun, easy to talk to and she made the day fun." Rachel utilized fantastic angles of my son while also incorporating the landscape of downtown SLO that really brought every picture to life, and all of the final images were amazing! Her use of lighting, composition and her attention to detail were perfect. We absolutely love our son's pictures, and highly recommend Rachel Higgins to anyone looking for someone to capture truly exceptional photography.

Rachel was/is awesome! We generally knew what we wanted for my wife's 50th birthday photos: on the…read morebeach at Pismo, with family and friends, and with her beloved Camaro. Rachel's experience really paid off because she had lots of suggestions and ideas for the photoshoot. And then when our hard drive crashed and we lost all the photos, she made them all available again to us, and with a gentle recommendation to put all the photos on our Google Drive, which I did! Thanks Rachel for everything!

Alma was probably one of the best things about our wedding! We got married February 2020 in Big…read moreSur, CA. This review is long overdue but married-covid life has been crazy. I do not even know where to begin. Finding a photographer my husband and I both liked was a challenge to say the least. My husband is a landscape photographer, so we have lots of opinions, and on top of that we needed to find a photographer willing to travel to a place that has no cell phone signal. I called around and talked to a few photographers, but no one seemed like a good fit, or they weren't willing to work with our situation. When I talked to Alma, we instantly hit it off on the phone and decided to meet in-person to go over expectations and details. My husband and I walked out of her studio and instantly knew she was the one we wanted to photograph our wedding. Fast forward to our big day. Alma and her team showed up on-time and ready to get to work, even with a very long drive. Despite being a SUPER windy and cold day, and forgetting some important things at home - 6 hours away - if you look at our wonderful photos you would think it was a perfect day and nothing went wrong. Alma and her team were amazing the whole day, they kept us on schedule, walked up and down the venue's stairs a million times (there were a ton), and when something came up, they adjusted like it was no big deal. She truly made our wedding day way more extraordinary than I thought it would be. When we received our sneak peek, I cried. The photos were gorgeous, and I craved more! I cried again when I received our full gallery. Alma was great with communication, she frequently checked in with us and was quick to reply to messages. Thinking back to our wedding day, what I remember most was taking photos with Alma and her team and it makes me smile every time. Her thoughtfulness throughout the day will always stick with me. Alma is a true artist and an amazing person.

Had my daughter take her graduation pictures with her and she used this horrible black and white…read morefilter. In addition her pictures appeared blurry when she sent them to us. Did not include any prints at all. Please be weary she may deliver mediocre work.

Best family photos ever! We got family photos as a gift to my mother on her 70th birthday. They…read moreturned out amazing! I am so pleased with them as is my entire family! We will not forget this great experience. Thank you so much for capturing this trip for us!! I absolutely recommend for a family photo shoot !!

I loved my photos from Ina. She's extremely professional and I love her editing style. Highly…read morerecommend.

James is a down to earth kinda guy. He's very patient and willing to work with you and any ideas…read moreyou have for your photos. His prices are, in my opinion the best around. The quality of the work he does is outstanding! Another reason I gave him 5 stars is his ability to put a "lock" on you're photo album in the gallery. He will create a username and password for you. From there you can pass it along to those who you want to see your photos.

James is a great photographer! I had some head shots done for social media pages and I was very…read morenervous being in front of the camera but he made me laugh and before you knew it I was very relaxed and the photos ended up being very good and I am very critical of my image! I highly recommend James White Photography for all your photo needs James is great to work with and service was outstanding!

I wish I could put negative stars for this one..the husband was extreamly rude! He was a smart ass…read moreand talked to me like I was some stupid idiot. "Now, put your hand on your hips, d-o y-o-u knowww where your hips are at? "goo-ooood..n-ooow...take 3 steps back. o-neeeeee....t-woooo.....threee" This man was an iditot, talked to me like I was stupid and had no respect for his "customer" and other smart-ass rude remarks. I definitly regret going to him for my senior pictures. If I had known about him, I would had gone to Reflectons. As soon as we were done with the shoot, I chosed the picture, mind he even chose the WRONG PICTURE for the yearbook. He choose an awkward looking picture of me, it's been a year since I've graduated and I still haven't felt the want (without feeling awkward) to look at my own year book all because of that stupid picture he sent in to me. So thanks. Thanks for ruining my senior pictures and giving me a real crappy time. Save your money and go else where.

I was lucky enough to be asked to participate in my nieces senior photos since her parents were at…read morework. I feel after the experience the two nieces and I shared, that it was a blessing that I was there. I would have felt awful knowing that two young girls (seventeen and sixteen) would have had to deal with this photographer alone. It was so unprofessional to hear a man who is in charge of special time ask this particular senior to make dramatic sighs before photos which she was unwilling to make, and even more unwilling to make a dramatic sigh followed by a meow as he asked her to do. She was so unbelievably uncomfortable as were her sister and I. To make matters worse, he told her she was stuck up and had a bad attitude for not obliging to making sounds. He made comments about my degree, and discounted my efforts in college to being a great suck up.He suggested that a 3.33 GPA was not good enough to the senior he was photographing and then suggested she learn to suck up more like myself. He said things like " a Liberal Studies degree is for people who don't know what they want in life." After twenty minutes of torture with this chauvinist, he looked at the sister and said "you don't talk much you must be asleep, who can you be texting, you don't have friends (laughs)." He asked me "what is her deal (asking about the sister)?" I responded "still waters run deep" he said "what does that mean?" I responded flip at this point irritated with being put down, seeing the girls being put down, "find it for yourself." He told me "some teacher you'll make." I cannot explain the anger I swallowed in that moment, which I only swallowed trying to help preserve what was left of this special experience for my niece. After calling her parents about the matter, and getting asked to call in, I spoke with the wife who denied the rude remarks, denied herself trying to remedy his comments while the session was going on, and even worse said she asked us all in the same room if we had fun. I was infuriated that she suggested that a seventeen and sixteen year old would admit to feeling uncomfortable in front of the person who made them feel that way. The wife was crying on the phone almost in desperation, or as if my complaints weren't the first. Either way I am so sorry for my niece, and I hope no one else deals with this photographer.

Maria Vega is my all-time favorite Photographer her studio is fully equipped with everything a real…read morephotography studio should have, or if you prefer on location Maria is willing and able to do that as well, very well in fact. Maria Vega is the most reasonably priced, generous with her time, and genuinely kind. I like her as a person and I love her photography work. Truly The Best Of The Best.

I have used Maria's services for each of my 3 high school graduates from 2013-2017. She is…read moreflexible, creative, detailed, and professional. I would use her again.