Paul shot photos for our wedding awhile ago before he was shooting full-time in Hawai'i, and his…read morebackground as a journalist and artist inform his style and approach to the shoots. In addition to the traditional wedding shots, which were done beautifully, his photos created a story of our wedding, including pictures of our friends and family interacting with each other, quiet moments of reflection, and other beautiful moments that we might not have been able to witness or remember on our own. When we look back at the book, it's like taking a trip back through the whole experience again. In addition to being a great photographer, Paul's great at communicating and a genuinely good guy.

We came to Kauai with thoughts of a family portrait, but no specific plan. After calling a couple…read moreof photographers, Paul promptly returned our call was was available to shoot during the week. What started as sort of a random selection turned out to be a great stroke of luck! Paul's personality fit our family perfectly (20 yr, 16 yr, 12 yr, plus Grandma). His familiarity with the Poipu area led us to Maha'ulepu Beach at twilight, which provided a great venue. We liked the way he approached the session: some suggestions, and then let us be ourselves. As a result, the photos captured moments rather than just images. We are really happy with Paul's work, and highly recommend him! (Paul, in case you see this, we're the Ogawas - we worked with you during Thanksgiving week this year)

My wife and I hired David and Kim from DKweddings as our wedding photographers. We were simply…read moreamazed at their work; their pictures captured every aspect of our wedding day beautifully. We strongly recommend them for your wedding. David and Kim are full of great, positive energy. We found it really fun to work with them and they got along great with our families. Our wedding combined American, Indian, and Korean traditions and cultures. It was important for us to have photographers that were willing to learn about these cultures and capture them at their best. David and Kim were enthusiastic to learn about our cultures and it certainly showed in the final product. David and Kim are a husband a wife team. When you hire them you get two very skilled photographers who work together extremely well to capture two angles of every moment. They can be in two places at once and the final photos we received did not miss a single moment. We were really pleased with their system of a 2-hour engagement photo session (included in the price) several months prior to the wedding. This allowed David and Kim to get to know our personalities prior to the wedding day. From the engagement pictures we were able to provide feedback as to the types of photos we really liked and the types or poses we did not care for. The engagement photo session was a real blast for us. We brought our dog along and David and Kim captured some really great moments with our dog on the beach. (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/366HPgT8NqrF3cR0P0NgHQ?select=goARfRivpoFzAL0mQNjPgQ) David and Kim are very professional in their actions and communication. From our initial consultation meeting, to contract signing, to engagement photos, to the wedding day, they were focused first on customer service. They were flexible in scheduling our engagement session which we appreciated. We only had David and Kim provide us with digital photos, we did not have them make us an album (a holiday project of ours) though the samples they showed us were superb. We felt we got very high quality work and a great value for the price of their services. We have a lifetime of memories captured in stunning form thanks to David and Kim!

I do not know where to start. David and Kim are amazing! I found them on craiglist and didnt know…read moreif they were going to flakes. Quite the opposite! From the very first meeting they were pleasant, upfront and personable. We booked immediately. I couldn't believe how affordable it was. I thought oh, we will just basic wedding photos. Once again I was mistaken. Our package included to photo session, an engagement session and the wedding day. WoW! My husband and I like to think outside the box so we used a 2010 Camaro in our engaement phot shoot and David and Kim made me feel so relaxed and comfortable and modelish (not sure that's a word). We had the best time. they took and endless amount of photos. The pics were ready in less than 2weeks and the DVD of all 300 pics were mailed. Tha's right 300 pics. WoW! For the big day Kim and David arrived as scheduled and captured everysingle moment of the day. It was amazing. Who need a videographer when you have David and Kim! Our wedding was 8/22/10 and they have already posted all pics to their private gallery. 912 photos! Simply Amazing! I love them. I am so excited that I chose them to memrialie a day I want to remember forever. This was was probably the BEST DECISION made for our wedding beside the venues and DJ Tempoe. If I could give and infinity amount of stars I would. They are just that damn good!

My husband and I are absolutely speechless at the breathtakingly beautiful and candid wedding…read morephotos Ramin shot for us in April of this year near Sonoma. Not only is the composition and overall "look" of the photos of the highest quality, but Ramin was also able to put two very camera shy people at ease immediately with his incredibly relaxed and kind personality, plus that witty charm. Ramin is a humble, kind soul who truly goes out of his way to deliver an incredibly easy experience with phenomenal results. When we were originally looking for wedding photographers, we had a bunch of high-end options available (coming from Los Angeles), but felt very saddened by the price tag and worried we would have to settle for less on the big day. Ramin made is absolutely possible to have the very best photo experience with all of the shots we dreamed of while at the same time working with our limited funds; in fact, we felt he severely under-charged us for these photos-- that is how wonderful they are, and so well-within our budget... Not to mention that it was his daughter's birthday on the day of our wedding, and he at no point in time made us feel rushed whatsoever or even mentioned it until he was leaving! Ramin's clients feel like an absolute priority while he is working with them. Lastly, the turn around on getting the photos, of which in our chosen package we were given full access and rights to downloading in high quality from a weblink, was incredibly quick! Within 3 days we were looking at the hundreds of lovely shots from our wedding, when many of my friends say it took their photographers weeks or even months to get them their shots! We could not be more pleased with Ramin and will cherish the photographs he has blessed us with forever. Thank you from the bottoms of our hearts, Ramin!

I can't say enough kind words about The Marin Studio…read more My fiance and I met Ramin at a bridal fair looooong before our wedding and we immediately hit it off--he was so easy to talk to and his work really speaks for itself. On top of that, their pricing is a steal. You just can't find work of their quality at the pricing they offer. Period. Our engagement shoot with Ramin back in March was amazing (despite unexpectedly terrible weather). He totally rolled with the punches and made it work...and the pictures? FANTASTIC. In fact, we got our edited engagement pictures back TWO DAYS after our shoot. Yeah. TWO DAYS. Amazing. Theeeen, on the day of the wedding...we had selected a package that included both Ramin and Beth and they both showed up exactly on time with big smiles on their faces. They were like little, unobtrusive flies on the wall getting all of my requested detail shots! Beth spent the morning with the guys (and they all totally adored her and couldn't stop talking about how sweet she is) and Ramin stayed with the girls (he was equally adored!). Anyway, we, once again, had less-than-ideal weather...but they made it work! All of my family loved Ramin and Beth and still talk about them almost 2 months later. And, oooooh my goodness...the pictures. We got our pictures back about 2 weeks after the wedding and they are all absolutely gorgeous. We have amazing photos that we will cherish for a lifetime thanks to The Marin Studio. We are still blown away. Oh! And our photobook is absolutely fantastic too...it makes a lovely addition to our coffee table and we've gotten tons of compliments on it! :) BOOK THE MARIN STUDIO! You will love love love your photos, I swear!!!

My husband and I came across Cam (CameraOn) and Dashy (SimplyDashy) through the referral of a…read morefriend. At that point in time, my husband and I had already looked at a few photographers, but none of them seemed like quite the right fit. Now, after our wedding (which took place on February 4th, 2017), I'm so glad we were able to have Cam and Dashy be part of our engagement and wedding. As soon as we met Cam, we knew we wanted to move forward with him. He was easy-going and friendly, and treated us practically like family. Prior to this first meeting, my husband and I still hadn't figured out all the details of what we needed in terms of photography for the engagement shoot and the wedding. All we knew was that we wanted to work with someone who we got along with well and had a portfolio of pictures that we felt fit our personalities. Cam fit the bill :). He was there with us every step of the way, making sure we got everything we wanted with a set budget. The icing on the cake was that he works with his wife Dashy, whom we first met at our engagement shoot in San Francisco. Cam and Dashy walked us through various poses that they felt would look great, and everything went smoothly. Their experience and talent for photography showed when we looked at our photos after the shoot. We were blown away with how they were able to transform one small area in San Francisco into what looked 4-5 different locations just by the angles they chose to shoot. Originally, we were supposed to do two locations on that particular day but, due to the second location being abnormally overcrowded, they worked with us to plan a second shoot somewhere else at a future date. That "somewhere else" was a small park in San Ramon that Cam knew about. This scene would add a very nice contrast to the urban setting of San Francisco. As expected, the results of this shoot were amazing, and looked forward to the wedding day with great anticipation! Prior to the day-of, Cam made sure to let us know their entire plan, and gave us free reign to change anything as we saw fit. He even gave us a heads-up that we might want to buy some umbrellas for the wedding party in the somewhat likely event that we would experience rain. The day of the wedding, everything went by without a hitch. It did end up raining, but even that didn't cause us any grief, as we were prepared with a full set of matching umbrellas for the wedding party thanks to Cam's advice! We're so happy that Cam and Dashy could be there to capture the many memories of one of the most important days of our lives, and we would highly recommend them to anyone looking for professional, talented, easy-going, and friendly photographers. I've attached some of our engagement and wedding photos so you can see for yourself :). Thanks for everything Cam and Dashy!

If I can give CameraOn Photography 100 stars I would. They deserve it!!!…read more Cameron and his team did an outstanding job working the photo booth at our Valentines Day wedding. He not only was very friendly and helpful, they were very entertaining and the guests loved him. Since our wedding on 2/14/14, we have had many inquiries from family and friends asking for their contact info for future events. Our guests raved about how much fun they were having at the photo boot and kept coming back for more pictures. CameraOn Photography made everyone feel like superstars at a red carpet event. Everyone was very professional and patient which I loved most about. Because as you can see open bar drinks + photobooth = chaos! But they handled their job with professionalism and a smile. I highly recommend CameraOn Photography to everyone for their future events specially their wedding. Caleb and I thank you so much for a job well done.

My fiancee and I worked with Jordan for our engagement photos. We did a sunset shoot at Sutro Baths…read moreand the photos turned out great!! Our session lasted about an hour and a half and we were able to capture all different sorts of light, backgrounds, and poses. We gave her some ideas we had in mind and she worked with us to get the photos we wanted! She had our proofs to us in 3 days and sent us the entire gallery for us to choose from and have retouched. Our proofs looked great and didn't even look like they needed to be retouched. Overall, Jordan was a pleasure to work with and I would definitely book her services again. She is very sweet and made us feel at ease during our first (ever) photo shoot.

Jordan rocked the casbah! She is thorough, thoughtful, and tremendously talented. We loved how…read moreknowledgeable she was, with perfect recommendations for family photos and first looks. She has impeccable taste, versatility and style to spare, and was frankly a wonderful guest at our wedding! From our first meet and greet (with her dog as well!), to the soul-searching questionnaire, she covered all of the bases with aplomb. No detail was missed, and she made our day so much better. Jordan put the whole day right over the top - we put a lot on her as a single shooter on a big ranch, and she rocked it! She is also kind of a photography ninja - I do not know how she had the time to get all of these amazing pictures, and so many stunning privileged angles. The ceremony photos still make us tear up, and the action shots from the dance floor have already become legendary in our family. It was truly a privilege to work with her, and hopefully she will be available again for the anniversary party!

Dusty Knapp photography was my first professional photographer. We started with my headshots a few…read moreyears back. I was so comfortable with him, especially since it was my FIRST professional photos. He was very helpful with positioning my face/body to get the best natural looking pictures. We worked for a few hours, went to a few locations, and did a couple of outfit changes. I got a lot of really good pictures from it! When my boyfriend (now husband) proposed to me, he hired Dusty to take pictures for it! He knew how much I loved his work, so he ended up shooting our wedding. I am SO glad we chose to get a professional to do this... we gave out disposable cameras for the guest to shoot the wedding as well, but the shots are nothing like dusty's! I'm really glad he was so knowledgeable about shooting because it rained (nor cal weather Amiright?) and our pictures looked great! Thank you Mr. Knapp!

Arnau is a wonderful photographer and a sincere person who we enjoyed working with very much…read more The bulk of the portfolios I looked through were either technically great staged photos with few candids or full of great candid moments that were unfortunately out-of-focus or poorly lit. Arnau was referred to us by our wedding planner, Genevieve Rojas of Lily Spruce, and I was I was impressed that his portfolio demonstrated BOTH technical skills as well as an eye for noticing candid moments worth capturing. Arnau is a lovely person who we enjoyed having around (pretty important) and most importantly: we were very happy with the hundreds of beautiful photos he captured of our day. A friend of mine was married a month earlier and we were disappointed by how much her photographer aggressively butt herself into special moments - killing the intimacy in order to capture the moment. In contrast, Arnau blended himself into the scene seamlessly - capturing great moments, often times up close, while still somehow blending in the background. It allowed us to enjoy our time with friends and family without feeling self conscious or interrupted. When it came time for portraits, he directed my massive family patiently and with expertise, getting great shots. Arnau mentioned that he wanted to pull us away from our dinner for a 45 min couples shoot during the "golden hour". We were reluctant to leave our party for so long, but we trusted his guidance and I'm so glad we did. I will let the photos speak for themselves.. PS: Turn around was as promised, 4-8 weeks after our wedding. He created a lovely online viewing folder that we downloaded from easily.

My husband and I decided to hire Arnau as our wedding photographer after seeing his amazing photos…read moreon his website, and hearing from others what a joy he is to work with. So far we have been beyond impressed with the quality, professionalism and passion he brings to his work. For our engagement session he came up with the idea to do a rustic shoot in the hills overlooking San Jose, which ended up being a very fun adventure. Arnau made us feel so comfortable and the experience was so enjoyable that we hardly even realized we had been taking pictures all day. The results were incredible... so much art and love is reflected in each shot that we were really blown away - as were our friends and family. He has such a wonderful eye for artistic, unique shots that far surpass what I have seen in other portfolios. The moral of this story is that I can't recommend Arnau enough for any event you want to capture. I know there are a lot of photographers to choose from in the Bay Area, but seriously, look no further, folks. Arnau is the one you have been searching for!

MFI Creations is amazing, talented, dependable and wonderful to work with. They are very…read moreknowledgeable of where and how to take the best pictures and videos. We had hired Nitish as the photographer and videographer for our engagement party. His father took the pictures at the engagement and he did a wonderful job in capturing every moment as well as so many details of the party that go unnoticed sometimes. Its nice to be able to look back at the pictures and see the many details from that night. They provided high quality pictures with a wonderful video of our engagement. We also had a whole day photo session at the SF City Hall. He took some amazing picture of us and we had fun taking the pictures. He made us feel very comfortable; he was very professional, flexible and gave us variety of poses to take. He provided our pictures and video in couple of short weeks instead of several months like most video/photo production companies do. Since our event I've been recommending MFI Creations to everyone that is looking for a photographer and videographer! The experience and final product will exceed your expectation. We are so grateful that we had them for our engagement and can't wait to have them for our wedding too.

Being a videographer for a Pakistani/Indian wedding can drive you nuts: multiple events, venues,…read moretimings, and a bulk load of relatives to deal with, but Nitish managed incredibly! Our wedding happened fast and we were able to book Nitish for all three of our events (Thurs, Fri, & Sun), only 2 weeks before the wedding day! He was very professional, understood what we wanted, and was extremely responsive and flexible. He videographed our Maayu, Mehndi, and Rukhsati/Reception and was a pleasure to work with! He got along with my hubby and with my family (my dad reminds us often that he wants to work with Nitish again when it's time for my brother and sister's wedding). ;) Nitish is super-talented and has great connections. Nitish provided a photographer for us for all three events plus an extra day for a bride/groom family photo shoot at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. He also set up a DJ for our Mehndi and Reception. The DJ ROCKED, everyone was on the dance floor, from 2-year-old's to 65, it was amazing! Today marks our 1 year anniversary and till day, every guest I speak to regarding our wedding events mentions "your videographer was so nice/good/sweet/talented!" I have to say, we were extremely lucky to find Nitish as we didn't have to stress about searching for a photographer/DJ. We trusted Nitish for his word and went with it. Nitish is fast! We had asked for a short 3-5 minute video highlighting the wedding festivities, and he had it completed in a week and a half, even after asking him to make some minor changes/additions in the video! Our full length wedding video was with us within a month in Blu-ray and HD, and our album followed shortly. How often do couples get to say that?!! I don't follow the wedding photography industry closely, but I'm pretty sure the industry standard turn around time is around 3 months, and can be even longer depending on the season and bookings. Nitish's work is great, but I'm not going to waste any more time on that since you can just check out his work for yourself to see if you like his style. The things you wont notice from their website is how hard he works to get the right shot, from the best angle, with the most interesting compositions. And when he isn't doing posed shots, we hardly even noticed him. MY ONLY NITPICKS: The photographer was not the best, not even close. She did not have experience working a South Asian wedding before, so I can say our photographs could have been much better. She continuously ran into lighting issues and didn't take many pictures of our guests or portrait shots of my immediate family which I had asked for initially. But, Nitish did apologize for her work, and continued to edit and make our wedding album himself. Despite the not-so-perfect photographs, the wedding album itself came out great. He actually got us 2 albums, as my parents had asked for an album of their own. Nitish is a photographer himself as well, but we wanted him as our videographer so he wouldn't have been able to do both. :( ((And undoubtedly, we should have at least asked to see her work before agreeing)).. I also wanted to add that he gave us all of the digital images. They were all full resolution, and they had NO WATERMARK on them, so we ended up making our own personal scrapbook as well :) Overall, Nitish is over the top on what he does and his passion shows in his work! I would definitely recommend him for all your wedding photography and videography needs!