Hannah was truly great from beginning to end! Our initial conversation was so informative and…read morelaidback - I immediately knew she was who I wanted to move forward with! She's organized, very responsive and flexible to changes that worked better for us throughout the process. She navigated our wedding day with ease. We had a few hiccups with the weather being a little less than ideal and Hannah quickly pivoted and moved us inside to continue to party while we waited for the rain to stop. Once it did, she found the perfect opportunity to take our sunset photo's. Her assistant Dave was great and on top of everything as well! I haven't actually seen all of our pictures being that the wedding was only 2 weeks ago, but I know they will be perfect based off of the few sneak peaks she shared! If they're anything like our engagement photo's I know they'll be amazing.

I'm writing this, sad to actually not be using Hannah on my planned wedding day in September. I had…read morehoped to be able to get married in San Antonio, the city I consider home, but COVID-19 has intervened and we are having to change locations. However, I want to give Hannah props for her professionalism and flexibility in all of this. She was willing and able to have a detailed FaceTime session with me to do the initial planning, and she was incredibly gracious in working with all the uncertainty of my situation. I wish I could have used her, but my experience so far says she's a great choice.

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.

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!

Nichole was absolutely a pleasure to do business with. Good communication, very professional and…read morethe best part is she has an eye to capture your special moments. I totally recommend her, and more than likely will use her again. Thanks Nichole!

Nichole is a pleasure to work with. Nichole shot the maternity and baby photos of our newborn. She…read morewas very communicative and gave guidance on places in the San Antonio area to shoot for the maternity photos and she did a wonderful job with my wife, our dog Walter, and our newborn throughout these shoots. These photos turned out way better than expected. Nichole is very down to earth. My wife and I dont like being center of attention so there is this natural awkwardness when getting photograph that Nichole was able to distract us from. Appreciate all the hard work and photos.

JIP did my son's cake smash photo shoot for his 1 year Birthday. Words can't even explain how…read moreamazing the pictures turned out! My mom was hesitant to book with them because the shoot was only 30 minutes long...well, I'm here to tell you, if your photographer can't get the most beautiful pictures of your little angel face having his way with a mound of blue/pink food-colored sugar in 30 minutes, you have gone to the wrong place. Samantha, your costumer services skills blew me away. You really made me feel so comfortable before we even got to meet. Jonathan,, you are so talented and gifted! (Party) hats off to this duo! Keep up the good work.

I booked a half hour with Jonathan Ivy to take some new headshots. He did an excellent job…read more Probably the best headshots I've ever had taken. To top it off Jonathan was efficient, kind, and incredibly professional. It had been years since I had headshots done and I was nervous. He put me at ease and the photos were better than I could have hoped for.

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!

Very professional, she really tried to make us comfortable, my 2 year old was at the end of her…read morepatience and she brought out her daughter to make her happy again. The pics I bought and received were provided right away and they came out absolutely perfect.

Veronica was absolutely amazing! She was so patient and guided me through all the poses with ease…read more I would definitely book with her again and highly recommend her to anyone!

Wow! I am so glad I decided to finally do this! I wanted to surprise my husband with photos for a…read morelong time and i finally did it. Samantha was really great at making me feel comfortable. I really enjoyed getting my hair and makeup done by Suzanne and they were both great to spend the day with. Definitely recommend to ANY woman needing to reconnect with herself. I really liked that I could see and choose my images same day. You can tell Samantha really knows what she is doing... I never knew I could look this way!!

Best in the biz! What a great experience! TBH I was pretty nervous about getting into a boudoir…read moreexperience, but Samantha is so sweet and makes you feel so safe and sexy! 10/10 would recommend

Wonderful experience with our engagement photos! Casey gave very good direction and made this very…read morememorable for me and my fiancé!

We had Casey take pictures of our wedding. She did such an incredible job with everything. During…read morethe ceremony she wasn't intrusive at all yet took amazing picture of all the special moments. She wasn't intrusive assertive and very comfortable getting my wife and I into poses for some fantastic photos. I truly can't say enough positive things about our experience. Thank you so much Casey!!!!

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.