I've heard he's the best ninja photographer out there in the Bay Area from various sources. After…read morereceiving our wedding photos the other day, I can concur he is. I remember each minute of my wedding day and after reminiscing, I honestly don't remember seeing him. But, the pictures don't lie! He has every angle of each moment. What's crazy is that he has a shot behind me, and the next minute he's in front of me. What's crazier is that I don't even remember him taking those shots. Besides being invisible, he has a keen eye for artistic shots. One quality of great photographers is that they forgo the flash function and use natural light. In his 15-20 years of service, he must have mastered that craft along with physics (the one dealing with light). I'd say natural light shots make the photos realistic. Adding frosting to the cake, Sherman says he barely do any post-processing work. A photographer who can pull off those shots without too much photoshopping deserves a 3-star michelin award (the highest a restaurant can receive). In summary, hire Sherman if you want: 1) Top quality work (natural light shots). 2) A ninja who blends in with the crowd when taking shots. 3) A funny and nice guy. 4) Memories of a lifetime.

Sherman Chu is really solid and great to work with. The man is a camera ninja with no fewer than…read morethree cameras strapped to his chest at any time. He works fast and he works right, and he's very smooth in crowds and won't put anyone off. I had a big wedding and in retrospect wish we had hired two photographers, but Sherman is great, great, great at shooting people and that's what he focused on for us. I think my favorite shot was a portrait he took of me getting my red lipstick put on. We had a soulful connection moment and the shot is full of feeling. He also got a specail shot of me coming in the door with my dads. We had rain on our wedding day and the light was difficult, but Sherman had great strategies for dealing with both. He pulled us outside and got some great "fairytale" shots of my new husband and I in the garden. Thanks Sherman. We'll have to call you when we have a baby for another photo shoot!

Jessica McCoy Photography is amazing! Jessica was so professional, and easy to work with. She…read morehandled our 2 month old baby likena star. She made us feel so comfortable and took such wonderful care of our baby. Her vision for the photos was amazing. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a professional photoshoot. The studio was warm for our baby so she wouldn't get cold. She had props, outfits and tons of bows to choose from. We haven't seen the final pics, but got to see some of the amazing shots she took on the camera during the process. They were phenomenal. We shopped around for photographers before choosing her and found her to be very affordable. The location of her studio was easy to get to, although not wheelchair accessible since it is upstairs. Next time we do a session, it will probably be outdoors on location somewhere because she does that too! All around great experience and will definitely be taking photos with her again!!!

We love Jessica. So many beautiful poses. Very professional and easy to work with. Make sure you…read moreread her pre photo email to ensure you have the best photo experience. We got tons of amazing photos. We will most def use her again.

Laurel is phenomenal! We initially used laurel for our maternity photos and we were so blown away…read moreby her work, there was no way we weren't going to use her for our newborn photos as well. Laurel is SUCH an artist. If you're worried about disrupting your newborn to get good photos, DONT! Laurel really takes her time, she has the room so warm and cozy for your baby, soft music playing and a sound machine going. Just when I thought she couldn't be more of an artist I realized that she is also a baby whisperer. It you're hoping to capture the most beautiful photos of some of the most special moments in your life, USE LAUREL. Cannot speak highly enough. I also want to note that Laurel is SO easy to work with. She does such an amazing job to help guide the shoots, telling you where to look & how to pose. She takes all of the work out of it and makes it a truly enjoyable experience! I wish I could give her more stars. 10/10 recommend!

Laurel was phenomenal with communications and punctuality. She was understanding with a winter-ish…read moresession and accomodated a reschedule when we ended up being sick the day of the shoot. She was comfortable and charming to work with. Our family of teenagers had fun doing an urban shoot in downtown Martinez and she really has such an eye for lighting and manifesting wonderful shots in front of urban backdrops. I would highly recommend her services.

The best photographer and director that exists on this planet. If you can book her you're very luckyread more

We are so happy we chose Laura to take our maternity photos! Laura was professional, responsive,…read moreand helpful throughout the entire process. She recommended the perfect location for our shoot based on the style of photos we wanted to take. We had a blast during the photoshoot! My husband and I usually feel awkward getting our photos taken, but Laura made us feel right at ease. She also did great with our crazy pup running around! When we received our photos, we were blown away. They were exactly what I was looking for and I loved how Laura took advantage of the natural lighting. The photos are gorgeous and we can't stop looking at them! Laura took some great "family" photos of us and our dog, too! She made sure to capture some great belly, partner, and solo-mommy shots. We thrilled with Laura's work and look forward to using her services again soon when the baby is born for newborn photos!

Sasoon did an amazing job taking pics of me and my family! It was our first time taking…read moreprofessional photos and sasoon was so great at explaining everything. He had tons of props n cute little back drops for our baby. Sasoon was awesome with the edits and listened to all of our requests. He also came COVID ready and that was so important to us since our baby was only two weeks old. Thank you sasoon, it was great working with you!

Awesome experience from start to finish with professional techniques. Highly recommend it if you're…read morelooking for a professional headshot. Would definitely come here again!

I recently had my real estate headshots and portraits done by Mason and I was absolutely blown away…read moreby the quality of his work. He deployed various lighting techniques and advanced concepts to really make my photos POP. You should know that Mason is the best is in the business and when you work with him you will not only get high quality photographs - you will get a phenomenal experience. He proposed many creative ideas while also implementing ideas and suggestions my girlfriend had. We felt comfortable with him the whole entire time and had a lot of fun during the process. Thank you Mason! I look forward to working with you again soon.

The only reason 2 stars were given was because there's no denying Emmy's talent as a photographer…read more However, her lack of communication and integrity made my experience with her extremely frustrating. Because of this, I would not recommend her unless you take my experience and adjust the contract she makes you sign. jealous of those who have had a great experience, but for first time clients, If you don't want to read the whole review, I at least urge you to push for the change in contract terms where you don't pay a final % of the package until you receive the final gallery. Without this, Emmy has no incentive to return them to you on time. If she doesn't agree to this reasonable change in payment terms, you should probably ask yourself why that is... I reached out to schedule my sessions with Emmy when I was only 8 weeks pregnant since I had come across her IG page and loved her work so early on. Signing the contract and paying the deposit was no problem. The problems came later on, which is why I advise changing the wording of the contract to protect yourself as well. Issue #1: I was booked for a late January session, because of personal reasons I had to reschedule. Per our contract, I knew it was going to be a $50 rescheduling fee. However, I did not expect for Emmy to break the terms of the contract we had both signed "because of the amount of people that had been doing so". These are her words, not mine, screenshot of the email exchange. Why is it my responsibility to pay extra for what her other clients are doing to her? I left this conversation feeling frustrated since she had no issue breaking the terms of the contract on her end over $25, so I made the decision to cancel the newborn session and requested to move the $150 deposit I had paid over to the remaining amount left of the maternity session. At this point, Emmy called me and made it a huge point that we had signed a contract where it states that the deposit was non-refundable. I asked her then why it couldn't be amended if she had no problem breaking the contract on her end to charge me an additional $25 to reschedule. She decided that the $50 would be respected, but that I still would not receive my $150 deposit back. Issue #2: I booked the session with the makeup artist she frequently uses and I was comfortable with her work since I could see it on IG and it matched my style. The week of my maternity shoot she makes a post searching for a new MUA. I don't know if it's just me, but I personally did not want to be the one who gets experimented on with a new MUA since I had not seen her work. I reached out to Emmy to let her know that I was fine with removing the makeup portion of the package. Again, she made it a big deal about not being able to change the terms of the contract (which makes absolutely no sense if she is the one who wrote the contract...) and instead wanted me to downgrade my package. My package was $900, the package she wanted me to downgrade to was $700. This $200 difference meant the loss of the makeup, 2 dress options and 2 backdrops. Which makes no sense when at the time of booking, the makeup add-on had been a $150 add-on fee. She again, she was only interested in changing the contract terms when it meant that she would make more money. Email exchange on this is also attached. Issue #3: We went ahead and took the photos as scheduled. Per the contract, she was supposed to send me the final gallery no later than 6 weeks after the shoot date. Well, 6 weeks went by and there was no word from her at all. I finally reached out and heard no communication back from her except for the finished gallery a few days later. She charged an additional $200 for the changes I made to the contract, but there is no repercussion for her not upholding her end of the contract? How is it not taking advantage of your clients when you sign a contract and expected them to uphold the terms out of respect for your time, but you have zero lack of respect for our time and money and will gladly break the terms on your end when it is convenient to you?

Loved everything about Emmy. From booking, to…read morecommunicating. Made the process super simple. Her personality was everything! Captured some beautiful Christmas pictures of my little family and I as well as some hot cocoa minis of my son and goddaughter. Would definitely recommend!

We did a fall photo session with Carrie last month, and absolutely loved how our photos turned out!…read moreShe is unbelievably patient and PREPARED to handle little kids. She came with a bunch of little stuff animals that she tied around her camera to keep their eyes looking up. Our girls are 6yo and 3yo, and family photo sessions in the past have been a little stressful. Zero stress with Carrie during our recent session this time!! Yay! Carrie's photography aesthetic is clean, modern, and natural. She is a total professional in her communications. Fair rates, and just an overall lovely person. Highly recommend booking a session with her!

We had such a wonderful experience working with Carrie Chen. From the moment we met, they made our…read morewhole family feel comfortable and at ease, which really shows in the photos. The images turned out absolutely beautiful--natural, warm, and so thoughtfully captured. Carrie went above and beyond with retouching (removing little distractions like electrical towers and stray hairs) and even created classic black-and-white versions that we love. The attention to detail and the extra care they put in made such a difference. We're so grateful to have these special moments preserved so beautifully and will treasure them for years to come. Highly recommend!