We are glad that we got a chance to have a couple photo shoot with Rachael.Rachael is a wonderful…read moreprofessional photographer at the same time a wonderful person with whom you can easily share your ideas. She listens to your ideas with patience and executes them. She knows the wonderful places around Albany and NY, and also knows about the minutest basics(lighting, back ground, lenses) which make you look beautiful in the pictures .

From the owner: Photos by Rachael specializes in Wedding, Engagement, Portrait and Pet photography in Albany, NY…read moreand surrounding areas.

Do not hesitate to secure Holly and Jim for your event!…read more Great, quick communication before, during, and after our wedding. Totally put our minds at ease. Handled the suboptimal conditions (mud everywhere, glaring sun, high winds that knocked things down) at the venue with ease and grace. Didn't even know they were there unless they were talking directly to us (stealthy!). Captured so many gorgeous photos and fun candids. They took our preferences into account- we got the types of photos that were important to us (and more!) and they were in the style we hoped for- natural, did not look heavily edited (and if they were you'd never know it!). Video clips and 1 min video montage were WONDERFUL. Many guests have commented how nicely they captured the essence of our day. Having both of them there was perfect - not only were they able to catch both sides of the wedding party getting ready in separate locations, but also the different angles of the same moments. We will enlist their services again for other events. They were fun and friendly and helpful, and we cannot say enough about Out of the Ordinary Photography!

Holly and Jim are wonderful to work with. They were able to capture the day perfectly and were…read morewilling to accommodate any ideas we wanted for pictures. Holly created a beautiful wedding album of my daughter's elopement that will be cherished. I highly recommend!!

If you don't read anything other than this first sentence, know that Carrie is hands-down one of…read morethe best, most personable and professional photographers I've ever encountered, if not one of the best human beings in the Albany Area! We did most of our wedding planning with Carrie via email and phone, since she's upstate and we live in PA, but there were never any issues with lack of response or changed meeting times. Carrie was, and still is, the upmost professional when it comes to her business, and she does absolutely everything in her power to put her clients first. When our wedding day finally came, Carrie was a calming presence. She rolled with the punches, the weather and our big crazy families, and did it all professionally with a smile on her face! Carrie not only kept us on-time for our couple and bridal party portraits, but we were actually early leaving for the church! When have you ever, EVER heard of an entire bridal party showing up to the church 25 minutes ahead of schedule?? She knew our bridal party's names ahead of time and was able to quickly place those names to faces, and she kept our entire group of 12 happy and laughing during our 45 minutes of photos. Carrie was amazing when it came to our reception, too--she blended in with our guests, popped up whenever one of our moms or a friend called to have a photo taken, and she graciously grabbed us away for 10 minutes during our 90's dance party to do a few evening shots. Honestly, we were on the fence with having her stay past 9 or doing evening shots, but I'm so, so glad we trusted Carrie's advice and did it anyway. It gave Chris and I a few moments together to soak everything in, and it gave us the most amazing photo of the day. It's only been 3 weeks and we know Carrie needs time to work her but we cannot wait to see how the rest of the photos turn out. I know that they'll be amazing, and that Carrie not only captured how our day looked, but how we felt and the emotions of our parents and guests. If possible, book Carrie for your wedding, your engagement photos, or just a sweetheart session to get some nicer photos of you and your partner or your family! She's honestly worth way more than her prices reflect, but I'm guessing her schedule is already getting pretty full since she's in such high demand! My partner and I highly recommend Carrie for any of your photography needs, and we cannot wait to continue to see her and get more photos taken as our family changes and grows in the coming years!! Thank you, Carrie, for being such an amazing person, and making our time together truly memorable!

Perhaps it is appropriate that words cannot capture the full extent of how amazing Carrie was in…read morephotographing our wedding. She was not only our photographer, but someone who made our wedding exponentially better! In short, book her immediately. From the moment we booked her, Carrie made sure to help walk us through every detail of the day. My husband and I felt like complete fish out of water when it came not only to weddings, but especially being photographed. Carrie made sure we felt comfortable and gave us tons of options and all the pros and cons to each. She never pushed us in any direction and always made sure we were firs and foremost comfortable and stress-free. When she arrived for our big day, she withstood below freezing temps in the Catskills and even offered to jump in on a hunt for our lost dog! All that speaks to Carrie's professionalism and genuinely amazing personality! However, her sheer artistic talent is also remarkable. She captured our day in the most authentic way possible, short of just experiencing it in the moment. When I look at the pictures she took (both the formal and the candid) I'm able to relive the most amazing day of my life in an honest and real way. Her photos truly speak for themselves. Carrie made both my husband and I feel so comfortable and all of our guests absolutely adored her! She was never intrusive or forced and somehow managed to be everywhere at once (which is crazy because she did the whole wedding by herself). I don't think we have ever had a better professional service in our lives (where the sheer talent, work ethic, AND personality are all exemplary). I cannot recommend CLH enough! It's one of (if not the biggest) days of of your life and Carrie will ensure that every moment of it is made timeless in photos!

I HIGHLY recommend Sean for your photography needs!! I can't rave about him enough. He took the…read moremost phenomenal engagement photos for my fiancé and I. They were everything I could have ever dreamed of. Sean suggested the perfect location for us. Pretty much read our minds as to what we wanted! He made us feel so comfortable throughout the entire shoot (which he generously gave 2 hours of his time for - and even drove an hour to our shooting location!) We ended up with 187 beautiful final edited photos and he even offered to make alterations to them if requested. His prices are so reasonable considering his incredible talent and quality of work! From start to finish, Sean was amazing to work with. Don't hesitate to book your shoot with him. You won't regret it and will have photos you will cherish forever!

Sean photographed our wedding yesterday and was incredible. He was professional, talented,…read moreencouraging and punctual. He made us feel comfortable getting our pictures taken all day long and made sure to get memorable photos (like when a bouquet accidentally got thrown into the chandelier lol). He was energetic throughout the entire wedding and a pleasure to have around on our special day. Sean estimated a quick turn-around time on getting us our pictures and while I'm excited to see them, I have no doubt that they will be stunning. 10/10 would recommend and look forward to using Sean Russell Photography again.

Erika went above and beyond to make sure we had the best proposal pictures. She was so easy to…read morecommunicate with and was on time, well organized, and captured every moment of our proposal. She has a fantastic eye for detail, capturing every emotion of our special moment. She even brought us a bottle of champagne to celebrate which was so thoughtful! We received the pictures extremely fast and she even provide a few sneak peeks the day of! Every single picture is beautiful! We are so grateful to Erika for helping to make our day so special!

We hired Erika to shoot our belated wedding reception this past April in Upstate NY. She was…read moreFANTASTICCC!! She is professional, reasonably priced, & accommodating. We gave her a shot list of what we had wanted and she was open to doing some fun shots too. We had found some inspirational photos on Pinterest that we wanted to try to recreate, and she was excited and willing to do it. Our detail shots of the decor, came out beautiful and also our posed photos of a more traditional nature. She has a passion for photography, and it comes through in her work!

I am a real estate agent in Kinderhook, New York. I hired S&T media for one of my listings. I…read morehave to say, I was very impressed. In today's market, photos of a house are much more important than they were years ago. If you don't have good photos, you are neglecting one of your greatest marketing tools. Sarah and Tom are professional, artistic, responsive to emails, texts and calls. They know how to maximize the shot for each room and outdoor area. They have suggestions but they also listen diligently to my suggestions and the wishes of my seller. The photos are beautifully done and these two pros are a pleasure to work with! I highly recommend S&T to anyone in need of photographs where second best just won't do.

Sarah and Tom were so wonderful to work with! They put in a lot of effort up front to get to know…read moreour style and what we were looking to get out of the photos. They spent a ton of time with us the day of the shoot and took an outrageous amount of photos. They were very patient with my almost three year old, unruly doggies and husband! I love that they went to the site ahead of time and made a plan to where and how they wanted photos done. They had visions for family and doggies, family without doggies, couple, father and son, and mother and son. They even brought a shawl for the couples section. They were great with distracting my son. Their editing is superb. Having the two of them made for fantastic shots close and far away. We received edited photos in roughly two weeks which is a very short period of time considering the amount they took and the quality of the editing. We are so excited to have these photos for memories and gifts. Would absolutely recommend them and look forward to working with them again in the future.

Really, really terrible customer service. My husband and five kids are coming down to Ft…read moreLauderdale for NYE and wanted to do a mini photo shoot since it's always hard to get us all together in one place. I found this photographer and asked her a couple of questions about the beaches we would shoot on since I'm not local. She was very unresponsive and seemed to be offended I asked her questions about the seaweed in her beach photos. Again little to no response. After a week I asked "Are we on?". Finally she responded with I should find another photographer since the beach she shoots on is "not what I want". What?....I never said I didn't like the location, I just asked some questions about what beaches she shot at and emailed her that I was fine with whatever was the prettiest beach. Customers aren't allowed to ask questions about shoot location? Her pictures on her website are not even that good to be honest, she's definitely a novice, but I figured for a quick mini shoot it would be okay. But WOW, couple that with terrible customer service and $295 for 20 minutes for mediocre photos?. Buyer beware...

UPDATE AFTER WEDDING: I still can't believe how perfect and…read morewonderful and supportive and chill Stephanie was on our wedding day -- amid the chaos behind the scenes and sheer joy all around, she was a calm presence celebrating us, our love, and our people. She went above and beyond to make sure we had what we needed, and captured all sorts of things we were so happy to see after the fact. She was also AMAZING with our pup and flower children. : ) We are thrilled with our sneak peek photos, can't wait to see the full set in a few weeks, and honestly just want Steph to come visit us in Brooklyn to hang out. Thank you, Steph, and can't wait to see you again sometime soon! REVIEW FROM ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS: My partner and I are so so excited to be working with Stephanie for our wedding next year, and she gifted us an hour of engagement photos. We happened to be in town for one day this week, and she moved mountains to be able to meet us for a session. And y'all, she was AMAZING -- she took us from awkward-giggly to having a blast just hanging out together. We just got the sneak peek preview, and they're so great...we look like us, but the very best, happiest, and prettiest versions of us. She was triple prepared with backups on backups in case of surprise weather, made us feel so comfortable (especially important for us as a queer couple) and -- get this -- she even brought us coffee when we rolled up. Hero status. PSA: Book Stephanie for your wedding or literally anything else (headshots, engagement pics, etc.) -- she's the best decision we made in wedding planning and we're so excited to see her again!

Mila is great! Her work is unique and the poses and lighting will make you feel (and look) like a…read moreking.

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