Michelle Walker not only took amazing photos of our wedding, she was an absolute joy to work with for the entire journey from meeting her to scheduling and twice rescheduling our wedding (thanks go Covid). She brought incredible positive energy to our special day and to all of our communications leading up to it. I had one request to her -- I didn't want to pose or basically know that she was there. We wanted all candid shots. She blended in, captured amazing moments, and never made me feel self conscious (which would have been a big bummer on my wedding day) She also only delivered amazing flattering pictures of me (which is hard because I am NOT photogenic and hate being photographed). She's amazing. read more

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Oh man, where do I begin. I ADORE Michelle. She is sarcastic, witty, and god she's amazing. We hired her for our 7/21/24 wedding, and I hate being photographed. Michelle put me at such ease. She showed up on time, knocked out all family photos, and proceeded to take some of the best photos throughout the night. Within just a few days of our wedding we got a sneak peak email with a handful of photos, and that sneak peak just reaffirmed to me that I had chosen the best photographer. She's someone you want to stay friends with forever. Her photos are magic. I can't wait to see the rest! Also, we chose the two photographer package, and her colleague was so great!! He was just as warm and amazing as Michelle, and it meant we got all angles everywhere in terms of photos. So worth it! read more

We felt an instant connection with Michelle and were wowed by her talent! I was feeling overweight and not photogenic for our engagement photos and she turned us into models - I swear she knows the best angles and is able to take such candid natural photos. Also, our wedding photos, well, are amazeballs. We were looking for two major qualities in a photographer. 1. Someone who was personable who we wanted to spend hours with. 2. Someone with raw talent able to take photojournalism style photos 3. Someone who had tons of experience and could get the right groupings herded at our wedding in a short amount of time. Michelle excelled in all of these. Meet with her. You won't regret it. read more

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Michelle is hands down the most talented photographer anyone in my family has worked with. I cant say enough good things so I will try and summarize as best as possible 1) She made me feel so comfortable all throughout the day 2) She recognized a few failures in processes with planner and videographer and stepped up to remedy herself 3) She went so far as to change the lighting (with parents approval) in venue so it would photograph better after a few test runs 4) She was generally a pleasure for everyone to be around 5) Within 24 hours she sent a little preview of photos which my family was extremely grateful for 6) She was extremely punctual and did everything plus more than what we discussed 7) She was calm and smiling all day and as the person who is around you most frequently that has an impact on how you feel that day There is not a single complaint I have about Michelle or her team- and generally I'm full of "constructive observations' :) read more

Michelle was so good to us - our wedding was yesterday and she did an amazing job putting us at ease and getting both candid and family photos. We really enjoyed having her and we are looking forward to all her beautiful pictures! I don't think she missed a moment! read more

Michelle Walker is one of the most amazing photographers I have worked with. I have been an Event Planner for many years, and whenever I have the opportunity to work with Michelle, it is definitely super special. Not only is she crazy talented, she will have fun doing it. When I receive the images from her on ALL the events we work with, I have the hard task of figuring out what photos to use because they are all so amazing and beautiful. So, are you looking for a photographer? Run, don't walk and book Michelle because if you wait she may not be available. Thank you Michelle for always making the events that we do super special and doing it with your beautiful smile! read more

Michelle Walker is practically family! We hired Michelle for our 2006 wedding. She blows every other photographer out of the competition! Don't even bother looking at others. Hire her right away as she books quickly. I can't stress how AMAZING her work is. She seriously captures EVERY moment. I love her photo-journalistic style. We ALWAYS get compliments on our wedding pictures. I have to say she is family because in April of this year, my hubby's cousin hired her for their most over the top, true black tie PLATINUM wedding event of the century! I'm so glad we got married before they did! Their wedding and events before and after was over the course of 4 days and Michelle was there to capture all of it! They will even be featured in the Knot magazine. Woohoo! Michelle Walker's work is extraordinary! She makes me want to get my marriage annulled so we can get married, have an even bigger party and have her capture it all over again! =) read more

Michelle is awesome! First off, she is so warm and easy to talk our consultation was a pleasure. We walked away knowing we wanted to hire her, there was no where else to look. Michelle's energy is infectious and puts you at ease on such a crazy hectic day. Also, Michelle and her assistant are very ninja like! They were moving around the room taking pictures and we hardly noticed them. She is also very quick with taking photos and does not keep you standing around too long trying to get the perfect shot. She knows when she gets the shot and moves on. We had the best time working with them. Thank you Michelle! read more

Michelle is truly someone special. From the first meeting we had with her when we were evaluating vendors for our wedding, we expected what would be a 30 minute meeting at her house turned into a 2.5 hour conversation about life, love and everything in-between. That's when we knew we wanted Michelle to photograph our special day. It had seemed like we'd known each other for years and years felt a connection with Michelle that we didn't have with anyone else. And that is just who Michelle is -- she's kind beyond belief, funny, and most importantly makes you feel confident beyond your wildest dreams. She is your ultimate hype woman, and is there capturing all the moments when you think she's not around. During our wedding day, Michelle was a best friend, someone who was there to share in all the joys and emotions that the day brings -- from first looks with my husband and father-daughter first looks, where we all cried from emotions. Her photos and work speak for themselves as each picture tells a beautiful story and will live on for years and years to come. Her second shooter on the wedding day was terrific to work with too and I cannot recommend Michelle enough. She is someone incredibly special to us and we cannot wait to take more photos over the years with Michelle as our photographer. read more

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It was a joy working with Michelle for our July wedding at Cornerstone. I mean everything, every trait, every aspect, every skill was exactly what we needed. Cornerstone is a complicated venue and Michelle navigated it like a pro. All our family wanted to take photos with their phones / ipads / gopro / doo-hickeys and she handled them well. The shots came out beautifully, she was a professional throughout, and just had an exhaustive amount of energy that kept me and the wife moving throughout. highly recommended and would do it all over again with her at the helm. read more

Michelle Walker is the most amazing wedding photographer! We were lucky enough to have her as our photographer and we couldn't be happier with our photos and albums. There were so many wonderful photos that we filled 3 albums! Her photos of our wedding were also featured on Real Weddings.com (a division of Wedding Channel). She captured the day perfectly and created memories that will last a lifetime. Photos are the one thing that live forever with regard to this important day, so I would not skimp here and would recommend that every bride/groom find a photographer like Michelle who can make that day last! read more

If there is one thing that brings out my green little envy monster, it is talented people. But, Michelle is the kind of person that makes you want to be her friend. Not only is she so nice and comfortable and fun and genuinely amazingly dynamic, she is so talented it just blows me away. Looking through her portfolios makes me want to be there, makes me feel the emotions of the day. I was sucked into her work & how she makes wedding photos something interesting to look at. I can't tell you how many boring wedding portfolios that I've had to look through before I found her. **** We did our engagement photo session with Michelle in SF, I told her I wanted something urban and elegant, something with lots of contrast. She had us meet her at Boulevard down on the Embarcadero & we shot in all these fun corners. She knew some great areas. We would walk & shoot & walk & shoot some more. It was so fun. We chatted and joked and laughed and had such a great time. At the end of the day, I honestly felt that there was NO WAY that we had any good shots, we had way too much fun. But we got our pictures back faster than she had promised & they were AMAZING!!! I couldn't believe that every shot was really good. We keep going back and looking through all the pictures & can't narrow it down. We had only planned on getting a few, but Michelle came up with the idea of putting together an engagement album that could double as our guest book for our wedding. Then when we go back and look at our pictures, we have our guest book to reminisce about too. I can't wait for our wedding - I fully trust Michelle to capture every emotion & all those little moments that I miss. I'll update next year after the wedding.... read more

The only regret I have about our wedding was hiring Michelle Walker. I booked her early due to all of the rave reviews I read. 1. She did not take many pictures of people at the wedding, except mostly solo or in artistic shots. Her style is photojournalistic, and as a result we are missing many pictures of people we care about from our wedding day. 2. She took good photos, but she did not take pictures of many of the attendees. It was a small wedding, 60 people, and 1/3 of the attendees are barely noticed in the photos (some are entirely missing). For example: we have 100+ photos of our first dance at different angles, but no pictures of anyone else at the reception except for some photos of people dancing. 3. Most of the photos of other people are close-ups of their heads; so you can't tell they are at a wedding or have any real context for what the picture is for. They are nice "head shots" but they don't show any surroundings or context of a wedding. 4. I realize photographers need to take breaks, but she spent a lot of the dinner portion talking with people at her table and didn't take any photos of the bride/groom at their table or shots of guests in the room. You have to know exactly what you want before hiring her; and since I'd never gotten married before I didn't know what I could be forgetting to specify. She needed me to specify every single kind of shot I wanted her to take. She primarily takes the required shots including in your contract, and some extras, so you really need to specify every single photo/group shot you want taken or they won't happen. I made the mistake of assuming she would take group shots throughout the day and was heartbroken to see that she focused only on the most obvious moments (ceremony, first dance), when I wanted to see what else happened that day outside of my small field of vision. read more

When we were interviewing wedding photogaphers we were looking for three things: quality of work, price, and "chemistry". Michelle's work was not the strongest , nor her price the lowest, but we chose Michelle because we felt she was a "people person" and would not be annoying to our guests and us on our big day. Our pictures were mediocre at best. We should have gone with the best photographer period. Her after event service falls short of her steep prices. I would steer clear. We really do not have one great shot out of hundreds taken of us together or apart! I gave her two stars because she showed up on time and was pleasant. read more

Michelle is a rock star! I don't love having my photo taken . . never have, but Michelle made me feel comfortable . . she was a distant observer of us in the moment. My wedding pictures were the most beautiful ever . . and I'm not photogenic. She put me at ease, she was fun, helpful w/planning and friendly w/o being obtrusive. More importantly, Michelle is more of an artist than a photographer. She see things that the average Joe doesn't. I've never seen more proofs ever . . . and everyone looked fantastic. She captured food, moments, details . . . amazing. Her designer is also top drawer. I love my wedding album. It captured the people, our moments and the details that I worked forever to plan. Michelle does a fantastic job. She captured our spirits in every shot and made me feel beautiful and she gave me an opportunity to revisit some very special moments after the fact, because I was busy focusing on other things. Thanks again Michelle! read more

Energetic. Awesome. Fun. Amazing. And that's just Michelle herself. The pictures speak for themselves. This is the one place we splurged for our wedding and we were so happy we did. Michelle's love for what she does shines through and as a result we have incredible pictures of the best day of our lives. Thank you Michelle! read more

Michelle was our wedding photographer at Cornerstone on 7/20/14. Not only she is an amazing photographer who gave us hundreds of beautiful photos at the end of the event, she also is a great leader who can gather and herd people to get the necessary shots. She is also a bundle of positive energy and it has been such an awesome experience to be able to work with her. Our wedding wouldn't have been the same without her and we are so happy with our photos!! read more

We were lucky enough to have Michelle shoot our wedding last year and our pictures speak volumes not only about how talented she is, but also capture all the emotions of that day. She's incredibly easy to work with, her assistant manages to capture even more amazing shots that will bring tears to your mom's eyes, and they are both completely unobstrusive. Highly, highly recommend. read more

We loved working with Michelle. We looked at a lot of photographers, but thought that her work did the best job of capturing full experience and emotions of the event and not just have a series of portraits. Michelle has a fun personality and really seems to love what she does, which obviously makes a big difference. We really enjoyed doing an engagement photo session at SF City Hall. It was urban and elegant. And she put together and engagement album that doubled as the guest book for our wedding. Our guests could not get over how great it looked. Tthe wedding photos themselves were phenomenal. They captured the day, ourselves, our guests and both the big and little moments wonderfully. read more

Michelle Walker is phenomenal. We had engagement shots done with her as well as our wedding. Our wedding was 3 weeks ago and she sent us the link to our pictures already! Not only is she quick to get pictures back, but she is so easy to work with and her pictures are absolutely beautiful. The reason my husband and I picked her was because of her style, she's very candid and catches so many special moments that aren't posed. Michelle is professional but warm at the same time, makes taking endless pictures comfortable and quick, and answers emails right away when you have questions. I barely even sensed Michelle around during our wedding, but after seeing pictures it is clear that she was right there for all of the important moments. She was also great to make sure we'd gotten all of the pictures we wanted with special family/ friends before she left the reception. We have gotten so many compliments about her pictures already. Michelle is one of those people you want to keep as a friend after your event is over. I can't wait to see the album when her developer finishes it! read more

We used Michelle for a Bar Mitzvah. She is just amazing to work with and photos came out perfect. Would HIGHLY recommend her.

I bought one of Michelle's travel photographs and I wake up every morning feeling like I have my own window to Africa. She is also going to photograph my wedding next month and I can't wait. I have looked at her website and blog many times and I love her candid, photojournalist style. It's embarassing to say but the way that she captures emotion in her photos often makes me tear up. I couldn't recommend her more. read more

Michelle Walker is just beyond outstanding!!! Michelle was recommended to us by our wedding planner and from the very first moment we met her for engagement photos ....we were SOLD. She has wonderful energy that put us at ease (neither of use are very comfortable in front of the camera). We were truly blow away at the photos. There were times, we didn't even recall her being at the location it would have required to get that angle or shot. Michelle also took photos at our welcome/rehearsal dinner and our wedding. She and her assistant, Tim took photos that truly captured the most precious moments of the day. We will cherish them for all our marriage. She is truly gifted!! read more

Michelle quickly followed up on my disappointment with the prints I ordered and replaced them right away. There was a problem with the photo lab which she was not aware of but she has taken care of the problem. I highly recommend her work because she cares about each and every detail of the process. read more