We can not say enough about how wonderful Michael made this whole experience!! We have so many amazing photos that it is hard just to pick our favorites. The video slide show is like so amazing. Watching the video slide show puts us right back there. What a fantastic beautiful way to document our 40 years of marriage. read more

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Michael made our three generations photo shoot very comfortable and relaxed. He picked a beautiful location to capture this special family time. The pictures are above and beyond our expectations. Thank you Michael for your expertise and professionalism. R Garcia read more

A big Thank You to Michael for capturing this moment, our 27th Wedding Anniversary. Michael was professional in all correspondence leading up to out trip in Kauai which help put our mind at ease. On the day of our photoshoot, Michael was efficient and keeping us on time as being in the right place at the right time for lighting was a mist for us. Michael knew we wanted a sunset on the beach after we did our Church photos. Fast Forward, now we received the email link from Michael with our photos for our viewing. What an incredible job capturing us, our family with lighting and angles and the water. All the things we mentioned we wanted ahead of time, Michael was able achieve. We will come back to you for our next big one. Mahalo! read more

We had amazing experience with Michael! He adhered to stellar and thorough communication from beginning to end and we had a wonderful time during our family shoot. Our pictures were fantastic, and he had an incredibly easy system in place for us to select our favorite photos! We won't hesitate to reach back out again in the future. Thank you Paradise Productions! read more

We're so glad we chose Michael for our family photo shoot! He was great to work with, always communicating promptly and providing helpful guidance about possible locations for the photoshoot. He did a great job making the photo session fun and lighthearted, and I was impressed by how well he captured the attention of our two distractible toddlers! The photos themselves turned out beautiful, and we will always cherish these memories of our family in Kauai. I highly recommend working with Michael! read more

I highly recommend Michael and Paradise Productions. We had decided to have our daughters senior pictures and some family pictures taken while on vacation in February. I am so happy we did, We could not be happier! We had a lot of fun working with Michael during our session on the beach. The senior pictures are amazing! We couldn't be happier with all of the family pictures as well! We loved them so much that we purchased everything that Michael shot during the session! We will definitely book a future session with Michael! Thanks again for capturing a special time for our family! read more

If you're looking for a great photographer on Kaua'i look no further! Michael and his assistants are the best! They made the trek out to Hanalei in the very early morning so we could take family photos with our baby girl. He and his team had amazing attitudes and brought so much positivity, despite my family all waking up that morning with really bad colds/fevers and us being back home on Kaua'i for my dad's funeral. Michael captured beautiful new memories on Kaua'i for my family. Even though my dad is no longer on island in person he was certainly with us in spirit. I don't know how he did it but Michael's eye for light and composition somehow brought the memory of my dad into the pictures with us. He gave us something we will forever cherish. Mahalo Michael, a hui hou! read more

Can't say enough good things about Paradise Productions. Their photos turned out just beautiful. Michael was very easy to work. He was patient with our grandchildren and very good at giving them directions. Shipwreck Beach at sunset is a beautiful location. The color of the sky, clouds and ocean changed as the sunset. Some photos are taken with us in front of Shipwreck Beach; some have all of us sitting on a huge piece of driftwood; in others photos, he had us standing in front of the ocean. Some of the most precious photos are taken with our grandchildren running into and out of the ocean. He was able to capture the different personalities in our family. Best of all, he made a video that is set to music. I am so THANKFUL that we used PARADISE PRODUCTIONS. We will cherish our photos/lasting memories forever. read more

Michael did our honeymoon photo shoot, and he was amazing! I love how all of the photos turned out and he gave great tips, poses, and location ideas. I would highly recommend! read more

I highly recommend Michael for any of your photography needs when in Kauai! He is such a professional but also makes it so easy to have fun and pose for beautiful pictures. He does beautiful work. read more

Jolie was amazing!! She helped us schedule a session for Christmas Eve (!) and then made the experience so wonderful! Her cheerful smile and adventurous spirit came through as we trekked through the sand to the breathtaking spot she chose for our session. She was fun and personable. Even our teenagers enjoyed themselves!! We just received our online gallery and the photos are BEAUTIFUL!! What a lovely souvenir of our family vacation. Thank you!!! read more

Gorgeous wedding photos! My husband and I eloped in Kauai and Michael was there to photograph our special day. He was super friendly, kind, professional and fun to work with. We had fun during the photoshoot and I'm usually very uncomfortable taking pictures. He was even so kind to show suggest some good food and hiking spots for the rest of our stay. We just got our pictures back and I love every one of them. And I really love the video clip he put together. All of his work made our day feel and look extra special. read more

We have the absolutely best experience with Michael for our engagement pictures. He took so many beautiful and scenic pictures of us, and was great at directing us to make sure they turned out as good as possible! I highly recommend Michael and Paradise Productions to anyone looking for great quality pictures! read more

The bottom line: If you want a photographer as relaxing and mellow as the vacation you're on in Kauai, and that will also capture amazing moments that no tripod is capable of, then Michael is your go-to. Michael was punctual, super easy to talk to and really good with communication. He photographed our family of 8, which included grandparents (Celebrating their 40th anniversary), our family of three (two year old son celebrating his 2nd birthday), my sister and brother-in-law, and my sister. He was very attentive, offered good direction, and great suggestions for all types of shots to where everyone got their own little session with him, but still kept us all engaged. We didn't feel pressured at all to get done quickly, or that feeling of "I wish I would have had that one shot!" In fact, it was the complete opposite. Michael basically took photos of us until the sun was gone and we said "Okay, I think that's it." Overall, it was a really enjoyable time just relaxing on the beach, getting our feet in the water, and taking some time to capture some priceless moments as a family on our first Kauai vacation. read more

Michael is a wonderful photographer. He has done a wonderful job capturing our unruly extended family of 10 ( ages range from 5 to 74 now) on 3 of our family trips to Kauai. He has provided us with memorable images that we cherish and make us smile every time we look at them. read more

I am not one that finds getting my picture taken easy and smooth. Michael made it that way. He also went above and beyond. My fiance contacted him directly because he wanted to propose to me while our pictures were being taken. Michael worked everything in to the photo shoot without me knowing. Surprise for the ages for me and so glad that he was able to capture that moment for us. read more

BEST Family Photographs to date! (and probably ever ;) ) Our family came to Kaua'i for a vacation, and while here we wanted desperately to capture the moments with our 4 young kids. I was connected to Michael (Paradise Productions) through a friend and could NOT have been HAPPIER!!! I shared with him the vision of what I wanted the photos to look like, and did he DELIVER or what!! Now I'm just trying to find the wall space to hang them all LOL. He was super chill and handled all the ups and downs of "family life" great the entire shoot. Thanks, Michael!! I HIGHLY recommend for anyone wanting to capture the perfect memory :) read more

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We would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Michael as a photographer! We were visiting Kauai to celebrate our 15-year wedding anniversary and Michael helped us with a family photo shoot on Kealia Beach. These are literally some of the best photos we've ever had taken of us as a family -- and we've hired quite a few photographers before. Michael is exceptionally professional, he is an excellent and responsive communicator, he is good at "reading" the situation especially with kids in the mix, and he is a SUPERB photographer. We've even given his information to the concierge at the Westin in Princeville, where we stayed, because we believe in spreading the word about amazing professionals like Michael. Reach out to him to learn more, we're confident you'll be happy with the choice! read more

Michael was very easy to work with and very professional. He listened to what we wanted and made very good suggestions for all of us to feel natural and relaxed. Our pictures were just what we were hoping they would be! There are 14 of us in our family so that is no small feat, with the youngest being 3. All of the proofs were so good we had a difficult time choosing our favorites! read more

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Michael is incredibly talented and so much fun to work with! My now-fiancé secretly hired Michael to capture our proposal in Kauai, and we could not be happier with the beautiful portraits he captured of one of the best memories of a lifetime. My now-fiancé and I were taking a walk on a beach when he asked whether I wanted a photo together. He had spotted a person (Michael) casually strolling on the beach who seemed to be doing his own landscape photo project. I handed my camera over to Michael and asked for a photo. Michael obliged and acted perfectly naturally so that I had no idea my fiancé was actually about to propose. After documenting the proposal Michael did a fun engagement session with us, with all the usual cute poses and more, but incorporating the unique features of the beach so that we will always have part of Kauai in our photos. Browsing through our proposal/engagement photo previews felt like re-living that special moment all over again. Michael managed to capture all our natural smiles and laughter and applied just the right amount of photo touch-ups. We are so impressed with the quality of his work and struggled to pick favorites because they were all so beautiful! To anyone planning a surprise proposal in Hawaii: your partner will likely want to have photographs of the occasion, and you can definitely trust Michael to do it! read more

Fantastic experience! My fiancé booked this for a surprise engagement and Michael did such an amazing job at capturing the moment and additional photos after. He even helped my fiancé plan the evening after with amazing food recommendations. I would highly recommend for anyone planning an engagement or even just looking to get some great photos while in Hawaii. read more

We received a photo package from our Realtor on Kaua'i as a thank you gift when we closed escrow on our new home. Such an incredibly thoughtful gift, and we could not have been happier with her choice of photographers. It is not easy to photograph families with two relatively young (and sometimes reluctant) boys, but Michael did an amazing job! We didn't know what to expect given the elements (wind, sand, ocean waves) and background (other families on the beach, etc.), but Michael is brilliant at getting the perfect angle and lighting. He really captured the moment perfectly. We will definitely use Paradise Productions again in the future for our family photos, given then incredibly positive experience we had with this first session. Highly recommend! read more

Michael was so great to work with. We were lucky that he was able to accommodate us on somewhat short notice and I'm so grateful. He suggested the location and it was perfect. It was tough to choose our favorites from among so many gorgeous photos. And the video was a fantastic bonus. These were our first professional photos in a long time, and I'm so glad we found Michael to capture these beautiful memories for us. read more

Michael is amazing!! We had such a good time taking family photos during our vacation. It was easy to set up a time and place. This was our first time on Kauai so he offered wonderful site recommendations as well. We stayed in contact leading up to the photo shoot; confirmed our time and place the day before. My two kids struggled a bit with taking photos (they were tired after 10 minutes) but Mike is a pro and works well with kids. He knew when they needed a break or change in scenery to get them smiling again. Our pictures turned out great!! We were able to order an affordable package that worked within our budget as well. He wasn't pushy and there weren't any unexpected charges. After our shoot he gave us more ideas of places to visit during our stay. He was friendly and very professional. I would highly recommend his services! Mahalo Mike!! read more

Michael was awesome! I am really glad my wife and I decided to get photos done to capture our "2nd honeymoon" as we celebrated a trip with no kids for this visit. Michael was fun to work with and had great communication through out the process. He dealt with the adversity of weather on the day of very well and made sure we felt comfortable about it all. Fee good booking with Michael. I will share photos soon! read more

Michael was awesome to work with. He took us off a beaten path to get the best view. The pictures turn out gorgeous! He even showed us some caves, a turtoise sanctury, all while filming as well. We absolutely appreciate the video he put together. Highligh recommend! When we return for another family reunion, we will definitely have him capture the memorable moments once again. read more

Michael was a pleasure to work with! He captured great photos of our family of 5. He was so patient with our three kids and was able to get great posed and candid pictures of them all. If you want great family photos to remember a vacation or a special event I can't recommend Michael enough. Thank you so much. read more

Michael is THE BEST! So friendly and helpful! He posed as our "private hiking guide" and took us to an amazing lookout for an incredible surprise engagement! He went above and beyond to make everything perfect! We can't thank him enough for capturing such priceless memories for us. read more

Michael was able to immediately connect with our family, and I am more than pleased with the photographs and video. Michael is a true professional - clear communication, excellent product and delivery! My dream of capturing our family in one of the most beautiful places on the planet came true! Anyone traveling to the Princeville/Hanalei area - don't hesitate to schedule with Michael! Mahalo! read more

Michael was fabulous! From ease of communication, to scheduling, to flexibility, to professionalism, to quality of photography, to positive attitude, he was absolutely wonderful to work with. He performed a photo shoot on the North Shore for my family of 10 and everyone was delighted with the results! Highly recommend!!! read more

Michael is truly a professional and a very nice guy! My husband and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary in Kauai and decided at the last minute to have professional photos taken. I did a search and found paradise productions, called and spoke to Michael and fortunately for me he was able to accommodate our photo shoot with only a couple of days notice, we now have a photos and could not be happier! read more

Michael's pictures of our family while we were in Kauai are beautiful. We wanted family pics to commemorate our 45th anniversary. He is so nice and everyone loved working with him. We didn't realize he was filming in between shots for his video while he was setting us up. That video brought us to tears. He caught a lot of really sweet moments. There was no way we could pick just a few pictures. We had to get them all and the video!. He magically brought us back to Shipwreck Beach and the beautiful memories we had that night. Thank you Michael. We hope to meet up with you again. Michael is a 5 star times ten photographer. read more

Agree with all the reviews! Michael is truly a quality photographer. We have paid considerably more for professional photos on our previous visits to Hawaii and while the pictures were similar quality, the professionalism is not. Our family was so comfortable with Michael and it's because he made us! He would give little suggestions here and there and that made the difference in how we posed for the pictures and reflected in the final product. Truly special. We wanted a lot of natural shots and Michael delivered. He gave perfect advice on right from outfit selection to location to posing! He even surprised us with a video he took of us on the shoot. This guys is terrific. I can't praise him and his work enough. I look forward to our next session with him when we're back. Thanks Michael. read more

This photography session in Kauai in June was the icing on the cake to document our family vacation. We had 15 people in the shoot and Michael is a total Pro! He met us in Hanalei Beach and had plenty of ideas to structure our session. Michael was very nice, patient, punctual and produced beautiful photos. We are all very pleased with the video and family shots. I am very glad we booked this and I highly recommend Paradise Productions! Thank you Michael and we wish you continued success in your business. read more

Michael was a great photographer and communicator throughout the process of taking family photos. We had a very special family trip celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary and he managed to wrangle 12 reluctant subjects and capture some great photos, both candid and posed. He did a wonderful job of making everyone comfortable and capturing the stunning setting of Hanalei Bay. Thank you Michael!! read more