Paul was fantastic for our surprise proposal including coordination day of, leading up to the date, and having great suggestions and guidance throughout the whole process. Pictures turned out amazing and we're so happy with how the quality turned out! Highly highly recommend Paul and his services for any and all of your upcoming photography needs, and can't wait for the next time we get to work with him! read more

Paul Douda Photography has been our family photographer for the past 18 years beginning with pregnancy photos of our first child and most recently completed her high school senior photos. Paul brilliantly captures the mood with each session and his eye for lighting and setting is masterful. He makes you feel comfortable and relaxed, not rushed at all. A bonus for us is the excellent communication and prompt turn-around time it took to receive the final product. We recommend him to all our friends. read more

I met Paul when he was hired as the photographer for my daughter's wedding. He did a spectacular job!! Recently I wanted a photo shoot with my senior dog to capture special memories with her. Paul came to our home, was so gentle and kind with our Rosie. She felt so at ease with him when she sometimes has anxiety around new people. The photo shoot came out fabulous!! We highly recommend Paul to photograph all of your families special occasions! read more

Paul was so easy to work with! He replied very quickly , showed up on time and was able to capture priceless photos of all 24 of us!! He was so good at organizing that many people & made every shot we wanted happen. The photos turned out beautifully!! We will treasure them forever . I would highly recommend Paul to capture our family photos when you are in the San Diego area. He is excellent at extended family photo sessions! read more

I had such a wonderful experience working with Paul! From start to finish, he made me feel completely comfortable in front of the camera and captured photos that truly reflect me. His eye for detail and creativity came through in every shot. On top of being incredibly talented, he was professional, easy to work with, and made the whole process fun. I couldn't be happier with the results and would highly recommend Paul to anyone looking for beautiful, high quality photos. read more

I contacted Paul to capture a rare occasion when our whole family would be in San Diego at the same time over Thanksgiving. Paul did a phenomenal job managing our big group, which included two dogs and two grand babies, one of which was not too keen on posing for family photos. Paul was very patient with the little one and managed to get some beautiful pictures of the whole family. He was very responsive and super helpful throughout the whole process, from initial contact to delivery of the final photos. He was also very fast in processing the pictures after the photo shoot. I have no trepidations in highly recommending Paul, he's not only talented and very professional, but he was also very friendly and easy to work with. read more

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We have used Paul for 3 family photo sessions, and will continue to use his services for the foreseeable future. He is extremely personable, friendly and is has been extremely flexible with us juggling a newborn and life circumstances. His ability to envision shots and execute them is pretty remarkable and we couldn't be happier with having him as our personal photographer! read more

Simply the best! We highly recommend Paul Douda to anyone in need pf a photographer to capture your family events and special moments. Paul was perfect . . . read more

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Paul was easy to talk to and comfortable interacting with my family. I loved beautiful spots he found at the park to stage us and get some great backgrounds. The bright colors in his editing are beautiful. I give major props for being able to capture sweet moments with such a large group of us including multiple toddlers. The only thing I would have changed was having a little more direction on placement; some of our poses would have looked better if we had been told to put an arm down or tilt a head to the side, etc. read more

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My husband and I are a COVID couple and hosted a wedding reboot November 2021 at The Old Rancho. We chatted with a couple photographers and it was clear from the beginning that Paul was the right choice for us. Paul takes absolutely phenomenal photographs, and is humble and kind. Paul worked hard to make sure we had every shot we wanted. We very much appreciate the mix of posed portraits and candid shots he provided. Paul also worked with me in the weeks leading up to the wedding when unexpected things cropped up, and I very much appreciated his professional and kind demeanor. We are completely obsessed with our photos, and can't wait to have him back for family pictures. Hire Paul Douda and you'll treasure your photos forever! read more

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We love working with Paul he's the best! He took our pictures the day we got engaged and captured the entire moment which is so special to have all these years later, was our wedding photographer, has taken our family portraits the last few years now that we have our daughter and we have never ever been disappointed in a single photo he has taken. We love Paul's work he captures the best moments between you and your loved ones in the most special ways. We are always excited to work with him as a family and always beyond happy with the results of our pictures. He really does go above and beyond and after all the years we think of him as a friend of the whole family. Book him for your next photo shoot you will not be disappointed he will capture every moment and make them memories you will have for a lifetime! read more

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This is our 3rd (but definitely NOT last) time working with Paul and Crystal. They have done our engagement session, and our wedding and they just recently did the most ethereal beach maternity shoot for us. We absolutely love working with them and cannot recommend their services enough. They are responsive, on time, have amazing locations, and always seem to know what style you're going for even if you're not great at expressing (like me). We have also ordered picture albums from them and love the quality! After the birth of our baby, we plan to have them out to do newborn pictures with our family. I think 4x repeat business speaks for itself! Thank you, Paul and Crystal! read more

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Paul and Crystal are just an incredible team. Paul did just an amazing job on my maternity photos, I will treasure them forever. He captured the moments perfectly. I'm not very experienced in posing for photos but they provide great direction and make you feel comfortable and amazing. Crystal had the amazing patience of Tossing my dress over and over again to get that amazing shot with my dress flying through the air. Paul Douda also shot our engagement and wedding photos, they were also just so beautiful. I can't recommend them enough! read more

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Paul Douda - the MVP of our wedding day. Paul made the photo process effortless, and gave us sneak peeks of amazing photos along the way, hyping us up and putting our minds at ease. We appreciated that even though he knew our venue like the back of his hand, he still showed up over an hour ahead of his call time to scout the full property to test lighting and inspect shooting locations to make sure that they were perfect. Photos often don't quite do a setting justice, but that was not true of Paul's. He captured the gorgeous natural landscape of our venue with such vivid clarity - every time we look at them it's just as we remembered, possibly better. Though we didn't have a second shooter as part of our booking, you never would have known it with the variety and depth of photos we got. We also received our proofs sooner than anticipated, which was a lovely surprise. No matter what, Paul got the shot, and we will absolutely use him again for years to come!! read more

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Paul is beyond amazing!!!! My husband and I had to postpone our wedding (twice now ) but decided to get married in a very small ceremony in Balboa Park. Paul did an amazing job at capturing our special day! He is professional, flexible and really easy to work with! Our engagement photos and our mini wedding photos were perfect! We will be using him for many years to come! I'm so happy that we found Paul! read more

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Paul - THANK YOU!!! I can not explain how much appreciation and love we have for your work. Our engagement session at Wind n Sea was just a peak at what Paul created for our October wedding in Temecula!! We received so many compliments over our wedding about how hard he worked and how professional he was!! The pictures were absolutely stunning and arrived right on time. Everything was clearly communicated! He worked with our budget and our needs. And gave us everything we could've wanted!! Can not wait to use his services again and recommend to all our friends and families! read more

Paul was excited to help me plan my proposal at the Sunset Cliffs in San Diego. He helped me with every step along the way. He answered all my questions before the big day. I was super confident he would capture the moment and he did! His plan worked seamlessly. The photos turned out incredible. Paul knew all the best spots, poses, lighting and angles. It was great working with him. read more

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We had a great experience with PDP! He managed to wrangle two grandparents, two parents and a crazy 4-year-old together for some amazing shots that we will always treasure! He is very kind and very patient. This was our first photo shoot with him, but we will be back for all of our future photo needs and have already recommended him to friends. read more

My husband and I had a small backyard wedding at the beginning of 2021 and Paul was able to capture a variety of shots within the 2 hours we had. He is an amazing photographer! Prior to taking couple shots, he had already spotted different areas around the house that ended up looking stunning in the photos we received. He meshed very well with our family and was very kind when taking our pictures. He directed our poses and was very open about his ideas. I would highly recommend their services! read more

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I could not possibly come up with anything better to say about this photographer than THEY ARE THE BEST. I cried when I saw my photos because of how beautiful they are... and again when I saw our video. Paul understood my vision from day 1 and did such an amazing job capturing everything we wanted. Our wedding would not have been the same with out him! read more

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Paul was a pleasure to work with! A colleague recommended his services, so Paul and I had a 30 minute phone conversation where he explained his services, I told him about what I was hoping to capture, and some concerns about the availability of pleasant-looking outdoor photo backgrounds (the exterior of the venue was not picturesque). This chat with Paul made me comfortable he was the right person for the job. Paul took engagement photos before the wedding, and this was a nice way to get to know him and see the style of the photos before the wedding day. I was pleased with these photos and looked forward to seeing what he would capture in the wedding day. On the day, Paul arrived early, handled the set up with ease, and captured all of the shots I requested. He was unobtrusive, and took both the more standard type of wedding photos and got creative and took some that were more artistic. He has a pleasant attitude and worked well coordinating group photos with my large family. I was so excited for the photos, and seeing them for the first time made me so happy. I smile every time I look at them. I would recommend Paul to capture your special moments! read more

Paul is seriously the absolute best! I have used him for multiple photo shoots and every time I get the pictures back I am in awe. The first time I used him, I noticed an attention to detail that is come so unmatched with other photographers. He notices when your hair is out of place or if your strap on your dress isn't adjusted correctly and I knew that this was the person that I wanted photographing my wedding. Our wedding photos came out so phenomenally that we were featured in several bridal magazine and blogs. When I look back at the photos, I really felt like the photos deserved to be featured in high fashion magazines. Even 4 years after my wedding, I still have people finding my wedding photos online and complimenting how amazing the photos were. They are absolutely stunning and would not change anything about them. Obviously when I got pregnant and wanted to do a maternity shoot, I knew I would call Paul. He went above and beyond in recommending locations and even getting in the water at the beach to get the photos that I wanted. I don't know of anyone else that would literally get drenched wet for a simple photoshoot for a client! He is absolutely amazing and will give you so many photos to choose from. He will be our photographer for every life moment we want to capture as I know that no matter what, I will have a large selection of photos that I am so happy to showcase on my social media and printed in my home!!! read more

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They were having a mini Valentines photo shoot on 2/14 and i called and asked if they instead would honor the same deal for my daughters first family pictures . They sure did!! They were honored to do so which even took this to another level. The photos turned out beautifully and my daughter couldn't be any happier!! GREAT business..GREAT Covid 19 practices adhered to!! If you need some precious moments to be documented for a lifetime through pictures then contact Paul and Crystal read more

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Paul is great!!!! We had to reschedule our big wedding due to Covid, but decided to do a small family ceremony. Paul captured our special day perfectly! He is really comfortable to work with! He is really talented and our photos were amazing! All of the photos are sent to you with an online gallery. Looking forward to using Paul again in the future! read more

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The following is an email I sent to Paul after receiving our family pictures!! Oh my goodness, Paul, these are perfection! We are so IN LOVE with how they turned out!!! Breathtaking :) We can't wait to share these with family and friends...shoot, who am I kidding, the whole world!! We can't say enough great things about you or your photography! Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for capturing our family so beautifully!! And a huge thank you for turning these around so quickly; I was just giving myself a pep-talk this morning about being patient in my anticipation for the pictures. Thank you, thank you, a thousand times, thank you!! read more

Paul did a wonderful job on our wedding day! He is so creative and was able to capture incredible shots with such artistry. He also made us feel comfortable throughout the day and took charge when he needed to make sure we got every important moment. He's professional and personable. We highly recommend Paul for your special event photography. Thanks Tall Paul! Caitlin and Dan read more

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Paul is the best!! He did our gorgeous wedding photos and just recently did our newborn photos. Our little one was very cranky during the session but Paul was able to work around it and captured some really beautiful photos! Paul is very friendly and genuine. He always makes us feel comfortable during our sessions since we are not "photo" people. We are so glad we found Paul and we love hi so much he is now our family photographer!! read more

Paul is amazing!! First of all, he was very flexible in helping us find a date and location for our family photos shoot. He offered to find a good area for the shoot as we wanted to make a fun little day trip to Temecula. He found an AWESOME location that made for beautiful photos and it was so fun watching him get creative with his shots! The shoot was with my husband and baby girl who was about 3 months old at the time and inconveniently threw the tantrum of her very short lifetime right when we were supposed to start taking pictures. Paul was so patient, had a good sense of humor about it, and most importantly found a way to get some great shots for us regardless of my daughter's spicy personality during our time to work together lol. We will absolutely be using his services again! Thank you Paul!! read more

Paul and his wife Crystal were the best, most intuitive vendors we had at our wedding. We used them for our engagement photos and our wedding photos. They also created a wedding video that was perfect. Both my wife and I hate having our pictures taken, but Paul and Crystal did an amazing job at making us feel comfortable and listened to. They went above and beyond in every way possible. We consider ourselves life long customers of their's now, and plan to use them for every maternity, baby, family photo we ever take. I can not stress enough how much a photographer can affect your wedding day. They nailed the timing, they handled our family, and our final products were so beautiful. We could not ask for a better experience. read more

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Paul was amazing to work with he walked us through everything and was there for us every step of the way. We were so happy with our engagement photos and our wedding photos. I wished we had more time to be more creative with our photos but for the time we had our photos were perfect. Paul definitely has an eye for this line of work. I was nervous when waiting for our photos because we only had about 45 minutes for photos for myself and my husband and felt like it was not enough time but paul caught every moment between us. I also liked how paul took control during the wedding he didnt miss a beat i definitely recommend him to anyone read more

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We can't say enough about our session with Paul. He did a fantastic job with the group and getting shots we didn't even think of. They turned out and great. Thanks to Paul's finess we avoided any kiddo meltdowns and everyone had a great time. Treat yourself to some high quality expert photos to cherish for a lifetime. read more

I worked with Paul to do a surprise proposal shoot in San Diego. Paul was great to work with and helped me find a great spot to pop the question. Paul got to the location before the scheduled time and scouted out the location. Paul even put some tape on the ground and sent me a picture to help direct me where to go! After the proposal, we had a great photoshoot around Balboa Park. Paul really knows his craft. The pictures turned out great! Highly recommend. read more

We had Paul do a two-fer for us this past spring - my son's 8th grade graduation, and my husband's "mid-life crisis" car, which he is selling. The photo shoot was especially meaningful for my son, since this is the year of COVID, and doing the photo shoot made the "socially distant" graduation more special. Both shoots were FANTASTIC!!! My son is absolutely glowing in his graduation robes. We are so happy to have these photos to cherish. And the car photos are amazing! Not only did Paul take nerdy shots of the car itself, but he got some great ones with my husband speeding by on the street. It makes it easier for my husband to part with his toy. read more

Paul did a newborn/family photoshoot with our 3 week old baby and the pictures came out amazing. It's so nice to have a gallery to capture this special time in our lives. Paul was communicative, professional, and so nice! Highly recommend for any occasion! read more

Absolutely amazing! Paul did a phenomenal job on both our engagement photos and wedding photos. He captured so many great memories from our wedding. There were things we missed during the ceremony and reception, but he captured them all! I would HIGHLY recommend using him for any photo session. You won't be disappointed!! read more

Paul has done our wedding and now baby and family pictures. He's not only personable, he's extremely professional and kind! He will work with you to makes sure you get the perfect pictures for your special occasion. We love Paul and can't wait to use his amazing talents again some day! read more

5 stars! Had my engagement photos taken by Paul and he was an absolute professional. I was a photo session rookie and didn't know what to expect or even how an engagement session worked. Paul made it super easy and was extremely accommodating. After picking a location and discussing the optimal time for photos with Paul, the day came and it was phenomenal. Paul was on time and ready to go. It was a non-stop photo experience, from one location to another. The time flew by and we got tons of great photos taken. Paul made the experience fun and comfortable. He's definitely an experienced photographer and will get the shots you're looking for. After the session, Paul got us the previews almost immediately and all of the edited photos shortly after. Amazing experience, 5 stars, and highly recommended. read more

Paul has done a couple family shots for us and he does a wonderful job of capturing the moment while herding cats (ie, the almost 20 people we have to get in the shot). He has an eye for finding a picture perfect photo in a location and seamlessly directs us to get an amazing end result. Paul will show up early and take the time to familiarize himself with what areas work well and ensure that the process runs smoothly and efficiently (important when dealing with kids). As the session comes to a close, he makes sure that we have captured all the pairings/groups of different individuals and that we haven't left anything out. I definitely plan on reaching out to Paul again to get more pictures done as our family grows! read more

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Paul is absolutely amazing and knows his work! He was very professional throughout the whole process, from the booking until delivery our product. He has a great vision as a photographer and gave us so many great tips. Our family do an annual photoshoot every year. We're so glad that we went with Paul! He made our photoshoot super fun and made our kids very comfortable throughout the shoot. We love the whole album of the photoshoot. Our pictures came out so great. We'll definitely use him again next year! Save your time from searching around. Paul won't disappoint. He really captured every moment that made this memory last a lifetime! Honestly, there isn't enough words to fully say how much we loved having Paul did our family photoshoot this year! read more

I just wanted to say that my fiance and i were beyond satisfied with the photos we got from Paul. He was super friendly and gave direction very well, as my fiance and i have no idea how to pose for pictures. Lol! We wanted a forest-y type landscape and they reccomended a really cool park around balboa park and captured exactly what i had in mind for our engagement shoot! We had a lot of fun working with Paul :) read more