Robyn is amazing! I had never taken headshots before and was a bit nervous, but Robyn was a breath of fresh air. She was extremely professional while also making me feel comfortable and able to relax for our photo session. Her choices and backdrops were wonderful. and I instantly fell in love with her photography style. I would recommend anyone looking to get headshots done, to book with Robyn! read more

My girlfriend and I did a photo shoot with Robyn about a month ago and it was so much fun! She made us feel super super comfortable and eased us into the shoot. My girlfriend is not the keenest on posing for pictures, but Robyn brought out the model in her! We went on site and did a photo shoot when it was getting cold in SF, but she trucked through, like a professional would, and kept shooting until the sun was gone. The best part about working with Robyn is she just LOVES what she does, and when you finally get to see the pictures you can tell because they are amazing! Other reviewers say that she "really captures the moment" and it couldn't be said better than that. After all was said and done, she contacted us to have a viewing of the photos in her studio. It was absolutely beautiful! The turnaround was quick, and we were super appreciative. The best way to describe Robyn is professional but fun, versatile, and her passion shines right through her pictures. Call her. Seriously. Also, for what it's "worth" - I usually get maybe 10 "likes" maximuim when I post a picture on Facebook and when I posted one of me and my gf from this shoot it got 86 likes. Just sayin'. read more

service: 5 (6, if there were 6.. I'll explain more later) quality: 5 turnaround time: 4.5 okay, onto the review for our FAMILY PICTURES SERVICE: 5 stars for sure! I'd give six if i could. For starters, I told her my daughter had a bad case of eczema and her face was really rashy and swollen. She said that if the pictures didnt come out to my liking she would come back at no charge to redo the entire session. Needless to say, I was very pleased with the quality of the photos, so there was no need. I dont know many photographers who would offer this. Also, she came to my place in Fremont (her studio is in SF) and my house still looked wonderful in the pictures even though it was an absolute disaster! She had an amazing trick to get my daughter to smile (she's not always cooperative), and told her there was a rocket ship or a puppy in the lens. Worked like a charm. She took her time and I did not feel the slightest bit rushed. QUALITY: Beautiful, high contrast photography that really captures the moment and personalities. I posted a few on her yelp photos. You can just see my little girls' personalities shine through! She captured exactly how they interact with each other too, which I thought was super sweet. TURNAROUND TIME: I would have given it a 5, but her camera broke and even still, I got the pictures (I got the image CD) in a timely manner (a week). I believe it normally takes 48 hours. Cant beat that. All in all, I am so happy we took pictures and definitely recommend her! read more

This is a review for Robyn's services photographing an event I held. I would recommend to anyone having a party, gathering, event, big or small, to hire Robyn. Robyn was professional in the booking with setting expectations and describing costs. She arrived on time ready to rock. She meandered around the party, sort of invisibly, like an extra guest who just happened to have a big camera. She has a great personality, so it was fun to talk to her here and there. But when I got the shots back by email from her, I was blown away by how much of the party she captured, and how artful and cool all the photos were. I'm so glad I have this very cool record of the evening and that she was so cool to work with. Note: I typically think of a photographer as being for weddings, and yearbook photos, and headshots. But I was throwing a big birthday bash and I knew if I left it to myself to take photos of the evening that it would never capture everything and I would wind up with two pictures at the beginning of the night and a bunch of out of focus drunk photos at the end. I thought, why not hire a local photographer who does this type of thing? From now on, I plan to hire Robyn whenever I'm having a special night. The cost is not that much. Engagement party, birthday party, even a bachelorette party it would be fun to have her out for a couple hours. Robyn has redefined for me what a photographer is for. DO IT! read more

Robyn has done our 3 month, 9 month and a family photo shoot. We could'nt be happier with the turn out. When I told her what I wanted she went above and beyond to make sure she captured the things I wanted. I like that its not just a boring pose...she really captures the moment. When I look at the pictures she did for us it brings back so many memories of not only the day but the time in the babies lives. Both my husband and I have been really happy with all of the pictures. I couldn't say enough great things about Robyn. She has done some of my friends newborn pictures as well and they have all been very happy with the outcome. Another thing that I love is that she is great at communicating with you. Also, when she says the pictures will be done...they are done right on time (if not earlier). I love that about her. At all of the photo shoots she came right on time and ready to rock and roll....she also comes prepared (she brought toys and bubbles for my 3 year old niece) All in all...she is great. I highly recommend her....and will be using her as my babies grow up. read more

We recently hired Robyn's services for engagement (June 2013) and wedding pictures (August 2013) Pictures taken by her are good BUT! not the edits nor the customer service. (1) While choosing the pictures to be printed/posted on internet - she has strong opinion about how she wants to edit them per her liking regardless of customer preference. That part was very hard to deal with. e.g. (1.1) She changed colored pictures that we liked to black-and-white because she did not like the "light effects". But then we did not like the pictures anymore because we loved the colors - and even after kindly describing her that we like the picture as is - her response was that "but I don't like it!" and she changed them to black and white regardless of our liking. (1.2) In some pictures from engagement session, either part of our head or arm was missing - making the picture difficult to be framed. And when we pointed her out that we would like the whole "in-focus" body-part - to be within the picture for our upcoming wedding pictures, her response was again that this is how she does the pictures and if we don't like it we should find another photographer. She said this just a week before the ceremony! Given how difficult it is to look for another one in a week - we were stuck with her. When we have tried multiple times to tell her our preference, her response has been that "as an artist" she produces the pictures as she likes them (even if they are to be hung on customer's wall and customer doesn't like those edits!) (2) Also, the wedding picture website was given to all our invitees by her on a printed card at the end of ceremony itself. But even after follow-up for a month after the ceremony, she published duplicate and unedited pictures - resulting in way too many pictures online for our friends to browse through. Which was not a happy experience for us nor our friends. (3) The framed engagement pictures were delivered way passed the promised date. There was no follow up from her side that it was getting late - but rather we had to keep following until it was finally delivered. Although I mentioned these issues about her service to Robyn, her response was that she thinks her customer service is very good and that she is very popular. (!?) So overall, our experience has been that she is not open to customer feedback nor to edit/publish the pictures per customer's liking. Which is counter-productive for customer since we wanted our picture to be taken so we like it enough to keep with us forever. We hope she considers this feedback to improve her service but without such improvement, we sadly can not recommend her service. read more

Robyn did our engagement pictures a few months ago. They turned out amazing and we have gotten many compliments on them. We had such a fun time working with Robyn. She's going to be great herding the wedding party and family because she's very no-nonsense but also flexible. The pictures were ready as promised and Robyn keeps communication open so you know what to expect. She also did some pictures at my mother's birthday party last year when she was new in business and it was wonderful. The way the other reviewer phrased it as "She meandered around the party, sort of invisibly, like an extra guest who just happened to have a big camera," is perfect. It was so special to have this unique event captured professionally and we didn't have to worry about photos with all the other duties of hostessing. read more

Robyn had taken two rounds of family photos for us. We love her and her work! She has a unique eye, and her photos are truly art. Because she uses a photojournalistic style, she doesn't really pose people. Instead, she captures little candid moments in time that show who people really are. On top of being extremely talented, Robyn is so much fun to work with. Got kids who won't look at the camera or warm up easily? No worries, Robyn has a duck noisemaker and a "puppy" in her camera. Works every time! She's great at making grown ups feel comfortable, too, and both her products and customer service are fantastic. I would absolutely recommend Robyn. In fact, I have! Two of my friends hired her to shoot their weddings. I know they'll be thrilled with her work. read more

Robyn did my bridal portraits before our wedding. She made getting into my wedding dress for the first time a very memorable experience. She puts you immediately at ease in front of the camera. Robyn has a spectacular personality and professional work ethic. She is always certain to deliver quality work and make every woman feel her most beautiful self. Her style and personality shine through all her portraiture! read more

Robyn Navarro is the perfect photographer. We hired her for our wedding and were more than pleased. We found her though a friend and keep the tradition as we will also highly recommend her to our friends. Her pictures can be formal, creative, casual and artistic, she gave us the entire range. Her personal style helped us relax and have fun. She interacted with the guests as if she was one of them all the while taking cool pictures of everything. She listened to us, took fun pictures of the event space and our rings...above and beyond our expectations. A pleasure to work with, I highly recommend her for being professional, easy going, artistic and kind. read more

I would recommend Robyn Navarro Photography to anyone. She is very professional, has a good eye, creative, easy going and her work is beautiful. She is a very versatile photographer and makes the effort to really understand what her clients are looking for. She takes great pride in her craft and is very timely in getting images/pictures back to you. The sessions are reasonably priced and time is used wisely. The quality of the photos are excellent and the colors are exceptional. Her black and white photography is beautiful and classic. Its not just a sea of gray tones. You see the depth and contrast in the b/w photos. If you are looking for a photographer for a wedding, birthday party, family portraits or pet portraits Robyn is your gal. read more

The kind of service Robyn provided as our wedding photographer was absolutely top notch and multiple times she went above and beyond our expectations. For me, it's really the little things that made our experience with her so great. To view our wedding photos, (viewed on the biggest TV I've seen) she invited us to her studio, made us an incredible dinner & encouraged us to invite as many friends as we wanted to join us. She did the same for the viewing of our engagement pictures. She was incredibly easy to work with thanks to her flexibility & positive, professional attitude. She gives great direction while shooting and for our engagement session had a lot of ideas for different shots she wanted to get. At the same time she was open & enthusiastic to our ideas. At our wedding & especially at the reception she blended in so well & got the best candid photos of just about everyone who was there. As for the actual photos she took, they are amazing. We've gotten so many compliments about them. For the wedding we wanted our photos to be more natural, very candid. We don't take ourselves too seriously and wanted that to come through in the pictures. We didn't want the overly posed more traditional wedding shots you often see. Just about all of our reception shots are absolutely amazing & really captured the mood and personality of our friends & family and the overall vibe we were going for. We both enjoyed working with her so much, we can't recommend her more highly. (She also does amazing portraits of families & children. Though it's probably a year or 2 down the line, I will be calling her when we have kids.) read more

When you hover over the 5th star, it reads "Woohoo! As good as it gets!"... that is an understatement when giving Robyn the stars she deserves. Not only is she extremely professional, organized, creative, fun, and good energy, but when she's there taking pictures you kinda wish she was one of your guests too. We had the honor of having her shoot our baby shower, and not only did she produce pictures that everyone was asking about, but she had friends just asking about how she was as if they'd been friends for years... My family and I are anxiously waiting for the next big milestone that we can hire her for. Thanks for everything Robyn! read more

Robyn Navarro Photography is AMAZING! She makes the experience personal and fun. I wouldn't have wanted anybody else to take my senior pictures! My picture on here is actually one of them. Photo shoots with her are a very unique experience :) read more

Robyn has a super creative eye for getting unique shots -- she lurks around, unseen, seeking out that perfect shot for your wedding/party/event/etc, and always does a great job. Our company used her for headshots and photos of our new office space and they turned out super pro, but I know other people who have used her for weddings and baby showers who have been equally pleased.. I'd use her again. read more

After stumbling across her website, I had always thought Robyn Navarro Photography was strictly wedding photography until I saw the photos from a friend's big birthday bash. Those pictures captured every single awesome moment at that party, moments I would possibly have forgotten had they not been captured by Robyn. Then I saw a friend's headshot and knew RNP was more than a wedding photographer. Since then, we hired Robyn for our first professional family holiday photos. They were beautiful. She wasn't even afraid of our rambunctious dogs! We are now officially addicted to RNP. Robyn captured an important family milestone for us as well and we will forever cherish the photos and video from that day. The pictures were beautifully edited and delivered quickly! If you're considering hiring Robyn and are on the fence about spending the money... feel free to message me if you want more specific information. I will explain to you why it is absolutely worth it. read more

I was recently at a parent/child event where Robyn was contracted to do the photography. She was running around (discreetly) taking all kinds of candid photos of the kids and parents as we played. Let me tell you that Robyn captured the most incredible photograph of my 1 year old son while he was playing. Now that is HARD to do as he is such a busy little guy! It is absolutely gorgeous and one that will be cherished for a lifetime. She was also timely and her packaging is beautiful. Thank you, Robyn! read more

Robyn is the best most personable photographer I have ever come in contact with She has done pictures of my family twice and is doing my wedding as well, she has to be the best photographer of natural shots I have ever used. I have used quite a few professionals (ie not JC Pennys) over my life time and she by far takes the cake with the natural shot. I am in Redding and I would travel three plus hours to the city of traffic to have my family photos done by Robyn. read more

Robyn takes lovely pictures, yes - but what does that matter when you never receive them!!! My son and daughter-in-law are still waiting for the album and usb stick promised in their wedding contract with Robyn Navarro Photography - its been 11 months!!! I don't think that is a "reasonable" amount of time - per her contract! The worst part of it, is that she stopped communicating with myself (the MOG), my son or his wife right after the wedding. After my son called her numerous times she said she would have the proofs by beginning of December 2015 so they could send out holiday cards. The proofs were put up January 23, 2016. My son and his wife picked the ones they wanted within 30 days as mandated in the contract, It's now 5 months later and Robyn does not have the courtesy to return my calls. This is totally unacceptable and unethical in my opinion. I guess I will have to take legal action.. . . beware those of you who would want to use her services and expect to get what you pay for! Oh, and did I tell you I paid her for over hours and gave her a tip after the wedding?! Ugh! read more