I was very happy with Lauren from Burgundy Blue photography. She was pleasant to work with. By the…read moretime we had worked with each other a couple of hours, we were actually making suggestions back and forth. Okay- Lauren did convince me to dance to mariachi music. And it ended up being a highlight of our event! Lots of guests commented on Lauren's friendly positive demeanor. I would definitely recommend Burgundy Blue if you are in the market for a professional photographer.

We had the most amazing experience with Burgundy Blue! Ryan was a pleasure to work with and ensured…read morea smooth experience throughout the process. Our photographer Leah was funny, easy-going, and most of all made us feel comforable in front of the camera! We had several different sessions booked and each set of photos came out great! Thank you again so much Burgundy Blue team!!

Kiel is truly wonderful to work with. He is warm and friendly even through email/text and I love…read morehis collaborative nature in helping us with our "vision". Our photos turned out beautiful and we could not be more grateful. I believe you get what you pay for and with Kiel it felt like we got so much more. Beautiful photographs are an investment and it pays to go with someone as talented as Kiel.

THE ABSOLUTE BEST! My wedding was this past weekend and Kiel was our photographer. We chose him…read morebecause of his amazing portfolio (check out his website!!) He was wonderful to work with and really made the day stress free. So many people from our bridal party (and even guests) commented on how comfortable Kiel made them feel. He was also very organized and had us on schedule the entire evening (even with thousands of family pics). I would highly recommend Kiel and his team!!!

Jennie covered my baby shower in our home and we are so pleased with the photos! She went above and…read morebeyond to capture the moments. We had an Indian ceremony to start followed by a more typical baby shower and she captured the moments so beautifully. Her editing for indoors and outdoors is amazing. She was very quick to respond to my messages which I really appreciated. She showed up before the event start time and did not rush to leave. I can't wait to work with her in the future!

My husband and I loved our couple and maternity photo shoot. We were visitors to Santa Barbara, and…read moreJennie had really great recommendations for locations near the beach for our shoot. She and her husband Yingtao were timely and really captured the light well. It was a fun and comfortable experience, and both photographers had specific tips to help make the images magical. We had several options for color and black-and-white photos to choose from when we were ready to select the right photos to display in our home. Also, I thought that the editing on the final images was very natural.

Dough photographed my wedding and he is amazing! He made our small wedding party feel totally at…read moreease and captured some great moments. He was professional, easy to work with, and his prices were reasonable. We got our digital wedding pictures back in just 1 week with options to print or create an album. I recommend Doug if you'll be getting married in the Santa Barbara area!

Very helpful in reference to positioning of the person being photographed. Used lighting to…read moreminimize shadows.

FABULOUS EXPERIENCE!!! So lucky to have come across Alex!…read more We live about 2 hours away and were coming to the area for a few days. My daughter wanted to do senior pictures at the beach earlier in the year, and we never did, so I decided to surprise her with a photo shoot while visiting. Came across Alex and KNEW she'd be perfect! Her communication is awesome and she's very through! My daughter and I LOVED that she asked questions about HER specific interests, likes (music, hobbies, etc.) in ordered to "know" her in advance and make her session the best it can be! Alex was so easy to work with, and just an all around great vibe! Her return with photos was SOOO FAST, and BEAUTIFUL! Would 100% recommend and would hire Alex again!!

With photography, you truly get what you pay for, and I can tell you with great confidence that…read moreAlex is worth every penny and more. Alex took my grad photos and I am 100% thrilled with all of the photos. I will continue to refer her to others in the future as I highly recommended her for any event and/or occasion!

I could not be happier with our choice of Rachel Higgins to do my son's senior portraits…read more From the first moment, Rachel was extremely professional, creative, and incredibly easy to work with. In my son's words, "She is super chill, and I felt comfortable the entire time. She is fun, easy to talk to and she made the day fun." Rachel utilized fantastic angles of my son while also incorporating the landscape of downtown SLO that really brought every picture to life, and all of the final images were amazing! Her use of lighting, composition and her attention to detail were perfect. We absolutely love our son's pictures, and highly recommend Rachel Higgins to anyone looking for someone to capture truly exceptional photography.

Rachel was/is awesome! We generally knew what we wanted for my wife's 50th birthday photos: on the…read morebeach at Pismo, with family and friends, and with her beloved Camaro. Rachel's experience really paid off because she had lots of suggestions and ideas for the photoshoot. And then when our hard drive crashed and we lost all the photos, she made them all available again to us, and with a gentle recommendation to put all the photos on our Google Drive, which I did! Thanks Rachel for everything!

Michaela was on time and accommodating to our preferences, she let us do two locations which turned…read moreout really great in the pictures. Her prompts are helpful for folks who are not used to photoshoots, sometimes going as far a physically posing us. She captured the golden hour sunset beautifully and the location is such a highlight in the photos. Her pricing is fair and I would recommend her for other couples looking to have an engagement shoot!

Michaela was so professional, organized, prompt and made our entire family feel comfortable during…read moreour photo session. It was outside at Ojai Valley Inn, and we not only had a great time with Michaela, but her photos were fantastic and were a great memory of our anniversary.

I cannot speak more highly of Karen's amazing photography skills, demeanor, and professionalism…read more From the very beginning Karen made us feel at ease, confident, and supported. Karen made our entire engagement session so enjoyable - we truly had the best time, and looking back at our photos is such a pleasure as it brings back the happy memories of making the moments. We are both not super comfortable in front of the camera, and Karen put us at ease and even gave us posing tips. Karen took the time to get each photo perfect, and even scoped out unique spots to make our photos extra special. I am sad we are getting married on the East Coast, because I can only imagine how wonderful Karen would have been as our wedding photographer. If you're looking for a highly-skilled, professional, personable, friendly, and funny photographer, you've found her!

Karen was absolutely incredible for our wedding at the Santa Barbara Courthouse this past…read moreSeptember. Her professionalism, deep knowledge of the location, and ability to capture stunning, emotional moments truly set her apart. She guided us through the entire process with ease and made us feel completely comfortable in front of the camera. Most importantly, she was exceptionally attentive to my wife, Lily, who was deeply grateful for how supported, confident, and cared for she felt throughout the day. Karen's calm presence made a huge difference. Her communication and coordination with our wedding planner were flawless, and her response time and turnaround on the photos were outstanding. The quality of the final gallery exceeded all expectations, every image was beautifully delivered and something we will cherish forever. We cannot recommend Karen highly enough and thank her enough for her natured care. Thank you Karen and Staff.

I could not recommend Pinnel enough -- Juan & Talia are amazing! They were professional yet…read morepersonable, incredibly talented and has a timeless artistic style to their images. Great communicators and easy to work with from the beginning to the very end! We're so thankful for their ability to make us feel comfortable at all times and capture the most special moments of our wedding in such a beautiful way. We are sooooo happy with our engagement and wedding photos! Juan & Talia are an amazing team! If you're looking for a wedding photographer, go with them and you will not regret a minute of it :)

We hired Juan and Talia to photograph our August wedding and they were incredible to work with. We…read morehad to postpone a year because of Covid and thankfully they were available for our second date and worked with us quickly to lock it down. They were so organized and helpful throughout the entire process of planning our wedding twice over 3 years. I really appreciated the tips they sent over and timeline they created for us, which I used as a base for our general day of schedule. They are super talented and took so many gorgeous photos that truly captured the feel of our wedding day in a natural way. We also received our photos quickly, 3 weeks after the wedding which was great. We're so glad we chose them as our wedding photographers!