I've had the pleasure of knowing and working with Ryan at Sharplite Media for almost 10 years now. Ryan has a very unique combination of passion, talent and reliability. The quality of his work speaks for itself. He knows exactly how to capture and represent things in a unique way. He's also extremely reliable and very easy to do business with. Very highly recommended! read more

Ryan was a pleasure to work with. He took pictures of my new car for me. He had a great spot in Alameda to shoot at next to the water. he also picked a great time of day when the lighting was just right. Definitely would recommend working with, Ryan. I look forward to hopefully working with him in the future. read more

Ryan has previously photographed my cars, so I asked him to shoot our engagement photos. He was patient, gave great direction, had multiple spots pre-scouted at our location, and we are extremely happy with the results! read more

Working with Ryan has been a pleasure. I originally found him through a groupon deal (for a 60-minute outdoor shoot) so I emailed him for more information based on the locations I wanted to use. After viewing his portfolio on his website, I thought it would be cool to have a shot with our cars (since my husband and I both bought our dream cars in the same year and have matching plates) and we also went to different locations: the google statues (we both met working at Google) and the estruary/shoreline lake/park area where we spent alot of time afterwork. Ryan suggested 2 hours was enough time for our shoot and gave us a good deal without having to use the groupon. I find that he is very flexible and is creative. I had messaged him that I would be a little late to the shoot because my makeup artist took longer than I had expected, but we had arrived to the location around the same time, so it wasn't an issue. We also didn't anticipate one of the locations being windy, but he was still able to help us work through that. Ryan didn't mind the long walks between locations and he suggested other spots that would look good as well (like the Rengstorff house) We even had a fun time riding the google bikes! Overall, really fun, comfortable experience and Ryan will be taking photos at our wedding banquet as well. read more

I'm very impressed with Ryan's photography and the photos he took of my car to list on Turo. He was very professional to work with, quick at delivering and very skilled and knowledgeable at what he does. I'll be using him from now on for my photography needs! read more

Ryan Bula has been my family's annual photo photographer for a few years now. Simple to work with, takes plenty of photos. He has a few key locations that have always been great. He knows lighting, scenery and his camera's lenses to the point where we don't worry if the shot is going to look good, because they always do. He's extremely nice and professional I highly recommend him if you're looking for a solid photographer. read more

Update: We just did our Final maternity shoot and I could not be happier. Ryan is amazing and I cannot put into words how ecstatic I am with our pictures and his hard work! read more

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Ryan was great to work with. He was very patient with my one year old son as he pretty much spent the entire shoot running around. He was able to capture beautiful moments of my family. I highly recommend Ryan to anyone. His work is by far some of the best I've seen. read more

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My family and I hired Ryan as a photographer for a graduation party after a friend referred us. I could not recommend him and Sharplite Media more highly! Ryan was able to come on short notice, and he was very accommodating given that we were on a tight budget. He took excellent candid and posed photos of my family and our guests, as well as beautiful photos of the venue, food, etc. His photography definitely captures the mood/feel of the event in a very memorable way. And his editing is just right--he enhanced photos while still keeping their natural look, and the turnaround time was fast (1 week). We have hired other photographers before, and Ryan is definitely the best. Thank you for the photos--we couldn't be happier! read more

We recently had our family pictures done by Ryan and our experience was fantastic! He was so easy to work with from start to finish. We loved our pictures! Even though our toddler was fussy during the photo session Ryan was patient and accommodating and captured some great moments that we will cherish! His work speaks for itself - have a look on his website. The pictures are beautiful, he clearly has an eye for this! Ryan also delivered far more images then we expected. We would highly recommend Ryan from Sharplite Media to anyone considering high quality professional pictures. We will definitely be booking him again in the future! read more

Ryan was excellent to work with for taking our family photos. We had our photo shoot in Shoreline Park. He was patient in dealing with 2 young children and helped us get some great shots. We were very happy with the results, even getting more images than we originally expected. read more

I worked with Ryan for my senior photos last year, and it was a fantastic experience! I'm usually not one to feel comfortable having pictures taken of me, but using my university as a set for the shoot and with Ryan to direct me through it - I've never had more fun striking poses with my saxophone in the middle of campus on a busy family crowded Sunday afternoon. It felt comfortable and he was great to work with. But what matters most is the way the photos turned out!! Quick turnaround, and I've never had so many different portraits come out so wonderfully. Highly recommended session for any event~ read more

We had a 1 1/2 hour photo shoot with Ryan and we enjoyed every minute of it. He handled our very large family with ease and comfort. He was very accommodating and made sure each family got the pictures they wanted. The photos turned out beautiful and I would highly recommend him to anyone who might be looking to have a professional shoot done! read more

I just had my photo session with my small family that was completed last week. Given the urgency of time and limited time I had trying to get photos within the week I was in the bay area. Fortunately, I came across sharplite media. Appears to be a new business with little advertising and reviews. The outcome of our photos were amazing due to several reasons: We had the opportunity to work with Ryan, the photographer, who is genuinely passionate about photography and certainly has a good eye for photos. He was extremely easy to work with. I received a response from him within 24 hours of sending him an email on his website. Communication through phone/ text was also very easy and smooth as well. In addition to the added component that I wanted some maternity bump photos for our family session, he also was very willing to take photos of our sassy little dog. He selected sunnyvale baylands park which had a nice fall feel for our photos. We had some pretty amazing photos despite the weather forecast. It was an overcast and as we left, it started to range. As promised, he had the photos edited and given to us within 1 week of taking the photos. He even over delivered and provided us more edited photos than what we had expected! We were extremely please to work with him and would highly recommend doing a photography session. read more

Ryan was excellent to work with. I've hired SharpLite for many different occasions. His prices are extremely reasonable and he goes above and beyond for his clients. He is very versatile too. I loved all my photos from professional headshots to in-motion car photos. Even when I can't be on set, I know Ryan will make sure everything is perfect. His lighting and locations are always on point. read more

I had Ryan take family portraits with family, my parents and my brother's family. Ryan was great and he was great with my nieces who are 2 and 4. He was very patient and was easy going. He provided different backgrounds and was accommodating to our needs. This was the first time we have taken outdoor pictures and he gave us choices of what he thought was good location for outdoor pictures. The pictures turned out great. Our individual family pictures and group pictures turned out amazing!!! He was on time and delivered the pictures as promised. I would definitely recommend Ryan and will use him again for future pictures. read more

We 100% recommend Ryan for family photoshoots! Ryan photographed us for my son's 1 year birthday photos at Vasona Park in October. He made the photoshoot so enjoyable for all of us. He had a great relaxing vibe and was great with our little one. He knew how to create really special moments that we will always remember. The photos turned out so bright and beautiful. Can't wait to use Sharplte again! Thank you Ryan! read more

Ryan is a pleasure to work with. He is very patient with my one year old son - even though he was fussy and crying most of the photo shoot. Ryan was still able to capture some great images. He gives clear direction and we accomplishes a lot during one hour of photo shoot. Location choice was perfect with great background. Photos were amazing. Thank you Ryan! read more

Ryan was a pleasure to work with! Not only was he responsive, professional, provided great services, but most importantly, captured beautiful moments of my family. I highly recommend Ryan to anyone looking for professional photography and will definitely come back to him for our future photo needs. read more

Ryan is very responsible and makes sure to deliver high-quality photos on time to his clients. Will recommend him to friends and other companies. read more

Fantastic! Amazing! Beautiful! Ryan captured our family so beautifully and with infinite patience. Imagine photographing 6 children under the age of 11...Ryan did it so well! We have so many gorgeous images from a very quick session. This ability to get so much in so little time was crucial with so many little ones involved. Ryan's use of light and environment in our session was masterful. We are so happy and grateful!! read more

I purchased a groupon for a 1 hour outdoor photoshoot and connected with Ryan via phone. He was quick to get back to me and promptly decided on date and location for my maternity photoshoot. He was very flexible in contract negotiation as well. As for the photos, Ryan is very passionate about photography and is very easy to work with. He was not in a rush to finish at the top of the hour and also asked at the end of the session if we had any pose in mind and was happy to take few more pictures. He delivered photos on time (in a week) and gave photos as promised. I would recommend him for your special occasions. read more

Ryan suggested an ideal place for our photo shoot - a natural park-like setting with lot of architectural features. He was a little late to the appointment, but had called to tell us that he was late due to traffic beforehand. We found him to be friendly and knowledgable about where and how to pose for various shots. He was detail-oriented and pointed out small fixes we needed to make our pictures perfect. He was kind to our children and made them feel comfortable. Finally, we loved the pictures we received. They were exactly what we were hoping for. We had a great experience with Ryan and would highly recommend him for your photography needs! read more

Ryan is amazing! He did my maternity photoshoot and I couldn't have asked for better. He is comfortable to work with, makes photoshoot an enjoyable experience and delivers high quality photos on time. I would continue to work with him and would totally recommend him! read more

Ryan was a lot of fun to work with ! He knows what he is doing - is clear with his direction and still incorporates what the client has in mind. He did a family shoot for us and we love every frame he captured. read more

We had a terrific experience with Ryan and are so glad we found him to shoot family photos! We did an hour long session at Shoreline Park and he had great spots and poses for us to do. I think we did at least a dozen sets and had an outfit change; he was super efficient with the time and easy to work with. He told us it would be two weeks to get our photos, but we had them in just a few days, with 89 to choose from. And we get to keep all the digitals to do with as we choose. We will definitely use Ryan again for our family photos! read more

Ryan was great! Prompt, professional, and did a fantastic job with our family of four. It's not easy to shoot photos with two toddlers, but he did great! Highly recommend! read more