Melissa is a rookie and not worth half of what she charges. I hired her for my wedding and after 3…read moremonths I finally got pictures. The pictures would have turned out better if a 12 year old took them with an I phone and no filters. They are hazy, out of focus, half feet cut off portraits, the train of my dress cut off and half my boot in a shot that was about my boots... white shimmer over my face, some pictures are straight white out or dark. Out of over 600 pictures I can maybe use 50 once I pay someone else to edit them professionally. She also bailed while I got dressed to spend 1/2 hour taking pictures of my husband and his grooms men but she never did! I found out from family she was chain smoking with her assistant instead of picturing my mom zipping up my dress etc.. I have called and e- mailed and texted for 3 days now to try and get the raw images for my friend to try and salvage something for an album but she ghosted me completely. She left 20 minutes early too. Do not book this woman for any type of photo shoot that you care about! Below are some pictures she took and sent to me. For $1600 bucks and after 3 months of editing I would have expected more.

BUYER BEWARE!!! If you are in the market for a photographer,…read morevideographer or photo booth DO NOT HIRE Melissa Hardin Wedding Productions! I found Melissa on Facebook while "shopping" for a videographer. When I initially reached out to her she responded right away and her price was right for what we were looking for. After signing our contract with her there were multiple red flags! Red Flag #1 She had to ask me TWICE what the wedding date was, because she "forgot" AFTER WE WERE IN CONTRACT Red Flag #2 We had a scheduled phone appointment to go over logistics and during the call she kept referring to herself as our wedding photographer. When I corrected her and reminded her that she was hired as the videographer she seemed confused but quickly played along. Red Flag #3 She messaged me to inform me that she hired a "professional videographer" to come with her the day of the wedding. Ummm...aren't YOU a professional videographer? *honestly, I'm 1,000% positive the only good shots in the video are from him. Red Flag #4 12 days before the wedding, she sent me a Facebook message to inform me that she needs to add two extra hours to my package, $100/hour! "I think I need more time" Red Flag #5 she offered to make a sign for us, we showed her exactly what we wanted, the sign she made was hideous! It went in the trash! The letters were crooked and lopsided. I've attached a pic in the comments, zoom in, go ahead, I'll wait..... Now, at first glance, the video she produced seems good. As you watch you start to notice a lot of repeated moments and missing the things my daughter requested and the things we clearly paid for. We didn't need to see the back of My daughters head eating cake and I'm pretty sure our photographer would have preferred to not be in most of the shots. Where are the toasts and dances? It has been 21 weeks of pure hell dealing with Melissa. She plays victim, even hyperventilating during phone conversations. She is ill equipped and does not know what she is doing. We received Melissas finished video on 2/28/21, my daughters wedding was in November. She posted it on Facebook, never gave us a disc or an e mail, nothing. Our only copy is a tagged video on Facebook. When we asked for the toasts and dances, she immediately took offense, de friended all of us and told us we were making her feel "taken advantage of" and that she was "exhausted" by our request. Her excuses for her shotty work ranged from "I'm going through a divorce" "I have three kid" "I broke my rib"....her excuses were what was EXHAUSTING! She mailed us a certified envelope with nothing but a flash drive. The flash drive had 32 files that would not open! When my son, who is knowledgeable in videographer reached out to her and offered to help her, she responded "I know what the F I'm doing" She also accused Him of attacking her....If you knew my son you would know how absolutely ridiculous that accusation is. She told him the files would open if we tried a different computer, even suggesting we go to our neighbors house and try theirs! Last week, she called me thru Facebook messenger (apparently you can do that after being de friended) I picked up, no joke, the minute I say "hello" and she starts talking, her husband yells from behind "just hang up on that Bitch" (the divorce must've been called off) YOU CALLED ME! ‍ Who runs a business like this!? Not once has Melissa put herself in my daughters shoes. Not once has she apologized or tried to make it right! My son took one for the team and met up with Melissa today, he retrieved all the footage she had. The dances....are all backside views, she had no excuse to give Him on where the front views were. The toasts are blurry and the sound is so bad. My daughter and son in law are hopeful that My son can make something out of nothing but we have all had to come to terms with the fact that the memories of the dances and toasts will be just that...memories. Melissa didn't capture what we paid her to capture. And don't even get me started on her photo booth business. It worked for maybe an hour of my daughters reception. At one point Melissa sought me out...THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE....to ask me if I had access to a spot light...ummm no! I found out thru guests the next day that she had the flower girl working the booth! Melissa prides herself in being a wedding one stop shop and promises the world. DO NOT TRUST HER!

Great Photographer for Fast-Paced On-the-Move Events…read more SITREP I've enjoyed Melissa at work for a few different events and have appreciated her talent and dedication for putting together great event albums. SETUP At a few Yelp-events that she has worked now, Melissa has taken some great group, portrait and single person captures. She is always happy to grap that shot of the group of friends that you have together and make it a memorable moment to keep. TEQUILA MUSEO At the Yelp event held at Tequila Museo, I first met Melissa and was impressed with how she captured such vivid pictures of the colorful surroundings and the "fun chaos" of the event with so many people, Yelpers and participants. She did a great job of keeping up with the various things going on in the big room. SIENNA Most recently at Yelp's Sienna event in El Dorado, there were a number different lighting environments - both inside and outside - of the elegant Yelpers all decked out in their fine fashion that she was able to capture and make look marvelous with her wonderful eye to detail. THE LOWDOWN Melissa will create a wonderful picture album package for you to remember those special moments.

I met Melissa about a year ago when she was working as one of the photographers at a couple yelp…read moreevents. I found that while working Melissa was very professional, friendly and enthusiastic. She did a great job continuously moving around the room capturing moments whether they were candid or posed. Melissa is always ready, excited and happy to take a picture. After following her on facebook I decided to take Melissa up on an offer for a photo session. Melissa was extremely personable and came prepared. During our shoot she made me feel comfortable and came up with a lot of great ideas. It felt more like we were friends than just photographer and subject. I was a little worried about the lighting at our location but relieved when I saw Melissa had brought her own lighting and box of props! Our communications were mostly made through facebook, email and text. She was prompt in responding and getting me any information I needed. My photos became available to me through an online gallery soon after my session. Then, after I had decided which ones I wanted, final touches were made and the negatives and copies on dvd were sent to me shortly. I was extremely impressed and satisfied with the final products and and highly appreciated her work. Melissa is creative and innovation with her photography. I highly recommend Melissa Uroff Photography for your next photo-shoot. Check out her website and facebook her portfolio and some of her other work. Because of her great professionalism and personality my fiancee and I are even considering hiring her for our wedding. Call her up for a quote or chat and I'm sure you'll get a feel for what I'm talking about.

A & W Photography is FANTASTIC! I have worked with her for several years and trust in her…read morephotographic eye! Andie is wonderful, patient, creative and does fantastic work with me. She knows what I am looking for and is always willing to give her feedback! I love all the headshots that she has done of me and I recommend her to anyone looking for photography either for headshots, wedding, engagement or parties! Another wonderful thing about Andie is that her turnaround time is spot on! She does a great job of sending proofs, emailing regularly and getting the photos back to me in a reasonable time frame! Love your work and I cannot wait to come back for more photo sessions! Thank you.

I had the pleasure to work with Andie at A&W Photography for a Budior/Valentines Day shoot. The…read morewhole process was amazing, time efficient, and cost affordable. I have always wanted to a shoot like that but was discouraged by the prices but A&W was more than I could have ever wanted. Andie is patient, creative, and passionate about her love of photography. The session went great. I had more costume changes than I probably should and she was so helpful with my indecisiveness. I was so comfortable the entire time, and I was basically half naked so major kudos :) When it came to the editing and review process of the shots, Andie literally was sending me proofs later than night - AMAZING! All of the shots were perfection. I couldnt believe how great they turned out! I was so pleased with the whole experience. I definitely recommend using A&W Photography for all your photo needs. Overall great time & service. Can't wait for my next shoot!

I am so JEALOUS, ENVIOUS and COVETOUS of Photostudio29's talents, because these guys are FREAKIN…read moreAWESOME! SITREP Asia & Paul McGowan are the most awesome & inspired photographic team I have ever had the privilege of meeting. Either SINGLY each, or as a DUO-team, these two are your go-to photographers to capture those memories, and catalog the fun times! In their current capacity, I have become HUGE FANS of theirs from all the Yelp Elite events that our very wise Sacramento Yelp CM (Community Manager) ALEX LANE has retained them for. But I have to share that on a personal level as well, the reason they are so successful is because they become so much a part and enmeshed in the events, their positive contagious demeanors just adds so much more to everything. QUALITY PHOTO CAPTURES Whether you are looking to capture pictures of individuals, couples and/or groups in reserved poses & more postured settings, to random candids of individuals & moments in action, Asia & Paul capture all these details. Unlike other photographers, they are constantly on the move to get those special moments: at an entry where couples get their portraits snapped as if at a prom event, at celebratory toasts congratulating winners and roasting losers, AND even in the limo-bus between points A & B capturing the spontaneous hilarity between travelers pole-dancing. They somehow manage to get it all! EQUIPMENT Their equipment is really diverse and they have an array of photographic tech which includes top-of-the-line CANON cameras and extremely multi-tasked 550 EX and 580 EX II flash-units. Their tech is capable to meet any demands called upon, including, from my own personal experience with them: *an indoor evening shoot at our July 2011 TreyBCakes "Willy Wonka" Elite Party ( http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/Xl-lASQ1k8gDUBfqIKxFvA?select=UsM5KYCTGKAGXSRlBlhv0g ); *an outdoor day shoot at this past weekend's "De-Stressing on the Delta" Elite Event at Scribner Vineyards ( https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.194982587239784.47612.151972894874087&type=1 ); and, *both smaller groups of around 50 or less people, to larger events of 500+ people, as we enjoyed recently at our August 2011 Yelp's Wild West Showdown ( http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ai1YbyirL_FMLXE0KEZxoA?select=bCXGDwRGiZZ9ApfoQTOJmA ). ALL OCCASIONS Whatever the group-parameters, event-parameters, lighting-parameters, and location-parameters, Asia & Paul (aka PHOTOSTUDIO29) are ready to bring their CONSIDERABLE photographic skills & talents to bear, and will bring all your best photo-memories together so you can keep reliving the fun over and over again! THE LOWDOWN For any party, special event, and intimate gathering, the memories of which you want to capture for years to come, the dynamic duo of PHOTOSTUDIO29 are truly the team you can rely on to capture those fun & special memories!

"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured…read moreforever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything. - Aaron Siskind Along with food and music, what else can remind you of good times in the past or of someone you love? A photo. My co-workers probably find it strange at times, when I take a group photo of us eating at a restaurant or of us at work. But I know that while it may not be appreciated now, ten years from now, or twenty years from now, they may look at a photo I took and say: "We had some good times, didn't we?" As the Photographer Aaron Siskind mentioned above, photos "remember the little things." Through Photostudio29, Asia Higgs is helping to "remember those good times, those little things". Recently I met Asia and was impressed with her photography and friendliness. It takes a certain eye to take a good photo, certain lighting. Photography is an art. Asia is doing God's work through taking photos.. I never forget the famous Kodak commercial when they used Phil Collins words: "In a world full of people you can lose sight of it all and the darkness inside you can make you feel small" (But through Photostudio29) We can see true colors shine through..

We wanted something unique and different. All the promo videos basically look the same or worse…read more But with Chris' help to make our vision a reality, we got a unique, one of a kind, blow 'em away, choose us over the competition video! We love it and so do our customers. Pro TV & Media and Chris will be our go to vendor for promotional work every time! Dr. Darrick Lawson

Working with Chris was a great experience. He shot our business for our Yelp video. We didn't…read morehave anything prepared ahead of time, so it was great working with Chris since he helped guide us through the whole process. I normally don't like shooting videos, but he was very good going through the interview process and shooting the video for our whole company. I would definitely use Chris again if we were looking to shoot more media for our business. We can't wait to see the video from today's meeting and I will provide an update, but I am sure it will be amazing. Thank you.

Monica, of Katchin ya Kandid, photographed my 15-year high school reunion…read more She did a very nice job. She took over 150 pictures and while she allowed poses for some of them, the majority are candid shots (as the name implies). I don't know how much it costs to get her to come out in the first place, she sold CDs of the photos for $10 each. I thought that was a great deal.

I have had the pleasure of working with Monica on 2 occasions. The first was on a group hiking…read moretrip up Half Dome. Monica was hired by the group to photograph our journey. Not only was she able to get ample shots of everyone (who were all hiking at different paces over a several mile span), but the photos turned out AMAZING!! About a year later, she did our maternity photos. They turned out great. She is always professional, and delivers the photos when promised. I highly recommend StudioKYK.

We scheduled a photo-shoot with Chasing Olives Photography for my daughters on the first weekend of…read moreFebruary. Unfortunately the weather was not kind to us, but Olivia was! She was flexible to make last minute changes to the photo-shoot location from outdoor to an indoor location. My husband and I were blown away with Olivia's professionalism, flexibility and kindness. She made our daughters feel comfortable and at ease during the photo-shoot and was able to captured beautiful pictures that we will cherish for the rest of our lives. There's a reason why Chasing Olives Photography has excellent reviews. If you are looking for a great and professional photographer, look no further. We will definitely be using them again.

Honestly I don't even know where to begin other than saying thank you, for the hundredth time to…read moreOlivia. From booking the date, to answering all of my questions along the way, and to the day of the wedding; it was an effortless process and I knew from the beginning that I was in good hands. Olivia does amazing work, has a keen eye, artistic vision, and captures the most beautiful images. I can't thank her enough for capturing our special day in a way that I couldn't have even begin to imagine. I cannot recommend her enough and will definitely be coming back for future sessions! Thank you, Sarah

We had a family portrait taken in our backyard, and Gail did a superb job. Despite the weather, she…read moreset up lighting and poses that turned out great, then arranged the shots we chose into a frameless art piece. Personable and very easy to work with.

Gail is a very talented and patient photographer. She has a lot of props and sets to work with and…read moreshe's willing to try new things to bring the client's vision to the photographs. I'd give her 5 stars but she is very expensive, so I'm going to stick with the 4 stars. I continue to use her to photograph my daughter, and I'd use her for everything that needed pictures if money was never a concern.