We couldn't be happier with Alina's work. She has captured so many beautiful moments in our life and one of our favorites is our pregnancy photoshoot. We shared special locations in Oakland and she scouted them out to ensure we had the best backdrops and lighting to get that dream shot. Alina is so approachable and makes being in front of the camera easy and fun. She guided us with precision so we always knew what to do, ultimately resulting in a wonderful photoshoot filled with memories. I would recommend Alina to anyone looking to capture the special moments in your life. Her team is responsive, easy to communicate with, and easy to coordinate. read more

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We were fortunate to find some very good vendors for our wedding but none was better than Alina. She is truly inspired to get great photos and even though I (the groom) am a difficult subject, she did. I hate having my picture taken but she was able to make me feel comfortable and eventually natural in front of the camera. Prenup photos were part of the service and she met us for a shoot then encouraged us to do another the following week at a spot where the light was better. She doesn't care what it takes, she just wants the pics to be right. On the wedding day she met with my wife beforehand to capture her and her sisters getting ready while her husband was with me at the venue photographing the set up. During the wedding they captured all the key moments while making sure to get photos of our guests along with us. The pictures came out fantastic. To me photography was on the low end of wedding priorities in our planning but now I am very happy that my wife insisted they were important. Thanks to Alina we have a treasure of pictures to help us always remember the wonderful day. read more

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Alina shot photos of our rental house and did a fantastic job! They turned out so well that I was second-guessing moving out in the first place. She was extremely professional and courteous. Thank you Alina! read more

So, my fiancé and I are as shy and awkward as you can get. We did NOT want to take engagement photos, but needed some nice pictures for save the date and guestbook reasons. This is where The Dreamshot came to the rescue. First, we couldn't pick a good location that would actually work on a busy Saturday, so Alina helped us pick out a place we ended up LOVING (plus a plan B in case we weren't happy with it). She and Remy made us feel super comfortable in a situation that would be generally uncomfortable for us. Alina could tell that we had no idea what to do with ourselves and helped us figure out some poses based on the Pinterest board we had sent her in advance. When we had some ideas for what we wanted, they figured out how to make them work on camera (and honestly our own ideas were pretty garbage). Remy made sure we were beautifully lit in every photo. Throughout the course of the day, we gradually went from scared and stiff to much more relaxed and enjoying the process. It was honestly a wonderful experience and we had a great time. Now, the photos. They sent us every single shot of the day (a ton!) and we picked our favorites for editing. THEY ARE AMAZING. I am always overly critical of how I look in pictures and we still got more than enough shots that I am thrilled with. We have officially been photographed and captured in our physical prime. The editing is great too. Vivid and beautiful without being overly edited looking. They also managed to hide my gray hairs, which I had requested. The grandkids will be both proud and impressed. Thank you, Dreamshot, for making us look good! read more

I recently hired Alina to shoot a house I'm about to list. She was incredibly thorough and is very passionate about her work. I expected a photographer to just come and quickly shoot the place, but she was inspired by the house and really showcased her artistry with her approach. All of that shows because the photos turned out beautifully! I'd highly recommend her for any photography job!! read more

WOW! was what everyone was saying. I booked this photographer for my engagement shoot and used the picture for a save-the-date card. I had friends and family literally calling up and saying how great the picture was and that they just wanted to call and tell me that! I've never had that kind of great feedback from a picture before. Alina and crew were super easy to work with and provide a lot of good insight and help into the wedding photography process and what I should and should not be doing. I got a lot of good advice and some AMAZING shots to that I will truly cherish. read more

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Alina and Remy are truly the very best in the business when it comes to photography. While they have done numerous projects for my family and I, ranging from professional head shots to engagement/wedding photography to family photography, the experiences with The Dreamshot get better and better. Alina and Remy are brilliant and they both have a knack for this industry. Doing photography with them is always a pleasurable experience. Their intent is for clients to be as comfortable as possible. However, when the right job needs to be done, they see to it that it gets done efficiently and effectively. Most recently, they shot family pictures for our inaugural family Christmas card (one of the many photos taken is actually being used as my Yelp profile picture). I look forward to working with The Dreamshot again soon. Alina and Remy are not only professional, they are second-to-none in the industry. The best part of the experience is how much fun it is. While photography can be stressful at times, Alina and Remy provide a warm environment for their clients. read more

Well, I can't thank these guys enough. For an honest, very honest fee, they spent 4 hours shooting my house. Took every angle possible, color corrected the pictures and sent them over. Conveniently, they also sent us MLS size pics...so no-resizing needed. I would highly recommend them. Punctual. Honest. Thorough. And, most importantly, great bang for the buck value. read more

Alina is the owner and a best photographer I met in Bay Area! She did our maternity photoshoot in a simple outdoor setting but was able to make it just perfect! Great knowledge on how to work with light and poses in a given set up! She was extremely caution as it was already COVID times and was wearing mask at all time as well as keeping a required distance! She had a great equipment with special lenses with her which helped aswell to keep the distance safe while not missing out on the great shots! Can't thank her enough for the great work and fast pictures delivery! read more

Alina with The Dreamshot made me look a lot more handsome than I actually am. I'm a amateur photographer myself so I took this opportunity to learn tons from a professional and I was not disappointed. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and was even provided some assistance with my wardrobe for the shoot. It turned out great. The angles and lightning captured in my photos made me feel like I should have paid exponentially more than what I was charged. We had a ball and will be using these guys again in the fall for a direct mail marketing campaign. If you have the opportunity to work with Alina @ The Dreamshot - take it while you can afford it. :) read more

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I've been working with Alina as a model since I was just a little kid and it's always been an increidble fun, experience! She produces very high quality photographs and always goes that extra mile to make sure that the final product that her customers get is exactly what they want. I would highly recommend Remy and Alina for whatever photography needs you have! read more

I work for a company that works with people with developmental disabilities and we put on a special Star Wars Christmas and we used the Dreamsgot to record the event and also provide a fun photo booth. They definitely delivered and added to the event with their very inclusive and joyful personality. The photos that they produced were amazing and really captured the joy we had. our clients and staff thoroughly enjoyed the photos! Thanks again and I look forward to working with them again. read more

Just had some headshots done- my daughter was with me so we did some of her and the both of us together as well! I was able to view the photos by the end of the day and they look fantastic. Best part is, Alina assured me we would keep shooting until I got what I wanted. Love them! read more

Alina is a master at what she does. She and her partner Remy do amazing video work and are always available to help me. A+++++++++++++++++ read more

Alina and Remy are awesome! We were planning a huge family reunion and they went above and beyond just to give us a proposal. They watched hours of footage and pictures from the prior reunion and then had a long meeting with us to discuss our needs and gave us great ideas and feedback. Unfortunately, the reunion got cancelled but if it had not, we would have hired them! read more

Alina is a fun professional- she makes is easy for someone who doesn't like to be in photos, me, to let my guard down and take some relaxed shots. The quality of her work and the turn around time were all 5 star worthy! I highly recommend Alina. read more

We've known Alina for years and were familiar with her INCREDIBLE work, so The DreamShot was one of the first places we thought of when we got engaged. Alina & Co. were all we could have asked for in a wedding photographer. The proof is in the photos, and they turned out absolutely fantastic. They communicated perfectly, and definitely knew what they were doing. Afterwards, we got access to a ton of photos and the process of selecting the photos was simple and fun. Again--they're the best! If the photos are any indication, the video is going to be great, too. They were a pleasure to have at the wedding and made us feel at ease and relaxed on what could have been a stressful day. I would recommend the DreamShot without any hesitation at all. 5 stars, for sure. Literally, as good as it gets both in the experience of working with The DreamShot, as well as the finished product. read more

We used Alina for property photos for a new listing we have coming up. These photos turned out absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Alina gets the lighting just right, and knows what angles to shoot each room at (Even the hard to shoot small rooms!) She obviously knows exactly what she's doing and I highly suggest hiring Alina for any of your photography needs. read more

There is a reason she calls her company "The Dream Shot." She delivers. 'Professional shots' is an understatement. These photos tell a grand story. Her availability: accommodating. Price point: competitive. Personality: so sweet. My hopes: exceeded. I will be using her again and referring her to anyone I know who needs the best. Call her today! read more

I sat with Alina to get some head shots done for my website. She was very professional and fun to work with! She had some unconventional methods to get the best shot possible and it made the experience even more enjoyable. Alina has a gift for finding the best lighting to complement your skin tone and minimize all those nasty wrinkles that we don't like to show. :-) I highly recommend Alina and The Dream Shot Studios for any of your photographical needs. She is quick, professional, and very efficient. I had my edited photos very quickly and cannot say enough how much I love them! read more

Had pictures taken before listing my house. Alina did a great job. Thank you so much!

Alina helped us retouch our Christmas Photos. They turned out great!

In the real estate business, property photos are considered the buyer's first showing. Making a great first impression is crucial! Alina's photos were on point and exactly the impression I was looking to create for my new condo listing. The photos are crisp, well lit and really show the best qualities of the space. This really makes my job so much easier. I can tell that Alina loves what she does because she takes the time to explain how to create the winning shot. She was prompt, professional and a joy to be around. I've found my designated photographer!! Thank you Alina!! read more

Alina and Remy -- the power couple behind TheDreamShot -- are some of the most exciting photographers working in the very high-caliber LA media market. I have used TheDreamShot since 2007 for a number of corporate photography/videography, graphic design, stock, talent scouting, and personal shoots. Their work output is of an exceptionally high quality, on par with what large Madison Avenue or boutique WeHo shops can churn out, but at remarkably competitive rates. Over the past seven years, I've seen their portfolio grow to include sFx, web design, music videos, commercial work, and brand management/consulting from start-ups, to fortune 500 firms, to YouTubers. They really know the digital media market on an almost genetic level. They use state-of-the-art Canon equipment and have a seemingly endless pool of contract assistants they can string together to scale a project up depending on the need. Above all, however -- the thing that puts TDS above the competition in my eyes is the impeccable attention not just to detail (duh, that's goes with the territory) but to the broader aims of the project. They are very selective in the sort of client work they do and it pays off hugely in the end. By way of example, I recommended that some posh friends use TheDreamShot for an engagement film that I was certain would become a cherished keepsake. The couple was a sophisticated, but quirky multicultural duo who, despite being very prominent publicity-savvy folks, were mute and dumb when it came to saying sentimental things about one another on camera. They had tried without success to do a film of that sort with one other shop. It flopped. Alina and Remy worked with them overt the course of two days to develop a level of trust that can only be equated to a sincere friendship -- to the point that towards the end of the second day, the four of them (+me as the family friend) ended up sitting on a veranda overlooking Newport Harbor, sipping mimosas and shooting the breeze. When the film was post-processed, it brought the whole affair together. It literally brought the couple to tears. That experience--the shoot itself--became a part of their "story" -- their eventual marriage. Things that couldn't be said, intimate thoughts that wouldn't otherwise be shared, facial expressions that radiated genuine love -- all of that was magically captured in bits and bytes. To get that level of care, that level of understanding of the purpose of the craft, one cannot merely be a master technician (which, again, goes with the territory). One has to be an artist, and one must love the craft to the point that the subject becomes a willing participant -- an eager, almost zealous, actor in the film or shoot they themselves deplore, but the sort of shoot that is necessary for a timeless result. The gift of direction that Alina and Remy bring to each project boggles the mind. In the famous words of Butch Cassidy (or was it Sundance?) -- they have vision, while the rest of the world wears bifocals. Could not recommend more strongly. I almost wish Yelp could remove my ability to give other places five stars for a year just so that I could collect them all and give a sixth and seventh one to this fine shop. If this hasn't come through yet, I strongly strongly recommend. read more

We hired Alina to photograph a home we remodeled in Irvine. She was prompt, easy to communicate with, available quickly, and superbly professional. She was on time to the site, she took her time taking beautiful, quality shots, and she even checked in with us via text to make sure that she was capturing the images to our specifications. She delivered more than we asked for, and the entire process was overall so pleasant and simple. We will absolutely be using her for all of our future projects. read more

Working with this team was great. We needed somebody short-notice for some press kit and promotional photos, and TheDreamShot came through in a big way. Our office is pretty notoriously low-light, but they came prepared. With a full lighting set-up and some great direction, Alina and Remy made the place look fantastic, and were really fun to work with. They had great ideas on how to display our product, and paid attention to all the little details that we would never have thought about. The resulting photos are extremely high quality, we couldn't be happier. read more

Alina is hands down the best photographer I have ever had the privilege to work with. Her attention to detail is unparalleled in the industry. My office used a photographer previously whom we were very pleased with. We had an emergency shoot that our regular photographer was not able to accommodate which is why I had to seek out other options. Luckily enough, through recommendations from some friends of mine I ended up using Alina. After seeing her work in comparison to what I was used to I immediately started using Alina exclusively and I could not be happier. read more

Alina is simply amazing! We found her on Yelp when looking for a photographer in the OC. Luckily, to our surprise, she was moving to LA! What did that mean? That now she is our go-to photographer for all our real estate listings. She's very flexible on scheduling and her images are simply amazing. She really knows how to make each property shine! So happy we found her and she's really helped our team grow. Can't recommend her enough! read more

I have used Alina for the past few homes I have listed. Alina always does a fabulous job taking photos! She gets the angles and lighting perfect every time. She is professional, and gets your photos back in a timely matter. She listens to what you want and is very patient! read more

Alina is the best!! She is so efficient and thorough, with a quick turnaround. She takes input and requests well if you have any, but she also just knows what she's doing. read more

I would definitely recommend Dreamshot. My husband and I love Alina! She is amazing! She was hands on and provided much needed direction during our engagement shoot. I always feel like I don't now how to pose in photos, but Alina was so helpful and patient. She captured some amazing shots. We were so happy with the photos. We received a ton of compliments. Even the unedited shots were great. I look forward to working with her again :) read more

We had a fantastic experience with Alina from the Dreamshot! We hired her to do photos for our home listing - flyer, online, etc. The pictures are so beautiful and we received rave reviews from many people. She was also extremely easy to work with - very responsive, flexible, responsible, and creative. We would recommend her to any of our friends and work with her again in a heartbeat! Don't hesitate to work with her! read more

We hired Alina to take family portrait pictures. She was extremely professional, the crew that she brought along was very nice and best of all the pictures turned out wonderfully. I highly recommend her to anyone who is looking to take family portraits. It is not easy to get 12 people to smile at the same time as well as have a dog look in the right direction of the camera, but she did it. read more

Alina has taken listing photos for me for several properties (at least 4) and it's always a pleasure to work with her and the pictures are great! She communicates promptly, shows up on time and takes great care in getting the best shots possible. I've worked with several other photographers before working with her and she is the most professional and most reasonably priced. read more

Alina is fantastic! She did my company head shots and everyone enjoyed working with her. She was very professional and fun to work with. She certainly made it a relaxed environment. The photos came out great and everyone in the company loved their photos. I highly recommend her! read more

Alina is one of my favorite photographers to work with... So much so that after working with her on several occasions for real estate photography I asked her to take photos of my family. She was beyond patient dealing with my two very young children and worked with us to get "the right shot". That was a year ago and this year the results were amazing too! I appreciate how professional and dedicated she is to her trade. You can tell she loves what she does and it shows through in the work she creates! Thanks Alina! read more

Photography!! In our field of Real Estate the listing photographs are one of the most import aspects to marketing a home. Photos are the seller's first showing and the buyer's first impression. We want our best foot forward from the get go. Working with Alina is always a pleasure. We have hired her for more than a dozen properties. She's professional, knowledgeable, calm, and consistently delivers exceptional photos. read more

Alina Mamlyuk is a fabulous interior photographer. Her photos of my previous home really helped raise it's profile when they were posted on the MLS as a home for sale. I know her work contributed to the massive interest I received for my home. I was so impressed by her work that I hired her to document my new home as a record prior to remodeling for later comparison. Can't say enough good things about her! read more

Alina was great to work with for a home I'm listing. She was prompt and was open to moving furniture around to make the shot look good. She was pro with lighting in making the interior of the home look great even with a lot of light coming in from the windows. She was very patient during the 2+ hours photo shoot and she had the photos to me on the same day. I'll definitely be calling her again for my future listings. read more

Alina did a great job with our family portraits. The lighting was beautiful and she took her time with all of us. We have some great 3 generation pictures to look back on. She is friendly and professional and her work is wonderful! read more