Bryan, owner of Lavida Pictures, is a fantastic choice for your event -- and we chose him as our…read morevideographer for our 200+ person wedding at Calamigos Ranch. We had a very intricate wedding with lots of activities and a huge venue -- lost of space to cover. Bryan and his assistant did research beforehand, was great with email communication leading up to the wedding and very flexible on the specifics we wanted. He showed up with 3 cameras, ample sound equipment, lighting and an assistant before the wedding to capture the whole day from beginning to end. Bryan and his assistant each had handheld cameras doing the photojournalistic style shooting we requested, and he was great about going up to guests and capturing candid moments and asking them questions to say to the camera. The third camera was on a tripod and captured wide shots of the entire event. He caught all important moments, from the setup to the bride and groom (us) getting ready, to the ceremony, the post-ceremony activities, reception events, and the most fun part.... the first dances! Bryan stayed until the very end and even recorded our exit all the way to the limousine. He was very prompt with delivery of our wedding video footage. Bryan is dedicated to building his business as a top-of-the-line videography company servicing the Greater Los Angeles area. He is reasonable and flexible (unlike other highly-rated videographers), and I would recommend him to anyone looking for a videographer for their event!

My husband and I were referred to Bryan by our wedding venue and I'm SO glad our paths crossed…read more Bryan was able to capture the special moments of our wedding day and put them together in a montage video. Prior to the big day, we spent some time talking about who we were and the kind of wedding we were hoping to have and I could tell he really took that into account when putting our video together. His music choices were spot on and I really appreciate that he took the time to video the special details of our wedding since we did a lot of the designing and decorations ourselves. Bryan was very easygoing and I never felt like the camera was intrusive. He also included the raw footage from the day on our DVD, which was really fun to watch. Thank you Bryan for a great experience!

We are so fortunate to have found Eddie through thumbtack. We hired Eddie and his team to take 8…read morehours worth of photos for our wedding and we couldn't be happier! Eddie and Alex were right on time, at both locations before the wedding (for the bride getting ready, and groom getting ready). And that's not easy as he drove from LA to San Diego for our wedding. As soon as they arrived, they got right to work. They took control when it was needed, angled us for the best shots and caught so many wonderful memories! We were fortunate to get married on the beach and the sunset photos Eddie and Alex captured are absolutely breathtaking! We also hired them for the photo booth and their photo booth is not your typical one - it is a full on studio style setup with Alex taking the photos! Great shots and memories were made! When we were searching for a wedding photographer, one of our non-negotiables was to receive every photo taken, even if it was an accidental shot of the grass. We wanted everything. Most photographers we spoke to would not agree to this. But Eddie was open to it and worked with us on it and ended up giving us ~3600 photos (40GB)! Yes, 40GB! :) That doesn't include the photo booth photos (which were another ~175). His honesty, hard work and incredibly friendly personality won us over! We can't say enough about Eddie and his team. Thank you very much for giving us years of memories to look back on. We recommend South Bay Studio to any and everyone from San Diego to LA!

We hired Eddie to be our photographer for our wedding. First of all he did a great job with our…read moreengagement pictures. So we couldn't wait to see what he would do with our wedding pictures. Now for our wedding, his whole crew did a great job. They were very professional and on top of everything. Whatever we needed we came first to him and did all he could to make our day memorable. We received our pictures not to long ago and they came out perfect. I would recommend Eddie to anyone that needs a photographer for their wedding day. You will not regret it. Just as a side tip we look around and priced around for many different photographers and we went with Eddie. I am that person that is always double guessing my decisions especially when these are the pictures you are going to cherish and look back on your special day for the rest of your life. So trust me when I say Eddie is the person you want to go with. You will not regret your decision.

I would give them 0 stars if I could. My wedding ceremony was June 2013 and until now I only…read morereceived my 15 min trailer but no 30 min video or raw footage. I got tired of getting my calls ignored and Trey's lies. They showed their poor professionalism since the wedding, the videographers sat with all my guest for dinner and were enjoying the open bar. These people are thieves beware they just changed their name to twilight filmworks

I too, would give 0 stars if I could.HE IS A FRAUD AND A SCAM ARTIST! I gave Tremayne Williams…read more$700.00 on November 1, 2104, as a deposit for my sons wedding to be videographed by Twilight Film Works on June 6, 2015. February rolled around and had heard nothing from Tremayne. So I tried calling, texting, emailing. Nothing. After about 1 1/2 weeks, I looked at Yelp! Ouch! My heart sunk. So I immediately got on the phone with my bank and started a fraud case against him. He has now also started a company named T. Armondo Productions. Here is a link of the News segment from the Channel 4 news that was run on him. https://www.yelp.com/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbclosangeles.com%2Finvestigations%2FCouples-Say-Videographer-Ruined-Their-Wedding-Memories-291906381.html&s=377792407848c5b33c960c3a0f982ff0e34098efc31952697b0fb511c63897ef

We hired Moving Still Pictures for my daughter's Quinceañera and we had a wonderful experience…read more Their work was amazing, excellent quality, and we were very pleased with the outcome. We booked them for a full package which included (pre-session, quince photography, and videography. The pictures were so beautiful that we had a difficult time trying to select our favorite ones. Overall outstanding work, creativity, people skills, and professionalism from Monica and her crew. We will definitely hire them with no hesitation.

We hired Moving Still Pictures for my daughter's quinceañera 3 years ago and had a great…read moreexperience. We hired them again this year for another quinceañera, and we were amazed again at the great quality we got! The pictures were gorgeous. My girls love Monique and Oscar because of their kind and professional disposition. They even surprised me with thank you cards that were handed out during the celebration, (with pictures from her pre-event photo shoot) everybody loved them! Thank you for surpassing my expectations!

She's an amazing photographer. We've been coming to her for…read moreabout 4 yrs now She knows how to capture the best angles and how to work with kids (infants and toddlers) She has an amazing sort of back drops that makes it hard to choose. It's awesome because she has a few for every holiday and or season. When your set foot into the studio you'll how well she uses her space with the props she has. Thanks for always taking care of us and the amazing photos see you next holiday

This place is great for photos with the little ones. My daughter took in my granddaughter for pics…read more My wife and tagged along and were very happy with the service. The team is great with children! Very patient and they make it fun for the kids. Lots of back drops to choose from and great price! My daughter's been here a couple times already and I recommend this place 100%.

My son's bar mitzvah is coming up and I'm using the majority of the same vendors I used for my…read moredaughter's a few years ago. For my daughter's montage I used our videographer in the Chicago North Shore who did an amazing job, but it was extremely expensive. When I sat down after to decide where I could cut back for my son's finding a more affordable option for the montage was on the list. I got a list of options from my event planner and friends including Mitzvah Montage. I reached out to Gary back in July and found his work to be impressive and his pricing to be very fair, but ultimately decided to go with someone else who was local in the Chicago North Shore. I was just about to send my pics to who I had hired for our montage when I received an email that his computer broke and due to lost templates he was no longer able to make our montage. Eek. I started scrambling to find someone new with 6 weeks to spare when I remembered my correspondence with Gary months earlier. I reached out and he responded immediately that they were still available. Phew! Gary has a very organized process- probably more organized than the videographer I used for my daughter's. I followed his format and then sent him all the pictures via wetransfer, which proved to be a little difficult since my computer doesn't allow wetransfer. Fortunately, i was able to figure it out on my husband's computer. From there I received one email from Gary with a few clarification questions and then they got to work. Gary was very clear from the beginning that we would receive the montage 10 days before the event...maybe earlier. A friend of mine had also used Gary and received hers way before the 10 day mark (and didn't give him nearly as much lead time) so I expected to have it at least 3 weeks beforehand. However, we received it exactly 10 days beforehand (as Gary promised) which made me a little nervous since our DJ typically requires 2 weeks beforehand to test. Fortunately, the first review Gary provided was near perfect and he made the little photo addition I had within one day. However, when I use mitzvah montage again in the future (and i likely will for kid #3) I may request receiving it at least 2 weeks beforehand. Overall a very positive experience and in the 24 hours I've had the montage I've watched it at least 20 times. I can't wait to show it to everyone, but love that i have something so special documenting the first 13 years of my son's life to keep forever.

Gary, the owner, is awesome. We hired him for our wedding in '09 and he sent out Bruce and another…read moregirl to cover our wedding day. They were great; very professional, on time, stayed through the end of the wedding (I think this may have been longer than we contracted them for). Gary is sensitive to budgets and really worked with us to customize a package that we could afford. He was so kind, flexible and reasonable we even referred him to a friend who was also getting married at the same time and they booked him for their wedding and loved him as well. Gary met with us and walked us through samples of coverage and made us feel comfortable signing the contract with him (no pressure). The final product, the video, was great. He was able to turn it around in time for us to give it as gifts for the Holidays. He captured all the "must-see" moments and also edited out some falls and embarrassing moments (thanks Gary!). We're very happy with the services he provided and would (and have) recommend him to anyone.