The studio has such a relaxed, friendly vibe that you immediately forget you're about to be…read morephotographed. The photographer is incredibly patient and professional, yet makes the session feel fun and natural -- no stiff poses, no "say cheese" nonsense. The photos themselves are amazing. Every shot captures genuine smiles and personality, whether it's a family session, a beach backdrop, or just everyday moments. You leave with images that look effortless but feel full of character. From start to finish, the experience is smooth and enjoyable. The staff make you feel comfortable, guide you through poses naturally, and ensure the end result is something you'll actually want to display. Highly recommend for anyone wanting professional photos without the awkwardness of a traditional studio.

I cannot emphasize enough the photographic skill and creativity of Richel Lavette. I recently…read morehosted a once-in-a-lifetime fraternity "Chartering" event that included both an early afternoon initiation, as well as a 190 person celebratory banquet including dinner, numerous guest speakers and awards to be presented. She handled both events professionally and with a great eye for framing, lighting and spontaneity. Richel Lavette is the consummate professional photographer. Her skill set includes image set up, proper lighting, images that tell a story, taking charge of large group photos with incredible tact, and looking for the small details that make a good image even better. Ms. Lavette can see what others do not. Her experience, and speed in finding the right images tell an unparalleled story. She requires initial input from the client, and once she understands the priorities, Richel can work independently with little to no supervision. But, beyond her obvious skills as a photographer, she has a strong work ethic and is always ready to capture a spontaneous moment that some photographers simply do not see. Her people skills are outstanding, and is always encouraging people to smile, and have fun while being photographed. Her greatest skills? The ability to listen, interpret, and deliver spectacular results. Lavette Photo Studios is an excellent photo studio, and I give Richel, and her studio my highest recommendations. She earned it.

Gerardo has helped us many times, from product photography, videos of products and events, to new…read moreprofile photos and family photos. He truly makes sure we are happy with every detail and makes it fun. Thank you Gerardo!!

Gerardo is fantastic! He takes the time to understand exactly what you are looking for and to help…read moreyou prepare perfectly for your session. He's got great fashion advice, so you look your best in your photos. His eye for how color and texture show up on film is magic! And he's fun Highly recommend!!

Needed to bite the bullet and renew my US Passport. Went to Walgreens and omg the Photos were…read morehorrible! So bad that I couldn't deal with looking at for 10 years - let alone showing other countries' customs agents everytime I travel. The real likelihood that my photos would get rejected as well made me decide to see about getting a professional photographer to take them. I didn't even care about cost at that point - I just wanted pictures that met the requirements and looked like me. Kevin was quick to reply to my emails about his studio services and suggested I made an appointment which I did for the following afternoon. I showed up at my appointment time, Kevin let me in and apologized for finishing up with a walk-in. No big deal. After only about 2-3 minutes he was ready for me. Let me check myself in a floor mirror first, walked me into his studio, made me feel at ease with his personable and relaxed photog chat got a few shots done in less than 3 minutes. We looked at them and selected the best one - honestly except for the one I shut my eyes on all of them were very good. He printed them, I paid him. Chatted a couple minutes and I was out the door with great passport and CCW photos. The price was almost identical to Walgreens and I looked like me - not an angry old woman with raccoon eyes and a chip on her shoulder (not even close to what I look like in real life!). I was so happy I've showed everyone my photo and everyone is jealous they didn't think of that for theirs! Lol. I will definitely recommend Kevin Newsome Studios for your passport, visa, permit photos - don't try to be slick and go for A cheapy place that doesn't know their stuff and risk hating your photos or worse having them rejected by the State Department. Call Kevin, get a pro to take them - you will be as happy as I am. I may even be calling him soon for portrait session. OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL & ARTIST.

We needed several passport sets in various sizes and so we made an appointment with Kevin. We…read morearrived at the studio and were immediately impressed. Kevin was knowledgeable, professional, and courteous and got right to work. We were in and out in less than 15 minutes. We had to have pictures taken of our infant and he knew exactly what we needed to do. The pictures came out beautifully! We're so happy with the results and the overall experience, we'll be booking again soon for family pictures!

Never responded to my inquiry. Post said 100% response that was the number one reason why I reached…read moreout. I have a short window. I would have like sorry I'm not available instead of being ghosted. Update Berithova photograph responded. Due to person reasons could not respond to my inquiry. Informed me they are not taking new clients until personal matters are resolved.

Nina is SO awesome! I am from out of state and vacation in Sarasota every year with my family, I…read morewas planning on an engagement and really didn't know where to start except that I wanted a sunset photo shoot when I asked. Nina helped me tremendously in the planning, gave me a rain date incase out date didn't work out with weather, showed me a similar shoot she had just done which was an engagement on the beach so I got an idea what I was going to be getting, and she was super personable and friendly which made it so easy. Now for the day of, she did such an amazing job keeping in touch with me and with being early and set up on the beach. I brought my fiancé out and she had no idea Nina was shooting us from beginning to end. It was awesome! She captured every moment and once we got that out of the way Nina came up and introduced herself and had us do some poses that came out incredible in the photos! She was so friendly, outgoing and so easy to work with. My fiancé can be shy around new people in situations like this but Nina made us feel so comfortable she loved every second us being shot, Nina didn't make us feel camera shy at all. Was so nice to work with someone like Nina. She's a true professional and I can tell you from this experience you will not regret booking a shoot with her no matter the occasion!

Max was awesome I seriously could not recommend him enough! He went above and beyond with every…read moreopportunity he was given. I realized I didn't book him long enough and he was very flexible with me and his time and I appreciated that so much. His talent, his passion and he's energy is everything we could've asked for and more! 10/10 experience

Awesome photographer! Very professional and made us all feel comfortable, picture quality looked…read morevery nice , definitely would hire again ! Kudos!

Our wedding was 9/15/12 and purchased the groupon deal for 600.00. The work that Bryan and Bre (His…read morewife, which was our second shooter) was absolutely amazing. Our pictures are stunning and we are so happy that we used their services. They were extremely friendly and easy to work with. They listened to suggestions and worked hard to capture every moment possible. I would highly suggest to anyone to use them for all of your photo needs. If you get the chance, play a Michael Jackson during your event you won't regret it.

From the owner: Bryan Acevedo discovered his passion for photography in high school, and pursued it zealously; he…read morefound himself unable to put down the camera even while serving his country, garnering three Letters of Appreciation for his photography from the US Navy. After his naval service, Acevedo has founded his own studio--My Photo Couture--in his hometown of Tampa. His portfolio quickly filled with eclectic landscape photos and portraits that walk the line between posed and candid. Favoring full-color, high-contrast shots, Acevedo captures wide-eyed babies at play, musicians on stage, and furry pets sprawled before studio backdrops. He also takes his equipment on the road to snap engagement and wedding photos.

We hired Nil (Patel Creative) to do photography and cinematography for all of our 4 wedding events…read morealmost one year ago. In the beginning, all went very well with Nil. He was responsive and straightforward. Up until after the events. Delays started in getting our photos and videos back. Our highlight video came months later. He went against what was in the contract in terms of deadlines and timelines but we were willing to let it slide to maintain good relationships. He did a good job with our wedding photography, mediocre with editing on our mehndi & reception photography and our pithi and haldi ceremony was done by another contracted photographer that Nil found since he was not available and that was probably the best photography of all. We discussed drone images so many times prior to the wedding, and despite there being adequate time and perfect weather, drone images or videos were not captured and instead images of things we did not want he spent hours on (our outfit and jewelry). When we got our photos and videos we noticed things were missing that we had expected and talked about wanting in our photos/videos. After much going back and forth for several weeks, Nil finally agreed to send us missing video clips (he missed the entire mehndi event even though we paid for it, he missed very critical parts of our wedding as well). However, the worst was yet to come. Before sending us the missing clips, he wanted to force us to sign an NDA that prevents us from writing any bad reviews. So despite us paying for all our videos and photography (thousands and thousands of dollars), he refuses to give us our videos until we sign this NDA. Now it makes sense why he has so many good reviews. Those who want to write bad reviews are unable to because he forces them to sign an NDA to release their products. See attached picture of him requiring us to sign an NDA to release our videos. To this day, I am shocked and so sad that as a bride, I still do not have my complete wedding videography. We spoke to our wedding planner about this and she was also surprised and said this is not the industry norm and will be sure never to recommend Patel Creative to others. We refused to sign the NDA form as that was unacceptable and yet to this day he has not given us the remainder of the photos/videos we requested that were missing from what he originally gave us. Our experience started off good but ended terribly. We highly recommend staying away from Patel Creative. I hope one day he realizes how upset he has made a bride and how he has taken away what is very precious from a bride and groom - their memories.

My family hired Patel Creative to capture and create a video of my cousin's memorial service. We…read morewere very much looking forward to receiving and sharing the final video as many family members were unable to travel to the service because of COVID-19. Unfortunately, the video he delivered was really, really bad. His camera angles were weird and awkward, there was no reframing, heads were chopped off in multiple shots, the camera was shaky, and the exposure was bad. Not to mention there was no audio for half the video. Basically it was just really poor camera work and the editing job was really sloppy too. When Nil was asked to share all of the footage with us so my husband (a professional video editor) could remake the video from scratch, he told my family it would cost an additional $500. As you can imagine, we were all floored that he would try to make an extra buck off a grieving family. I would not recommend working with him. There are so many other talented videographers & photographers who actually care about putting in the effort to capture important moments. He isn't one of them so keep looking.