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    Tom Takata Photography

    5.0 (16 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Event photography

    Engagement photos

    Family portraits

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    Michael R.

    Where should I start. Tom was more than just a photographer for me and My wife's wedding. He was like family since we first met him a year before our wedding. Our first engagement shoot was amazing. He made us fill comfortable all day. As being a photographer myself it's hard to be the one in the picture but Tom made it feel right. His editing pictures time was so fast also, in a week or so we had our pictures. About a month or two before our special day we decided to do one more shoot so we can put these pictures on our slideshow and wedding. What a day we picked. It was a windy afternoon in kapolei but again Tom knew and had the skills to still take beautiful and wonderful pictures. He used every ounce of land at the Campus me and my wife meet at. Again the outcome of the pictures he took was unbelievable. Our wedding day he was OnPoint. He was early to my getting ready and was always involved in everything we did. That was a long day for him and to do it all by himself was truly amazing. Every where we was he was there taking pictures. That day he was apart of our family and no matter what will always be family to us. To this day I still stay in contact with him with photography pictures. I'm glad we hired Tom and truly am glad I have a new friend/brother to always be able to count on.

    What an amazing photographer. If you are ever in Oahu and need a photographer, book Tom because you won't regret it. So first off, he's super friendly. Secondly, he's so responsive and easy to talk to which is such a great quality in a photographer. Third, he works so well with my kids (so family oriented and got the kids to smile). Lastly, my pictures came out great. Loved every single one. The day we did the photos was such a windy and gloomy day. I honestly didn't think we would get any good photos, but Tom worked his magic and the photos came out beautiful. 5/5 stars I would recommend him to anyone.

    Cynthia V.

    Tom is an amazing photographer and individual. I flew to Hawaii for vacation and had the opportunity to work with him in less than 2 weeks I received all my pictures edited mailed to me. He is open to ideas and have some great ideas so be open to work with him! He's is def one of my fav ever! I love all my pictures! Thanks so much Tom!!!! God bless you man ! Mahalo!

    Sheena S.

    Tom Takata Photography exceeded my expectations!! We booked Thomas a year in advanced for our wedding. I felt secure and trusted him from our first meeting. He checked in with us through out the year which I appreciated. On the day of the wedding he was punctual, in fact, he was early and even stayed past the time that we paid for. He captured every special moment. He made us feel comfortable during our photo session and was very patient. Also very fun!! I recommend him for all your photography needs and would use him again in the future. Thank you for everything Thomas. I truly appreciate you and all your hard work. You were everything we hoped for and more!!!

    Kayla S.

    We both are not ones to want to take pictures, but Tom made us feel comfortable. He was very prepared and took his time with us. He wanted to make sure we were happy with our pictures. Tom was also very efficient and got us our photos back quickly. I would definitely recommend him to everyone and anyone that needs to get pictures taken. I've already booked him for future events!

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    I absolutely love Tom's work!!! Amazing photographer!!!! You will be happy with his work!!!

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