We were so happy Yang was the photographer for our wedding! In the lead up, he had a very clear and structured process to make sure we had a good understanding of the day, which put us at ease. On day of, he was professional, gave us great direction, and was overall just so lovely to work with. After the day, he was quick to give us previews, and we were overjoyed with how everything turned out! The pictures really speak for themselves :) read more

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Yang was our #1 choice when we were looking for a wedding photographer. And we feel this was one of the best choices of our wedding! The morning of, Yang arrived at our venue bright and early on time. He was very knowledgable about the gardens, guiding us in our poses, location, lighting, and angles. He captured our ceremony beautifully and we'll treasure these photos for a long, long time. I would highly recommend Yang for your wedding/upcoming event! read more

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An updated review now that our wedding has passed. Yang and his assistant, Benji, went above and beyond on our wedding day!! The photos? AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL! Once we finalized a wedding date (delayed from COVID), we reached out to Yang to book the date. Yang was very responsive to any and all questions we had. We had one final video meeting one week prior to go over any details as well as any pointers for certain photo shots. On the day of the wedding, Yang and Benji spent the day with us capturing all the small and special details from getting ready early in the morning to the tea ceremony and then the ceremony/reception in the evening. They scouted the different locations to take pictures. During the family photos, Yang communicated with our families in Cantonese. During the group photos with the bridal party or with our friends, Yang and Benji were great at directing us on each shot. One of our goals was to take a photo with each guest during cocktail hour and we were going from group to group like hot potato. We commend the pair for following us and taking photos at the speed we were moving at! The turn around time was quick and we received our wedding album after about 3 weeks. Again, they did an amazing job capturing all events of the day. We highly recommend Yang and Benji! read more

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We had an excellent experience working with Yang and his team for our wedding. We reached out about 4 months before our wedding and luckily he was still available. We had first found Yang through Instagram but our videographer also recommended him as they had worked together on a previous wedding. We are a relaxed and laid back couple and were looking for vendors that would fit our energy. From our first meeting with Yang he was very professional and had a great presentation about his services and the philosophy behind his work. We were extremely happy with his offerings and we thought he would be a great match for our day. Recently Yang has just delivered our photos, 3 weeks after our wedding and we are in love. Yang and his team were able to capture exactly what we wanted. We also love the ability to share our photos with our loved ones through the easy online portal gallery he created. Yang was awesome in directing us and choosing beautiful background settings. We can't recommend Yang enough and I would encourage anyone who is thinking of working with him to sit down and have a conversation. He is such a nice guy and will help preserve your memories forever! read more

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Could not have asked for a better photographer! During the wedding planning process I was extremely lucky to come across Yang and his work. I was initially a little skeptical on pricing after weighing the market and being shocked with some of the rates of most of these photographers but after consulting with Yang over the phone I felt that the quality of work, everything he was offering and the professionalism he brought to the table, This was the best photographer for my wife and I. After working out the details of the contract and signing it. We had a couple of phone appointments where he got to know us and wanted to hear our story. We discussed our vision as well as our game plan for the big day. Yang was very receptive to what our style was and really let us do our thing while he contributed his thoughts and ideas. We chose to have Yang take our engagement photos leading up to the wedding and we both felt this was a great idea as we were able to work together a little and develop a little chemistry. Yang was very quick to give photos to us as well. It was only the next day that Yang shared a photo with us from our engagement session and it was so much fun getting pics at the same time he was editing. For our wedding day, Yang was on top of our schedule and was kept us on track with our timeline. He really took control of things all along getting amazing shots of us for our 1st look and bridal part shots. Before the actual wedding started, He captured shots of our venue getting every little detail from pics of our food menu and signage to pics of our smiling guest entering the venue. Throughout the night Yang worked extremely hard to make sure he captured everything we wanted and more. His turnaround time for photos were so fast and we were both so happy going through all the photos. Yang captured the memories from that night that we will cherish forever. Whether it be for your big day or for something small. Yang does an excellent job of pulling out your most joyous moments and sealing them permanently into a photo. Just consider that the person you hire to take your photos is going to hold the responsibility of capturing a moment you want to hold onto forever. Yang easily captured the best moment of mine and my wife's life and we could not be happier with the final product! Thank you Yang for doing an amazing job and we are so excited to have you capture more life moments for us when those times come! read more

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We actually ended up hiring Yang when our first photography vendor canceled on us. We found Yang on Instagram and what drew us to him was his focus on storytelling and connecting with his clients. We were so relieved to find out he was available for our wedding date. Yang quickly scheduled a Zoom meeting with me and my then-fiance to learn more about our story and our expectations. He had a whole presentation planned and we were impressed by his preparedness and personable nature. We ended up canceling meetings with other potential photographers and booked with Yang. He scheduled an in-person meeting over dessert and got to know us better as a couple. We thought was such a nice gesture and really goes to show how much Yang tries to connect with his clients to deliver services that were personal to us. He connected with us again closer to the wedding helped us hash out a timeline with must-shots. On the day of, Yang was punctual, present, and collaborative. His team worked cohesively with the videographer (he recommended to us who was also amazing). We had a long 13 hour wedding day and Yang was there to capture all of the important moments. Not only that, he effectively managed navigating to 4 different locations, our 10-person bridal party, documenting moments with our 200 guests, and many other special requests all while keeping us on a strict timeline. He captured our cultural ceremony with knowledge as well as aspects of the wedding that were new to him, like our private first looks and vows with matched expertise. Yang gave awesome suggestions and was engaging to our wedding party and respectful to our family members. My husband and I are SO INCREDIBLY impressed with Yang's ability to connect to the essence of our relationship and capture it in his photography. I am confident to say his services was one of the best investments we made. He skillfully captured every emotion and translated our best selves into touching photos. Though I haven't seen all of the final products (he took over 3000 photos) the previews he provided us wowed not only us but our family and friends and other vendors! My husband and I cannot express enough of our gratitude to him for catching the moments we didn't see in person and memorializing our special day for years to come. We would recommend Yang as a photographer in a heartbeat! read more

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Yang is, simply put, an amazing photographer and we can't recommend him enough for your wedding and engagement photos! From the get go, we were immediately drawn to his style, how pretty and natural the photos are. During our first consultation, he was really engaging, prepared, and knowledgeable and also very understanding of what we were hoping for. We knew that he would execute our vision with his experience and skills! We started with engagement photos, which I highly recommend! When the spot we decided on was unexpectedly closed, Yang was quick to suggest a new place (Seal Cove), which we ended up loving even more! I was worried about being self conscious but he really put us at ease, giving us pointers on how to pose naturally and making it fun. In just an hour, he fit in so many great shots. The pictures turned out beautifully and we were so excited to :) On the wedding day, Yang and his second shooter (Benji) were awesome to work with. They were so professional, efficient, and engaging and made the experience seamless. It gets hectic on the wedding day but Yang was there to get all the shots we wanted and then some in a really effective way and keep us on track. He also works really well with groups and was creative with how he positioned us (our bridal party had a blast!). He also is very aware of lighting and composition. I knew we were in good hands. Many of our family and bridal party told us how much they liked working with Yang and how impressed they were with the photos too! Yang was quick to turnaround our photos, which we really appreciated. We were seriously blown away! He captured all the moments and emotions so beautifully. Working with Yang was such a fun and easy experience (even for the slightly camera shy :) ). Thank you, Yang, for our amazing photographer for our special day! read more

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There's so much to say about Yang as a photographer, but the first thing that I want to mention (other than you should definitely book him) is how much my wife and I enjoyed working with him for both our engagement and wedding shoots. His photography speaks for itself, but my wife and I genuinely appreciated working with him and his wife as we prepared for our wedding. Yang cares immensely not only about the photos that he takes, but for you as a client. He's very approachable, easy to work with, and provides you with the information you didn't even know you needed. He gets to know you on a personal level so he can really capture what you are looking for, and he delivered not only amazing sets of photos but also an incredible experience. Our first shoot with him was our engagement shoot at City Hall, and we loved how they turned out. We had never done a photoshoot before, but Yang gave us tips and lots of ideas to put us at ease and produce beautiful photos. We have a number of photos from our engagement shoot hanging all over our house and can't wait to do the same with our wedding photos. Not only that, we felt very comfortable working with him and knew we were in good hands once our wedding came around. Despite our wedding being postponed 3 times due to the pandemic, Yang remained flexible, and we were so happy that he was ultimately available for our wedding. During the chaos of our wedding planning, we felt relieved to have Yang as our photographer as he continually stayed in touch with us, set up meetings as we neared the wedding and despite the potential for rain on our wedding day, he helped us with the timeline for the day, as well as best locations to take the photos we were looking for based on how the weather would play out. Ultimately, the rain stopped well before our wedding, which actually led to some gorgeous photos, but leading up to the wedding date, we felt at ease knowing that Yang would make whatever weather and lighting work to capture our moment. On the day of the wedding, he worked with us to get the exact shots we wanted, but also took control of our guests and family when necessary. This was especially important to us as I had previously attended other friends' weddings where the photographer seemed much less willing to lead the process which can lead to some hectic and rushed shots. He also worked well with our videographer and his second photographer (Chrystal) was also a pleasure to work with. Yang also speaks Cantonese which was great as he was able to easily communicate with my in-laws and make them feel at ease. Not only are his photos beautiful, but he turned them around so fast, and we couldn't be more pleased with how they turned out. He also dropped sneak peeks for us while we were waiting to get the full set via Instagram, and my wife absolutely loved them. His photos are unique but natural, both for candid and staged photos, and unlike some wedding photographers who tend to bleach out the colors too much in their editing, his photos came out with beautiful, natural lighting which we loved. His photos really tell the story and capture the raw emotions of your special day. He also just makes the shoot enjoyable and fun! He's truly a phenomenal photographer and went above and beyond all of our expectations. If you are looking for the photographer to capture your special day, trust all the glowing reviews and go with Yang. If you don't trust reviews from complete strangers, reach out to him and experience first-hand why he fully deserves all the positive reviews. He'll make you feel very comfortable from the first time you meet him and it's just one less thing you have to worry about knowing you have an amazing, incredibly professional photographer to capture your special moments. Thank you again Yang for a wonderful experience. It was a pleasure working with you, and we will definitely reach out to you for any future photoshoots to capture the most precious moments of our lives read more

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Yang is nothing short of best-in-class and fun, super professional photographer. He genuinely loves weddings and it was so important to me to find a photographer that actually loves what they do. Yang directed us to the best spot for sunset photos, herded cats (my family) for family portraits and instructed us on timeline to ensure we had fun at the wedding and also got the photos we wanted. Yang and his assistant took beautiful, candid and posed shots from multiple angles. Excuse my llack of my knowledge of photography, but I thought it was cool that Yang set up lighting around the church and venue to ensure the best photos possible. He and our videographer worked together to make sure there symmetry between the photo and video. He also took some super cool artistic shots of our rings! That was awesome! Yang is best of the best and doesn't fall short of excellence. His professional, friendly, and accommodating (especially during COVID) manner and talent meant so much to us and truly made our day more special. We have memories that we'll keep forever. He will give you a website that allows you to download and print your photos also! That was a biggie for us too. He's amazing, you won't regret booking him! read more

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We met Yang a long time ago when he was just starting out as a photographer. We've seen his photography profession grow and flourish since then, and so when it came time for our own engagement session, there was no question who we would choose to document such a special day. Especially as we were not planning on having a wedding photographer for the big day (Zoom wedding), our engagement photos have since become extra dear to our heart. We booked Yang in what was seemingly the worst timing ever - fires and smoke-clogged air, coronavirus, heat wave, etc. Despite it all, he remained super accommodating and flexible and rescheduled when our chosen spot was closed to the public for bad air quality. The day of, we were all suffering in 100 degree weather. He was so patient with us, waiting for us to wipe our sweaty brows or cool down in the shade, haha. His first order of business was to instruct us on basic posing techniques. We then proceeded to a few different spots for a wide variety of photo types: sunset, silhouette, posed and unposed, etc. We even requested some individual photos of myself and my S.O for posting to our wedding website. Yang is friendly, approachable and genuine. He responds quickly and professionally. When our session ended, the photo turn-around time was a mere few days! We could not have been more pleasantly surprised and delighted. My now-husband and I are not the type of people to like having our photos taken, but Yang made us feel very comfortable and natural in front of the camera. It definitely shows through in the final product! The photos are lovely and we've gotten lots of compliments already. Thank you so much for the photos, Yang! We love them! read more

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Short story: It was amazing working with Yang - He is dependable, personable, and most importantly, a great photographer. He captured the big moments and the details of our wedding that allow us to relive our special day! We can't thank him and his assistant enough for the great wedding tips and the wonderful photos! Highly recommend him for your special occasions! Full Experience: We found Yang through Instagram and loved his style - We appreciated how natural couples looked in his photos (no awkward poses!). Specifically, we loved the how the candid and posed photos conveyed so much joy and smiles! Prior to our wedding, Yang actually took the time to get to know over coffee, which we thought was really nice! As our wedding date neared, Yang also touched base with us to go over our timeline and the key moments that would important to capture. He also gave us great tidbits on how to capture the best photos during our ceremony! We fully appreciated his organization, communication, and preparation prior to our wedding. On the day of the wedding, Yang and his assistant (Benji) were both truly experts in their field! Yang was knowledgeable and knew exactly how to guide us and knew the best spots for photos. He was also able to take charge to give direction to my guests for the group photos, which I really appreciate! Lastly, Yang and Benji were both really personable and easy to work with throughout the day! They actually helped make the day run very smoothly! Yang also has a quick turnaround time for our photos. My husband and I absolutely love the photos that he took. It was such a nice balance between posed portraits with the guests, bridal party, and couple (my husband and I) and candid photos! In addition, we really really appreciate the detail shots that he and his assistant took throughout the venue (signage, florals, desserts). These little detail shots are just as important as capturing the big moment because it is an accumulation of everything that makes the day so special. We're so grateful for the whole collection that he put together! We're so glad to have had Yang photograph our wedding! We couldn't have asked for a better photographer to capture our special day! read more

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The planning process with Yang was great! He has a very calming presence and was very efficient and reassuring during our meetings. The day of our wedding, we appreciated his flexibility when we had to change venues and times the week of. Fortunately he was available that morning and was able to accommodate us. Since we were outside with patches of shade, he posed us in a way to ensure the shade didn't hit our face even though I said I didn't mind. I do appreciate him still taking charge of this because I probably would have cared looking at them later, but didn't think of it too much at the time. Our photos came out beautifully, however I do wish we splurged on the extra photographer, gave an exact list of photos we wanted, and even a list of those that were important to us such as family, wedding party, etc. I got a handful of photos alone, but my husband didn't. It would have been nice to have even one of him by himself. Additionally, it would have been nice to take more with my guests, even a whole group one or by tables. There were a lot of redundant photos from the same view, so the second photographer would have been nice to have get a different perspective. Planning the venue and time change was at the forefront of planning, so I should have thought about when we would have taken these. What made me the most sad was I didn't get a photo with my mom. I was hoping he'd give more direction on who I should have had photos with, but it was probably my fault that I didn't convey this to him. Our turnaround time for the photos was pretty quick and it was great to relive the day. read more

First off, huge huge thank you to Yang and his lovely associate Renee for capturing the irreplaceable moments on our special day. It meant a lot to have you there celebrating with us and being part of our family for the day, we certainly hope you enjoyed our company as much as we did! Our experience with Yang throughout the entire process was impeccable. We found Yang through Instagram, particularly his SF city hall/street shots and was captivated by his vision, style, and creativity. He was within our budget and had our date available so we booked quickly! Planning began with an initial Phone meeting to understand us as a couple and hear our vision, following a FTF meeting to lock the date. We had a pre-wedding meeting scheduled to develop the shotlist/timeline, which we were unable to make due to all the planning but was able to plan all through email/text. Next meeting was a phone introduction with our videographer and further development of the timeline/shotlist, whom he also worked seamlessly with day-of. As far as the day progressed, we were extremely happy with how Yang conducted us for the shotlist, not keeping us away from enjoying our event and guests (as if he were paparazzi while we went about our evening!). Working the timeline we developed, coordinating family pictures with our guests moved like clockwork as the DJ called tables to us as Yang patiently got the shots (and cellphone pics!). Emotions were high that evening and it was heartwarming to see that Yang and Renee were there to experience and participate in it all. Following our honeymoon, we arrived home to an extremely quick turnover of pictures via Website album (which we were able to share with friends and family). The output was so beautiful that our vendors used Yangs photos as a fine example of how to execute a traditional wedding. It has been a couple months now and we are still hearing compliments on how gorgeous everything turned out. Things are just settling down so next steps are to curate our photo set and use his other servicestrot an album/framed portraits. In short, we will definitely book again for future family pictures and look forward to posting on social media for the years to come! If you are looking for an artist who knows best business practices, communicates very well, and executes to a high level, then Yang is your man. There is so much more that I may have forgotten but I'll cut it here and let the pictures speak for themselves! R&C read more

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Yang was absolutely amazing. Our photos came out better than I could have ever asked! We hit some hiccups with lighting and wind for our first look, but Yang was able to make on the fly adjustments and all the photos came out beautifully. He captured the essence of our special day and made us feel incredibly comfortable taking photos. He was also super easy to get in touch with and was very responsive to all my questions! read more

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Let's start with the most important part: book Yang for your wedding. Right this second. He was so incredibly wonderful to work with throughout the entire process. In the beginning Yang makes sure to really get to know you and what you are looking for. He scheduled a face-to-face conference call with us just as we were beginning to review his services to introduce himself and help answer all of our questions. We knew we wanted to work with Yang based on the quality of his photos and portfolios, but to connect with someone personally and see how kind, thoughtful, and professional he is really sealed the deal for us! I'm not sure if this is something most wedding vendors/photographers do, but Yang was the only vendor we had who made an effort for these very personable meetings, and they were so helpful and appreciated. As we moved through the process, we even met up in person once (pre-pandemic) to sign our contracts and make sure all our questions/planning needs were moving along. A few months before our wedding date, we realized we needed to postpone our event due to COVID, as so many experienced last year. We are so thankful that all of our vendors were so understanding. Yang was actually the first to reach out to us to ask how we were feeling, and to make sure he stayed in the loop about how we planned to move forward. Fast forward a year later and Yang stuck with us to our rescheduled event. We had one last video conference check-in to run through the game plan for the day, but through it all we felt so at ease in Yang's hands. His attention to detail and organization throughout our conversations left us feeling so solid about the photos for our day. We ended up with about 75 guests at our wedding at a large outdoor ranch venue in Livermore. Yang worked so incredibly hard for us as a single shooter for our wedding day, and captured every moment! It was a hot day with a lot of ground to cover, but Yang quickly familiarized himself with the venue and set up spaces for our wedding party and first look shots. I imagine trying to direct groups of family and friends on a wedding day is somewhat like herding cats (at least that's how I felt at times!) but Yang kept the day so fun and easy going, all while helping us keep to a timeline and ensuring everyone had tips on the best ways to pose. Throughout the wedding, Yang snuck us away from the crowds a few times to get some really unique shots in various places around the venue. The pictures from these are some of my favorites, and during the wedding felt extra special to have a moment with eachother as newlyweds, and to soak in all the magic going on around us. Even before we received the full photos, our friends and family raved about how wonderful Yang was on the wedding day. We've had several people comment on how impressed they were at his techniques to ensure he got the important shots (again, he was a solo photographer for our day!). For example, when looking back through the photos my husband and I were surprised to see how close in Yang got to the exchange of rings or during our first dance. We even wondered if he brought a bigger lens to get that close-up shot from afar because we didn't even notice him! Yang got in where he needed to for the best photos from the most important moments, and then was out of sight! His stealthy moves captured such wonderful memories for us, and all the while we were oblivious and just in the moment of the day. We were not expecting them so quickly, but Yang turned around our photos two weeks after our event, and shared many sneak peek pictures along the way on his Instagram. He even made us a video slideshow with our first dance song after one week to tide us over. It was such a thoughtful touch! Bottom line, Yang has our highest recommendation. Go book him now before he books up!! Thank you for everything, Yang! read more

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Tl;dr - Yang is a fantastic photographer, and you should definitely choose him to photograph your wedding! He is fantastic at communicating before and during the wedding, has a great artistic eye for creative angles, and takes unique and dynamic shots. I cannot recommend him highly enough! Yang and I know each other as classmates from Berkeley, and we've kept touch off and on since graduating years ago. I knew he was growing his photography interest into a business, and I loved his style of shooting. When I reached out to him about potentially photographing our wedding, he immediately made us feel at ease, and throughout the whole wedding planning process, he was very responsive to all of our questions, no matter how big or small. On top of that, during the wedding planning process, because he's had so much experience under his belt, he gave us some tips and advice on what he usually sees, what works well for weddings, and how we can plan our wedding to go as smoothly as possible. We especially appreciated Yang's flexibility during the pandemic - we ended up rescheduling our wedding TWICE, and no matter the change or delay, Yang was proactive and worked with our plans. Our wedding photoshoot was unique. We did our wedding party photos at UC Berkeley, and our ceremony and reception at Chabot Space & Science Center. As a Berkeley alum, Yang had recommendations on where to take photos, but he also took into consideration what locations we wanted. This meant he captured unique angles and backgrounds that I hadn't seen before with other engagement/wedding shoots at Berkeley. It was also challenging shooting our wedding because it was so bright and sunny that day - but he caught great moments (including some really fun candids) and did his best to work with the harsh light and environment. Yang did a great job finding angles and shots for our couple photos at Chabot, despite having never shot at the space before. He used the windows of the museum hallways to capture reflections, shot photos from around the corner, and snapped romantic shots of us in the planetarium under the moon. I especially loved his direction in telling us how to move, which created dynamic shots - whether it be twirling or running towards the camera, even if you felt silly in the moment, Yang's photos really captured movement well! Yang is also great at directing large groups. There were 16 in our wedding party, but he framed shots in a way that got everyone in, and gave much-appreciated direction in posing for photos. He's particularly good at helping people who aren't used to being in photographs with gentle direction on how to pose and angle so that they look natural and relaxed on camera. He was also incredibly efficient, and despite having to work with such a large group and various iterations of groups, it didn't take long for him to get the shot he needed. An added bonus for me is that he speaks Cantonese, which really helped with certain family members. I can confidently say as a friend and a client, Yang is a wonderful wedding photographer, and I am personally recommending him to as many friends as I can! read more

Yang is amazing. If you're looking for a punctual, professional, humorous, dedicated, thoughtful, and patient person .... look no further (well it would look like I'm describing the ideal husband but actually it's the ideal photographer)! We booked Yang for our civil ceremony at San Francisco city hall and for our Chinese wedding reception in Oakland CA. We knew of Yang through a friend who only gave praises and i can now echo the same sentiments. Yang is a quick responder! Send him an email and he will get back to you so quick! He showed much interest in getting to know us, and our story. Yangs style, if I could describe it, would be enhanced natural, light and real. I didn't want a photographer to over edit our photos- I wanted good quality photos that looked professional , and flawless to the eye (lighting, angles, shadows, thoughtful positioning). Yang captures all of that and more! Yang is knowledgeable of the layout of San Francisco city hall. As newbies to professional photographs.. we were pretty lost in what to do but Yang made us feel 100% comfortable all the time (he also does a great job in making sure we are feeling relaxed!). He's so easy to work with, has all the latest equipment, doesn't skimp on trying to get the best shot, doesn't make you feel rushed. We received pictures what we'll cherish forever. They're just perfect! We booked Yang also for 10+ hours for our Chinese wedding reception. Yes. Yang was with us all day. He brought a counterpart (Renee) to assist on this day and i was so elated we got a helping hand for photos (Renee was amazing too!) Yang is fit, moves fast, swift but patient. He understood the tasks of the day, the events that would occur and everytime I thought I needed him, he was already there! Yang knows how to pose people! He is patient with group photos, knows how to scout, test and photographer new spaces... and I can see his excitement when he's in a new place looking for the perfect backdrop! As we await the photos from our reception , this review will be updated once we receive them :) I have no criticism for Yang. He met every expectation I had for our big days - which is the best I could've asked for. I appreciate him so much and can't wait for us to work together soon! read more

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For our engagement shoot, we wanted something more fun and casual at the Facebook HQ. Yang completely exceeded our expectation and we loved how the photos came out! Yang is very professional and made us feel comfortable during the photo shoot. We are camera-shy people, so we were pretty awkward in front of the camera at first. He taught us how to pose and smile naturally. He has a keen photographer eye in capturing artistic compositions in places we would have no idea otherwise, especially in the Classic campus. We were really impressed by the quality and turnaround time. We would not hesitate to have Yang as our photographer for another occasion if we have the opportunity! read more

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I received my wedding photos back today and I am in complete shock!!! These photos are so BEAUTIFUL!!! Yang was so wonderful to work with from beginning to end. He is super organized (which really helps when dealing with so many vendors), great at communicating, and flexible (we had to postpone our wedding date to the following year due to Covid). He didn't need any direction other than the wedding schedule and did his thing. I did not have my phone out once hoping that he would capture everything from the welcome sign, guestbook table, all of the table decorations, sweetheart table, my dress, my shoes, and bridal portraits and he delivered!!! Thank you Yang for capturing EVERY part of the wedding for me and for making it so difficult to choose which pictures to get printed and framed :D read more

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We first contracted with Yang pre-COVID, so needless to say, rescheduling was all over the place. Yang was super professional, but in a very personable way and was very flexible to help accommodate the many changes that occurred throughout the process. He did a fantastic in helping us feel at ease when doing our engagement/family shoot and captured some truly unforgettable moments for us to cherish for the rest of our lives. He was very nice about giving out tips and suggestions on posing. He also listened and made sure the photos showed what we wanted and our personalities to come through. For the day of, he was on top of the schedule with his assistant and helped us to get through the day without a hitch, all the while capturing every single moment for us. We had so much fun in all the photoshooting sessions and loved all the pictures he took! Highly recommended!! read more

While researching for our wedding banquet photographer, my husband and I came across Yang's portfolio and loved everything we saw which lead us to book him shortly afterwards. Yang's communication was fantastic from the beginning - he kept us updated on everything as the year went on. My husband and I were simultaneously planning our destination wedding in Hawaii with the banquet so we were grateful Yang was always so proactive with keeping the lines of communication open. I gave Yang a rough timeline of the night and didn't realize until later that I never gave him a finalized timeline nor did I provide him with a list of pictures we wanted. Essentially, we gave Yang zero direction of what we wanted, which I feel so bad about. I was so disorganized with everything and Yang was incredibly understanding. Yang showed up on time the night of the event and since I was behind on schedule, he took advantage of time by getting solo shots of my husband and took pictures of the venue. Like I had mentioned, I gave Yang zero direction, so I appreciated how proactive he was. I'm so appreciative of Yang for his patience with all my Asian aunties. Let's say I took a picture with five Asian aunties, expect all five aunties to hand over all their phones to Yang, only for him to take one picture on each phone. He was so calm and patient with them the entire time. Thank you, Yang. For good pictures, Yang gave my husband and I suggestions on how to pose (sometimes we pose like we don't know each other), gave our guests suggestions on where to stand for height symmetry, and helped navigate our guests with Cantonese. I cannot tell you how helpful Yang was throughout the night. Yang worked hard the entire night; he never took a break even when we told him to eat, walked around and took various kinds of photos, and was always ready to capture any special moment. I have so much respect for him. He truly worked his butt off. Turnaround for our pictures were almost immediate and the edits were amazing! We're so happy with how everything turned out. Yang, I cannot thank you enough for how you were able to perfectly capture the essence of our wedding without any guidance whatsoever. I guess that's a testament to how talented you are. Thank you for being so patient with all the little Asian ladies shoving their phones in your face, for working all night with no break (how do you do that?), and for making it such a fun night with us. We felt like we were hanging out with a good friend, although we would never work our friends like that (at least, I don't think we do). I hope we meet again some time, whether it's to hang out or do a photo shoot. Thank you for everything! read more

We had a maternity session with Yang and we're so glad we found him! His work is impeccable! He responded right away to my request for a quote. Luckily for us, he was available on such short notice. He made the transaction easy and was even thoughtful enough to provide some pointers on what to wear and why (it might be a good idea to wear a fitted dress to show off your baby bump in the photos). On top of that, I am not too familiar with the south bay but told him I wanted outdoors and redwood trees. He suggested a great location that he's worked with before and was thorough enough to tell me to bring cash as there was a park entrance fee. During the actual photo session, he helped us with pose suggestions -- which helped bc we were awkward and didn't know how to stand despite scoping out Pinterest in the days leading to the photo session. His turn around time was excellent due to the winter low season, but the quality is superb. We seriously loved every single shot he captured! I really look forward to working with Yang for my photography needs in the future and would HIGHLY recommend him! read more

Yang was pretty freaking amazing. My wife and I weren't totally sure about where to take maternity photos so he suggested a cute place. He's super-chill about everything but also not afraid to call out things we were doing that didn't make us look great. He posed us, gave us context on what and how the things he suggested would work, then showed us comparisons of "regular" us vs Model Us. We saw the difference immediately, even on that tiny camera LCD preview screen. He was able to turn our photos around really quickly (it wasn't a busy time for him so YMMV) and we pretty much loved all the photos. Would highly recommend him to take any photos, especially if you're considering outdoors photos of people. read more

It was wonderful working with Yang over the past year or so on our wedding journey. We spoke with him in late 2019 and with all the chaos of 2020 we didn't get to work together until 2021. He came with us to our City Hall ceremony and our wedding up in Tahoe! Yang's photography stands out on its own from both a technical and artistic perspective (obviously). As someone who has studied photography, I was very particular in choosing a photographer who had an innate sense of composition, framing, geometry, proportion, and balance -- almost architectural in its core. Yang has that natural "eye", and could help capture our wedding vision (which was modern/clean with a touch of romantic). Every shot was perfect. Besides being personally obsessed with his photos, our families and friends absolutely raved about him after I sent his pictures. City Hall: - Yang gave us a lot of great tips on what to expect which was very comforting before our big day. - He clearly knew his way around SF City Hall and took us to the most beautiful nooks and crannies. - In the areas where there were more people, he navigated the crowds so that it seemed like we were the only ones there! - Yang also took us to several other beautiful locations throughout the city. He was super patient, which I appreciated especially as my dress was huge and cumbersome. Lake Tahoe: - Yang was diligent in setting up check-in Zoom meetings to go over timelines, etc, which was super helpful - The timing of our wedding was during the Caldor Fire, so while our venue up in North Lake Tahoe was open, there was a lot of back-and-forth with our venue and vendors whether or not we would postpone or cancel the event. Yang was responsive to all of our texts and was so supportive in whatever decision we made. As a couple going through such a stressful time (wildfire/smoke, COVID, other life events), working with a photographer with a positive and warm attitude was beyond anything we could ask for. - The venue location itself was tricky - it's a ski lodge on top of a mountain, and guests need to take 1 gondola and 1 chair lift to get to the venue. We wanted photos of us on the chairlift and despite the odd angles, etc, Yang made it happen! - The terrain of the venue was tricky too, but post-ceremony, Yang and our videographer hiked the steep slopes of the Sierra Nevada to get some shots of us in the gorgeous wildflower blossoms. - Yang also photographed stunning photos of us at the Lake before our rehearsal dinner and during the dinner itself! What made Yang stand out was his professionalism and the way he made us feel when we were taking photos. We felt so comfortable and at ease, and while Yang took the lead in getting us to the perfect spots and angles, there were lots of times when the three of us (Yang, my husband, and I) would bounce around ideas on where and what wanted to shoot. It never felt contrived, like our photographer was 'stealing us away' -- on the contrary, it felt like we were taking photos with a trusted friend. It made our wedding experience so much fun and we felt like we could be creative, silly, and let our guard down (which is not the easiest during a high stress time with COVID/wildfires). Thank you Yang for the amazing photos and for working with us. You are such a cool person (on top of being an awesome photographer). Thank you for being on this long journey with us -- we're really glad that we met and got to know you. We hope to have the pleasure of working with you again :) read more

Yang was our photographer for our May 2017 wedding. Yang, my husband, and I are highschool friends and we would have never thought that he would be our photographer since we haven't spoken for years. Days and months leading up to the wedding day, Yang and I chatted through Messenger and by phone to talk about my picture visions and the schedule. We would also keep each other in the loop if there was an changes. I was stressed out and had many things that I had to attend to but Yang was very responsive and flexible. On the day of the wedding, Yang was there at the venue on time while I was running a couple minutes late. He was able to scout the venue for potentially perfect pictures. He was professional and also talented. All my friends and families got along very well with him and thought that he was great. He made the couple photoshoot and family photoshoot fun and interactive. Yang photographed the WHOLE day, which I felt bad about, but I am grateful for having him there because he went the extra mile to capture everything. Yang's turnover for photos were quick and they turned out beautifully. The photos were vibrant and my whole family and friends loved them. I've had multiple people ask me about my wedding photographer and, of course, I would recommend Yang for the job. Ultimately, Yang is great to work with and I would love to work with him again ! read more

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What better place to start than the beginning, we knew we wanted to hire Yang as our wedding photographer from our very first conversation with him. From our first conversation to the celebration of our big day, Yang showed himself to be very responsible, professional, friendly, and super easy to work with. During our initial phone conversation and throughout the process, we had a lot of questions about what kind of photography style Yang had, logistical questions about locations where we could shoot, questions about poses and many other questions. At a time when we had so many questions and unknowns about what it takes to plan a wedding, we were so fortunate to have Yang share his wedding shooting experience to ensure that all the memorable moments of our big day were planned and captured. For our engagement photoshoot, we traveled to 3 sites in a day. We chose the first site based on its meaning to us as a couple. Yang arrived early to the site before our arrival to scope it out and we were amazed to see all the vantage points Yang was able to find to frame some truly outstanding photos. For the following locations, we gave Yang an idea of what kind of scenery we would like and Yang chose some superb sites. We never considered ourselves photogenic but with Yang's guidance on poses and his incredible patience, we were able to have some beautiful photos. During our wedding, Yang truly showed himself to be a veteran, he and his assistant were fantastic and did an amazing job of capturing all the important and memorable moments. He coordinated well with our videographer and was an integral part of what made our wedding a success. Yang's photo turnaround time was super duper quick for both engagement and wedding photos, you will not believe how quickly and how amazing his photos are until you hire him!!! We loved how all the photos came out, and got tons of compliments from friends and families when we shared the photo albums. Yang has a shooting and editing style that is natural but incredibly sharp and refined. The composition and colors of every photo we received from him was absolutely perfect. We could not picture anything that we would change about the photos we received and we could not picture our wedding without Yang. In short, Yang is a dedicated, talented and patient photographer who will work with you to ensure that the photo memories you have from your big day will be perfect. read more

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We had Yang take our engagement and wedding photos. We had a blast taking photos with him as he gave us simple directions and was super energetic. During family pictures at our wedding, it was a little disorganized but the pictures turned out beautifully. We enjoyed working with Yang and will use him for any of our other photo needs. read more

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Yang was wonderful to work with. From the beginning, he was professional and easy to communicate with. Before our Chinese banquet, he reached out to confirm details with us. On the day of the banquet he arrived promptly on time and was ready to work. He took initiative to start capturing detail photos as we were finishing up some last minute touches. Fortunately we had a few minutes to step outside with Yang for some blue hour photos, before the majority of our guests started to arrive. Once the banquet started he didn't stop working. Without much guidance from us, he was able to capture everything. From "photos with the bride and groom" to detail photos to candid reportage style photos. He kept an eye to make sure that nothing was missed. As the event progressed, Yang made sure to prep lighting and angles for key shots like our welcome speech and cake cutting. Between shots, Yang made sure to capture photos of everyone, and not just focus on the more vocal folks. As a bonus for us, Yang was able to speak fluent Cantonese with our non-English speaking guests. It made them feel comfortable and at home. read more

We booked Yang for our wedding and everything turned out perfectly. We were on a rather tight budget, and Yang was kind enough to work with us on pricing and find a package that worked for us, and on top of that was extremely great value! Not only did the photos all turn out amazing, as expected, but the best part of having Yang as a photographer was just how easy he was to work with. He is friendly and accommodating and overall just really helpful. When he arrived to the venue, he scoped out the nice spots, hidden alcoves, areas with good lighting, and angles that would make really unique and memorable shots. I feel like we had a lot of photos that aren't your standard typical wedding poses, and that was mostly thanks to Yang's creativity and artistry in putting the shots and poses together. Thanks to Yang, we have absolutely gorgeous wedding photos that I will certainly cherish for the rest of my life. read more

Yang's work is just gorgeous. He knows how to make you feel comfortable and teach you how to pose. The colors are so vibrant and too beautiful. For my wedding, Yang was the most helpful helping in taking group pictures, the cake, everything that I wanted. It was a hot day (98 degrees) but he was still hustling, dressed professionally (even tho I told him he can be in shorts haha), and still taking awesome pictures, candid moments. I highly recommend Yang as I am more than satisfied with my whole wedding album and brides and grooms you won't regret taking him at all. Thank you Yang! I love you and your work! read more

Again worked with Yang for our wedding, and he's as amazing as we had remembered him to be. He checked up with us prior to the wedding to ensure everything was aligned before the big day! He's extremely friendly and honestly, we are so lucky to have him introduced to us early on!! read more

We really enjoyed working with Yang-- he gave us a very fair price for our shortened wedding day shoot (ceremony only due to Covid), was really generous with his time when we had our initial meeting with him, and was overall incredibly professional and talented. He's also a fun and calm presence to be around, which is important on your wedding day! Turnaround was also crazy fast for this industry, under a week, which absolutely exceeded my expectations. And I love our photos! He captured some amazing moments. He also had some good tips on how to angle our heads and bodies during photos-- my only regret is that I didn't ask him for those sooner! Because our wedding was a small event, we didn't need to take advantage of his timeline services, but I have no doubt that he would be an excellent resource when planning out your day. I just looked at my photos AGAIN this evening and still can't believe how good they are. I'd definitely recommend him to anyone! read more

Yang was fantastic to work with. We did our engagement shoot and our wedding day of photography with Yang and it was such a good experience. He is extremely responsive, super friendly, and so easy to work with. Being an amateur photographer myself, I can tell that Yang has a keen artistic eye; seeing unique lighting and composition. For our engagement shoot, he drove all the way out to Monterrey where he coached us on posing basics and took some fantastic photos along the Monterrey Bay during the golden hour. During the wedding, he and his second shooter were both so helpful in setting us up for all the important photo moments; especially during the first look where they basically orchestrated the entire event. During the family and table visiting shots, Yang was a god sent. While taking photos with one table, his second shooter is already preping the next table to get ready. This saved us so much time and we definitely would have fallen behind otherwise. It was simply a wonderful experience and we would recommend Yang to all of our friends. read more

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Yang is a mutual friend to another photographer friend of mine. We were strangers before working together. I checked him out and his photo style is vibrant and not too overexposed or dark. All his samples were impressive. Throughout the process and just overall result of it all, he provided my husband and I the absolute best experience! We are hard to deal with when it comes to cooperating with romantic posed photos as we like to make things funny and awkward. The photoshoot with Yang was fun and he has to put more effort to coach us. You can tell you he's no "part time" amateur photographer even with his day job! Yang is experienced and easy to get along with and with his hard work and sweat you get many amazing quality photos and results you never thought you would get. We were not good with poses. We got engaged in December 2018 but dragged our feet to plan our wedding and realized we needed to book a photographer. Yang was flexible and luckily not booked for our wedding weekend. He quickly provided a package that works for us. All the prices were very reasonable compared to other experienced wedding photographers. He taught us to pose during our engagement shoot and our wedding day in September 2019. As a result, we now have 1000+ amazing photos to look back on. His photographer partner at our wedding was also very good. You can rest assured to get the same quality results. I would say there's a reason why you should just fork over a ton of money for wedding photographers because memories are forever and I would throw my money to Yang any day for photoshoot! Yang surprised us and finished editing our photos within a week of our wedding which is faster than anyone I've ever heard of! That's love and dedication for what he does right there! read more

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We had Yang for our engagement and wedding photos and he was amazing! Yang is friendly, super responsive and very resourceful in getting some great shots (he spend a lot of time scouting our venue and providing some thoughtful feedback on what some good shots would be, after taking into account some photos we provided for him on Pinterest for inspiration). Yang also speaks Cantonese fluently, which was great in communicating with our Cantonese speaking family during our wedding. Additionally, the turnaround time in getting our pictures was extremely quick, way faster than what we would normally expect from a photographer! I highly recommend Yang, this is the photographer you want for your wedding. read more

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Yang did an amazing job with our engagement and wedding photos! He was recommended to us by a good friend, and boy were we lucky that we would end up with him. Yang took fantastic photos, was very flexible, and an absolute pleasure to work with. He could work with us when we had a specific shot or sequence in mind, and could take things completely on his own when we asked him to lead the shots. He was professional, kind, and fun throughout. He had a great presence when we needed him to organize a giant group shot, and also knew how to work behind the scenes and get amazing shots without intruding at all when it was needed. Through all the stress of the big day, Yang was so great to have around and knew how to make any situation better. He also had excellent connections and referred my wife's make up artist, who was fantastic as well. He was highly professional throughout, very timely with his editing and posting of our photos. Lastly, Yang was a great value, well priced, flexible, and never pushy compared to some of the ungodly expensive wedding packages we had quoted. Overall I highly recommend Yang and hope you consider him strongly for your photography needs! read more

I cannot give him enough stars!! I trust him with our most important day and he does not disappoint, he more than delivered he exceeded our expectations!! He captured our love for each other, each glance, each touch each hug- I feel it all over just looking at these photos. He has that capability to make you feel the love through his photos. Yang is fast, responsive, easy to work with and brought ease to this stressed out bride who rescheduled her wedding 4 times and each time he is on top of it asking questions and ready to go! I didn't even feel like we were being followed by a camera or the need to make poses, everything was so natural, and easy to do which is what we wanted. We wanted to be ourselves and Yang made it possible with his calming demeanor and I will definitely book him again for any events we have (personal or corporate)! read more

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He is really good at taking photos and also editing them, not meaning photoshoping my face but adjust it to make it more what i want to make like to professional, gorgeous etc. He took my headshot and it is my Linked in picture and Biz skype photo which a lot of people I met through skype meetings told me awesome. Also he took some scenic ones in Mission Peak, Carrizo plane etc. It made my instagram account a little more famous. He does engagement photo shots as well. I saw some of them and they were amazing. I totally recommend his job! read more

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! I was looking for a job for over 13 months. I would submit my resumes to many different job sites and most would never contact me. Of the few employers who contacted me, I never got through the first call or the first interview. One thing I noticed was that without exception someone from the company I submitted my resume to would always look at my LinkedIn profile page. My picture wasn't terrible at the time, but I thought if I'm doing all this work on my resumes and cover letters for my personal brand, it only makes sense to have a great picture to match them. Then a valuable position opened at a company I particularly wanted to join. This time, I decided that I would get my messaging and image right. I had to act fast but at the same time make sure I had a professional vibe before I sent my application. Responding to my last minute requests, Yang met my needs for a set of great photos quickly. He was extremely patient, and he had my photos ready quickly without making me feel rushed. I got past the final stage of interviews for two different companies (a third one was also very interested in meeting me) before I was offered the valuable position I desired. I can't thank Yang enough. I went from receiving few replies to being truly considered. Since I've had Yang take my photos a few months ago, multiple company recruiters have sent messages to my LinkedIn Mailbox asking me to come in for interviews and introductory calls. Before Dreamforce, there was even a recruiter who offered pay me to take part in speed interviews with 5 different companies (it's too bad I'm so happy with my current job). I have no doubt that Yang's photo expertise helped me get to where I am. I highly recommend Yang's help if you are looking for a better job or if you want to increase your overall social capital. read more

Yang is an incredibly talented photographer who is so much fun to work with. His casual and upbeat attitude helped to break my shy fiance into many smiles and resulted in a series of joyous and natural engagement photos. What really sets Yang apart is his dedication to providing the best experience for his clients. He is a true professional who works tirelessly and smartly to capture the most beautiful images. I loved working with Yang so much that I've since sent many of my friends. Definitely 2 thumbs up! read more

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