I happened to stumble upon Eugene through Groupon last year for my baby boys 1 month photoshoot and to my surprise the price and what's included is much less then anything around SF, Eugene was nice and friendly and the photos came out great. A year later recently I contacted Eugene on a short notice for my son's Baptism photoshoot and he responded quick and agreed to do it. The photos came out wonderful that creates lasting memories. I highly recommend Eugene. read more

It was a great experience this past weekend to have engaged Eugene for a photoshoot. Not only is he a thorough professional and a awesome photographer, he is also calm, thoughtful and very easy to work with. He showed up before time, and we ran late by 10 mins, he still greeted us with a smile and spent the full hour with us. He showed up with two professional cameras and many lenses. Being into photography myself, I can say that his equipment was excellent. He had great ideas on poses and locations, and the shoot was very natural and fun for both my wife and me. Pre and post photoshoot, he was very responsive on both email and phone. He delivered the link with photos only a few days after the photoshoot. The process of getting the photographs was quite simple. All in all, a great experience. We look forward to engaging Eugene in future photoshoots. Thanks Eugene! read more

I used Eugene for my engagement photos in SF. I purchased his affordable package through living social. The pictures came out horrible. He positioned us facing the sun and we were squinting in all our pictures. The day was amazing, beautiful blue sky, the background was flawless, but we came out horrible due to our facial expression. I was not able to use the pictures for our canvas that I wanted at the wedding. I'm sorry but I do not recommend his service. I learned its worth paying more for better work. read more

I love taking pics. Over the years I had many pics of my family, my dog, but not us together. We hired Eugene to take family portraits of my husband, me and our dog in Alamo square. He was on time, very easygoing and professional throughout the whole process. The outcome was gorgeous! His use of DOF was perfectly balanced. He had a great sense of composition as well. Every pic is a piece of art! We'll definitely use him again if we need a professional photographer. And you should too! read more

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Eugene is great! He was recommended to us by our wedding coordinator, we saw his work on his website and knew he was the photographer for us. His ability to capture the natural moments is not something that I've seen many photographers do. We loved our wedding pictures, they did not looked posed and made great memories of our special day. We received all of the photos and Eugene made a slideshow for us with music and special effects. We loved his work so much that we decided to do a maternity photo shoot in which we photographed for three hours, and had a blast! We are looking forward to working with Eugene in the future to capture more special moments as life goes by. Thanks Eugene! read more

We had an important event in our family and wanted to have a "personal" photographer: the one who could listen, the one who could suggest, the one who could teach the beauty and the true art of photography, and the one who could make a dynamic memory in a still media for our family to remember, for many years to come. Eugene is this type of professional photographer: intellectual, emotional, deep, serious (maybe too serious), sincere, looking for a moment, movement, breath to register for life. Try him, you will not be disappointed. Len read more

Eugene is AMAZING photographer. He did great job. The pictures turn out great. He is very professional and easy going. He made us feel relaxed and we enjoyed the photoshoot. We were taking pictures with our 15 month old baby in front of the Golden Gate Bridge and my son did not want to sit still but Eugene still managed to take amazing pictures and we all look very good. I would definitely recommend him as he is very professional and takes great pictures that captures the moment in perfect way. We will use him again. read more

We found Eugene/YtpPhoto through a Living Social offer and had a great experience. He was flexible, responsive, and easy to work with throughout the process. Though he was tightly booked, he was willing to change days when it rained, so we could get shots outdoors, which we appreciated. During the photoshoot, he made suggestions, but was open to our ideas, too, so we were relaxed...and that led to some wonderful photos. We ordered digital versions and many prints for ourselves (to frame and have in our house) and for friends and family. We were very happy with the SmugMug print quality as well (the printing service he uses). We will call on him again next time we want some special family photos. read more

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I wasn't very impressed with the unflattering pictures I received. I have worked with many photographers and have always received wonderful pics. He seemed like an easy going person, but the angle, the colors and lighting were all wrong. His rates are lower than the others in SF but I'd rather pay more and get quality pictures. read more

I didn't know Eugene prior to my wedding and he was recommended to me by a friend. This said, I hired him to be a photographer at my wedding last year and he also did the "Happy Moments" album a month prior to our wedding. He did a superb job. After the wedding we received over 900 high quality pictures and out of these pictures we picked the ones that we loved the most. So we were in charge of the whole process and on all the pictures we, our friends and parents looked very natural. Price wise he is very competitive. I would highly recommend him. read more

This is a few years late, but I just had to review. We found Eugene on Craigslist, and he offered us a great deal, but that was all. It took eight weeks to edit our photos,and to be honest I'm not sure what he edited. My husband took a few and edited them on a home program and they looked so much better. He gave us no instruction, took a ton of photos of us squinting in the sun, and honestly it seemed like his main focus was the children at our wedding,and not on us. Our DJ took more professional photos. Very disappointed. I would never recommend him. Very amateur. I guess we got what we paid for........ read more

We used Eugene for our wedding. We were prepared to go without a photographer because the prices were way out of our budget but Eugene was extremely competitive and worked with us to get the type of package that fit our needs without sacrificing quality. He really got some excellent shots and was very professional. We would not hesitate to recommend him. read more

We hired Eugene to do our wedding pictures and we couldn't have been happier! He is an amazing photographer with a unique eye. Every picture was so real and not posed like many other photographers, everyone looked natural and beautiful. He knows how to capture you at a good angle and is a delight to work with. His prices are reasonable and you get a good amount of high quality pictures. I would recommend this photographer for any event, not just weddings, you won't regret it. read more

Eugene photographed our son when he turned 6 months old. He captured MANY great shots, even though my son was not the most cooperative subject (he's a baby after all). Price was more than fair, editing turn-around was quick, and he was mellow and easy-going to work with. Thanks, Eugene, for the pictures - we'll cherish them! read more

I like all the pictures that caught a movement rather than a pose. We haven't even noticed Eugene was there, but the result was a great stack of pictures It was my personal request not to have too many posed pictures, but the ones that were made came out great. Eugene has a number of different packages, and the most impressive thing is, he's not trying to push any of it on you. His main concern is to get you good pictures, not try to sell you a $1,500 album. Eugene was very patient and polite, and I don't see how anyone would not feel comfortable working with him. read more

I hired Eugene to photograph my birthday party, I was looking for both formal portraits of my family and picture to capture the event. I can't express enough how wonderful it was to work with Eugene, he really nailed my requirements and delivered fantastic pictures. He is an excellent, creative photographer who brought out the best in everyone in my party. He was very responsive over email and quick to deliver my photos after my birthday. I would highly recommend YTY Photo to everyone. read more

This review is very long overdue. A little over a year ago Eugene took some great newborn photos of our son and new family. We hadn't timed things well and our baby was fussy! Eugene patiently waited and did the best he could under the circumstances. He managed to get some really nice shots that we will forever cherish. I highly recommend! read more

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Eugene did our entire wedding photos and I am more than happy with the work. He spent the entire day with us, over 12 hours and shot over 1600 hi-res photos which we received on 3 discs. I spent over a month looking for a photographer and YTY Photo was my top choice for price, portfolio and the fact that he is a Russian speaker who understands that culture and when to take photos and when not to. He was flexible to work with, answered all of our questions and never complained about the brutal schedule. He setup all the blog links so that we could forward them to our friends and family ahead of the print-outs we had him make. I highly recommend Eugene @ YTYPhoto and also highly recommend going with the hi-end leather photo album which he can tell you about. Use his services with confidence. read more

Eugene took beautiful photos of our family. He is great to work with families and even little kids! We are so happy with the colors, light, mood. The photos we got are amazing! We will for sure invite Eugene to our 2nd birthday party to take photos. Thank you for your wonderful work! read more

I would definitely recommend him as he is very professional and take great and lovely pictures ,we recently found him in a Groupon and made a engagement photosession can't wait to shares with family and friends Thank you read more

Evgene was doing such a wonderful job... because of him we have gorgeous pictures to help us remember every single moment of our daughter's wedding day! Eugene captured beautiful shots.They were excellent! The price was great! Eugene made us very comfortable & our families were very happy with Eugene's professionalism and quality of pictures. He has a great sense of humor and was very easy to work with. We highly recommend him. Elena, San Francisco read more

I purchased the photo package from Eugene on Living Social. He met us all the way out in Los Gatos to shoot our pictures that turned out great! Only downside was the almost 8 week wait it took for us to see our pictures. Overall a good experience! Thanks Eugene! read more

This is the second year we have used Eugene for our family photos, and once again we are extremely pleased with his results! He is soft spoken and humble, and very easy to work with, and he had our photos ready online in less than a week. We couldn't be happier with him and his talent as a photographer. Highly recommended!! read more

We bought a groupon for our sons newborn pics. He arrived on time but that was the only good thing. He had no idea or direction on what to do with our son. I had to come up with all the ideas and when i asked for his input he just shrugged and said if that's what you want. If I wanted someone to come and just take pics I could've asked anybody!! Here I thought I was hiring a professional who would give some kind of guidance and expertise on what would look good. What's worse is his groupon ad suggested newborn pics which is why I chose him. Money wasted lesson learned. read more

Recently Eugene did a photo session with our family. He came to the house with all his gear, took the time to let our baby acclimate to him, and then spent close to two hours shooting over a thousand pics. We could not believe the sheer amount of work he did. Then, just a few days later, the discs arrived in the mail. Eugene included two sets - lo-res for easy uploads and such, as well as the high-res, massive files in case we wanted to blow anything up to a wall mural ;-) While we are on the subject of wall murals - the pictures Eugene took certainly are excellent enough for such application. Have you ever tried shooting a 5-month old?! I don't know how he did it, but we now have incredible shots of just about every mood a baby's face can express. All caught in two hours. Without pestering or tricking the kid - completely candid. We sent the copies of the discs to all the grandmas, grandpas, aunties, and interested passerby. Eugene will be our go-to photographer for every milestone and event from now on. read more

Eugene is a talented photographer, offering reasonable prices, and is quick to turnaround the photos. He is an accommodating, easygoing person, with a keen eye for light, movement, and color. We were very pleased with the results. In fact, we loved the photos so much, we bought extra frames! Recommended! read more

Eugene is amazing. We used him for my maternity shoot and then recently for another shoot with my toddler. He made us feel very comfortable. It was a gloomy day but he got many amazing shots. He captured my baby beautifully and gave us many gorgeous frame worthy pictures. read more

We recently used Eugene for our wedding on July 5th. We first met him through an amazon local deal in which his prices were extremely cheaper than most other wedding photographers (I don't know if this deal still exists, but for the great job he did, we felt like we were ripping him off). We met with Eugene at his home to meet him and see if he would be someone we would hope noticed our quirky personalities. It was a match upon our first meeting, although I do admit that for the price we paid for everything, I had low expectations. Eugene was very flexible with us when we decided where and when we wanted our engagement photos to be and after 30 minutes, you could tell that he seemed to be having as much fun as we were. Eugene turned around our engagement photos very quickly and was always prompt in returning emails or phone calls. He touched base with me a week before the wedding to put my mind at ease and also let me know when he was planning on arriving. He arrived on time, professional and was very courteous to all of our guests. I'm sure judging by his engagement photos, we won't be disappointed by our actual wedding photos. Do you yourself a favor and get with Eugene, he will take care of you and his work is amazing, you won't regret it! read more

Eugene was our wedding photographer, and we were so happy we hired him. All of our family, friends, and wedding guests are very impressed with the beautiful pictures he took for us. Our group pictures turned out wonderful. In addition, he did many catching-the-moment photos, which were unexpectedly gorgeous! He is very talented, artistic, experienced, easy to work with, and able to catch beautiful moments from a unique angle. Agree with other posters, his price was very competitive. We highly recommend him! read more

Eugene was like the fairy godmother photographer for my kids. He calmly and quietly captured the wild bunch and delivered beautiful photos. He understood lighting and really tried to capture the kid's natural smiles. He kept saying "let them run around and play and I'll snap some shots." I doubted that would work at the time, but those photos were turned out to be my favorite. He was also very nice to work with and affordable. I would definitely use his service again!! Great value and experience! read more

My fiancee and I searched for a long time for a wedding photographer with a photo-journalistic artistic style at a reasonable price but we kept finding extremely pricey packages. Then we found Eugene from YTY Photo on a wedding photojournalist website and were impressed with his artistic shots and his super reasonable pricing. He offered to shoot our engagement shots for us on a basis of guaranteed satisfaction - if we didn't like his work, we wouldn't have to pay anything for his time. It was nice to know that we could see our engagement photos first before signing a contract with him. Needless to say, my fiancee and I were thrilled with his work. He was very punctual (he was at the location early), even though we too were early. He had a very easy-going manner (not pushy at all) and yet he would gently direct us to try out different artistic poses from time to time. We had a great time taking pictures that day and the session flew by. We are excited about all the "art" he will capture on our wedding day. We highly recommend Eugene from YTY over all the other over-priced photographers out there. He is genuinely passionate about his work. You won't be disappointed. read more

We had an amazing experience with Eugene. He is really fast at responding and sent over an extensive list of locations that we can choose from. We got there a little late, but we have very accommodating. We had a blast taking pictures with him and they turned out FANTASTIC. I have never been so happy with a photoshoot (also, after the photoshoot my girlfriend and I sat on the beach to talk and wished he was there to capture the moment... little did we know... he actually did. so that was very impressive). I would recommend him to anyone. read more

We booked Eugene to do family pictures while we were in San Francisco on vacation. He was accommodating with our vacation schedule, and recommended a great location. The sitting was fun and we ended up with some great family photos! The prices for both the sitting and prints are very reasonable and Eugene got the pictures to us quickly. read more

Eugene was extremely professional, responsive and patient (there was a 9 yr old in the mix) and he even got us our galley shots faster than I expected. Really great pictures in a lovely setting, a really good experience. Thank you! read more

To say that Eugene created a beautiful photo album of our wedding day would be an understatement...he composed a breathtaking storybook with gorgeous, detailed, and ever lasting memories. From the first meeting Eugene made us feel like he was part of the family; a genuine, honest, and caring individual whose sole purpose was to generate the perfect album that fit our lifestyle. Every picture seemed natural, sincere, and spontaneous, as if we were continuously caught in the moment: a gentle gaze, a wild spin, our lips about to lock in ecstasy. Eugene conducts his commission with a zealous passion for art, and this shines through in the fruition of his work. The final result, specifically tailored to our whimsy, was nothing short of spectacular. He added magical effects like sunsets, rainbows, clear skies, fireworks, and ocean water to our pictures. Also, there is certain romanticism in the labor that he exudes to produce a worthy album. He falls in love with his work while making it for you, and the more you admire it, the fonder of it he becomes. "This is my baby and now I have to give it away" he professed right before handing over our finished album to us. We always felt at ease with Eugene whether at a consultation, a meeting, or one of the three Photo Sessions which he did for us. His flexibility and creativity allowed us to have Photo Sessions at spectacular locations like City Hall, Baker's Beach, the Japanese Tea Garden, the Palace of Fine Arts, and even isolated areas like the San Francisco rooftops. With over 2,500 pictures to choose from we had plenty of options on how to customize our album. We could also pick from different print styles, like metallic, which gave the pictures a fiery image, rich in color that resembled a hologram. Or glossy, which gave the pictures a shiny, lustrous image. Or matte, which gave the pictures a softened, textured and toned-down image. The cover was also customizable with options like a crystal façade and ivory Italian leather bounding. We have recommended Eugene to all of our friends and look forward to using his services again in the future. read more

We had a great experience with Eugene of YTY Photo. We had family visiting from out-of-state and coordinated having photos taken by Eugene. He was very responsive in scheduling the photo shoot and provided some great photographs of my family. The email process worked well and he helped me with questions afterward so that we could download the photos. The photos were so good that we decided to purchase all of them (which was completely optional). I highly recommend Eugene. read more

Eugene was very professional, easy to work with, and took beautiful pictures of our family. I didn't give him much time to produce our photos but he worked with me and even had them ready early! read more

I hired Eugene as my wedding photographer. His rates were affordable and from the work he showed me , I expected him to do a good job. He was 4 weeks late in delivering my pictures 4 WEEKS so i waited a total of 10 weeks as opposed to the 6 weeks he originally told me. At his point i expected fantastic photos since i had waited so long.. I was WRONG!. First of all He gave us no direction on how to pose or line up so everyone is everywhere or not looking and just disorganized. He said he would give me edited photos and from the looks of them they dont seem to be edited at all. Looks like i just had someone randome snapping photos.Some are to far away that you cant see our faces or have to much sunlight shinning on us or have terrible backrounds and most of all look so disorganized its ridiculous. I dont have a single picture of the 730 that I want to get enlarged to hang up in my home. Beyond disappointed since this is all I have to look back on my wedding. We are actually thinking of redoing our pictures with someone else which means we would have to put our wedding attire on again and redo but definately will not be the same or have the same meaning but is a must if we want something nice to hang up in our home. My cousin ask if I would recommed him for her wedding and my answer was a big NO! read more