Chris was our photographer for our surprise proposal in Big Sur and there aren't enough good things…read moreto say about him and Good Eye Photography. From the location, to the nearby restaurant recommendations, and of course the perfect photos, Chris made everything so clear and easy. We are definitely not naturals in front of the camera, but he guided us through it all and made it so fun and memorable. You can tell how much he cares about his clients and his genuine love for the work he does. My new fiancé and I are so proud to show off these photos to our loved ones and will cherish them forever. If you need a trusted person to handle your photography needs, Chris is definitely your guy.

I worked with Chris for my surprise proposal at Carmel/Soberanes Trail, and I truly can't say…read moreenough good things about him. From the very beginning, he was an absolute pleasure to work with. He provided clear, detailed instructions on how to reach the location and shared helpful tips--like sending him our live location and a selfie in our proposal outfits so he could easily identify us. That level of preparation made the entire experience feel seamless and stress-free. What really stood out was how thoughtfully he planned everything. He made sure the spot was free of crowds and blended in perfectly as a "nature photographer," which kept the surprise completely intact. On the day of the proposal, Chris was punctual, professional, and incredibly patient. He spent about an hour with us, capturing such beautiful, genuine moments--all with a warm and friendly attitude that made us feel comfortable throughout. He also delivered the photos promptly, and the quality exceeded our expectations. One thing I especially appreciated was his integrity. Even though his pricing had increased between the time I booked and the actual shoot, he honored the original rate without hesitation. That says a lot about his character. Overall, I would highly recommend Chris to anyone looking to capture a special moment. He played a big role in making our day unforgettable.

We were looking to hire a photographer for a family photoshoot in the Santa Cruz / Carmel /…read moreMonterey area and reached out to Maria along with a couple of other professionals. Maria was the first to respond. She gave us clear pricing (which varied depending on location) and was patient and understanding when I told her I needed a few days to decide. We ultimately chose her because she was available on our preferred date and her pricing fit our budget...so glad we did! Even before meeting in person, Maria impressed us with her communication. She is incredibly client‑oriented, super responsive, and provided detailed recommendations (like what to wear). When I had questions and adjustment requests about the contract, she was flexible and honored my feedback without hesitation. At the shoot itself, Maria gave us great direction while also respecting our preferences when we didn't want to pose a certain way. She did great working with our toddler, keeping her engaged and capturing candid moments. The photos are beautiful, and her editing turnaround was impressively fast, and she proactively sent us updates on when she'd get us things. I didn't rely much on reviews when choosing Maria, but now that I'm writing this one and seeing the glowing feedback that others have shared, it's clear how consistent and exceptional Maria is!

My husband and I got married back in October and Maria at Pink Light did such a beautiful job…read morecapturing so many amazing memories. Prior to our wedding day she was so sweet and helpful and on the day of she was very prepared, with locations and poses in mind so we didn't have to think of a single thing. It was AMAZING! You can tell Maria absolutely loves what she does, she has great energy and very talented! We are going to treasure these photos forever!!

Devi went above and beyond for our wedding! She is so personable and fun! It put us right at ease…read morewhen taking our photos! The photos were so beautiful! We are incredible grateful that we went with Devi as our photographer! She took more photos even after she was supposed to be gone! We adore our photo album! Not to mention how professional the highlight reel video was! We are so thankful! We can't wait to book her services for baby photos in a few years :P

I found Devi on yelp. We set up a min session with a group of friend's for our business headshots…read more She was easy to communicate with and plan prior. There is tons of parking available. During the session she makes it easy to relax and show a natural and relaxed photo. (I have free options at work for photos and they always feel quick, forced and I never like them.) So, this was a worthwhile investment in myself and my brand. Thank you Devi!

We used Rebecca Stark for our micro ceremony and wedding reception (two seperate days). We loved…read moreour photos from both days and loved how easy it was to get along with Rebecca. She did a great job dealing with the harsh sun of our micro ceremony and helping us feel comfortable taking photos. Our sunset photos from our reception are beautiful. She was a great choice!

Rebecca photographed our recent wedding on West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz. she took stunning…read morephotographs, before, during, and after the ceremony. She made sure to get many different poses, candid and staged, and included the ocean view and cliffs that we had requested. We ended up with around 150 high quality photos, and she provided them in a gallery we could share with people, and also downloadable in hi-res for printing and sharing online. Highly recommended!

If I could give Rose ten stars I would. I moved to Santa Cruz recently and reached out for…read morematernity photos. After looking through her website, I was immediately attracted to her aesthetic. I reached out, she was professional, creative, kind. She worked to understand my likes and dislikes and found a beautiful location to shoot. The day of she brought great energy and the photos were amazing. I could not have asked her for more. We booked her immediately for new born photos and hope to work with her to capture our little family as it grows.

Rose photographed my family and I last year and I will always treasure my images. My family and I…read moreare not fans of having our pictures taken but Rose made us feel comfortable enough to be ourselves and capture some very beautiful and honest moments. I loved working with her and plan on hiring her whenever I am in the area!

How do I even begin to tell you how wonderful Carlie and her husband, Gabe, are?! In a nutshell, if…read moreyou don't use them, you will be so sorry you didn't. They were top notch. So professional, kind, warm and talented. As the mother of the bride, all I wanted was for her to be happy with the photographer. Carlie and Gabe made her very happy!

We went from engagement to wedding in 90 days. Yeah, that fast. Which means that we had to find…read moreeverything and everyone we needed really quickly. And we wanted to make sure every vendor was experienced and understood our vision for the event because we couldn't afford any missteps from amateurs. Even though it was the most important one, because we had three other photographers flake out on us, the last vendor we hired was the photographer. From the moment she called me back, through our first meeting at our house and subsequent emails and conversations prior to hiring her, I knew Carlie was going to be great. Go to her website and you can see for yourself how comfortable she makes people feel. She's warm, real and professional. And unlike some other wedding photographers who are either cookie-cutter hacks or fashion themselves are high-brow (and over-priced) artistic geniuses, Carlie's talented eye is on what matters most -- people, connections and the feelings she captures in the moment. My husband and I are both photography lovers and hobbyists which means three things, we know and appreciate good photography, we have high expectations and we're more comfortable behind the camera than we are in front of it. Carlie exceeded our expectations and made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera. No small feat! We got married on a yacht two weeks ago and had an engagement session done about six weeks ago. I can honestly say that no one has ever shot a better photograph of me than Carlie -- and that was before they were even processed. In fact, from our engagement session there are dozens of photographs that were so good we simply could not decide which we liked best. My very unsentimental 18 year old daughter saw one of them and started crying because she said "it just looks like love". At and after the wedding, several people (guests, the wedding planner, crew and service staff) remarked about how wonderful Carlie was to work with. She and her assistant/husband were everywhere shooting everything, but were never once in the way or obtrusive. She knows her stuff and is a genuinely nice person who was a great addition to our special once-in-a-lifetime day. I would highly recommend her to anyone who wants great photographs for a wedding, special event or portrait session. Be sure to notice and click on the 5 "filtered" reviews for this business. For some reason, Yelp's new auto review filter is hiding legit reviews because they think they're not "real" for some reason. These other glowing reviews (the hidden ones) were there when we checked Carlie out and are very much worth looking at if you're deciding whether or not to hire her.

Kushboo took my daughter's senior pictures this year. My daughter was very picky and was looking…read morefor somebody who would catch movement and life in the pictures. After looking at many portfolios online, we reached out to Kushboo and had a conversation. She answered all our questions, provided input on the outfits that my daughter had chosen, and suggested locations based on my daughter's wishes. She even visited the locations and took a video for us a couple days before to make sure that the current conditions of the location matched our expectations. She was prompt and made my daughter feel at ease. She had set poses that she wanted my daughter to do, but also allowed time for playful moments. We had such a hard time narrowing down the options to 15 finished photographs. I'm so happy with the experience and the work. Highly recommend

One of the most meaningful purchases during my pregnancy. Khushboo made me feel confident and…read morecomfortable during my photo shoot and the photos are magical. Can't recommend enough!!

Is Molly a good photographer? Yes. Can I recommend you hire her? No. IF you can get Molly to…read morerespond to you once you've signed the contract and made the deposit, IF you can get a time, date and location scheduled with her and IF you can get you photos from her in the time she promised, I'm sure you'll be happy with the results. But I'd tell you that the stress and frustration that it will likely take is just not worth it when there are so many other options out there. After reviewing a good number of local photographers, we ultimately chose Molly due to her price (lower than others) and style (moody but not too stylized) for our engagement and wedding photos. The initial call with Molly and getting the contract signed went well. After chasing Molly and having rescheduling twice (because she double booked herself), we were still working out the location details hours before our engagement shoot. Frustrating. After the timeframe the photos were promised to us came and went, I again was chasing Molly and getting frustrated at her continued lack of responsiveness. After more chasing and frustration, we eventually got our engagement photos. We were happy with how they turned out. Come 2020, Covid and the lead up to our summer 2020 wedding. Given the circumstances and everything being up in the air, I first reached out to Molly to see if she would still be willing to shoot our July 2020 wedding, if we were able to have it, and what her policies would be if we needed to cancel. Total radio silence after multiple attempts to reach out via text and email. We eventually decided to postpone our wedding and I needed to ensure all of our vendors would be able to accommodate our new date. More extreme frustration, emails, texts and total radio silence from Molly.....meanwhile, her social media page had new posts hourly which only made things more frustrating since it was clear her phone was in front of her and fully functioning. Long story short, after threatening legal action and demanding to terminate our contract with her, we were able to come to an agreement and part ways with Molly. I spoke to the lawyer for another local couple who also went through a similar ordeal with Molly and was threatening legal action against her after she failed to show up for the couples scheduled engagement shoot. So I can tell you with certainty, we are not the only customers of Molly's to deal with her totally unacceptable lack of communication and ability to meet her contracted commitments. Even if you're on a tight budget, I would tell you to spend a bit more and get a photographer who will be reliable, communicative and will be able to meet their commitments. The money you save will not nearly be worth the hassle you have to put up with when you hire Molly.

Molly was a perfect fit for my husband and I.We decided to take some photos while temporarily…read moreliving in Monterey. Molly did wonderful. We produced well over 50 photos and they were all perfect. She captured the natural California light and all of our awkward moments that turned out to show our personalities perfectly. We will definitely use her again if given the chance. I can't wait to see where her talent will lead her.

Please hire Soil and Sea! They are amazing! Great communication, wonderful photography. They did…read moreour engagement shoot and our wedding and we couldn't be happier. They are unobtrusive and professional while creating dynamite shots (especially with all our bright colored flowers, etc.). We can be nervous and awkward and they got us out of our shells! We thank you so much Carolyn and Brian!

Carolyn was our wedding photographer, and we could not be happier with her! She was on time,…read moreprofessional, and helped keep us so calm. She was super open to our inspiration while also providing her amazing suggestions and advice for how to achieve the shots we wanted. Our pre-wedding call was very organized, and Carolyn was super responsive over text whenever I thought of things I'd forgotten to bring up. Only 12 hours after she left our wedding, we had a sneak peek gallery of 16 gorgeous photos already! I can't wait to see the full gallery, Carolyn's work is incredible. We would book her again in a heartbeat!

Ashley is a professional! She spent hours with us on the beach to get the perfect maternity shots…read more We have received so many compliments on our photos by her and are really looking forward to our newborn shoot. I can't say enough great things about our experience. Kelly Enghofer

If I could give 10 stars I would. Took some engagement photos with Ashley at shark fin cove in…read moreSanta Cruz. Let me tell you these photos look amazing. Ashley definitely knows how to catch your good side. Photo shoot didn't take long at all, and she got there early. Two thumbs up for Ashley. Thank you