When I first saw Amanda's photography work, I was drawn to the light & airy natural colors of her photos. We hired her for our wedding and scheduled the included engagement session. Unfortunately, we were very disappointed with the results. When we got the photos back, we only liked 20 out of the 116 photos she provided. At each pose, she only took 2-3 shots per pose, so there were not many options to choose from if either myself or my fiancée were not smiling naturally in that shot. When asked, Amanda said that her "style" is to only take a few shots per pose and only provide clients with her favorites. We felt that many of her poses looked awkward in the photos: lots of smiling while looking at the ground and many shots that were too zoomed into our faces. We were also dissatisfied with her attention to detail - shots where my hair was completely covering my face, poses where she should have noticed and fixed wrinkles in suit jackets, and poses that she should have corrected bad posture or an awkward hand/arm placement. Finally, and most importantly in our view, Amanda does not PhotoShop her photos. We were expecting her to soften wrinkles/smile lines or smooth unflattering double chins caused by looking downwards. There was even a photo where a small black bug was flying past my face that could have easily been removed via Photoshop. When speaking to other photographers, they typically allow the bride/groom to select their favorite photos for extra editing - when I asked Amanda, she refused, stating that PhotoShop is against her business practice and that she wouldn't make an exception for us. Amanda charges $450 for an engagement session and we had paid $875 for the wedding deposit. Given that we were very unhappy with the engagement photos and that our wedding is still almost a year away, we asked if she would consider compromising and reimbursing us the $425 difference in price. Amanda refused and spoke to both me, and then separately my mother, with a rude and unprofessional tone. Very unsatisfied with her work product and very disappointed with her unwillingness to compromise, ultimately, we decided to forgo our deposit and find another photographer for our wedding day. read more