Tim is a true artist!…read more We had 7 adults and 4 kids. We were nervous with the kids and how they'd manage with this session. Luckily Tim was able to not only take beautiful pictures but he managed to get the kids all laughing and smiling! Tim recommended a number of different locations but ultimately helped me settle with La Jolla. Although it was cloudy, he still managed to get a the slight sunset & waves crashing in! We're so lucky to of found & book with him! The photos were all beautiful! Seeing photos of our son, smiling, happy and thoroughly enjoying himself, brought us so much joy! Tim, you don't know this but we have a few shots of you entertaining our son with the frog! You're a true gem!! Thank you so much for capturing such beautiful photos!

Tim Otto is simply amazing! We used him after 2 sets of our friends used him for their weddings…read moreand loved him. Tim shot our wedding (which included a couple of locations), and he was truly incredible. His photographs are wonderful; his coloring is great; he doesn't upcharge; and he's honestly just so fun to be around--we never thought that a photographer could make a wedding better and more fun. But Tim did it--his relaxed and fun vibes really added something to the mix, eased any pressure, and just made things more enjoyable. This is a really awesome thing, because I've been in weddings where the photography definitely feels like a chore. We couldn't be happier having worked with Tim, and we wholeheartedly recommend him to our friends (and you)!

Susan did a family photo shoot for us a few weeks ago and we absolutely loved both her and her…read morework. Susan's approach of just blending in with our family and capturing candid moments was exactly what we were looking for. The shoot yielded absolutely beautiful shots of our family. We will treasure them forever! Not to mention they will make perfect Christmas cards for all our family and friends this year! She is also unbelievably easy to work with, both in setting up the shoot, the day of, and when she delivered the images. She is super responsive over text and email, and provided our photos way ahead of schedule. She even sent some gorgeous sneak peak photos of our kids. Susan is really kind and friendly, and all three of our children feel very comfortable around her. End-to-end, we couldn't have had a better experience nor have we ever seen a better set of family photos. I couldn't recommend Susan more!" - Mayor Family

Susan is so talented! We used her for our engagement photos and were BEYOND pleased with the…read moreoutcome! We were able to use the stunning photos to create our "Save the Date" cards and even used the photos to create our wedding website. She took the time to really understand the look/style we were going for as well as getting to know our personalities ahead of time. This made us feel very comfortable while shooting. Susan is very prompt, responsive, easy to talk to and accommodating. We highly recommend Charming Colour Photography for any photography needs!

Amazing studio and great space. The best thing about this place is the community that it brings…read moretogether. Checkout their workshops and events that are held at the studio! There's also a podcasting room for anyone that's looking into getting started on that. So many amenities available for photographers and videographers

I went in to work with Nelson. I was greeted before walking in, he gave me a little tour of the…read morestudio to see where everything was. It's very clean, professional, and comfortable. We chose some music to play in the background, which helps a LOT in getting comfortable in a new space. We did headshots, some silhouette shots, and jumping shots. Nelson was so positive, patient, and welcoming to any ideas or inspiration. I had such a fun time! The pictures came out so polished and clean, I'm sooo happy with how they turned out! I got a lot of photos back, and in a very timely manner (less than a week)! Such a hard worker, and so passionate about what he does. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

I wanted to go back to a favorite hobby of mine when I was back in high school: photography! Sick…read moreof my point and shoot camera, I finally caved and bought a DSLR. So much has changed since I used my old school Minolta SLR when I did black and white photography during my good old dark room days, so signing up for Jason's class was going to get me up to speed on all the bells & whistles DSLR's have today. I'm thankful I have two years of photography under my belt, so knowing the fundamentals of ISO, aperture settings, F-stops, depth of field, etc hasn't changed, nor will it. Learning all the other stuff a fancy digital camera has the capacity of doing is another story. I attended the 101 class from 10:00 to noon and the speed of content of that class was okay. There were about twenty of us in the class and Jason's focus was primarily on composition. Stuff I knew already, but good to highlight on that once again. We spent the last thirty minutes of the class taking pictures of fruits and veggies. It was interesting to see how creative other students got from the pics they posted on the MeetUp page for this group. The afternoon 102 "Getting to Know Your Camera" was very informative. I'm glad he keeps the class size to under 15 attendees so he can answer all our questions and give us his undivided attention when needed. There's so much you need to learn about a camera and three hours seems like too long for a class, but it's really not. We didn't have any breaks, he just crammed through the topics, walked around the room to show us where to find certain features on our cameras and took some practice shots. Overall, the classes were informative. I want to sign up for more classes, primarily taking low light pics. He knows his stuff and doesn't get too deep with the information because I know how overwhelming it can be; some folks in the room had blank looks on their faces, that was pretty funny but they eventually understood what settings to put their camera on by the time class ended. Oh yeah Jason, buy a dry erase board! Your PowerPoint presentation was cool, but even you admitted you need a dry erase board...haha!

I took one of Jason's photography workshop/class this past Saturday and I am really glad I did. I…read moregot to learn a lot about cameras in general, different ways to shoot without having to change my lens and ways to improve ISO without doing much. I also learned about white balance and how to improve shots when there's little to no lighting. The class was very helpful and a lot cheaper than most workshops offer, but it doesn't mean that the class wasn't informative. The price just means it's doable for anyone who really wants to learn more about DSLR shooting. I already RSVPed for next Saturday for his next class and I'm really excited to learn more about low light photography.

Very pleasant experience I will most certainly let all of…read moremy friends and family know about san diego star shots. Kurestien was a great motivation our dog even smiled also our young baby.

My family and I were excited to do a reunion photoshoot and to bring some throwback studio shots…read more Unfortunately we were unable to do so, mainly because of poor communication. We arrived about 30 minutes prior to our appointment since we were a group of 5(including an infant), But this was so we could possibly use the restroom to touch up and fix ourselves. When we arrived to the destination, we found that both entrances were locked. No problem. Gave the phone number a call, however, I found that the tone and response was a bit rude. I mentioned that the doors were locked but The response was, "your appointment is in 30 minutes. Im not ready for you. wait outside". The tone sounded annoyed and irritated and she was very abrupt. I think to avoid this, they should put on their FAQ section to arrive at the designated time and to make it clear that there is no waiting area. the appointment went past the due time and i finally received a message stating that she was locked out. I am unsure of how they can be locked out. why don't they have a key to a space they lease? How did they lock themselves out? Were they not there yet and that is why they werent ready for us? All these questions. Poor planning on their end if they are to book appointments on days where maintenance is not readily available. They ended up having to cancel the booking because they could not enter their own workspace. They offered to rebook for the following day but everyone would be flying out. Im not here to knock anyone out, just mainly so that the owner is aware that they may need to rethink their logistics and also how they react to customer inquiries. We were really looking forward to doing business. Hopefully future customers won't go through the same issues we did. Wish them well on their endeavors.

Bronson Pate at Bauman Photographers has been our attorney trade magazine's go-to photographer for…read moremore than 14 years throughout San Diego County, and for good reason. He's a true professional and an expert at his craft. Consistently talented, reliable, and easy to work with, Bronson also brings great energy to every shoot. He's pleasant, upbeat, and genuinely fun to be around, which matters a lot when you're photographing attorneys, executives, kids, or anyone who doesn't love being in front of a camera. The entire Bauman Photographers team is excellent as well. They're deadline-driven, responsive, and incredibly helpful when something unexpected comes up and I need flexibility to keep a client happy. I recommend Bronson and Bauman Photographers without hesitation.

Bauman Photographers has been my go-to for professional and personal photography. I hired them for…read moreexecutive headshots and also for a family photo shoot, and both experiences were smooth from start to finish. The photographers give clear guidance, keep things comfortable, and capture photos that feel natural and flattering. Their editing is clean and tasteful, and the whole staff is easy to work with. Whether you need studio work or on-site photography, they deliver great results.

Valerie is a phenomenally outstanding photographer! We just had our wedding this past Saturday, so…read morewe haven't even gotten our photos back yet but we are just so happy with our experiences with Valerie that we had to post a review now! (Will post update and some photos from our wedding once available -- which I am confident will be amazing since we loved our engagement photos -- will post some of our engagement photos for now!) First of all, Valerie is one of the most genuine vendors that we worked with for our wedding. Her services are reasonably priced while still offering a superb, quality service and product. All our interactions with her made us feel like she was genuinely excited for our big day and wanted to make it special for us. Valerie was definitely one of our favorite vendors that we worked with for our wedding! Secondly, Valerie's personality really helped us shine and feel comfortable in our photos even for 2 camera-shy people. Even all the guests at our wedding raved about how much they loved her! She's friendly, engaging, helpful with posing, professional, and efficient! We are SO happy that we found Valerie after searching through hundreds (literally hundreds of photographers in San Diego) -- we really lucked out in finding her and highly recommend her to any other couple in the search for wedding photographer or any photographer services for that matter!

Valerie has this special skill where the more I look at the photos she took for our engagement and…read morewedding, the more I love it. We are really happy with how our photos turned out. Valerie is also very witty and has a style of humor where she's super quirky, but in a good way that makes you feel less shy and self conscious when you're taking photos and more willing to express your true self during the photoshoot. Her rate is also incredibly reasonable and competitive! Besides being an awesome photographer, Valerie is also really great in helping you with bridesmaid tasks during the wedding. This includes helping you with bustling your dress, carrying your gown train around, securing your veil to the back of your head, or pining boutonnières on for your parents/wedding party members. I was especially grateful for her in doing all the boutonnière pinnings as I had no idea how to do that and definitely did not want the added stress of trying to figure it out on the day of. One tip that I suggest when taking your engagement or wedding photos is to have some ideas of poses you want or have a list of the specific sites you want to take pictures at your wedding venue. I regret not doing this as, after the wedding, we realized there were a couple places we wish we had taken more photos at. Additionally, our wedding photos had many similar poses sprinkled throughout and I wish I had researched/looked at more wedding photos in general to get ideas of what other poses we could've done. However, considering how much details are involved in weddings, these are sort of just "cherry on the top" stuff which would've been nice to have but aren't deal breakers. Valerie will definitely not miss any defining wedding moments for you. You can rest assured that she will capture all your wedding highlights without fail!

I have booked Oliver multiple times to create content for my business and to shoot my children…read more He has done great with both type of photography. Not only is he professional, he is also very patient with children and great at making them feel comfortable.

Oliver is super attentive and kind! He took his time with my graduation pictures and edited them in…read morea timely manner. Very appreciative of his services!