Amelia was fantastic to work with for our family photo session. She was easy to communicate with…read morebefore, during, and after the session. Amelia came up with the perfect location for my parents' 50th Anniversary family photo shoot and despite it being a hot day in July when we felt like we were melting the pictures are amazing. We have great photos and lasting memories thanks to Amelia!

Amelia was FANTASTIC to work with! She was very responsive and flexible with scheduling. She had…read moregreat suggestions on where to take photos. She did a family photo session with us and was extremely patient with our 9 month old baby. She has a great eye for lighting and posing and we absolutely love how our photos turned out!

Amy Yang Photograph offers some of the best family photography I've seen. She is such a genuine,…read morefriendly, caring, and talented individual-- 100% recommend.

Amy's photography is exquisite! As a fellow photographer I find her work aspirational. She is super…read moremindful and makes the best use of her session time. And I will add that Amy is so real and fun that I instantly feel at ease with her.

I can't say enough good things about this company. My husband and I had a lot of fun shooting with…read moreMatt and it was so nice to offer ideas and see him create exactly what I pictured. Matt has a very diverse career history which made me feel more comfortable asking for poses I might not have asked for otherwise. Scheduling the sessions was a breeze with Wistar! I highly recommend them and would use their services again!

We love Matt and Wistar. They are wonderfully fun and professional. They are great with getting…read moreawesome shots of children, even wiggly ones! I look forward to our photos every year.

Amanda photographed my wedding in Charlottesville, Virginia at the UVa Chapel with a reception on…read morethe downtown mall in April 2018. Amanda was awesome and such a pleasure to work with before, during, and after our wedding. Amanda has incredible professionalism (responds to emails quickly, does her homework before the event (has a print-out list of all the moments / groups of people you want photographed)), makes you feel comfortable (on an otherwise crazy and hectic day), and has a special talent for getting large groups of people to cooperate in portrait pictures!! She also has a great eye for finding unique spots in Charlottesville that photograph well!! BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I can't speak highly enough of the final product - I absolutely LOVE my photos and can't imagine how it could have been captured any better. My photos are filled with light, color, are crisp and accurately capture the feel of my wedding. From a logistical perspective, everything went super smoothly the day of. Amanda met me and my bridesmaids on time at our designated meeting place. She discreetly captured candid moments and was great at coordinating and gathering guests for bigger group pictures. A few weeks after our wedding, we received our photos. Accessing and downloading photos was a breeze. The problem now is figuring out which ones I like best. I highly, highly, highly, recommend Amanda!!

Amanda is amazing to work with! She is very professional and attentive, and provided fast,…read morehigh-quality results for our recent company retreat. She took individual headshots for our staff members, along with group photos. And she worked with us closely to make sure the turnaround time fit our needs and that we were 100% satisfied with the final results. Do yourself a favor and book her for your next event in the Charlottesville area... She will NOT disappoint!! Her pricing is also very reasonable!

Celeste was awesome! I wanted some graduation photos to commemorate my grad school graduation, even…read morethough the ceremony was canceled. Celeste went to both the Rotunda and my school with me and got all of the shots I wanted (and more!!). She was so good about coaching me through poses and made me feel comfortable in front of the camera. I was so happy with how the pictures ended up. They're beautiful, light and airy--exactly what I wanted and an awesome way to wrap up my school career.

Celeste was amazing from top to bottom. I first contacted her about an engagement shoot, warning…read moreher that we wanted to be adventurous and had some fun locations in mind. She was totally down with that! So, of course, we did the same for the wedding itself! She braved ladders, broken down buildings, river crossings, and tunnels for us to get the perfect pictures. During the wedding itself, she and her assistant captured all the moments I requested and kept the portraits moving along. The photos turned out gorgeous and I couldn't be happier!

This is by far , the most professional, yet relaxed atmosphere for getting the perfect shot. Ms…read moreDurham sets the stage to bring out the inner light that her subject has. You can tell she loves what she does and knows how to bring out the best in you. U Shine is the right name for this photographer and her skill.

I recently had U Shine Photography take some family shots for me in less than ideal conditions. My…read moreson was in the hospital and unable to come to a regular photo session so Michele met us at the hospital and photographed us in a couple of locations that she had scouted. No one will ever be able to tell that we were in a hospital! But the real magic was that she was able to get us all to relax and laugh in that environment and then somehow capture all the love and light that exists between the seven of us. I can not thank her enough!

Gitchell's Studio is quite wonderful! My family wanted some high-quality pictures of my younger…read morebrother, so I took him to get some portraits done very last-minute. Jim Carpenter is the photographer there, and he is so very nice and professional. I was a little worried that because both my brother and I are students (my brother is in undergrad, I'm a first-year medical student) we wouldn't be taken seriously, but he was friendly and helpful, and my family was pleased with the photos. I got the impression that he certainly knows what he's doing right off the bat. Jim also informed us that he "loves his medical students" and is hired every year for their graduation pictures as well as doing most of the professional head-shots for medical students as they're applying for residencies. I'm certainly looking forward to sitting in for my own portrait session when the time comes!

Jim is the photographer there and he does an incredible job. I did a photo shoot with him and I was…read moreworried because it was a cloudy wet day, but Jim made it look like the most beautiful sunlit day. He does all of the photographs for the Dogwood Pageant and does a beautiful job of capturing the girls there. He is great with kids, and their senior portrait package is 100x better than anything you will get with the schools.

Mary did a fantastic job of photographing our two year old twins! She got a lot of great candid…read moreshots that really captured our children's personalities! The session was quick and fun. Best pictures we have of our kids, so far!

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Melissa took our annual family portraits before the holidays and we absolutely love our photos. We…read moremoved from CA and was new to the area and I have been on a hunt for a photographer that fits what we were looking for. I am SO glad we found Melissa! She is so personable and with us throughout the whole session. She even made my very shy daughter so comfortable in front of her lens. We loved our photos and our friends and family did too! Definitely book her private session as it is worth every dollar spent. Memories like this last a lifetime! Thank you again for the wonderful photos and I can't wait for our next session!

"Above and beyond" and "beyond my wildest dreams" is how I would describe Melissa Arlena and the…read morebrand photoshoot she did for me. I reached out to Melissa for new website photos. Melissa made time to meet with my website designer to hear her needs and also went above and beyond to find the PERFECT location for the shoot, especially during the winter and during a global pandemic. Melissa got to know me and the brand I was trying to create. She did her research and came prepared with a shot list. During the shoot, she made sure we checked the box on all of the shots I wanted, and there were a lot. I have a complex business with lots of services, and she nailed it. Melissa made me feel comfortable and at home. Getting photos taken can be very vulnerable; her patient and soothing guidance made me feel like I could be myself, and that showed up in the photos. The photos came out amazing. As a former performing artist, I have done many shoots and this is by far the best shots of me I have ever seen. I received the photos back within two weeks, as promised. Melissa took time to retouch everything and remove any "uglies," so the experience of viewing my photos was just as joyful as taking them. She has a great eye and chose her top favorites to help direct my choices. I can't recommend Melissa enough - I will surely never hire another photographer again. I have found my person! - Lauren Green, Owner and Executive Director, Dancing with Markers®.

Looking for an amazing wedding or couples photographer? Spurlock Photography was amazing!! They…read moretook our maternity photos and we were beyond pleased. Kelley was easy to work with and made our session comfortable and fun. Photos were edited and sent within days, and we couldn't be happier with the results! We are so thankful to have beautiful photos to remember this precious time in our lives. I would recommend Spurlock Photography for anyone who wants a talented, professional photographer for their upcoming wedding or couples shoot!

From the owner: I focus on adventurous weddings for couples who breathe life!…read moreIf you chase life, and chase it with your whole heart because you know it's fleeting, then we should be best friends. Let's do something crazy. Be free. Be wild.