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    Delaney R.

    My fiancé and I had an incredible experience with Daniel. We booked him for an (unbeknownst to me) engagement shoot on 9.14.18. I'm a little late getting this review up! We met Daniel at a beautiful beach in Carmel, he knew exactly the place to go where there was hardly any people, and the perfect time of day so we got beautiful lighting. I am an outgoing person but tend to be shy about pictures, but Daniel's welcoming personality put me at ease and it really shows in our pictures. We did some poses and some candid shots, and Daniel captured every moment perfectly. We were really excited and surprised to receive the link for our pictures only a few days after our shoot, we were expecting them to take about a month. As my fiancé and I were first looking through the pictures, we kept saying "this one is my favorite", then "no, THIS one is". In a nutshell, we were blown away at the quality of our photos and wold recommend Daniel to anyone, anytime. P.S. Daniel gets bonus points for his awesome personality!

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    Derrick! Thank you so much!

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    Thank you Bailey! It was such a fun session!

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    Amber!!! You guys were amazing! Thank you!

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    We then went on a small tour with him to his "secret" areas of Big Sur where we took wonderful photos without the big crowds.

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