I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Brandon on June 7th for an intimate wedding at The…read moreDana on Mission Bay. As a wedding coordinator, I'm always a little skeptical when working with new vendors because you never know what to expect in terms of professionalism, communication, and work ethic. Brandon exceeded every expectation. He was incredibly easy to work with, provided great direction during photos, and helped create a fun, relaxed atmosphere throughout the day. His sense of humor and lighthearted personality made the experience enjoyable for both the couple and the vendor team. From what I've seen on social media, his work is absolutely stunning, and I can't wait to see the full gallery from our event. I would confidently recommend Brandon to my clients and look forward to the opportunity to work with him again in the future.

Brandon is a great photographer. Helped me by being incognito for my proposal. Went a week before…read morethe big day to go over the game plan at the location I wanted, gave me great pointers on how to go about asking my fiance. His action shots were great, editing style was my favorite. His turn around time was VERY VERY fast to get us the pictures to share with our loved ones. Such a great pleasure to work with Brandon. 10/10 experience with him and will be recommending him to anyone in the San Diego area. My experience with him was fantastic and exceeded my expectations by a mile! Brandon you're the man and you helped capture our moment to cherish forever. May God bless you Brandon

worth the wait. thank you for coming through. the quality of the album and the large portrait are…read moregreat.

DO NOT USE THESE PHOTOGRAPHERS We paid for photos AND a…read morevideo and never received the video!! It's been 2 years of asking for the footage!!

I selected True Photography to shoot my engagement photos and wedding day. We had Pauleen as our…read moremain photographer for the wedding, with Myro as the second photographer. Both Pauleen and Myro are incredibly talented and professional photographers. Pauleen helped make us feel entirely at ease in front of the camera with her directions and constantly hyping us up. On our wedding day, she knew all the best photo spots at our venue and was able to get us a wide variety of photos for our couple's portraits. Myro did a fantastic job getting photos of all our guests during the cocktail hour. We had several guests compliment how friendly he was and how many people he captured. In the background leading up to our wedding day, the True Photography team helped put a photography timeline that aligned with our wedding coordinator's timeline. This helped ensure we got all the photos needed included first looks, couple's portraits, family portraits, etc. No special moment was missed by the team throughout the wedding. From first looks to dancing at the end of the night, we the full story of our wedding day captured!

Customer service 10/10! True Photography & Video did a fantastic job capturing our wedding day!…read moreDuring our meetings and email exchanges, we felt supported and valued! True team helped us create a thorough timeline while offering suggestions/clarification so we knew what to expect and see the vision! Alex, Sheryl, and Dillan were assigned as our wedding day True team! Alex kept us on track with getting important photos and staying within the timeline. Alex was clear on posing directions and had such a calm demeanor/communication style that helped me feel reassured. Sheryl was our second photographer who captured the best candids and fun moments (e.g. one of the groomsmen had his shirt off and I didn't know until we saw the photos! HAHA). Dillan was here, there, and everywhere to get the best angles for our first dance, games, and guest reactions. Looking at our photos, I'm floored with how beautiful they turned out! The wedding day came and went like a flash, but now we have sooo many photos to remind us of the happy and heartwarming moments from that day. Excited to see how the videos turn out! Highly recommend considering True Photography & Video!

I don't even know how to explain how special our wedding video is to us. The first time we watched…read moreit, it honestly felt like we were watching a movie of our own wedding day. They captured EVERYTHING, and somehow we still cry every single time we watch it. They were so friendly and warm from the beginning and made the whole experience fun. Everything felt really natural, and we never felt awkward in front of the camera. They also sent us little highlight teasers along the way, which I loved! They asked me what my vision was and if I had any ideas, but I honestly trusted them with it. I've watched so many of their videos, and every one feels different and personal to the couple. Ours really feels like us. They captured so many moments from the day, including little things we didn't even get to see ourselves. The final video was exactly what we wanted and even more. I truly cannot recommend them enough. Your wedding day goes by so fast, and having a video that brings you right back to those moments is something so special. We're beyond thankful we chose them to capture our day. They gave us something we'll get to watch, cry over, laugh at, and hold onto for the rest of our lives.

After our first consultation about our engagement photos, I knew we had hired the right…read morephotographers. What stood out most was Brittney's professionalism and straight-to-business attitude. She was organized and efficient, and she knew exactly what needed to be done, which helped keep everything running smoothly without feeling rushed or stressed. We were sent a booklet detailing all the steps and the planning process, which made it so easy! From the moment we met the team, they felt more like friends by our side than a company we had hired. They helped us feel comfortable, relaxed, and fully present throughout our wedding day while quietly capturing everything behind the scenes. The final photos and videos are incredible. They captured every emotion, detail, and special moment so beautifully that we can relive our wedding day each time we look at them. We could not be happier with the results and are deeply grateful for the memories they preserved. We highly recommend Astray Photography/Videography to anyone looking for a talented, professional, and down-to-earth team.

I knew I was getting proposed to when photographer told me to turn around so she can "get the…read morereaction"; ruined the surprise. The photos came in the exact time she quoted us but the edits look like pictures taken and edited off an iPhone. Not happy with them. I had to re-crop and edit majority of all photos as best I could as all the edits completely washed out our skin tone, the colors of the sky etc. I asked for the raws so I could just edit them myself from scratch and it's been 2 weeks and still haven't received them. Didn't remind us or inform to take phones/wallets out of pockets so those just look lovely in all our photos **sarcasm**. Book with someone else who knows what they're doing and takes their time on special memories like this. Updating my review! Got some of the raws back a day after making my review, which was nice of her to send as she said she didn't usually do so, but the quality of the photos look like they were taken on an iPhone..it was nice to see some of the photos that didn't come through as finals. Aside from how the photos came out, the one positive was that Anel was easy to communicate with and nice overall!!

Although I generally prefer not to post negative criticism, the profound disappointment regarding…read moreour wedding photography has stayed with me for the past two years. I am deeply saddened by the outcome of the photos provided by this company. We were initially promised a specific photographer, 'Josh,' based on his recommended portfolio. However, only one week before our wedding, we were assigned 'Anel,' whose work we had never seen. On our wedding day, the level of professionalism and quality of work was unacceptable: Lack of direction: There was little to no guidance on posing or lighting. The photographer made comments like, 'What was that?' or 'What's that face?' instead of providing constructive direction. Poor Technical Execution: Many family photos feature heavy, unflattering shade cast across faces. Across the entire collection, there is only one usable, direct shot of my husband and me facing the camera. Absenteeism: During the cocktail hour, which we hired the photographer to cover, the photographer was found sitting in the dressing room instead of actively taking candid photos of our guests. I actually had to seek out the photographer to initiate coverage of the event. Frankly, the final delivered collection lacked the quality and professional execution we would expect from a paid vendor. It felt like paying a friend to snap photos, not a professional with an understanding of lighting and composition. A further point of concern: not a single photo from our wedding has ever been featured on the company's website or social media. We anticipated a high level of work based on the company's advertised portfolio, and what we received fell far short of that professional standard.

Jillian did a photo shoot of my home and was very professional and easy to work with. This is my…read morefirst time doing something like this and I actually worked with Claude to come up with a suggestive order of the photo shoot and she had no problem taking the suggestions from Claude and use them in order to plan out how and when and where we would take the various photos. Everything came out great!

We hired early morning light studio to photograph our daughter's first birthday party outdoors and…read morecapture family portraits. Moriel was personable, on time and within budget. We got access to many digital photos to choose from to print. She captured some really great shots !

I was introduced to Michele through one of my coworkers as we were all in the market for…read moreprofessional looking (i.e. not cropped from some holiday party) head shots. To be honest I didn't really care that much about a professional picture but after seeing Michele's work I want to take a new headshot monthly! She came to our office, found a nice background outside, and took probably about 8 pictures of each of us, sent us proofs the same day and retouched digital images of the ones we selected within 24 hours! Her prices are very reasonable, and her work is great! Gone are the lingering zits, crow's feet, and your smiles are dazzling on a wrinkle-free face...and it's all very natural looking. We were all amazed and joked that they looked so good we should use these pictures for Match profiles. ;) I checked out her website and portfolio and was pleased to find that she does weddings, family and just other photos too. I plan to call her for fun photos next time! Michele is very nice, a perfectionist (i.e. she'll make sure you don't have a hair loose before she takes the picture), and has incredible turnaround time. Call her. You'll be happy you did.

Michele took our daughter's senior portraits while we were on our annual vacation to Solana Beach…read more She worked within our travel time frame and even took the time to meet us ahead of our portrait session to consult on locations, outfits, etc. She suggested a fantastic location and it was amazing watching Michele use the setting and natural lighting to frame fantastic shots. She is a complete delight to work with. Our proofs were back in less than a week and the retouched photos we chose also were returned so quickly!. The photos are fantastic and the entire experience was wonderful. Can't wait to go back next year for another round with the entire family next time!

Nothing but great things to say about ABM. Brian Kent has worked with us from our engagement in…read more2018, Covid wedding ceremony in 2020, and wedding vow renewal/reception in 2021. We loved them so much we asked Brian to do a shoot for our family portraits with our little one as well early this year. Things were really grateful for: *ABM team were so gracious, flexible, and patient with us as we navigated all our wedding postponement and rescheduling as our original wedding plans were at the start of covid. *the photoshoot experience isn't awkward and that we felt very natural. *loved their combined photo and video nimbus package! *Brian was very patient taking photos of us(bride and groom) with all our family members. Probably spent about an hour just rotating through different family members. *we loved Brian's enthusiasm during the shoot, so excited about how a photo's turned out and shows us a few preview of what he's captured. *love that our photos seem very natural and captured with pure talent--not much of any at all photo editing, which was very important to us. *ABM was one of our favorite vendors to work with and definitely worth every penny!

Absolutely obsessed with our wedding photos! Brian did such an awesome job capturing our day! He…read morewas so pleasant to work with, friendly, punctual, and always made sure we were happy and that he was taking the photos we wanted. Recommend to future brides!

We've had so many amazing family photos over the years. Cindy does a great job making her clients…read morefeel comfortable, and the end result are the most magical of photos! I've used other photographers and have maybe 3 photos that I love, but I have dozens from the sets she produces.

Cindy is a 10 star photographer! The moment I saw her work I knew I wanted to book with her. I LOVE…read moreher artistic vision. Her use of light is unparalleled as is her use of nature as the background. Her photographs are majestic, expansive, soft, golden, magical and real. She captures great candids. We have 2 kids and that is always hard but she had several tricks up her sleeve to get the kids to look and she got some amazing shots of the whole family. I just want to frame all the photos she took and cover my house wall to wall =) She's also patient, easy-going and just a overall pleasure to work with. I never share photos of my family on yelp. But I'll break my own rule so you can see how amazing she is.

Amazing!! She's simply amazing!!!…read more I have one child, and her Senior Session was one that we looked forward to for many years. I reached out to a friend of mine who also does photography and she provided me with a list of photographers she would recommend. I told her I wanted the photographer she would use for her own pictures because I valued her opinion. She said without a doubt, select Leigh Castelli. I sent my daughter the links of all the photographers, and she too selected Leigh, so, we moved forward with booking. We had no idea what to expect, only that my daughter wanted her session at the beach. We met Leigh there and she had already found a few places she wanted to take pictures. The scenery, the lighting, and the moments she captured were absolutely perfect! She seemed to have a natural way about bringing out my daughter's personality immediately. She spent nearly two hours all over the area capturing shots I would never have imagined. I didn't have to worry about a thing; just let her do her work, and that's exactly what I needed. That evening she sent us a sneak peek of the photos and within a week I had the entire digital download available for me to make my selections. Leigh Castelli Photography was everything I hoped for, and much more. I'm so thankful to have found her to capture one of the most precious events in my daughter's life. Thank you, Leigh! I will definitely use your services in the future and will recommend you to everyone.

Leigh did a photo shoot for Mother's Day of 18 family members at the Oceanside Pier! Seven baby…read moregirls under 5! Her patience and skill were amazing! We have spent the last week making beautiful photo albums and wall pictures for the entire family! Her attention to detail and the wonderful candid shots make us all so happy! We really liked Leigh's photo style and decided to have a beachy dress attire! We loved the final look. I would 100% recommend Leigh!