Marisa was so flexible with our family photo shoot due to weather. I cannot express how easy…read moreMarisa was to work with. Our family consisting of 6 adults, a nine year old girl and a golden retriever did not phase Marisa at all. I would highly recommend Marisa!!

Marisa is an exceptional photographer--is it possible to leave 6 stars?! We had to find a…read morelast-minute replacement for a photographer at our family retreat at Sunriver, and I stumbled upon Marisa on yelp. Not only did she quickly provide us with a gorgeous gallery of photos, but she was hands down one of the best photographers I have ever worked with!! She was professional, efficient and within minutes made everyone feel so at ease and seen! I echo all the reviews left here in her graciousness in working within our needs, her knowledge of the area and locations that fit our needs, as well as her eye for capturing the candid and staging a large, multi-generational family! Thanks, Marisa!!!

I have hired Cazztr0 photography for merchandise pictures and pictures of my artwork, portraits of…read moreme for work related stuff, videography and editing for social media videos, and some fun photo shoots just because! He has also filmed me and other tattooers at a few different conventions across the US. He is very professional and has gone above and beyond to create really unique and creative shots and videos. He takes my ideas and runs with them and makes them even better than I could have imagined. Highly recommend him whether you're in Bend, Oregon or anywhere! He's willing to travel which makes it super convenient. Thank you Cazztr0 photography for being able to capture so many important moments for me.

We would absolutely recommend Danielle to capture your wedding day, especially if you are having…read moreyour wedding at Nestldown. She was highly professional, was easy to communicate with, and knew exactly what she was doing on the wedding day. Her attention to detail was abundant in the way she looked for the perfect lighting, in the timing to keep everything on schedule, and in her experience in finding all the perfect photo spots around Nestldown. She was also amazing at working with and around all our other vendors. We watched her work perfectly in tandem with Daniel Bowen from Matter Video, as they were able to help each other get the perfect shots for both the videos and the photos. Danielle is experienced and knows what she's doing. She has an eye for beautiful pictures and the experience to make the vision come to life. We would highly recommend choosing her as your wedding photographer. -Nickie & Jonathan, June 2025

Danielle is amazing in every way and her photos are incredible! We had the best time during our…read moreengagement shoot and we are in love with our photos. My fiancé and I do not have a lot of experience being photographed and we were pretty nervous. Her calm and relaxed demeanor helped us loosen up and be ourselves, it was such a fun bonding experience for us. She helped us with poses, giving us gentle direction so that we felt comfortable and confident. We received our photos quickly after the session and seeing what she captured brought tears to my eyes. The photos are gorgeous and really captured our love and laughter. In addition to our engagement photos, she also took some family photos of us and our dogs. She was patient, flexible, and creative with us and our senior dogs who don't love being photographed. She captured all of us in a beautiful way and we will cherish the photos forever. I truly cannot say enough about how wonderful Danielle is in every way. We will truly cherish these photos and the memories we made while taking them. Thank you, Danielle

Katy did a family photo shoot for me a while back and to this day they are my absolute favorite…read morefamily photos! She was able to capture all of the different sides to my kiddos and make me feel beautiful also. I would 100% recommended Katy to do any photos!

Katy took amazing family photos for us! She put us all at ease, even my children were comfortable…read morewith her and listened to her instructions. She was direct and clear and very professional. She had excellent and creative ideas for locations, poses, and photo composition. Family photos are normally a stressful event for us but Katy made it a breeze. I am so grateful to have worked with her and plan to work with her for all our family photos in the future.

I'm one who does not like how any of their pictures look but starting a new business, I had to get…read moresome pictures done. I found Stacie via Google and had a good call with her about what I wanted and didn't want. Luckily I didn't scare her off and I felt very comfortable that she understood all my concerns. The day of the shoot was so much fun! Stacie is very funny and her ability to make you feel at ease made it go very smooth. When I received my gallery to review I was shocked. I loved the pictures! I had my friends help me narrow down the gallery and they were all raving at how great the pictures were. It was hard to choose. I can say that Stacie brings out the best in you and is by far the best photographer in the area.

Stacie's photos are not only beautiful, but they also capture the spirit of the person she…read morephotographs. She finds special settings to compliment the mood and the occasion. Stacie has a gift for making people feel comfortable and her shoots are easy, creative, spontaneous and fun!

It's hard to put into words what an important part of our day Ely was. We hired Ely for our…read morebackpacking elopement on Broken Top and he more than rose to the occasion. My husband (!!) and I have never had professional photos done and are not incredibly comfortable in front of the camera. Ely set us at ease and made us feel like we were spending the day with a friend. By the end of the day, he had us posing like pros! Ely directed our day and created structure like a true professional, but was ever-present for spontaneous moments. I truly can't imagine the day without him. He will absolutely be our go-to photographer for any future needs. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ely! You are the best of the best!

My son & his bride hired him to take photos. He did. He…read moredelivered beautiful photos of their wedding (thank you for taking our group 'all plaid' family photos!), two weeks and 3 days later. I just couldn't wait to post them to share online. Oh, and before that, we got the video of their wedding, put together by the bride, so we got a little peak of what to expect! I've already posted the 'day before wedding and the goodbye to Bend brunch', so there's 2 part to my album. Thank you so much, for making everyone LOOK GOOD, comfortable, and had a good time, on that special day!

My husband's 80th birthday party went off flawlessly. David was incredibly helpful, attentive to…read moredetail, and a true professional throughout the entire process. I had quite a few specific requests, and he handled every one of them with patience and professionalism. He arrived promptly with all the equipment ready to go, and everything was fully set up before I arrived, which made the day completely stress-free. The slideshow was a huge hit -- everyone loved it. I highly recommend David for any special event.

TLDR: Hiring Star Production DJs was my biggest wedding regret. I wanted to leave my own wedding…read moreearly because I was so embarrassed about the DJ. Spoiler: They don't actually mix music - they just press play on a Spotify playlist/control the volume. It all started with the fact that I couldn't get anyone to talk to me until the week of my wedding. I chased them down a few times leading up, when I finally got connected to Jim aka "JIMBO" about three days before the event. I had some interesting/unique requests (it was a multicultural event, so needed to mix music from 2 different countries) that I wanted to clear by and hear the perspective of a professional DJ/mixer. When speaking to Jim, it felt like he was not listening to my requests or questions. He talked over me and just kept saying "how easy it was going to be." I had to just give in at some point and hope he got the gist of what I needed, but I obviously still had reservations after our call. It turned out I was right to have them. At the wedding, he disrespected my father when he asked for basic things (like, "it's getting to be dinner, please let the guests into the reception space, who are older and need to sit down"), instead Jim only wanted to listen to my mom, who was naturally busy and couldn't always be on deck to answer his questions or give direction. Jim didn't interpret any of our social cues correctly - he cut off the dad/daughter dance after about 30 seconds...even though it was really emotional and clearly we needed more time. (The crowd literally boo'd when he cut us off and my dad was like "not yet!") Jim routinely interrupted our most special and intimate moments, like when my now-husband and I were catching a moment just the two of us "backstage." He just waltzed in and started talking about his wife ... like bro, we're trying to just have a moment here? Also, the equipment he brought was plain faulty. Music stopped playing at multiple points in the evening. Dave, his manager/owner of the company, tried to pass this outage off as a "memorable moment" when my friends jumped in to sing and cover up the awkward pause. As if we had a choice when the music blows out mid chorus. Most of all, I was disappointed that there was no mixing involved--THIS is what a DJ does! Instead, Jim just stood there for 2 hours and pressed play on a Spotify playlist that I made. He didn't have a mixer or a turntable, he didn't do any remixing, dropping, transitioning, or anything else. I could have done what he did -- and charging more than 1,000 dollars for that is just unjustified. Leading up to my event, I spent hours filling out the online form that was provided and purposefully wanted to schedule and intro call way in advance to ensure my bases were covered. I also wanted to know about their mixing capabilities in advance (turns out there were 0 capabilities). And when I asked Jim about where his mixing equipment was the night of the wedding, he basically said, "oh I don't have the software for that, it's too expensive." When I raised this to Dave, he was like "your music requests were fulfilled." Sure man - but I didn't just hire some guy to press play and monitor the volume dial! My 5-year-old cousin could've done that. At the end of the day, it is not just about playing the songs I asked for--that's the literal bare minimum. On top of this, I had to frequently prompt Jim to make announcements about dessert, etc. Very annoying. Again, it just felt like we all had to work veryyy hard to keep the momentum going during the dancing portion of the party, which I was looking forward to. Lots of our guests can vouch that Jim was sub-par. We all started to feel the need to leave my wedding when we had 2 hours still left in the venue! And that's just a damn shame. When I raised all of the above to Dave, he provided 0 recourse. So do yourself a favor and hire someone else.

Jerrad met our family in Drake Park for some family photos a couple weeks ago. We were in Bend for…read morean informal family reunion of sorts and wanted to find an affordable way to get some nice pictures together. Even though it was cold outside, Jerrad was warm, personable, and professional. We had a really good time with him. We just received our digital pics in the mail yesterday and there are so many excellent photos here - ones we could have never taken ourselves with a tripod. It was money and time well spent. We wouldn't hesitate to use him again, and can easily give our highest recommendation. Thank you Jerrad for being part of creating such a cool memory for us that will last a lifetime.

We used Story Lantern for our sons senior photos this summer and were SO impressed! We used the Old…read moreMill as a location and he let us chose every location we wanted, and also suggested a few more that were fabulous! He also suggested family photos for a few, and we couldn't be happier with the results! We've gotten countless compliments on our photos! They came back quickly and were phenomenal, so so happy with them!