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.

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!

Nicole was so patient with our large group, which included a toddler and baby. She was very…read morethorough and made sure to get a variety of photos. She suggested a spot where we would have beautiful views and brought a squeaky toy to get the kids attention :) The photos turned out beautiful! I really appreciate the attention to detail and the direction during the photoshoot. I highly recommend Peaks+Waves- thank you Nicole!

Peaks+Waves Portraits was the best photographer I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I…read morebooked her for an engagement session on Shenandoah National Park in October 2021. She was incredibly friendly and responded quickly over email. During the session, she was great about making us feel comfortable, and she captured some wonderful candid moments. I loved that she didn't make every shot feel posed. She gave us a little guidance on how to situate ourselves for the shot, but then allowed us to interact with each other as we naturally would. The wait time for final photos was so short, and we loved how quickly we got to see the great work she did! These photos will last a lifetime. I'm so glad we chose Peaks+Waves Portraits to capture this special time in our lives.

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.

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!

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®.

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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My husband, family, and friends are so impressed! Caroline did an outstanding job shooting…read moreengagement and wedding photos for us in 2018. Everyone who sees our photos are blown away. There are quite a few qualities that make Caroline stand out from other photographers: 1. She is not afraid to work hard for the right shot. Wedding guests still make comments about the crazy positions she managed to get in to take the perfect pictures! She's not afraid to get her hands dirty, so to speak, and that's an important quality in a photographer who is taking pictures that you will look at for a lifetime. 2. She is flexible and willing to meet with you before your event. Caroline and I met for coffee months before she took our engagement photos. Her personality is the perfect combination of warm, animated, and creative, which shines through her gorgeous pictures! 3. Transparency and responsiveness. She is straightforward and honest about what to expect from her, and is always an email, phone call, or text away. 4. Caroline is reliable. I repeat: she is reliable. I never had any doubts that she would show up to our wedding. I can't stress how important that is. 5. No stiff or awkward photos for this photographer! Caroline engages with her clients and their guests, allowing them to feel comfortable in front of the camera. She knows how to make people laugh and goes the extra mile to capture the true personalities of those she's photographing. We can't say enough good things about Caroline. She comes highly recommended for a reason!

We loved having Caroline photograph our wedding. She was friendly and easy-going and was up for any…read morecrazy idea we had on a freezing cold day. And the pictures turned out better than we could have asked for. Can't recommend her highly enough!