I don't even know where to start with From The Hip, that's how much love I carry in my heart for the company, but more importantly the feeling is mutual. From the minute you first contact FTH it will be clear that this isn't just another business. Danny and Nina have devoted their lives to ensuring each of their clients have pieces of art that perfectly capture the joy during that snapshot of time. This isn't a big box photo center with a white backdrop and a photographer trying to rush you out of there. From The Hip is a family, it's the reason people prefer small businesses. They take the time to get to know you and what exactly these photos mean to you. From senior portraits, to family sessions, to your wedding day, FTH will sit down with you, look at your Pinterest boards, talk about what clothing looks best on camera, they're transparent in their pricing and their business. From The Hip recognizes the importance that photos play in our life. These aren't just photographs to them. They're the portrait you hang above the mantle in your first home. It's what you put on your Christmas card. And it's the first impression people have when they look at your website. Don't make the mistake of going to just a photographer, turn to someone who will make you feel valuable, beautiful, and like a part of their family. read more

Rosie did my wedding and they were AMAZING photos!! Lauren was always easy to contact and get ahold which made things so much easier and one less thing I had to worry about for my wedding day. I'd definitely get pictures done by them again! read more

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Mike did an amazing job with our engagement photos, and From the Hip was great to work with while planning a surprise proposal! Mike even took us over to Lost Gulch and got some beautiful photos, we're super happy with how they turned out! read more

Picture Perfect My first experience with From the Hip Photo took place at a Yelp event. Some of the company's photographers were taking fun shots with spinning lights. The special effects produced really unique backgrounds for each session. The finished products were superbly distinct. From the Hip Photo is the brainchild of Nina and Danny de Zayas, a highly artistic, energetic, and talented couple. Corianne Wells (Studio Manager) and Ashleigh Weber (Master Photographer) round out the stellar cast. This best-reviewed photography company specializes in portraits, weddings, and corporate photos. But wait, there's more!! From the Hip Photo has inspired the creation of a sister company, SnapCity. This new and exciting spin-off is sui generis, specializing in high quality headshots. Sessions can take place in their studio at Stanley Marketplace or at a place of your choosing, like a park or corporation. Corporate Identity Photography, On Site Corporate Team Headshots, On Location Headshots, and In Studio Headshots are their forte. I came to the studio for a photo session recently and loved every minute. I had the pleasure of meeting Danny. He was courteous, professional, and engaging. Nina took my pictures. She made me feel very at ease and took phenomenal shots. The rest of the team was equally congenial. The entire experience was an A+ all around. I'm a fan!! read more

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I've been lucky enough to work with Danielle in two ways: professionally for my non-profit org work and personally for my daughter's senior pictures. Danielle is a top-notch photographer. Great eye, great personality. Very easy to work with and her photos ALWAYS turn out great. I wish I had known about her sooner but will book her from now on for all my photo needs! read more

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We booked with From the Hip for both our maternity and newborn photos and are very happy we did! Lauren is very professional and responsive during the planning phase and Julia did a wonderful job on our photos. They were both very kind and flexible when we had to reschedule day of due to unexpected scheduling issues on our end. Then the day of, we had to change locations at the last minute due to weather but Julia came up with a perfect back up plan and we are thrilled with how the photos turned out. I would highly recommend this team and look forward to capturing our baby girl with them in a few more weeks! Thank you! read more

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I loved working with From the Hip, and Danielle, for the Boudoir shoot. The new location/house they have, has all kinds of different background options, is really open, and they will make you feel right at home. Danielle was funny, professional and super sweet. In these crazy times, they do wear masks while shooting. They have drinks to help take the edge off too, if you are a bit nervous. The process for selecting the photos for the book was easy and straight forward and the final product was definitely a hit! Great people, great team, great photos! read more

From the Hip Photo - They're new spot is amazing!! So much space!! - Event Photography Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I've hired From the Hip Photo twice for branding photos for my website, book, and training institute. As someone who freezes in front of the camera, I am so eternally grateful to the level of professionalism and artistic creativity that I've experienced from their photographers. It's worth the investment in your business to be in such good hands. I highly recommend over and over again. read more

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Our wedding photos are pure drool-worthy! Danny and Nina were such a pleasure to work with on our wedding day, not to mention they didn't cringe in horror over the pure and utter crazy that is my friends and family. They worked so professionally, especially in a business where you need to sort of be invisible but also personable enough to get the good shots. Were it not for the cameras, one would have thought they were simply guests at our wedding the way they blended in and were able to relate to our guests. I'm pretty sure my mom may have scarred them for life though. This is the woman who freak-danced with my 25 year old friend Jeff until the straps on her dress broke off, and insisted on doing a "strikeout" at the after party (if you don't know what that is, look it up....don't worry I'll wait while you google it.....yeah, THAT'S my darling mother *love her to death truly I do!!*) Sorry Danny and Nina! My next plan is for a boudoir session for our 1 year anniversary! I'm a From the Hip addict! read more

We had a great experience with our senior photos. We were shown previous portraits and given location options. The pricing is great, especially since we wanted digital copies and rights. The photographer made my son feel comfortable and we had so many great shots to choose from. We had a short time frame and they got us a small batch very quick and then everything, all before deadline. A great experience, I highly recommend! read more

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Both Danny and Nina were very polite and responsive on email and text replies. One of the best thing about From the Hip is their website listing their prices and services they offer. I was pleased with my professional headshot cost $150 with one of their photographers Kristin. The studio is in a residential house in Stapleton but it was very professional and business like. They also do real estate HDR photos starting at $150 to help sell your house. You can find cheaper photographers on Craigslist but From the Hip is definitely top notch. read more

I went to From the Hip to update my linkedin profile picture and they did not disappoint. Very easy to work with, professional, and fast turnaround time. Everyone there is cheerful and they get the job done. Highly recommended! read more

My group used this lovely photography stand to take a cool 3D photo and it 100% came out bloody good. I was afraid it was going to be too blurry, or too bright. Or too exposure of our flaws-- Jk. However, upon seeing the final result of the photo, my friend and I were jumping with joy!!!!! They even have this cool photo stick thing (looks like a purple light saver) and runs it all around us. Pretty unique??? The photos unfortunately are going to take a week, but when they're delivered, you'll see the magic when I post it on here. Their stickers are so cute and they also have some of the coolest mascot ever!! It's like an orange wolf or fox? Don't know lol. Still am in love. read more

From the Hip Photo - Stickers they gave out at the Oh Hey! Summer Yelp Party - Event Photography Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Working with From the Hip is such a pleasant experience! We use them for our remodeling business to take photos of our finished remodeled homes and Julia is always more than willing do what it takes to make our designs look amazing! She also took all of our staff photos as we drug her into the mountains for our staff group shot! Very professional and they turn the photos around quickly. Thank you From the Hip!! read more

For my wedding, my wife and I rarely disagreed on things. Open bar. Done. More party than ceremony. Done. "No playlist" for music. Done. Photos. Well, we had a problem. In my own head, I didn't see the value. Wife, being the intelligent person she is, did. After talked about what we would want as far as photos, we came to one conclusion. We wanted something that fit our style. We interviewed the typical wedding photographers. They seemed to provide us with a box package instead of really getting it to fit us. We interviewed newspaper photographers. We thought their work requires them to think outside the box, so maybe they'll be able to show us photos more closely to what we want. We heard of Danny and Nina. It became pretty clear they were going to photograph our wedding and catch our style as well as making sure we get then photos we didn't even know we wanted. To this day, the photographs of my wedding are one of my most treasured items. Nothing better tells me of how the day went then them and I couldn't be mroe thankful for Danny and Nina fro giving them to us. read more

We used "From The Hip" for our wedding April of 2013 and 1.5 years later we are STILL in awe of the pictures! My Husband and I are from Los Angeles, CA and had decided to do a destination wedding in Vail. Having never been to Denver or Vail, I contacted From the Hip along with several other photographers, but found that Nina & Danny were the most helpful. They discussed with us options for different vendors, and were great with fact that we couldn't meet with them in person, but for one time before the wedding. We had hired them for a certain number of hours, but I swear that we must have exceeded that exponentially, however they didn't charge us for the extra hours. In fact, the morning after the wedding we were snowed in and they provided a free photo shoot with us in the snow! We're so lucky to have found them and I would be happy to respond to any personal queries about them if you would like to message me. Thanks again Nina & Danny you're the best! read more

We used From the Hip for our wedding back in August. I asked them to first do our engagement session so we could see their work before signing up with them for our wedding. We chose them because Danny and Nina were both creative, but not overbearing. The last thing we wanted was for a photographer to dictate anything at our wedding. It was their job to capture the moments and work around us - and they did a fantastic job! I also want to point out that a photographer's job does not end after the day of the shoot. You continue to work with them in getting pictures, books, CDs...whatever it is afterwards. It is important to me that they always responded quickly to my (sometimes ridiculous) desires and made me feel important even though I'm sure they had other shoots and weddings going on. I would highly recommend them to any one. read more

This review is half a year late... and I'm so sorry for it, because they definitely deserve something more prompt to mirror how fantastic they were at keeping me in the loop before, during and after my wedding. I had the 'pleasure' (ha) of planning my wedding out-of-state--my fiancee and I moved to Los Angeles for his residency and were determined to have the wedding in Denver where our family and most of our friends still resided. Because we moved well over a year before the wedding, I didn't really have a chance to look for photographers before I left. So I thought--'what the hell, I'll just check yelp since I can never go wrong with it for restaurant recommendations.' Well, the rhetoric was crazy to be sure on that decision--but because of it, I found Danny and Nina! To compensate for my inability to meet with them in person, Danny patiently answered all of my questions and chatted nonchalantly for an hour and graciously allowed me to look at some proofs. From the get-go, I was impressed by his professionalism and friendliness--and boy is he on top of things. I never felt that he was too busy to answer my questions or get back to me by email (which was most important to me as a long-distance bride). When I realized that what I wanted wasn't in one of the packages they offered, he helped me figure out a custom package and price. He was receptive to the shot list I gave him, even though their studio is more photojournalistic than formal. I cannot say enough about how comfortable I felt in the planning process because of their attentiveness and kindness. They even met with my parents in lieu of me since they live in-state, then met with my husband and I when we managed to fly back to sign contracts! During the wedding day itself, Danny and an assistant photographer (if I remember correctly, Amanda--I'm sorry if I remember this incorrectly!) are prompt and ready to go. Because we discussed the itinerary prior to the day itself, everything goes smoothly. I loved that they allowed me to set the schedule and were flexible about where and when certain shots were taken. They provided invaluable input when what I had in mind was impractical. They even stuck around later than what was signed upon to snap some last-minute shots of our surprise choreography during the reception! And--I don't know if I could possibly rave more about them than I already have--I was able to review the proofs on a website within 30 days and received all of my photos in a relatively uncompressed format with NO WATERMARKS in less than 3 months, along with the pictures I had selected for editing. The pictures are gorgeous, with a wonderful mix of stock wedding shots and beautiful photojournalistic moments that I knew would look effortless on their parts. I am grateful from the bottom of my heart that we went with From the Hip Photography, and my one regret is that we weren't able to take our engagement photos with them as well! Thank you for everything, you guys are the best. :) read more

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Nina and Danny were phenomenal. We could not have asked for anything more. They are kind, talented, hard-working people and we immediately felt like they were our friends. I am so very grateful to have found Nina and Danny. We planned our Boulder wedding from California and they were the one part of the wedding we did not have to worry about at all. Nina was so responsive to all of my emails and requests before the wedding. After the wedding, multiple guests commented that they were the hardest working photographers they had ever seen. Our photos were emailed to us while we were still on our honeymoon. Since we were in love with ALL of the photos, Nina helped us choose the best ones for touch-up. They were all-starts from the first email i sent Nina to the delivery of my photos on DVDs. Now if only i could stop staring at our photos!!! They are so gorgeous. read more

Ummmm. . . . . absolutely WONDERFUL. . . . .seriously. Danny was sent to our home from Airbnb to take pics for my listing. They were beautiful! He truly captured all the coolest parts of my condo, and even made the toilet look awesome!. . . .not kidding. He was totally creative with all of the angles, lighting and highlighting the skyline and view from my home. I originally had some raggedy pics up that I took. I sucked at being able to show off how cool my place was. Because Danny was able to capture it in the correct light I got a ton more interest in the condo and I'm super grateful. Besides the great work, Danny was SUPER quick to respond and communicate with as far as appointment setting and questions. He was flexible, cool, chill and just plain nice. Thanks Danny. read more

Having done an almost silly amount of research into my own wedding photography, I think I've learned to separate the seriously good people from the seriously not good, and the vast grey area in between consisting of mediocre photogs who just charge way too much for an underwhelming product. In case you can't tell from looking at their site and these other Yelp reviews, From the Hip falls into the SERIOUSLY EXCELLENT category. They didn't take our wedding pics but have done portraits of my husband and I-- which I treasure-- and I would recommend them in a nanosecond for pretty much anything. Because really, how often do you stumble upon a photography team that a) is incredibly talented and produces work that is classic but also has an occasional and charming quirkiness, b) is super cool and easy to be around (IMPORTANT when they're trailing you for hours on the occasion of some major life event) and c) is really responsive and responsible on the business side (i.e. no unreturned calls or emails, total transparency with their business practices, etc.)? I will tell you: VERY RARELY! Snatch them up for your wedding/baby/other important life event if you can (which you may not be able to since I heard they're already booking 1+ years ahead now)!! read more

I am going to post my original thanks to Danny and Nina because it was my first impression and I think the best way to share my feelings! I am DYING! Absolutely wonderful...Nina managed to capture the personalities of my kids...and really give a picture of who we are as a family! I am looking at this photo of J and there is this light and sparkle and life in his eyes... Simply beyond... And E...the way she looks over her glasses...she was sort of being coy, and yet very much herself that day... And can I say that I am SO HAPPY that Nina captured V's furrowed brow?!? The family pictures...just love how C and I are looking into the camera and the girls are playing in the grass and J looks bored out of his mind! That is SO us right now! I came to you with a specific idea...a theme of how I wanted the pictures to look...you met and exceeded that. You have made my year. Truly! I remembered afterwards, and was so scared, because I totally forgot that E's glasses are transition lenses and was in fear about not being able to see her eyes...but I should not have worried. My kids were in rare form that day, and it was not the easiest shoot by any means, however, the quality is amazing. Seriously...I am floored. I should really stop this before I write a novel, but seriously, I smiled, laughed, and even cried. Thank you SO much! I don't think I will be able to say it enough! read more

I used From the Hip for my wedding last July. From the Hip was the first photographers I looking into when I first set out to find the perfect wedding photography. Although I checked out a lot of other photographers in the Denver area, I kept coming back to From the Hip because of their artistic style and AMAZING prices. I could not find any other photographers with better quality, photo packages, or customer service, so the choice was very simple in the end :) One of their assistants, Jenna, took the photos the day of. She had great ideas for after the ceremony photo locations and made sure we got all the pictures we wanted. She did not get in the way, and she was great at directing our large family photo. As others have commented, the customer service is OUTSTANDING! Danny is super quick to get back to you through email and always goes above and beyond to make you feel comfortable (and even offers to recommend other wedding vendors for flowers, makeup, etc). Nina has done an amazing job on retouching our photos! I could not have asked for a better team to capture the memories of our wedding day ;) read more

We were so excited and so happy to have worked with Nina and her husband Danny. From the instant we met them we felt relieved that we had found a phenomenal photographer that we could afford who matched our style and taste to a T! We had the best time taking our photos with them, and they were more than generous with their time when we tried to squeeze in all the wedding goodness we could. My only regret is not hiring them for longer! Our guests absolutely loved them and we've received so many compliments on our photos. Nina went above and beyond in our final edited photos and we are forever grateful for the way she captured our day. I still get teary eyed looking at our slideshow and to be honest, I can't stop looking at the photos! read more

Nina and Danny are awesome to work with. We took our engagement and wedding photos with them...the engagement pics came out great and Nina did a great job tweaking them. I would give them a 4.5 if I could, but I can't cause there was one teeny thing....I don't love my group pictures. Disclaimer - i had some REALLY big group shots, and I'm sure that's not the easiest to manage. To add to that, I made a crazy list of all the photos I wanted taken (a bit much, yes) and was on a tight time line the day of the wedding (typical, yes) and I'm sure Nina was trying to not rock the boat. Nina is more of a photo-journalist and while I knew that, I didn't really think through how/if it would impact the pictures. I feel that the pictures of my flowers, placecards, shots of me and the hub, or even small groups (up to 6 people) were much more composed (not sure if that is a photography word...if not, let's pretend it is) than the group shots with more than 6 people. Most of those pictures are just people in a straight line... I wish Nina had done a better job of directing the people in the picture about ways to stand (closer together, someone in front, hands out of pockets etc) and that I didn't try to get a small army together for a photo. That tip is going into my "things I'm going to tell brides-to-be to think about because they may not be thinking about" pocket. Even with that, I would still highly recommend Nina to anyone looking for a photographer. read more

I first came in contact with From the Hip through the Donnybrook Writing Academy shoots, which were very creative and memorable for everyone who encounters them. They were whimsical, fun images that did an amazing job of creating their own little world. Since then, Nina and Danny were on hand to capture my friend's wedding and the photos turned out beautifully! (You can judge for yourself here: http://ninabarry.com/blog/?p=843) They did a great job at staying low key and not ordering people around like I've seen other wedding photographers do (rude!), but took complete charge during the formal time of the photos (like the family shots and bridal party) and were able to swiftly direct the crowds. The candids were some of my favorite shots from the day -- just capturing people and moments how they truly happened. read more

Working with From the Hip for our engagement pictures has been an amazing experience. We live in Southern California and planned a visit to Colorado to visit family. I contacted From the Hip to schedule a photo session based on their fun, creative photography style. They have been responsive with all communication and are easy to work with. Lauren, the studio manager, is lovely and an absolute pleasure. She was incredibly helpful in coordinating everything and connected us with our wonderful photographer, Josie. We enjoyed our photo session and Josie made us feel comfortable right away. We can't wait to see our pictures and hopefully have the opportunity to work with this fun and organized company again! read more

I urgently needed a professional headshot, they were able to get me in within 24 hours. I am not a person who loves having photos take and can tend to be awkward, however Ashleigh made me feel uber comfortable (well as comfort as an awkward person can be). They were also able to work with me to get the prints ASAP! Not to mention the quality of the picture was amazing. read more

For our wedding we set aside a generous amount for the photographs as we wanted to make sure that the events of the day were captured in a great mix of candid and staged shots. We had the unique opportunity to have both Danny and Nina as our photographers for our engagement/wedding package. Their rare artistic eye was able to capture many special moments throughout both of our sessions. It was clear to us, just by seeing their previous work their natural talent for capturing those special moments that only happen once. Of the numerous photos taken we had a difficult time narrowing down our selection as they all met our expectations. Thanks Danny and Nina for capturing our memories! read more

We received our full engagement photo shoot. Lookout Mtn. If you are hesitant for whatever reason, don't be. Pull the trigger and know that not only will your pocketbook thank you...you'll realize you'd have paid more for what you received and still be very happy about your choice. I love this studio and can't see using any other option for my wedding. Thank you From The Hip for actually delivering a service and product to be truly at ease and excited about! read more

We had an elopment with just the two of us, our photographer, and an officiant. Our photographer captured our small imtimate moment perfectly to share with others later in a very relaxed environment. Wonderful experience. read more

Nina and Danny's endless creativity, fun professionalism, and pure kindness have been the reason I've hired them for 3 different photo shoots. My first session with Nina was 5 years ago, she helped me plan for a very imaginative shoot and produced dozens of high-quality shots while helping me get over first-photo-shoot jitters. From that day forward, I knew I wanted From the Hip to photograph my wedding. So, in April when my beau and I decided to pull a handmade wedding together in 3 weeks (!!!) I was over the moon excited that they were available to capture our day. I'm a designer and artist myself with quite high standards. I was able to relax completely on our big day knowing the camera was in the best hands possible. I could not be more thrilled with our photos. It was very hard to choose the best shots because they were all so beautiful, we have hundreds of keepers! Most recently, I called on Nina to do professional head shots for my new website. I was a bit nervous because it was just me and a black background (which she so kindly brought to my home in Boulder). I felt instantly comfortable with her and was so grateful for her artistic direction during the shoot. Danny is always a delight to work with as well. He's made the planning for my shoots such a pleasure. They're an all-star team. If you haven't noticed by now, I adore From the Hip, to the max! I recommend them whenever possible and can't wait until our next photo shoot together, maybe a Boudoir shoot for Valentine's Day! Oh là là, wouldn't my hubby be happy! read more

My experience with Nina with From the Hip was exceptional. She did an outstanding job on our engagement photo shoot (I heard from a lot of people that our photos looked like a picture out of a magazine!); and an amazing job on our wedding up in the mountains even though we had some weather complications. I could not have asked for a better photographer. She was very detail oriented, and full of fun ideas to make our photos totally different than every other wedding photo! She went above and beyond what I had expected from my photographer. she even let us use her phone and offered to buy us food while we were stuck on top of the mountain due to lightning. We were a little hesitant since their pricing was higher than what we wanted to spend on our photography, but it was worth every penny and we were super super happy with the outcome! Many of our guests, including both my and my husband's family came up to me after the wedding and told us how good of a job Nina did at the wedding by being a ninja photographer and capturing every moment. read more

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Even though I have not had the opportunity to use From The Hip Photography, apparently they did attempt to make contact with me. I'm not sure why we weren't able to make contact, but when we finally did, Danny was very friendly & willing to help. I don't think it's fair to keep my 1 star rating up, because we finally did make contact, but at the same time, I can't give a 5 star rating over a couple contacts. I'll have to save that for after I use their services. So! Since I can't remove my 1 star rating, I'm bumping it up a couple stars in fairness. Should I use their services, & of course if warranted, I'll bump it up again. read more

There are not enough great things I can say about 'From The Hip Photo.' They're professional, fun, kind, and most importantly they take amazing photos. We had them at our wedding and everything from start to finish was perfect. We loved working with them so much that we've used them multiple times since, they're our go-to photographers! I can't recommend them enough. read more

We have used From the Hip three times now for family photos (twice with newborns/family and once with just our family). Every photographer we've gotten has been wonderful. They made us feel incredibly comfortable, and the pictures have turned out beautifully. I love that we get our full set of photos digitally to keep (instead of being required to purchase prints). Great experience! read more

We recently had a photo shoot of rental property done by Danny. As soon as the photos were uploaded to the AIRBNB.com website, our reservations increased immediately. He did a fantastic job capturing the essence of our 'Hip Cozy Suite' I hope to have him back to take photos of our next rental property in a few weeks! read more

My fiancé and I had an amazing engagement photo session with Josie at From The Hip Photo. Josie made us feel completely at ease and made sure we got some fantastic shots. I am absolutely in love with the outcome of our photos! read more

We really had the best experience with them! Pictures turned out fabulous. Price was good and photographer was kind and fun to work with.

Words cannot explain how amazing our experience was with From the Hip. They were so easy to work with from the moment we contacted them about being our photographers for our destination wedding. Our engagement pictures were amazing and our wedding pictures were beyond anything that we had imagined. They traveled out to Mexico with us and made the process so easy. I would recommend them to anyone and will definitely be using them for any future pictures we take as a family. We had Nina as our photographer and she was so great and so easy to work with. When I had questions or information to share, they quickly responded. Overall, our experience with From the Hip was perfect and we highly recommend them!! read more