Karen took headshots for my son, who is an actor. She made all of us feel so comfortable and her…read morephotos are fabulous. The shoot took place in her studio, which is conveniently located in Burlington. She's professional and personable.

Karen took photographs of our fall wedding on the top of Mt Philo in 2017. She was incredible to…read morework with -- efficient and effective while full of joy and enthusiasm. She worked with our budget and delivered INCREDIBLE and professional photos. Would recommend to anyone!

Andrew shot our August 2023 wedding and we thought he was exceptional! Super communicative,…read moreprofessional, and easy going! He was great with our guests/ families and delivered the photos (which we LOVE) super quickly. Can't recommend enough!

It is always a pleasure having Drew do our family photos! He is so fun to work with and the photos…read morealways end up being so amazing. Thanks again for another great photo session this year. :)

Thank you so much for such great senior photos of both our sons. You are so great to work with and…read moreyou really know how to capture their personality in your photos.

I used beltrami studios for my sons graduation. Bryan and Christy were so wonderful to work with…read more They captured the most beautiful pictures of the event and the final photography book was amazing. I have since used them for other photos and books and am always so pleased. They are very professional and could not be nicer! I would highly recommend them to anyone....

Heather took maternity photos for me exactly 1 month before my first child was born. From our very…read morefirst email exchange, Heather was gracious and patient with me as I tried to describe the style of photos I was hoping for. I was wanting to document my body in this very incredible state in a more portrait style setting. While my pregnancy had been extremely joyful, it hadn't necessarily been all rainbows and sunshine; I really wanted the photos to capture that. Heather. Gallagher. Delivered. Many of the photos were nude portraits, and Heather made me feel 100% comfortable and beautiful, even though it was 1,000 degrees in June and I weighed about 1,000 lbs :) They turned out so beautifully, and I had a blast! Photos I will cherish forever and ever. Sadly, since many of the photos were nude, I wasn't comfortable with Heather sharing them on her public portfolio. I hated that for her, but she was super understanding and honored my wishes. She had them edited and ready very quickly. I can't recommend this woman enough!!

Let me start by saying that you simply cannot go wrong with Heather. We contracted her as our birth…read morephotographer and could have not been more happy about it. On our initial meeting she answered all my questions and doubts, and let us know exactly what to expect. When my baby ahead of schedule, Heather was very accomodating, and adjusted her busy schedule that day in order to make it to the delivery on time! She took awesome photos, and stayed in touch with us during our most difficult moments at NICU. Heather is a truly genuine person, the kind of what-you-see-is-what-you-get type. She is very open minded, and approachable. She will make you feel super comfy on the photoshoots, and her work is just amazing!! Overall we are very very pleased. Keep up the good work!

Madison did a phenomenal, "go the extra mile" planning for engagement photos which worked out…read moreextremely well. Great job setting up for specific shots and being friendly and helpful. Overall highly recommended for engagement photos in Vermont. -Tom

From the owner: A locally owned small business that specializes in portrait, wedding and event photography. Is…read moreknown for graduating senior photography, boudoir and other special requests as well.

AWFUL EXPERIENCE, RUINED MY HOPES OF BEAUTIFUL, PROFESSIONAL FAMILY/NEWBORN PHOTOS!!!!!!!!!!…read moreExtremely disappointed with the service and the photos we received from Alex at Ambient. When I decided I wanted to get our photos done professionally I searched all around our area to find the best service and the best price. It took lots of energy to convince my boyfriend to participate and split the cost because to him "anyone can take a photo." I ended up convincing him to go with Ambient because the reviews were so good and Alex had a "mother's day sale" where we would be able to have an hour photo shoot including a package of photos and a copy of purchased photos on a disc for $530 (tax included). For us that is a lot of money and we expected we would get wonderful family photos as well as newborn photos of our baby girl. The photo shoot itself seemed to go well. Alex was friendly and the space was nice. He has a beautiful studio and awesome outdoor venue. However beyond that it was a nightmare. Our photos arrived weeks late and the prints were incorrect. The photos were printed in the wrong sizes, damaged in the mail AND our disc of the purchased photos was missing. I reached out to Alex who responded quickly but without a resolution. Days passed and I reached out again. When I still had yet to receive a response my fiance reached out to Alex and finally we got a response. Alex then provided us with copies of the damaged photos in the correct print, a disc of all the photos from the photo shoot and he upgraded our canvas picture. All of that sounded great EXCEPT when we received the disc of photos NONE of them were photo shopped so my daughters baby acne was in full swing and I have had to search for someone to edit them for me. Alex never photo shopped my hair tie off my wrist (I didn't even realize it was on my wrist until Alex told me halfway through the photo shoot). In all of the photos of my daughter on her own her eye crossed and the angles are strange. I was behind my daughter during the time Alex took those photos so I had no idea that her eye had crossed nor that she was at weird angles. We only got a couple prints in color, the rest were all black and white. My hair tie is in almost every photo. There are only a couple pictures I remotely like at all and none I am in love with. The canvas picture took almost 3 months to arrive and Alex does not develop his own photos. My daughter is absolutely beautiful and Alex didn't capture her beauty for us. He didn't capture anything and he didn't even bother putting his logo on our pictures because I am certain he knows he did shoddy work. It was a good experience gone horribly wrong and I will NEVER pay for pictures professionally again. Waste of $530. It is 6 months later and I am still upset about it. Our pictures were done 5/30/17 and just writing this brings back all my anger and frustration. I wish we had demanded a refund. I have now found someone willing to photo shop the photos and correct my daughters baby acne and remove my hair tie but there is no way to fix her cross eye or the crappy photos he took that day and I am not sure I will ever be able to look at any of the photos without getting upset.

What a wonderful experience we had at Ambient Photography. I first met Alex to do some…read moreprofessional photos and then noticed the incredible family portraits he had on display. I brought my wife a few weeks later to meet Alex and look at his work, and we decided right on the spot to book a session with our kids. We were nervous about how the kids would do during the photo shoot. They are not even 4 and 2 years old yet, and attention spans are limited and so is patience usually! But Alex's calm demeanor and intuitive sense on how to keep kids engaged resulted in incredible photographs and more importantly, great memories. Would recommend to everyone!

Incredible Artist!!…read more Working alongside Anne at a recent weddings was a dream. Their eye for detail is simply unmatched, and every shot feels like a work of art. As a wedding florist, I'm always eager to see how the floral arrangements will be captured--and Anne captured every bloom beautifully! Their ability to beautifully compose the flowers within the greater story of the day is nothing short of magic. Every image feels like a timeless painting, capturing not only the beauty of the couple but also the vibrancy and life of the decor. On top of their immense talent, they are an absolute joy to collaborate with--kind, patient, and wonderfully creative. I am in awe of how they manage to turn fleeting moments into lasting memories. If you're looking for a photographer who sees the world through an artistic lens and will capture the essence of your wedding day in a truly special way, look no further than Anne Mientka. Highly, highly recommended!

What they say is true: your wedding goes by in the blink of an eye. I'm so glad I had Anne there to…read morecapture those precious, fleeting moments forever. She was definitely the most important vendor I had at my wedding: she was focused, not only on capturing our memories, but on making sure we took time to be present with each other and enjoyed our time together while being photographed. I can't believe the volume of images that I want to frame, mail to family, and save forever. It's almost overwhelming (almost). Seeing the joy in my husbands eyes while we poured over our wedding album was pretty priceless, too. We are so, so happy with our wedding photographs.