We had our newborn daughter's pictures taken on Thursday 1/14/21 and Desiree J. was our…read morephotographer. We were so impressed with her customer service and experience with the whole baby handling skills! We booked online and it was a breeze! They take a $20 deposit and then apply it to your account in the end. *this location is inside the Buy Buy baby off Almaden and 85* My husband and I literally handed her (baby) over and she managed to handle the rest. I really enjoyed watching her work and get creative with all of the poses. We appreciated her taking her time and being extremely detail oriented with each shot. These are beautiful pictures! we now have captured this very special time with our rainbow baby. You can really feel the love and passion she has towards her job. She had another gal working with her who was also very helpful and pleasant. In the end, we ended up buying every shot taken! We will definitely return and capture the milestones to come. COVID precautions were taken and we felt comfortable with measures taken including hand hygiene. Thank you again Desiree! -Carina, Baby Gia & Alfonso

Our little one didn't give our photographer much to work with but he did a phenomenal job and…read morecaptured photos that we adore! He was kind and patient through tantrums and was super creative with ways to get our little one to cooperate!

Photo session experience from December 2021: Drove an hour…read morefor the session. We were assigned a photographer "in training". Entire session went by and we got "great pose!" And "good lookin family". Then waited 2hrs for the photos and for the disc. Then the main manager said they'll have to "process it further" and "would give us a call once it's ready". No phone call ever. I called to follow up multiple times after, nobody would get back to me. Waste of time and money. My hypothesis? They forgot to put in the memory chip and nothing was captured.

Just had our pictures taken here for personal keepsake, although they commonly do Christmas…read moregreetings too. The appointment time was honored and the photographer was very bubbly and good with babies. Process from start to finish was about an hour and a half (shooting session was 15 minutes). Then some waiting then pricing and printing. Lots of little promotions too. Got a big ol package for $150 including all Images on a CD and a bunch of prints and framed ones too.

Olga was very nice to work with. She made our one year old very comfortable during the photoshoot…read more Pictures came out to be really great! Highly recommend!

I was looking for an in-home newborn photographer and found Olga on Google. The booking process was…read moreeasy, we scheduled the session quickly, and Olga arrived right on time. During the session, Olga captured both lifestyle and posed newborn photos. She was extremely professional and showed incredible patience with my baby. I expected the experience to be stressful, but it was actually very relaxing and enjoyable. The images were absolutely beautiful. Olga brought all the props we needed for the session. I highly recommend her!

Nieshka was fabulous. This review is long overdue…read more I took my newborn to her after another photographer stopped responding to me. Nieshka responded immediately and was able to squeeze me in for an appointment for newborn photos. Her in-home studio is fabulous, and she followed COVID-19 protocols. She has every color prop you can imagine. You will be so pleased! Unfortunately, my son was very fussy and cried a lot. Nieshka was still able to capture some gorgeous shots of him. She worked so well with him. I am hoping to have her take his six-month photos because she was awesome!

My wife went there this Saturday for some infant portraits and she had an amazing experience. The…read morephotographer was very professional and patient with our baby girl. Every pose and outfit she recommended were very cute and it reminded us of the Anne Geddes calendars. She had a large selection of outfits and props to chose from. We have to say she has a special touch with children and she herself is a mother. Thanks again for the amazing photos, and we recommend her to anyone who is looking for some baby portraits!! Thanks again, Alicia

This review is 4 years overdue but Ben was there to help capture my wife and I's engagement. Not…read moreonly was he super professional but he was extremely helpful in picking the perfect spot. If you're looking for incredible photography work, Ben is the best option. You won't be disappointed!

Ben was super friendly and easy to work with! We both are introverted but this photo session came…read morenaturally and was so fun :) Our engagement photos came out so well and we are excited to work with him again for our wedding in a couple of weeks :D

Brenden has been photographing my family for the past 7 years and she is beyond incredible! She has…read morea great and calming personality that not only is she wonderful with babies but also children and grandparents! Postpartum is such a vulnerable experience and she makes you feel so comfortable in your own skin while also having a special touch with the babies that keeps them comfortable. Her pictures are always so beautiful and I will treasure them for my whole life. I cannot recommend Brenden as a photographer enough!

Brenden is a JOY to work with. Always fun to work with her. My daughter can be shy but Brenden…read morestill gets the best photos. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

Simply put, Manuel Ortega is a superb, talented, artistic, and professional caliber wedding…read morephotographer who fulfilled all our expectations and more. Beyond his exceptional photography skills, Manuel is warm, friendly, and easy to work with, honest, reliable, a good listener, and attentive to you needs/preferences. He loves his craft, which shows in the quality of his photos and the joy with which he approaches his work and conducts himself. Manuel's wife Melissa is a talented photographer in her own right and together they work efficiently and effectively as a team on all their shoots. They were both an absolute pleasure to work with from start to finish. We also enjoyed meeting their adorable son who came along with them to our engagement photo session! We spent days searching for our ideal wedding photographer. It was important to us to work with a person of color, and we are so grateful that we found Manuel, a fantastic photographer who is also Latino. We could not have chosen better. Unlike many other high quality, professional wedding photographers we researched whose prices are astronomical, Manuel's pricing is reasonable, affordable, flexible, and it allowed us to stay within our budget, which we greatly appreciated. For our engagement photo session, we met Manuel at a beautiful beach in the Carmel area just before sunset. It turned out to be an ideal spot for our engagement photo shoot and we were very happy with how the photos turned out. The setting was gorgeous, lighting ideal, and there was hardly anybody else there. Manuel helped put us at ease immediately with his relaxed manner and professionalism, which made it easy for us to follow his instructions and get some great candid and posed shots. Manuel's top-of-the-line camera equipment takes amazing photos with him at the helm. Melissa helped out with the backlighting and instructing us on ideal hand and body positions for the shots. We highly recommend doing the engagement photo session. It gave us a chance to get to know Manuel & Melissa and to develop rapport and an easy working relationship with them prior to the wedding. So, on our wedding day, we knew what to expect and already felt at ease working together. Prior to the wedding, Manuel promptly answered all our questions and we also had a great final conversation with him about our specific photography wishes/preferences for our wedding day. Manuel & Melissa delivered in every way. On our wedding day, they showed up early to familiarize themselves with the venue since they hadn't been there before. As a team, they captured all the most important moments of our day, as well as the memorable details. They also did a great job capturing the setting, including the food, the dinner reception set up, the flowers, and beautiful aspects of the venue. Notably, despite the fact that our wedding got off schedule because our ceremony ran longer than we had anticipated, Manuel & Melissa adapted to the situation admirably and went with the flow, doing their best to capture family photos after the ceremony, even though we essentially ran out of time for them! They improvised beautifully under the circumstances. When we received our 1000+ wedding photos from Manuel a few weeks after the wedding, we were blown away. We love the wedding photos Manuel & Melissa captured and are so glad we hired them to be our wedding photography team! We highly recommend them! Rob & Soreliz

There are business partnerships, friendships, and family. Manuel, Melissa, and Carlos are not only…read moreour wedding photographers, they are our chosen family!!!!! Extremely professional, remarkably talented, and inspirationally genuine!!!!! Memories fade, relationships evolve; however, a great photograph captures moments that you can teleport back time and time again. Prepare for life's adventures and include a great photographer (like Manuel and Melissa) to capture them for you. We love the creative and breathtaking photos they have captured for us. Our guests complimented us on how much they liked our photographers and they truly love the photos they took.

We used Rachel earlier this month for family photos after our son turned one and we loved her! She…read morewas prompt in responding to my inquiry and her prices and packages are competitive. On the day of our shoot, my husband woke up very sick. He wanted to cancel but I begged him to hang in for a few hours until our session was complete. He agreed but he was irritable the whole time. Our son was cranky and teething and hadn't slept through the night for at least a week. Plus we had just partied for three days with out friends at our family beach house in Moss Landing so I was super tired! To top it off, the weather on the afternoon of our shoot was unforgiving. When Rachel arrived we sort of rushed her through our session because we all wanted to get back home to the Bay. I figured we wouldn't get a lot of good shots but if we got at least a few it wouldn't be wasted effort. She was gracious and patient and gave us just the right amount of direction that we needed since my husband and I feel super awkward in front of the camera. Despite giving her zero workable material, the photos came out gorgeous! (And we received them in a week!) I couldn't believe it. She made something out of nothing and now we have these beautiful and precious photos of our family to cherish forever. We will definitely be using Rachel again! We are so so full of gratitude!

Amazing! My wife and I are overjoyed the photos we got from our session. Rachel was a great…read morephotographer and quickly made us feel at ease in a usually awkward situation.

Jay was kind, flexible, and so excited with me during my grad photos! Most importantly, he made me…read morefeel comfortable. He took many, many shots in a variety of places and I just love how they turned out. I will definitely be returning back to home for my future photography needs!

Jay was very good at communicating by email. Booked him a couple of weeks in advance and then I…read morechanged the date and he was very accommodating. The shoot was located at Asilomar beach- quick, easy, and fast- just what I wanted. He gave us a notice that the photos could take up to 2 weeks but he had them ready in a few days. They turned out great and his pricing was perfect for our budget! I had about 20+ Great pictures with Great quality! Also A GREAT PRICE! Come on what a steal! Thank you Jay you are amazing!

The best photographer I have ever met. He gives you the Thumb Drive. Hey they're your images. Great…read moreinteraction. Creative staging. Don't go anywhere else.

Well, I hate to review a photographer when I haven't had the pleasure of contracting him. But I was…read moreappalled and disgusted by the professionalism and lack of responsibility from his Assistant/Business coordinator. We called and had her pencil us in for our wedding date. She said that we were the first ones to inquire about that date but should someone else also inquire about the date, we would need to commit to putting down a deposit or risk loosing the reservation. (Totally normal and reasonable.) She called and said there were a few others that mentioned some interest but no one was ready to put down a deposit. We made it clear we were 99% sure we want to book him but was waiting to chat with him briefly on the phone. She said he takes Mondays/Tuesdays off and wouldn't be able to chat. In my mind, I had just one thing I wanted to ask him (really just wanted to get a good vibe from him so I can put the deposit down with a settled mind). Again, she assured us that if someone came in with the deposit, she would come to us first and we can choose to forgo it or put a deposit down ourselves. Well, she basically lied to us. She strung us along and then bold faced lied. She cowardly sent an email saying sorry but she booked our date with someone and they put a deposit down and basically we're SOL. Leaving us scrambling for a new photographer and going back on her word and everything she said. We picked up the phone immediately and said "hey wait, we'll put the deposit down if that's what you need?" and her response was sorry but it's a friend. Done. If you are a bride and are dependent on people to build all the pieces in your wedding, my advice is to not just look at the flowers, the photos, the cake, but pay attention to the business practices, the ethics, and the reliability on the people behind the cake, flowers, photos, etc. otherwise, it won't matter how great the flowers are, if they don't show up or decide to go back on their word. What an awful feeling Larry has made for all of us.... I will be sure to let everyone know of this experience. Such a let down. :-(