Let me just get this out of the way: Kendall takes jaw-dropping, straight-up gorgeous photos. Not…read moreonly are they technically stunning; they capture fleeting moments - a small smile, a touch on the arm, a loving look - that are so hard to capture but so beautiful to see. Somehow she is everywhere at just the right time. On to the nitty gritty: From the first time Kendall answered my inquiry about an engagement photo session to the lovely packaged box of wedding prints and digital copies she mailed us three weeks(!) after the big day, she has been a consummate professional. If you're nervous about getting your pictures taken, Kendall will instantly put you at ease with her warmth and relaxed attitude. She excels at eliciting genuine smiles and laughter from people, and is even better at capturing those moments when they occur on the fly. Aside from Kendall's obvious talent, what impressed me the most was her generousity. She never makes you feel like you're on the clock. During our engagement photo session she spent several hours more with us than we were expecting, making sure we got all the shots we wanted and even venturing outside in 7-degree weather. At our wedding, she was on call from 10 in the morning to nearly midnight. I've never heard of any other photographer going to such lengths. What it all boils down to: I can't recommend Kendall enough! Book her. You won't regret it.

I cannot say enough about Paul. He didn't stop from the moment he arrived at bridal prep until he…read more(literally) sat on the floor after the final song was played. He somehow managed to be everywhere he needed to be all at once; every time I looked he was capturing photos of our friends and families. He managed to take all of our formal photos, along with his assistant Mike, in a limited time frame due to the sunset. AND he provided a sneak peek for us by the time we got back to our hotel. I can't wait to see everything!

The service and quality of Paul's work is beyond superb. There is not one single picture we did not…read morelove. Paul's passion for his work shows through by the suburb quality of his finished product. It is rare to see such enthusiasm. Paul encapsulated our day like we believe no one else would have. He showed exquisite professionalism and was able to work seamlessly with all our vendors and take command when need be. While it wasn't his concern, he guided a very green videographer to ensure that the videographer stayed true to our requests. Even while taking control, he never missed a step or a shot. His ideas and instructions for shots were brilliant and concise, capturing moments both scripted and live with seeming ease and efficiency. During formals he was able to push out a ton in a short time with seeming to lose his cool, despite multiple last-minute requests. My husband is not one for photographs and yet did not get impatient once! During the ceremony and reception, we rarely noticed Paul as he whizzed around capturing some incredible shots. We never had to call him over to get a shot, he seemed to be already right where we needed him. Even when I started crying...he was the only one with a tissue handy! Paul was with me through my bridal prep and was very comfortable to be around. He was both non-intrusive on our moments and intuitive as to when I needed a little help staying on schedule. He gently organized me while being respectful of my attention. He reminded me of a few important things that in the scatter of the day I would have forgotten and been disappointed. Additionally, through the planning process he responded quickly and was the only vendor that I felt I never had to worry about hearing back from. This was critical to our wedding because we planned it from across the country. I only had about 2 meetings face-to-face and each time he accommodated my schedule and unique circumstance. Each meeting we knocked out everything I needed to know and more. Each time I met with him I felt calmer about the whole process and I feel like he was a critical part of my ability to keep my cool. I hope that you are lucky enough to find him. We set a very high bar for our photos and he vaulted over it. On top of everything, he is a reasonable and fair man, helping us to stay within our budget by giving us flexibility in his photography packages. Although it was one of the initial reasons that I met with him; looking back now I wouldn't think twice about paying double (even if I had to skip out of something else to do it!). He got all our photos to us quickly (despite the distance) and he hasn't abandoned us after the wedding either. All there is left to say is...why haven't you hired him yet?

Hilary (and her super cute pup) met us at the beach for some family photography with my parents…read more She was able to capture some really gorgeous photos of kids, grandparents, siblings, boyfriends, etc. The lighting is so beautiful and she made us all look great! I'm so happy I splurged to get these beautiful memories recorded of my family. Would definitely recommend getting in touch with her.

Working with Hillary was a dream from beginning to end! She is endlessly creative, accommodating,…read moreinspiring, and just a lovely human being! If you are ever in Newport or in need of a Photographer who knows the BEST SPOTS for taking incredible photos, snap Hillary up! We could not love our photos more and we plan to use her again on our next anniversary trip!

I had called several companies to get a passport type photo. John answered the phone himself. He…read morehas a studio and does fashion/glamour shots of families. He was a little more expensive at 12.84. But he took about 5-6 shots and posed me a bit to get the best shot. He also had the print cut and shaped. AND he provided a little envelope to store the photos. He is professional and very quick for passport photos. In comparison to other shops that are crowded and hot, with no retakes, no help on posing, no print cutting, and no envelope to protect the photos. $8.95 for the other shops. So, if you want a pleasant experience for a couple bucks more. I would try here. I will also be trying him for our Christmas photos.

Mr. Gasper is the man. I went to 3 different businesses to get a simple US Passport photo for my 2…read moremonths old daughter. I end up choosing the less bad picture and send to get her passport. Now that was the US passport photo. When I needed to get a Canadian passport photo for the same daughter, just the thought of going to the same places got me frustrated as the Canadian have very specific measurement to their Citizenship as well as passport photos. I randomly called John Gaspar photographers. The moment he picked up the phone and started talking to me I knew I found the right place, as he knew exactly the measurement needed for the Canadian photos. My wife went to his store and was amazed by the speed and the professionalism at which Mr. Gaspar took the photo and she loved the outcome and actually blamed me for not finding him sooner having to go through what we have been through with the US passport photo.

When we first met with Thom and Bev they seemed amazing, accommodating and professional. I was…read moreexcited and hired them. Their work was incredible. Our wedding was scheduled for 2020, Covid happened and we post pond the wedding. They seemed accommodating and had our new date available. We meet with them for our engagement pictures and it went downhill from that point. Our pictures were horrible; they were unorganized and arguing with each other making it very uncomfortable. We decided it was too close to the wedding and to keep them as we had already paid them the full amount and we would lose our money. I meet with Bev to discuss my plans for the wedding. She argued and disagreed with every idea I had. I did not want a first look with my husband even though it is a "time saver" I wanted that moment down the aisle to be special. She disagreed with me trying to convince me for 15 minutes to change my mind. I politely refused. I then told her it was important I do a first look with my father. She did not like that idea at all. She said it was ridiculous to do a first look with my father and not my soon to be husband. She also did not like the idea I was not doing any wedding traditions like cake cutting flower or garter toss. She said "what are we supposed to take pictures of just dancing for hours" I said yes! I want candid pictures of our guests having fun, talking to each other dancing laughing and having fun. When the wedding day arrived I wanted to be in the moment and enjoy it, Take it all in. Everything was going great until Thom showed up. He came in like a whirlwind so much negative energy! The entire wedding staff (Hairdressers and makeup artists, bridal party immediately tensed up and expressed how uncomfortable they were making them feel). Bev didn't even show up the day of my wedding. I had hired two photographers. I was told she was "sick". Later I found out she took another gig (in our initial meeting they said they do not double book). Thom tossed my dress on the makeup artist table. Thank Goodness my bridesmaid and mother saw and rescued my dress immediately and told him to be careful with it. I had to tell Thom to send the other photographer to take pictures of my husband getting ready. They were sitting on the couch talking. We only received a handful of decent pictures! They took horrible side angle pictures. I told them I did not like the side view for pictures and they still took 75% of the pictures that way. I had to keep telling them what to do and who to take pictures of! I was directing family and friends and organizing who was on deck for pictures! They stood around clueless! During our reception I really wanted sunset pictures. They pulled us outside to capture the moment, but Thom had dropped the camera in the parking lot and could not get it to work. While his helper just stood and smoked. After 10 minutes of missing our time to eat I suggested to use the second shooters camera so we could get back inside. We also wanted to take back light pictures with our venue in the background. They set it up so the parking lot was in the background of all our backlight pictures. They then asked if they could leave our reception early as people were only dancing and nothing else was going on. At this point I was aggravated and said fine. We did not get our proofs back until December. Our wedding was in the beginning of September! I had to constantly call to ask what is going on with our albums or prints. Thom was extremely rude! I had tried to contact Bev who was the person I originally had the most contact with. She told me she and Thom were getting divorced and she no longer had anything to do with the company. Thom yelled at me several times stating that we were drunk during our ceremony. That was a complete lie as we didn't drink until the reception. He was the one drunk! He was stumbling dropped his camera several times and was very rude to myself, my husband and our guests. We did not get our albums that we had paid for until the end October 2022! Our wedding was September 2021. I was promised to receive my pictures in a timely manner. When I told him how disappointed I was he began to yell at me saying he's doing it by himself and it has not been a year since our wedding and I was being ridiculous! I think I know when our wedding date was! This was a few of the issues we dealt with, They did a lot more rude and unprofessional things! DO NOT HIRE THEM! RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL

My husband and I hired Valentino Photography for our wedding (October 2019) and we couldn't have…read morebeen happier with our choice! Bev and Tom Valentino are the best in the business! They are personal, helpful and full of energy. Their prices were great, they are quick to respond with any questions or concerns you may have during the planning process, their work is unbeatable- both my husband and I are not a fan of taking pictures but they made us so comfortable with them and the camera.

Katie was fantastic to work with! We reached out with some unique requests for a senior portrait…read moresession. Katie was happy to accomodate us. She found the perfect location and gave us great photos that really captured my teen perfectly.

From the owner: Crescent Studios offers a variety of photography and videography services. We work together to…read morebring your ideas to life. We welcome all content and creation ideas here at the studio.

Sheila is so talented in what she does. I've done a few sessions with her. The first one was with…read moreour family of 4 for a Christmas session and the last one was for my daughters 1st birthday. Sheila is always professional and so accommodating. She really goes above & beyond to make sure her clients are satisfied. She really makes sure everything is perfect, it can be so hard shooting a baby, but Sheila takes her time and really captures the perfect shot. Sheila makes getting quality photos that will last forever affordable and easy to get. I look forward to many more sessions.

From the owner: I specialize in Newborn | Children | Couples | Weddings | Maternityread more

I recently started dipping my toes back into film photography and was looking for a place to get my…read morefirst roll developed when I ran across the positive reviews for this location. I haven't had film developed since the '90s, so I was certain I was going to end up at a chain, but I decided to look for a local business. Kerry's far exceeded my expectations. I walked in and explained to the woman at the counter that I hadn't done this since likely before she was born. She took my email and told me I would get a message when the film was done and that my scans would be sent via a link. They offered me my negatives, but the first roll was only a test and I said scans alone were fine. I was not expecting my pictures within an hour, but that was the turnaround. The scans were magnificent. I bought a new roll of film while I was there, and the selection is much better than Walmart's and the price was fair. I'm floored with my first experience at this lab. Not only will I be shooting more now that I know I have a lab in the area, but this is where I'm taking all my business.

This is the only place that I will come to get my film developed. Kerry knows what she is talking…read moreabout and provides a very useful service. Everyone that I know that shoots film, uses Kerry's. The quality is always top-notch. I will be coming back for the indefinite future!