Alyssa is great to work with. I have done multiple shoots with her and she will guide you through…read moreposes and give you tips to help you feel and look your best! The turn around time for photos is quick and always pleased with how they turn out!

We had an extremely disappointing experience with Alyssa Herold, owner of HJCO Photo and Cedar +…read moreSage Studio. My fiance & I hired her to photograph our wedding in April 2023. Along with the package we purchased, came a complimentary engagement session. We paid the $500 deposit, and were so excited to have beautiful photographs together that we could use for our wedding reception, website, etc. Alyssa was very kind and easy to shoot with during the engagement session. However, the photos that we received for a "sneak peek" were not at all what we expected. I recall email conversations with Alyssa beforehand about the importance of our photos being "true to color" and timeless. She assured me that colors would be true: "but I also always ensure that colors are true. For example, if a bridesmaid's dress is teal, I'm going to show that color instead of making it a sage green. I do this because I understand you selectively picked out colors for a reason." The photos that she sent us were far from what she had promised. My hair is dirty blonde, and in the photos it looked like it had been fried to a yellow-orange. The photos were over-exposed and there were shadows on our faces which made us look tired and aged, far from flattering. I politely expressed my concern for my hair and the orange tint of the photos. She quickly responded to let me know that she would be re-editing them and send them over the next day. Two days later, I received an email with four photos- two were less orange, one was still exactly the same, and the other was a black and white under the chin photo. I was not impressed and quite heartbroken.I expressed my concern again to Alyssa and asked her for unedited/unfiltered photos, to which she replied she wouldn't be able. I let her know that we had decided to find someone else to photograph our wedding. We understood that the $500 deposit was to reserve our wedding date and she declined other clients on that day. We agreed to this, because we understand that she is reserving that entire day for us and if we canceled, she could lose out on an entire $2150 package. The reason we canceled is not due to anything that we did, but rather her editing and promises that weren't kept. We figured that out of the goodness of her heart, she would give us the unedited engagement photos that were already taken. That would have been nothing extra out of her pocket, but a quick upload and email. Instead, she told us that a contract is a contract, and that we could only receive our wedding photos if we paid her an additional $500+ for a separate session. We felt that was a bit heartless and was the main catalyst for making this negative review. Now, $500 wasted, an evening taken out of our schedule with nothing to show from it, and onto finding a wedding photographer for a month-away event.

When I came here 8 years ago they were the best! I'd suggest anyone to them! If you want quality…read morepictures and a friendly environment go to them!!

Best photos I have ever had taken!!! If you get their wedding package go all out!! It has the most…read morebang for your buck!!! Also creativity is amazing with capturing your story from the engagement pictures to the full wedding day coverage!!! It was amazing that they also came to the airport to get photos of my husband coming home from deployment a few days before our wedding!! Love their work and there motto " you gotta have Shane and Sunny!!!" I just wish my photos weren't their Facebook! So the venue I got married in could show off their work!!!

We've used AV Dude a couple of times now - once for a set of family photos before my nephew headed…read moreoff to college and once for a quick family photo shoot so we could get a set of family photos. On both occasions, Michael was acommodating and professional and the photos he took were wonderful, and his prices are great and competitive, too! Michael is skilled, professional and friendly. We will continue to be repeat customers.

Scheduling senior pictures is a time when parents begin to realize that their children are growing…read moreup and we want to see the person our child has become in images. Jaime was able to capture our son allowing his personality to be seen in the photographs. She also put him at ease so that he was able to have fun and enjoy the shoot. I have been impressed with the work I have seen from Purple Sky Productions so far and I am anxious to see the finished product.

This year, my oldest child will graduate from high school. I am new to the idea of senior…read moreportraits and was a bit daunted at the task. When I called to schedule a session my options were clearly explained to me and the process was made easy to understand. My son is not a fan of having his picture taken, so I was worried about how the photos would look. Jaime worked so well with him that you would never have known he generally isn't cooperative for pictures. In fact, he actually enjoyed the session. His photos turned out great. I was hoping to have a couple good pictures to choose from, but they all turned out so well, I couldn't decide which were my favorites (this is a good problem to have!). LeeAnn walked me through the ordering process, showed me all the end products that are available, and made it so much easier than I had expected. I am very happy with my decision to have Purple Sky Productions handle my son's senior portraits and will absolutely choose them when my daughter is a senior, for family portraits and for any other special occasions that I want quality photographs. Thank you Purple Sky Productions!

Kati made everything so easy! She made the whole family feel comfortable and to incredible pictures…read morefor us.

Kati was easy to communicate with and had a very easy and straight forward process for…read morecollaborating on photoshoot goals. When we got to our session, she was easy-going which led to a fun and relaxed environment. We had quite a few little ones with us and she pulled out all the stops to get genuine smiles and laughs from them. We got through all of our photo goals and poses with time to spare and had fun while doing it. Our images arrived and are absolutely stunning. You won't regret choosing Kati to capture your family photos. I highly recommend her and I will be a returning customer in the future!

Meraki is a photography and creative studio in Lincoln Nebraska, the cutest little spot to reserve!…read moreEntirely white walls with an abundance of props, cute plants, a big double sided backdrop, and a handful of paper backdrops to choose from, this spot offers a lot! Some thing I really love is that the lighting inside the studio is a lot better than other studios I have seen or tried. You can really work with it and pretty much any angle you go from has great lighting. Tip, if you reserved the seamless backdrop paper, make sure you know how to set those things up! It definitely takes time and you want to go in knowing what to do instead of wasting the time that you have reserved trying to figure it out. It's pretty simple but definitely took me at least 15 minutes to figure out and set up. Cleanliness : The floor is pretty dirty and you can almost guarantee getting black sea and dirty pants if you're sitting on the ground. Otherwise it's decently clean and there is a really nice bathroom you can use if need be. She also has Wi-Fi, coffee coffee station, and more. I love how much she has to offer in terms of props, really helps make the session fun. Rates : One hour session is $60, 2 hour session is $110, 3 hour session $160, and so on. You can also add on an extra 30 minutes for $25 if you want. There is a fee if you cancel, and you will not get a full refund, but if you reschedule you can do so without any fee. There is also a fee if you are there even 10 minutes after you're supposed to be gone, so make sure you are watching the clock!

WEA YOU STAY GOING?…read more Wen people learn dat you stay going mainland fo' vacay, dey usually respond with beeg smiles, wide eyes, and enthusiastically ask, "Where are you going?" or "What state are you visiting?" When I replied back with, "Lincoln, Nebraska," I got da reply, "What's over there?" Post-visit, I can honestly say wat stay ovah dea: "Haoles, corn, and choke land." ------------- SCCA SOLO II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RUNOFFS I was dea attending da 50th Annual Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Solo II National Championship Runoffs sponsored by online discount tire/wheel magnate, Tire Rack, and held in September 2013. No, I don't race, but my husband does! And befoa any of you get any kine preconceived notions of a spiky-haired, skinny and lanky Japanee/Korean/Chinee who binges on Fast & Da Furious movies, Initial D manga, and Top Gear (da Europe version; U.S. one sucks monkey butt), who illegally races on da H-2 and H-3 freeway in da middle of da nite, and goes to Tantalus fo' midnite drift runs .... YOU'RE ACTUALLY RIGHT! NOT! He's a "fluffy", dark Hawaiian dude dat I affectionately call "Da Fat & Da Furious" (based on comedian Gabriel Iglesias' hilarious joke) who has done autocrossing fo' ovah a decade now. WHAT AUTOCROSSING (OR "AUTOX") IS .... A timed competition wea cars race, one at a time, on a defined course, and da goal is fo' have da fastest time. It's a sport dat requires speed, but mo' so, you need fo' have precision and expertise behind da wheel. WHAT AUTOX IS ***NOT*** .... - Illegal road racing - Drifting - Crap you see in movies like da Fast & Da Furious FOR MO' INFO ... If you're interested in mo' detail, go check 'um out, go check 'um, go check 'um: Website: http://www.sccahawaii.org/category/solo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCCAHawaii BACK TO DA RECEPTION HALL Anywhoooo, wat brought us to "Podunkville" was dis competition + da hall was used as da site of da welcome reception/banquet. It was spacious, clean, and capable of holding large parties up to 300 people. A parking lot dat holds up to 90 cars and no pukas!!! (puka = "hole" in Hawaiian; if you live in Hawai'i, especially on O'ahu, majority of our roads and highways look like da equivalent of Swiss cheese). Has a large commercial kitchen or you can bring your own catering/food. Very impressive and located rite across from da Museum of American Speed dat has several HUMANGOUS floors of race cars, engines, items related to speed (push carts, bikes, etc.), car-related merchandise (lunch boxes, toys, etc.), antiques, and mo'! I guess with all da land in Corntown, U.S.A. dey can afford fo' have such a spacious and huge facility ... lucky buggahs! REVIEW #256

Would not recommend for weddings, staff are very rude and unwelcoming. They were not kind to guest…read moreand you are not allowed in and out of the building with more than who you came with.

We booked MemoryBox Photo Booth for the first time for our dental prom this year and we couldn't be…read moremore happy with our decision!! We did the glam booth with digital prints + video with large LED letters as the backdrop. The photos were a hit with our guests as people were taking photos until the event ended. The photo attendants were so great and nice :) I would recommend this company to everyone !

We used MemoryBox for our wedding and were both extremely satisfied with their service. They were…read moreresponsive and accommodating to our requests. They provided us with the option to customize our photo strips, uploaded our photos immediately to Facebook, provided us with a high resolution copy DVD of our guests' photos and even a gave us a guestbook of our wedding color! Our guests had a blast with MemoryBox and I cannot rave about them enough. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a photobooth for their event.