I started with a SLR film camera 50 years ago and developed my own black and white. I was an early adopter of digital cameras and have taken photo classes online and in person. One can never learn too much. I learned a lot from Madeleine's class. It motivated me to keep on learning, shooting, and using Lightroom to organize my work. I'm using her organizing tips to better find an show off my work. She urged me to work on my weaknesses like portrait and candid people photos. I benefited from her constructive comments on my work. She has motivated me to look more critically at light, composition, color, and subject matter. I gained a better understanding of both the art and the craft of photography. I thoroughly enjoyed her class and would recommend it to anyone from beginner to serious amateur. PJ read more

Madeleine helped me with my video and photography shoot for my Pilates Studio and online classes. She brought an assistant with her and both were very professional. She helped me figure out some difficult technology so that I can film some things on my own. I was familiar with her work already, because she had done a photo shoot for our family, which I absolutely love. Madeleine seems to have an amazing ability to capture the inner spirit of the people she is photographing. I have worked with a lot of photographers over my career and Madeleine is still one of my very favorites and I would hire her again. Can't recommend her enough! She also has a really easy personality and very flexible, which is so important for photo and video shoots great with suggesting different colors, backgrounds, etc. read more

Madeleine did a great job on my project! Highly recommend her, prompt, great photos and a good price!

We worked with Madeleine recently when she photographed my son's Bar Mitzvah and party. She did an amazing job of capturing my son and his whole personality. The photos capture all of the emotions and personality of the day. She worked very hard to make sure we had all the family pictures we wanted and also got some wonderful action shots of the party. I loved the album she created. I'd work again with her in a heartbeat. She was timely and very easy to work with. She took the time to make sure we got beautiful photos. read more

Madeleine has taken pictures of my family three times over the last ten years. It's not easy to capture the personalities of four kids in a photo, and she does it every time. She is such an amazing artist and a true joy to work with. She has done family portraits, professional headshots and senior photos for us. I will always have her take my family photos! read more

I wanted family portraits, but wanted something more creative and less contrived. Madeleine came highly recommended by several friends. She recommended a local park that had this great old barn onsite. We ended up with so many amazing pictures. What I was most impressed with was she was able to capture the personality of my kids in the photos. She has a relaxed easy going personality that is contagious. read more

Madeleine Tilin Photography - Event Photography Near Me

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Madeleine's work! Besides being incredibly talented, she is very fun to be around, makes you feel at ease and this shows through her images. Fantastic eye for composition and color, I have worked with her on two occasions, and look forward to working with her again, and again! I would HIGHLY recommend her! read more

My wife and I hired Madeleine to handle our wedding photography, and we were absolutely thrilled with the results. Obviously, the most important thing with selecting your wedding photographer is finding one whose style speaks to you and evokes and emotional reaction and that's a purely subjective criteria. That being said her journalistic method was exactly what we were looking for so that we could see the story of the wedding that we missed because we were too busy having fun and enjoying our part. The second most important thing to me (as a geek) was getting full-res digital copies of the photographs so that I could choose my own long term backup strategy and Madeleine was able to negotiate with us so that my needs got met while still protecting her intellectual property. She was incredibly fun to work with and helped me shine in my photographs. I think that the 10 best photos ever taken by me are currently all taken by her. And of course she made my wife look almost as beautiful in film as she is in life. Thanks Madeleine for capturing, for the rest of our lives, that happy day read more

Madeleine did our family Christmas shoot and captured the most wonderful photos we've ever had taken. She has a unique combination of creativity, photojournalistic sensitivity, and ability to connect with her subjects that made it easy and enjoyable for us and produced beautiful, natural results. Great photos like this are a treasure. We recommend Madeleine highly and will definitely be back for more! read more

My experience with Madeleine was excellent. I surprised my husband for his 30th birthday with an engagement type photo shoot around Austin. We had a blast with Madeleine, and she was really able to capture the essence of our love. She was fun, creative, and the photos turned out sooo beautifully. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who is looking to really have their essence captured on camera. Thanks Madeleine! read more

My husband and I looked for a long time for a photographer for our wedding. We both love photography and have taken pictures of our own for many years. So we looked for a photographer with lots of experience and one, with an eye for design. Fortunately, we contacted Madeleine and she was exactly what we were looking for! Madeleine met with us inside our home and we immediately felt at ease with her. She took the time to get to know us and had so many ideas for our engagement pictures. At her suggestion, she took pictures one typical Saturday afternoon, doing our favorite things - cooking, riding the Metro Rail, and enjoying our east Austin neighborhood. It was very personal and we felt very comfortable with her. Our actual wedding was extremely tiny-tiny, with just family, and she did an amazing job of capturing its unique intimacy. She prepared a head of time, arrived early the day of and stayed late. She was very professional. Madeleine did such a good job of taking care of us. She set us up for great photos and the images she captured were brilliant. As she had been inside our home and had taken the time to get to know us, she knew our style and she took it into consideration when taking our wedding photos. Both our engagement and wedding photographs included shots with all different types of lighting and many black and white photos. My husband and I chose Madeleine Tillin because of her years of experience, background in design, and overall personality. We will definitely contact her again for other special moments and milestones in the future. We truly recommend her work to anyone needing quality photographs for any purpose. read more

Madeleine has an extremely artist eye with a corky sense of humor. She pays attention to detail and is professional. I had her do a hoot for me on location for my website. I do hair for the Austin Toros Capital City Dance team and while getting the girls ready, Madeleine took candid shots of me working my magic:) She is great for weddings and family portraits as well. read more

I contacted Madeleine to inquire about college graduation pictures for my son who recently graduated from UT. Since there was no live graduation ceremony this year, we weren't going to travel to Austin and be able to take the typical campus graduation pictures (on an iPhone!). However, I didn't want to miss out on having a keepsake of this significant event. I threw out the idea to other parents, and we ended up coordinating photographs for 27 graduates in his fraternity. Madeleine was so accomodating, patient and flexible throughout this entire process. She did an amazing job, efficiently and artistically capturing outstanding photos of each individual graduate plus some fun shots of small groups, as well as the entire pledge class group photo. I am so grateful to have been referred to Madeleine. Although I hated that COVID-19 interrupted the live graduation, I have much better photos of my son because of Madeleine! read more

Madeleine did the photography for our marriage celebration. The photos are beautiful and her skill far exceeds her fee. Afterwards my wife and I sent her the following email: Thank you for sharing your gift with us. We sincerely feel that you have such a kind and warm spirit that truly embraced our event and the people there, and we are so happy that you were more than just the photographer; you were truly a guest and part of our special day. read more

Madeleine provided stunning photos of our event. Her photographic eye is exceptional. Madeleine pursues camera angles that require a lot of creativity and dexterity on her part . . . she does whatever it takes to capture the moment in poignant ways. Not only was the quality of her work exquisite, Madeleine also proved to be very reasonable and very flexible on all fronts. She was a pleasure to work with and delivered firmly on all of her commitments. We will definitely be using her again; I cannot recommend her highly enough! read more

Relaxed and easy to work with. We've gotten so many compliments on our event photos and love Madeleine's journalistic style.

Madeleine took headshots for me and also took photos at my daughter's bat mitzvah. She was incredible at both, showing her range, skill, and talent. During the formal headshot shoot she completely relieved me of any anxiety and self-consciousness and the results are beyond what I hoped for. For the bat mitzvah, she successfully wrangled a huge family into fabulous formal shots, caught precious moments of joy on the face of my daughter, and created a memory of the celebration so vivid I can almost hear the DJ when I look at the photos. She is not only an amazing photographer, she's a kind, thoughtful, smart, creative person who really hears her client. I highly recommend Madeleine. read more

When we sought a photographer- we wanted a person who could capture the moment (the loving interaction between family members) with ease. We wanted to get those genuine moments that happen between saying cheese that many photographers miss. We hired Madeleine to shoot our holiday cards pictures. The pictures were wonderful. The images captured still make me smile. Needless to say, we are very satisfied and we highly recommend her services. read more

I like photo journalism and i am glad to have run into Madeleine who shoots in this style. She is probably as good as any other in the business - the moment we signed her on the wedding photos were one thing that we didnt have to worry about during the rest of our planning. She staked out the park we had chosen in her own time - called back with alternate suggestions based on light etc and we ended up taking her suggestions on spots to stand at. She was on time every time and very accommodating when we werent! Everyone liked the way she got people fired up and smiling for the pictures and overall it was just a very good experience. read more

What an absolute pleasure it was to shoot with Madeleine! She was SO creative, full of positive energy, and really brought out the best of me :). From shooting action shots in The Lagree Studio, to lifestyle shots around the Hill Country Galleria, she nailed it! I highly recommend Madeleine to anybody looking for a great photographer with a passion for delivering what her clients want. read more

Madeleine did a great job capturing all of the moments at our very unique wedding. Our ceremony was outside under the oak trees at Mercury Hall and the party to follow was inside and outside. She got wonderful candid shots of our friends and family enjoying themselves on the dance floor and just hanging out. She also captured the moments before the ceremony as just arrived and mingled and also of the beautiful flowers. We especially love the black and white photos! We would highly recommend Madeleine! Tim Green and Jana Kay Green read more

I was lucky enough to run across Madeleine Tilin at the recommendation of a mutual Facebook friend. I hired Madeleine to do business headshots for me last year and she did a phenomenal job! The photo shoot was done in a studio, which made me a little nervous at first as I'm more accustomed to outside photography. However, Madeleine was a total professional in every way. She was in great communication with me before the shoot to discuss my needs by email and phone. She sent me backgrounds to choose from well before the shoot. Although I was feeling pretty self-conscious at first about having pictures taken, Madeleine totally made me feel completely at ease during the shoot. She's such a warm and friendly person in addition to being a truly talented photographer. I highly recommend Madeleine Tilin Photography for your photo needs! read more

Madeleine was such a gem to work with on our wedding and engagement photos. She is kind, thoughtful, thorough, and has an amazing eye for shots. We were willing to go a little outside of our budget range to work with Madeleine and it was the best money spent. If you are looking for someone who is fun, wonderful, and an exceptional artist, she is it! read more

Madeleine was an absolute pleasure to work with. We hired her for a 2-day corporate conference and evening cocktail party. From the start of the project she was extremely responsive and asked all the right questions. Leading up to the event she participated in site visits and shot list reviews. She was fantastic on-site and willing to adjust to a few last minute changes. Last, but not least, the final results were fabulous! I would definitely recommend and hire Madeleine for my new corporate event! read more

Madeleine was the photographer for my son's bar mitzvah. She did an amazing job. She was easy to communicate with and very responsive. She took the time to scout of the location before the party so she knew what the room looked like and what shots would work. She helped with the family groupings so we had enough time for all the pictures. She was very energetic and fun the day of so it made smiling for that long fun. She is awesome. I can't wait to see the proofs of the day. All of my family and friends said how nice she was and easy to smile for. She was not over powering the party, but was in there getting fun shots of the kids having fun. Thank you Madeleine. I would highly recommend her for any special event. read more

Madeleine Tilin is capable of seeing the subtle nuances that dwell in your family dynamic and she pulls them to the surface. The photos she did of our family were amazing and are so frequently admired by our friends because they're not cliche. Her work captures the fleeting expressions in my own kids so well and making the images beautiful, unique and very true. Beyond all else she's wonderful with young children and is extremely patient and creative. I can't wait for her to do another photo shoot for us this year! read more

Loved Madeline. We had a session w/ her at our house and while she was good at the traditional sorts of photography poses, we really enjoyed the unstaged moments she captured throughout the morning. She was able to bring out some of the natural attractiveness in our surroundings as well that we hadn't noticed until she showed us the pictures. She has a natural artistry in her approach that we appreciated a great deal. Would highly recommend her. read more

Madeleine Tilin took portraits of my 4 month old daughter, and our experience was fantastic. Madeleine was so professional, yet personable and fun. She came to our home and worked around our little one's schedule and needs. The pictures turned out beautifully. After the photo shoot, Madeleine had our gallery online and ready for viewing in just two weeks. She was so helpful in assisting us in selecting portraits for my daughter's nursery. Madeleine was not satisfied until we had exactly what we wanted for the space. Her level of customer service is unparalleled. I would definitely hire her again for another portrait session. Thank you Madeleine! read more

I'm a novelist and writer of nonfiction with a new book coming out in early 2009 -- I've sat for A WHOLE BUNCHA different photographers (some famous) and can say without hesitation that the shoot with Madeleine was the most fun, most relaxing, easiest shoot I've ever participated in. But of course just LIKING a photographer doesn't mean much if the shoot doesn't result in images you and your publisher can use. I am happy -- ecstatic -- therefore to say that we got so many good shots from my shoot with Madeleine it's going to be hard to choose. I'd actually been more or less dreading what turned out to be everything you'd hope for, a pleasant morning, that was both interesting and fruitful. Madeleine Tilin has worked in art direction for several different print magazines: her Whole Picture sensibility informs every set up. She has a real feel, too, for working with natural light. Thanks, Madeleine! read more

Madeliene was awesome to work with. She is very professional, with a wonderful eye for her subject. Her pictures are very interesting and creative. My twins had their Senior portraits done and the photos were gorgeous. Almost too many to choose from! She took a few family shots too and now one is hanging above our fireplace! Highly recommend her to anyone!!! read more

I needed a photographer on a very short notice for my professional head shots, and Madeleine was very accommodating. Head shots can be exhausting, but she made it fun and easy, and the pictures came out fantastic! Madeleine made all the edits right away and I was able to meet my dead-line. I hope to work with her again in the future, whatever occasion it may be. read more

Madeleine met us at a park and took beautiful photos of our family! She was very calm and friendly, and really put our two young children at ease. Our kids loved being photographed, and we all enjoyed the creative locations that Madeleine suggested. Madeleine took her time to make sure she had enough great shots to choose from, and her turn-around time in getting the photos back to us was quite quick. My husband and I were very happy with the photos and proudly shared them with family and friends, and we also displayed several of them in our home. I would definitely use Madeleine again in the future! read more

Madeleine is amazing. Madeleine did my engagement shoot and wedding photos and we loved every minute of it. She was different than the other photographers that we had looked at. We found that sometimes wedding photos can get hokey and lack the realness and the beauty of couples, by trying to do the same shots that they do with all brides and grooms, not all brides and frooms are the same. Not Madeleine! Our photos captured my husband and I, the the couple that people have known for years, the love that is quirky, but undeniable . She was easy to work with, had great ideas and listened to your ideas as well. She really got to know James and I, which came across in the photos. The compliment that I get the most on my pictures are about the coloring, she will play with the color and made out pictures look like paintings. She was also affordable, which is safe to say is rare with wedding vendors. I am expecting in summer and have already lined her up for belly and baby shots, because I know she will capture the essence of the moments in her shots and i look forward to working with her again. read more