I have used Aviva several times for family photos, graduation, and birthday photos. She does…read moreamazing with kids and is extremely patient and captured our personality. She puts your mind at ease to make it fun and enjoyable for all. I can't wait to use her again for another event.

I've known Julia for several years now and she has captured many beautiful memories for me, my…read morefamily and my friends. She recently completed my family photos for Christmas 2016 and I couldn't be happier. We have four kids, one of which has special needs. Julia takes the time to demonstrate patience for all as well as comedic relief with our young boys when their attention wandered. She is great with families and animals alike, which shows in the quality of her work. On one occasion I had the opportunity to sit in her studio and pick photos for a leather bound book creation I was gifting. I saw how much detail she goes in to when editing out a slight flaw on my skin or a back wrinkle that I personally didn't like in a specific photo. This kind of editing takes a lot of time and skill. I appreciate this effort when I receive my photos and my skin looks flawless. The leather bound book was high quality and the pages were laid out well. Occasionally Julia has other professionals shoot large events with her to capture more angles and moments. However, Julia is the only person that edits the final version of the photographs she delivers to you. When you consider how many events she is doing, the families she sees in and out of the studio, and on top of that she is hand editing every photo she provides you, it takes time. Communication is important. Express your expectations up front. If there is something you are unsure of through the process, let her know. She has always been reasonable with us and when we communicate better there are no surprises. With that being said, I will continue to hire Julia to be my family's personal paparazzi. I love Julia's photojournalistic style and her sophisticated and delicate attention to detail is on point. Thank you Julia for another year of beautiful memories for our gallery.

I can't say enough great things about Julia!! I came to her beautiful home in Placerville to take…read morephotos with my two boys...alone... without help... Needless to say my youngest was in rare form. Julia handled them very well. She could also see my patience was wearing down and needed a little support. Julia handled them with care and me with respect. I sincerely appreciated her ability to work through the chaos and still managed to take some beautiful photographs. She even edited a few more photos than what I payed for which was so wonderful! I would highly recommend Julia Croteau Photography!

We recently hired Christa for our engagement and wedding photographs. We received our engagement…read morephotographs and they were amazing! I would recommend Christa for only elopement or engagement photographs. It snowed on our wedding as we had wished for. The venue was outside due to the incredible backdrop the site had. We unfortunately didn't get a view of this because the photographs were white in the background. Christa blamed it on fog etc, but it's funny family members using their cell phones were able to capture the beautiful view. There was no instructions by Christa and the second photographer we had hired. It shows in the photos, because no one is captured looking forward as they walked to and from the ceremony. She did not capture the ring exchange either. Most of the ceremony pictures are from far away or from the side. I have never seen this before. Very disappointing! Prior to the ceremony, Christa and her Photgrapher showed up after we were all ready. I had given her our timeline weeks prior to the wedding. She also made the guys late to the ceremony site and when the lodge coordinators tried to tell her we needed to do the first touch, she became irritated and rolled her eyes. Our first touch was horrible! Again, no "look here" or do this. Showed when we received our photos. At the reception she used a flash indoors which caused a lot of bright white out photos. There were no bouquet photos taken either. We were completely disappointed. When hiring a photographer you trust them to capture your one in a life time memories. This was not the case. We have missed photos. We have a lot of cut off head photos and far away photos. We did not receive a lot of after ceremony photographs outside either. Was very rushed. I later learned from family members that Christa was complaining about how cold it was. This would explain the rush and not very many photos. I only post this because I want people to know what we experienced and not be disappointed like we were. She was not worth $4200.

I can't say enough positive things about Christa! If you're trying to decide between a handful of…read morephotographers, I promise that you will not be disappointed when you hire her! My husband was super hesitant to take our engagement photos because he feels uncomfortable behind the camera (as do I) but he will be the first to tell you how much fun it was spending the day at Point Reyes getting our photos taken by Christa. Her carefree, fun loving spirit (and great music!) made it easy for us to relax in front of the lens. We both had aduce a great time, however I was convinced my awkwardness still managed to ruin the photos. A few weeks later, she delivered our gallery and we were both left speechless. The photos are nothing short of incredible which should mean a lot coming from a self conscious lady and a camera shy guy! Fast forward to the day of our wedding when the nerves are getting the best of me... I'm having fun getting ready with my girls, but at the same time feeling rather uncomfortable with all the attention being focused on me. The second Christa walked into the suite the mood changed. She brought such a great energy into the room and I think we all noticed the vibe change for the better. Maybe it was coincidence, but probably not because my feet hurt, I was nauseous and just wanted it to be reception time! Her fun, calm spirit was truly a blessing in this moment. I received numerous compliments from the bridal party, family, and a few of the guests who interacted with Christa as to how nice and friendly she was. We received our wedding gallery promptly after returning home and similar to the engagement photos - I have no words! My husband and I scrolled through the gallery several times just laughing, crying, embracing and reminiscing on all the moments from our wedding day. We truly could not be happier or more impressed with Christa's work. Christa- I don't know how the heck we found you, but I'm so thankful we did!! Sorry for such a long review - we are just so grateful!

Becky did my wedding and I'm very grateful. It all turned out fantastic and she had some great…read moreposing suggestions. She's been doing this for many years and has a great eye.

Becky is an amazing photographer. She took pictures at my son's school this fall and he had a…read morescratch on his nose at the time. She asked me if I wanted her to remove it with photo editing, and I say yes, as long as it looked natural. The pictures came out great and you couldn't even tell he had a boo-boo. Also, she provided us with an ID card. I am very impressed. Thank you!!!

We came together to celebrate our mother''s 80th birthday. My mom's only request for her birthday…read more was to have a picture with her four children, which hasn't happened in a very long time. Kristen did a beautiful job of capturing our special family celebration. She was also incredibly flexible and came earlier than planned because our party was outside and the weather was not ideal. We will definitely use her again for our special family portraits.

My fiancé and I had an amazing engagement photo session with her. We had no experience on post for…read morepictures or anything. She just told us to be ourselves and she work around us capturing the magic and love on pictures. we couldn't be more happy with the results. I will definitely hire her for any future even. Amazing personality and very very professional.

My entire experience with Jasmine was easy and supportive. It was so easy to book and ask…read morequestions. After booking she provided a ton of info that answered all of my burning questions. She is very professional and friendly, she made me feel so comfortable during my shoot. It was fun working with her and she really took into account my shoot moodboard. I couldn't have asked for a better experience from beginning to end. I would love to do more shoots in the future and would say that my shots were worth every penny!

Jasmine is a genuine, kind, and loving person. We worked with her for our maternity and newborn…read morephotos. She is personable and insanely talented! We laughed through our maternity session and it felt more like hanging out with a friend than just getting photos done. For our newborn session, our baby was colicky really bad and it was more than 2 hours of pure calm that I had not yet experienced with my newborn. She captured photos I'll cherish forever AND helped a new mom on a personal level. Jasmine is a wholesome and genuine person who cares about her work and the people she meets doing it. You will not regret a single penny you spend getting these moments captured and you might even make a new mom friend out of it. I'll never be able to repay her for her kindness during such a tough transition into motherhood.

We were so excited to have Katie shoot our pregnancy announcement photos! Katie was amazing! She…read morewas very professional, and had great ideas for photos! When we got our photos back, we were amazed! They are so beautiful and so perfect. I can't recommend her enough!

Katie was an absolute joy to work with! She made the process so easy and was even able to get our…read moretoddler to cooperate! She always responded to messages in a timely manner and got through the photo shoot in a time manner! She was so professional yet relaxed and fun to work with! When we got our prints, she greatly surpassed our expectations. They were so amazing!!! She is incredibly talented! We will definitely be doing pictures with her again!

First of all, I'd like to say that Tanya has the most amazing personality. My (now) husband and I…read morehired to to photograph our wedding. We are both extremely camera shy so we were a bit nervous. Tanya made it so easy, she has an incredibly talent of making her subjects feel at ease. Instead of feeling like a photo shoot, she makes it feel like we're hanging out with a really cool friend. She's so passionate about her work, it's adorable how excited she gets about the pictures. She also has a great eye for how you're posing. For example, my husband and I BOTH lean away from the camera. Neither of us even knew it until she told us. She gave us so many great tips that we left just a little less camera shy. We now know not to lean away, how to hold our chins etc. basically. If you're hiring a photographer, you can't go wrong with Tanya :)

If you are looking for the best, Tanya is it. When I met her before my wedding, I had many…read morerequests, she went above and beyond! She is talented, professional, friendly, and absolutely an amazing photographer. She doesn't stop till she has perfection. TRUST ME! I was so blessed to have her as my photographer for my most special and non traditional day. Thank you again Tanya!!