That's meee in the cover photo. I had a solo photoshoot a few months after delivering my first…read morechild. This photoshoot and the gallery I received within a few days of our shoot brought me to life!!! So dreamy, so fun, so natural with a touch of soft glam, and easy. Sonam is so so so talented and in a world where customer service and good work ethic are dead, he shows he cares for the clients and delivers in a very timely fashion!

From the owner: We are a small, family owned portrait photography business based in the Northern Virginia region…read more With over 10 years experience in free lance photography, we understand the importance of professionalism, quality, and the ability to evoke deep feelings and emotions through the lens. Our photography style is a mixture between photojournalistic, editorial, as well as good old fashioned pose and click, although photojournalistic is our preference. We believe that your photos should be as objective and truthful as possible, and capturing candid moments as they happen are just as important as getting picture perfect shots.

We decided to go to Steven Wu after checking out his yelp reviews and made a few inquiries through…read moreemails and phone calls, and we are very happy with the experience. Over the phone, steven took time to get to know you and your story, try to get a sense of what kinda pictures/portrait you are looking for and record your story through the lens. We did both city hall wedding and a private 2 hours outdoor shooting on Long island. As always, he arrived early ( earlier than us). City Hall Wedding For most couples, it's prob. their first time, so having a wedding photographer who is patient and experienced with the process definitely ease a lot of the stress. I remember Steven kinda walk me through the process over the phone before the court wedding date, giving your tips that actually helped a lot. The actually "ceremony" is quick, but sometimes the wait can be a little long, he really takes time to capture each moment for you along each step of the process. Outdoor Shooting I told Steven that I love nature, and I like artsy/cool pictures. Steven suggested morning/evening time where the light has a lot of variety. For me, he is sort of an impressionist, trying to capture beauty throughout the changing light. He is creative, and also open for suggestions. We loved our pictures. Notes: Pictures in this review were downsized, and I changed a little contrasts and light (so you can't see our faces). Ask Steven for some portfolio work, which you can get a better sense of his styles (and maybe some pose ideas).

Steven Wu is an incredibly talented photographer! My S.O. and I made a trip with our family (we…read morelive in California) to New York over the summer in May. It was my S.O.'s first trip and my millionth time to NYC. Our family had already decided that we were getting engaged and having our engagement party this upcoming November. I wanted to make this trip memorable, as it was his first trip, so we decided to do our engagement photos in NYC! I researched photographers almost everyday for a month when I stumbled upon Steven and his amazing reviews! We don't regret hiring Steven! He was absolutely amazing! We had been together for 6 years and we never did any type of photo shoot together. Our shoot was on a Friday morning in Grand Central Station and then in Central Park. Imagine a typical Friday morning at Grand Central. It is very, very, very busy and packed. We met up with Steven there and he asked us to go stand in the middle, of what seemed like thousands of people, and go pose. Needless to say, we felt SO awkward doing that. The second Steven started talking to us, we got so comfortable. The whole time we were with Steven, we only noticed him and each other. He made us totally forget how nervous we were and made us forget about the hundreds of people walking by and staring at us. I recall him saying he was in technology or something before he started doing photography but I swear, he must have some training in psychology because he like hypnotized us into feeling so calm and comfortable. Once he started clicking, we were so calm and at peace. We just focused on each other and the hilarious conversations we were having with Steven. Gosh, he kept us so entertained & happy! He truly is such an amazing man!!! I researched photographers for a whole month and am so glad I found Steven! I couldn't imagine a better photographer. And as far as the pictures go, they turned out AMAZING!!! For our first ever photo shoot, they were the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen! NY has such a special place in my heart and I'm so pleased that Steven was the one who captured my S.O. and I's first trip there! I would very highly recommend Steven to anyone who is looking to engagement pictures, family photos, party or wedding photography, anything and everything! You will not regret hiring him!

Jetur and Lachelle are tops! They are both so pleasant and incredibly easy to work with. Quick…read moreturnaround on editing, reasonable and fair pricing, and very flexible. Looking forward to working with Jayell Photography again soon!

My family was looking for photography services that were quality and didn't break the bank. That's…read morewhen we came across Jayell Photography right here on Yelp. Our family did an outdoor session which can be a little tricky when it comes to lighting but the photographer was professional, and made the extra effort to ensure he captured good shots of my family. I would recommend Jayell Photography to everyone!

I worked with Youra on updated headshots for professional purposes - she was amazing! Super…read morecommunicative and flexible ahead of our session, and then so creative and personable in scouting out locations and making sure we were capturing a diversity of shots and angles. Given how much I usually dislike photos of myself, I was absolutely blown away when I received the final images - I liked them all! I especially appreciated her editing touch, all of the final images looked super polished, professional, but still natural. Will definitely be reaching out to Youra anytime we need a photographer in the future!

Youra is a GEM. She was amazing as event photographer for our baby shower for 45 people. She…read morereally listened to what we wanted and gave constructive suggestions ahead of time. The space was crowded with big windows and varied light. She did a great job getting candids and posed shots. She was professional, friendly and unobtrusive. Her rates are competitive and we are beyond pleased with the results!

Stacey is amazing. I first met her through a friend that was organizing a head shots evening for…read morelots of professional friends, so I bought 15 min in a studio with Stacey and got the best headshot that has come in so very handy many times. I moderated a panel last week and a panelist I was being introduced to said, "yes, the woman with the most amazing head shot." Yesterday morning we did our 5th(!) family mini session shoot with Stacey in a garden next to the Capitol. It's wonderful to get these beautiful shots of our children growing up -- and have some shots with me that I love that aren't selfies! Years ago Stacey took an iconic (among our family and friends) photo of my son sulking off to the left of the Washington monument when my husband and I were were standing to the right smiling while pregnant with our daughter. That same day Stacey was able to joke around with our son and get the best shots of him smiling and enjoying himself. Our daughter enjoys the shoots just as much. Thank you, Stacey!

Our photo session with Stacey was amazing! Working with 3 kids isn't always easy, but she laughed…read morewith them, engaged them and listened to what they wanted in addition to getting the photos she had in mind. The kids felt they were included in the process and were therefore happy to comply with her requests. She has a gentle and very effective way of working with people and I greatly appreciate that! We cannot wait to see our photos! :) and we look forward to working with Stacey again in the future!!

I loved working with Tina! Very professional, and she…read moreresponded fast, love the quality of the pictures they're wonderful! She made me feel very comfortable and relaxed. was a great experience. I highly recommend her.

I give Tina my highest possible recommendation! I've never worked with a photographer so talented…read moreor attuned to the needs of her clients. We first engaged Tina to take headshots that our daughter needed for school applications. Despite a VERY short turnaround time, Tina was able to bring her into the studio and get the perfect shot. Tina talked to her about what she was looking for, got her comfortable with being photographed, and -- literally the same day -- produced several dozen proofs for us to review and select from. The end result was a series of absolutely dazzling photos that were exactly what my daughter needed (and came at an extremely reasonable price). Thank you again, Tina for so quickly producing such spectacular results!

AMAZING. I ABSOLUTELY love them. Dynamic duo. They did our maternity shoot and the pictures were A+…read morethey will definitely be doing our newborn shoot as well.

I LOVE working with Rodney. He is all of things you would want a professional photographer to be…read more He is punctual, great communication, and super fun and easy to shoot with. I brought lots of different looks for him to take glamour and fashion portraits of me, but he also had lots of wardrobe and accessories laid out for me to choose from when I got there. We did a variety of looks and lighting setups in a very short amount of time. So I got alot of different photos from our shoot. He sent the retouched images out within a week and I was very happy with the outcome. I would highly recommend him to anyone!

SUMMARY... Rodney mostly met expectations before/during the…read morewedding although he had a habit of showing up late. He very clearly doesn't care about his customers after the photoshoots are over with (he told us he prioritizes upcoming photoshoots over customers who are waiting for deliverables--at least in our case). Regardless of whether having to wait 9 months for an album is abnormal (like we did), he made it very clear that he did not care about completing our contract in a timely fashion, continually made excuses and broke promises, and rarely responded to our multiple attempts to contact him. He only responded to our repeated contact after we had to get a lawyer involved because he didn't return our emails for months. FULL REVIEW... I'll break this review into two parts: before/during and after the wedding. Before the wedding, Rodney gets 3.5/5 stars. After the wedding, Rodney gets -3.5/5 stars, so it averages out to 0/5 stars. Before/during the wedding, Rodney mostly met expectations. He showed up 20 minutes late for our engagement photo shoot and a few minutes late to our wedding day. He is friendly when interacting with guests (or us) and telling us how to pose. On the day of the wedding, he forgot to do one pose with certain people in it that we requested that he get. (He specifically stated that he doesn't guarantee any poses but you hire a photographer on your wedding day so that you do not have to worry about those types of things.) His photography style is somewhat unique so make sure you like it. One final minor point is that the photos he took for our wedding wouldn't scale properly to an 8 by 10 photo, so that left us disappointed that we couldn't get the photos we wanted in the right size. (I haven't used a professional photographer before so I'm not sure how normal this is.) After the wedding: It took him a month to get us our wedding photos (which is later then he told us he could get them to us but not that bad); after getting us the photos digitally, he was almost completely unresponsive when we tried to get information on our wedding album. He kept making promises that he couldn't keep. Without going into the many details of the sorry, it took NINE MONTHS after the wedding in order to get our album. He openly told us that he wasn't prioritizing getting our album to us and mislead us multiple times. We went three months where he completely ignored all communication from us so we contacted a lawyer to help us mediate and only then did Rodney actually respond to us. Apparently he'll only get you your album (and get it to you 9 months late!) if you threaten to sue him. His excuse was that he needed to get a new album vendor and that is why it took him so long. This is a poor excuse on his part because he told us that he was not prioritizing our album and didn't actually inform us that he was looking for a new album vendor until months after our wedding. So if he would have started working on our album when he said he was going to, he would have been able to finish our album before apparently needing to switch album vendors. To reiterate, it took him so long to start working on our album; if he would have started working on the album when he should have, we would not have waited even longer than that. He also told our lawyer that we knew that it could take "months" to find a new album but we agreed to let him search for a new album company anyway. This is nonsense but he had convinced himself it was true. No one in their right mind would agree to wait 9 months for a wedding album! We absolutely did not agree to this. We agreed to "weeks" (what he actually told us on the phone), not "months" which is what he claimed that he told us. He was incredibly rude with every interaction after the wedding. He very clearly doesn't care about his customers after the photoshoots are over with. Regardless of whether having to wait 9 months for an album is abnormal, he made it very clear that he did not care about completing our contact in a timely fashion, continually made excuses, and rarely responded to our multiple attempts to contact him. Maybe 9 months is not the norm for when Rodney's clients get his albums but either way, clients should BEWARE of his poor professionalism; he is incredibly difficult to work with after he has actually take the pictures and will completely ignore you if he feels that there was nothing to update you on (as he said in his own words).

When booking my wedding photographer, I talked to a few different photographers and within the…read morefirst two minutes of talking to Pamela, I knew she was the one. She took the time to ask what I wanted and really wanted to know what I wanted to get from my photos. She asked about my details and what style I wanted. She was extremely sweet and from that phone conversation alone I could tell she had a true passion for wedding photography. Pamela wasn't just my wedding photographer, she was a friend. I booked her about a year in advance and she checked in periodically throughout that year. We had several interactions leading up to the day (phone, email, in person) where she spent time helping me plan the ends and odds of my wedding, she even helped me come up with my wedding timeline. She also visited my venue to brainstorm ideas before the big day and even sent me an itinerary. She really thinks of everything! On my wedding day, Pamela & her assistant Sergey (I hope the spelling is right) were phenomenal. They got a ton of great pictures and came up with a lot of amazing ideas for photos. They both are extremely detail oriented. They made sure my train was perfect at all times, that Matt's tie was straight, you name it, they saw it. At the end of the night, they even offered to stay later to get additional photos. I am extremely grateful for those two. I then received my wedding photos within 2 weeks, not just your standard preview or sneak peak but ALL of them and on top of that they look AMAZING. Thank you Pamela! I can't wait to get another excuse to use you in the future!

We went with Pamela because she was consistently rated the #1 wedding photographer in the DC area…read moreby weddingwire, theknot, etc and because she was referred to us by a friend. We are so glad that we did! The pictures came out amazing and we hardly knew she was there. I would have paid twice as much for the album and digitals that we ordered. Pamela is very professional and will make sure you get every picture that you want. She also captured hundreds of other amazing artistic shots that I would have never dreamed of. Bottomline- if you are having a wedding in the DC area, or want photos for another occassion or corporate event, go with Pamela!