Our family loved working with James! He made the entire process smooth and easy, and also a lot of…read morefun! He photographed our large family, and every one of us is absolutely thrilled with the photos. He is not only incredibly talented, but kind and thoughtful, very responsive, flexible and understanding. He captured our children's personalities so beautifully; the photos will be treasured forever. Thank you, James!

If you need any significant event photographed in Maine, hire James with Flax Studios. He is the…read morebest you will find anywhere. James photographed my wedding in August of 2017 and I am still getting compliments on our photos to this day. James has an incredible eye for photography and the pictures you get from him are breathtaking. James has a talent for capturing the setting just as beautifully as the people, and that for us, was what set him apart from other photographers. If you want the best pictures, you have to hire the best people to do the photography. Flax studios is the best.

Shaun "The Bearded Mainer" took beautiful photos for our wedding in October at our home and had…read moregreat recommendations on where to go off-site for a quiet moment away from our guests. He was very accommodating to some of our creative "needs" (Me kissing our dog and my husband and I taking a secret shot of whiskey before our ceremony!) he had fun with it and the pictures he captured came out wonderful! Many of our guests watched him work and had such nice things to say about his interactions and his work with the camera. Absolutely stellar all around! A day to remember for sure and we have the best photos to remember it by! I am certain he could meet any photo needs that anyone could throw at him! Thank you Shaun!

From the owner: Hi! I'm Shaun, your Downeast Maine Wedding, Proposal, and Family Photographer. If you love a…read morejourney, have a sense for adventure, and embrace a deep, undying love for the outdoors and all things Maine, then I want to be your Photographer.

Rogier at Eager Eye was absolutely fantastic! We needed a photographer last minute for a large…read moretheater performance and he was willing to move things around to accommodate us day of, and made things remarkably easy for us. He came to the theater early to scout it out, was super kind and personable, VERY generous with his time and incredibly thorough. He got pictures we didn't even think we needed! Every picture was a gem - the entire cast and I were blown away not just at the artistry itself but by the work he put in to achieve it. He is obviously extremely versatile as well so I gladly recommend him for every kind of event/shoot!

Rogier was the absolute best photographer for my surprise proposal. Since I'm not from Maine, he…read morewas incredibly helpful in suggesting locations. When the surprise was unveiled, his humor and photography expertise made the experience even better!

Our Engagement was a perfectly captured moment due to Zelias photography. Zelia was timed well,…read moretook plenty of different angles, set different backgrounds, and was a absolute pleasure to work with. We would recommend her to anyone looking for their Engagement photos, anniversaries, etc. ‐ Amanda​

From the owner: Zelias Designs Arts provides photography for all occasions! Events, Weddings, Portraits, Product…read moreBrand Photography, and Photo Restorations. Wall Art such as Canvases, Artboards, Prints, Framed Pisters, Metal & Metallic Prints, Photos, Digital Downloads, Albums, Photobooks, Mugs, Cards, Coasters, Tiles, Slates, T-shirts, Apparel, Housewares We also provide graphic design services such as book and cover layouts, digital print media, social media advertisements, templates, brochures, and much more. Contact us for more information or quotes!

We heard about JJC PhotoGraphic from friends that used them, and we are glad we chose to work with…read morethem, JJC PhotoGraphic exceeded our expectations. Would highly recommend.

From the owner: JJC PhotoGraphic. Capture Essence® Maine PhotoGrapher nails weddings, senior portraits, lifestyle,…read morecommercial, and more...

The photographs are excellent. We were immediately put at ease and delighted to work with the man…read morebehind the camera in our two-hour on-location photo shoot at Portland Head Light. The stepping stones, water features, and flowers provided a captivating backdrop. The photographer developed a friendly rapport with our son immediately, which worked wonders. We were allowed to change clothes during the shoot and had a wonderful relaxed day at the ocean capturing memories. Before I booked I asked if we would be provided a password-protected online web gallery with our proofs. I was told yes. That was a lie. About a month after the photo shoot we logged in to a screen-sharing program from Maine to Washington. We spoke on the phone with Lucia as she slowly showed us images to choose from. This was not a password-protected web page, this was a live duplicate of her computer's screen. From her desktop she controlled display of the images. She could click through on a thumbnail to enlarge a photo, and she could crop images if she so choose. She was driving. This was absolutely not a web page we could peruse at our leisure. The process of figuring out how much the package would cost was simply excruciating. To establish a price point we were told several times during the phone conversation, "The price depends on how many prints you get. I don't know how many you can't live without, so I can't answer your question now . . ." Seriously, that is a quote that I remember many months later. "I need to show you all of the photos before we can discuss price." Seriously. We asked four times and four times were told we could not discuss price. Then the sale needed be closed. Near the end of the call she proceeded to rattle off three or four packages which involved mental arithmetic so fast she lost my Microsoft software developer husband. We had to write down the prices. We had to ask her to and click on images, over, and over, and over. We couldn't see the images side by side. This may be shrewd business practice, but it is not the optimal customer service experience. The process bothered me a lot. The reason I felt so manipulated was because I was lied to about our being able to see the prints on a password-protected web page. That was false advertising. If you are reading my Yelp review and planning a photo shoot, please beware. If you do a wedding or other once-in-a-lifetime experience, I hope you can sign a contract in advance with the prices - not just of the shoot, but of the full package options. I did not ask for that in advance and I wish I had. Two more things I want potential customers to know: Number one, I had no itemized invoice. Yeah, that's kind of important, now that I think about it. I had no proof that I paid for a print to be shipped to my mother. When I called about a month after my mother's birthday I asked my mom about the print I had ordered for her. (Mom said she hadn't received anything.) I called Lucia immediately. Lucia checked my customer record, and said she could not immediately find an order for my mother. I persisted and asked her to look at my invoice. After several minutes she clicked a few buttons on her machine and said (with honest surprise in her voice), "Oh you DID order another print, but it was going to ship to another address." She apologized profusely. The 10"×10" print was sent to my mother; my mother was incredibly angry when I told her what happened. She said, "You should call the Better Business Bureau on them!" Number two, the company misrepresents the privacy practices they say there are providing to customers. Here is a quote from the e-mail that explained how I could get my digital download: "If you have any questions or problems downloading the filed [sic] please let us know, we will be happy to help! Once you have completed the download, please save it to your computer because the link on our site will only be available for download for [in red] 10 days." The digital downloads are still there today. The digital downloads of about a dozen other people are also there, with no password protection. The photography and resulting prints are five star work. Two stars means "meh, I've experienced better." I've worked with three other professional photography studios and never encountered this kind of foolishness.

As others have stated, their photographs are excellent. Our engagement pictures couldn't have been…read morebetter - we went all over downtown Portland, and they gave us a great mix of composed and arrange pictures with candids where we were more in the moment. I didn't use them for our wedding because we got married in Las Vegas, but I did bring the sign-in book they made us from our session!

If we could give them higher than a 5 out of 5 we would. Naomi and Bill are fantastic. They are a…read morehusband and wife team. They like to meet all of their clients before they book. We have loved them since we first met them. To us it was very important that we had two photographers and a digital copy of all of our pictures. They create a package and pricing to what is going to work for you so not everyone is the same nor is the price. They do an engagement session. I wasn't thinking of having one but since they offered it, we took it. It was perfect we had so much fun and were really relaxed. They got to know us before the wedding which is going to reflect in our pictures on our wedding day. We had some odd requests of things that we wanted to try and they were up for anything. We just got to see our sneak peak of our pictures (our wedding was only 3 days ago) and I am so thrilled and cannot wait to see the rest. I recommend them to absolutely anyone and everyone and strongly recommend that you at least talk to them if not book them I know we will be booking Portrait New England in the future (baby bump shots, babies ect)