I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Brandon on June 7th for an intimate wedding at The…read moreDana on Mission Bay. As a wedding coordinator, I'm always a little skeptical when working with new vendors because you never know what to expect in terms of professionalism, communication, and work ethic. Brandon exceeded every expectation. He was incredibly easy to work with, provided great direction during photos, and helped create a fun, relaxed atmosphere throughout the day. His sense of humor and lighthearted personality made the experience enjoyable for both the couple and the vendor team. From what I've seen on social media, his work is absolutely stunning, and I can't wait to see the full gallery from our event. I would confidently recommend Brandon to my clients and look forward to the opportunity to work with him again in the future.

Brandon is a great photographer. Helped me by being incognito for my proposal. Went a week before…read morethe big day to go over the game plan at the location I wanted, gave me great pointers on how to go about asking my fiance. His action shots were great, editing style was my favorite. His turn around time was VERY VERY fast to get us the pictures to share with our loved ones. Such a great pleasure to work with Brandon. 10/10 experience with him and will be recommending him to anyone in the San Diego area. My experience with him was fantastic and exceeded my expectations by a mile! Brandon you're the man and you helped capture our moment to cherish forever. May God bless you Brandon

I selected True Photography to shoot my engagement photos and wedding day. We had Pauleen as our…read moremain photographer for the wedding, with Myro as the second photographer. Both Pauleen and Myro are incredibly talented and professional photographers. Pauleen helped make us feel entirely at ease in front of the camera with her directions and constantly hyping us up. On our wedding day, she knew all the best photo spots at our venue and was able to get us a wide variety of photos for our couple's portraits. Myro did a fantastic job getting photos of all our guests during the cocktail hour. We had several guests compliment how friendly he was and how many people he captured. In the background leading up to our wedding day, the True Photography team helped put a photography timeline that aligned with our wedding coordinator's timeline. This helped ensure we got all the photos needed included first looks, couple's portraits, family portraits, etc. No special moment was missed by the team throughout the wedding. From first looks to dancing at the end of the night, we the full story of our wedding day captured!

Customer service 10/10! True Photography & Video did a fantastic job capturing our wedding day!…read moreDuring our meetings and email exchanges, we felt supported and valued! True team helped us create a thorough timeline while offering suggestions/clarification so we knew what to expect and see the vision! Alex, Sheryl, and Dillan were assigned as our wedding day True team! Alex kept us on track with getting important photos and staying within the timeline. Alex was clear on posing directions and had such a calm demeanor/communication style that helped me feel reassured. Sheryl was our second photographer who captured the best candids and fun moments (e.g. one of the groomsmen had his shirt off and I didn't know until we saw the photos! HAHA). Dillan was here, there, and everywhere to get the best angles for our first dance, games, and guest reactions. Looking at our photos, I'm floored with how beautiful they turned out! The wedding day came and went like a flash, but now we have sooo many photos to remind us of the happy and heartwarming moments from that day. Excited to see how the videos turn out! Highly recommend considering True Photography & Video!

Excellent communication and we were happy with the beautiful engagement photos…read more Fanting's different photo packages are reasonable and flexible for different needs. Good experience, and would book again.

I initially chose Fangting after seeing her work online and her more reasonably priced sessions…read morecompared to others. After the ease of setting up day, time, and place, deposit and contract were sent. Everything was done electronically, making it convenient. The day of the session went well despite a little wind making hair placement difficult. Other than that, she arrived on time and accommodated our change of location requests. My only complaint is that she didn't take as many candid or playful shots of the kids or family as I expected. I also felt like we didn't get as much direction as to how to pose. She did advise us in what order to stand. I would have maybe liked a few seated poses as well. Overall, she was friendly and professional. She even took some photos with my old polaroid camera per my request. The finished work arrived quickly via a link through email with direction on how to download and select favorites. The images are beautiful and the turn out with final editing was fast, approximately 2 to 3 days. I am pleased with how everything went and how it turned out. Thank you for taking beautiful pictures of our Ohana surrounded by beautiful Hawaii!

I don't even know how to explain how special our wedding video is to us. The first time we watched…read moreit, it honestly felt like we were watching a movie of our own wedding day. They captured EVERYTHING, and somehow we still cry every single time we watch it. They were so friendly and warm from the beginning and made the whole experience fun. Everything felt really natural, and we never felt awkward in front of the camera. They also sent us little highlight teasers along the way, which I loved! They asked me what my vision was and if I had any ideas, but I honestly trusted them with it. I've watched so many of their videos, and every one feels different and personal to the couple. Ours really feels like us. They captured so many moments from the day, including little things we didn't even get to see ourselves. The final video was exactly what we wanted and even more. I truly cannot recommend them enough. Your wedding day goes by so fast, and having a video that brings you right back to those moments is something so special. We're beyond thankful we chose them to capture our day. They gave us something we'll get to watch, cry over, laugh at, and hold onto for the rest of our lives.

After our first consultation about our engagement photos, I knew we had hired the right…read morephotographers. What stood out most was Brittney's professionalism and straight-to-business attitude. She was organized and efficient, and she knew exactly what needed to be done, which helped keep everything running smoothly without feeling rushed or stressed. We were sent a booklet detailing all the steps and the planning process, which made it so easy! From the moment we met the team, they felt more like friends by our side than a company we had hired. They helped us feel comfortable, relaxed, and fully present throughout our wedding day while quietly capturing everything behind the scenes. The final photos and videos are incredible. They captured every emotion, detail, and special moment so beautifully that we can relive our wedding day each time we look at them. We could not be happier with the results and are deeply grateful for the memories they preserved. We highly recommend Astray Photography/Videography to anyone looking for a talented, professional, and down-to-earth team.

We've had so many amazing family photos over the years. Cindy does a great job making her clients…read morefeel comfortable, and the end result are the most magical of photos! I've used other photographers and have maybe 3 photos that I love, but I have dozens from the sets she produces.

Cindy is a 10 star photographer! The moment I saw her work I knew I wanted to book with her. I LOVE…read moreher artistic vision. Her use of light is unparalleled as is her use of nature as the background. Her photographs are majestic, expansive, soft, golden, magical and real. She captures great candids. We have 2 kids and that is always hard but she had several tricks up her sleeve to get the kids to look and she got some amazing shots of the whole family. I just want to frame all the photos she took and cover my house wall to wall =) She's also patient, easy-going and just a overall pleasure to work with. I never share photos of my family on yelp. But I'll break my own rule so you can see how amazing she is.

I knew I was getting proposed to when photographer told me to turn around so she can "get the…read morereaction"; ruined the surprise. The photos came in the exact time she quoted us but the edits look like pictures taken and edited off an iPhone. Not happy with them. I had to re-crop and edit majority of all photos as best I could as all the edits completely washed out our skin tone, the colors of the sky etc. I asked for the raws so I could just edit them myself from scratch and it's been 2 weeks and still haven't received them. Didn't remind us or inform to take phones/wallets out of pockets so those just look lovely in all our photos **sarcasm**. Book with someone else who knows what they're doing and takes their time on special memories like this. Updating my review! Got some of the raws back a day after making my review, which was nice of her to send as she said she didn't usually do so, but the quality of the photos look like they were taken on an iPhone..it was nice to see some of the photos that didn't come through as finals. Aside from how the photos came out, the one positive was that Anel was easy to communicate with and nice overall!!

Although I generally prefer not to post negative criticism, the profound disappointment regarding…read moreour wedding photography has stayed with me for the past two years. I am deeply saddened by the outcome of the photos provided by this company. We were initially promised a specific photographer, 'Josh,' based on his recommended portfolio. However, only one week before our wedding, we were assigned 'Anel,' whose work we had never seen. On our wedding day, the level of professionalism and quality of work was unacceptable: Lack of direction: There was little to no guidance on posing or lighting. The photographer made comments like, 'What was that?' or 'What's that face?' instead of providing constructive direction. Poor Technical Execution: Many family photos feature heavy, unflattering shade cast across faces. Across the entire collection, there is only one usable, direct shot of my husband and me facing the camera. Absenteeism: During the cocktail hour, which we hired the photographer to cover, the photographer was found sitting in the dressing room instead of actively taking candid photos of our guests. I actually had to seek out the photographer to initiate coverage of the event. Frankly, the final delivered collection lacked the quality and professional execution we would expect from a paid vendor. It felt like paying a friend to snap photos, not a professional with an understanding of lighting and composition. A further point of concern: not a single photo from our wedding has ever been featured on the company's website or social media. We anticipated a high level of work based on the company's advertised portfolio, and what we received fell far short of that professional standard.

Jack was an absolute joy to work with. From the very start he took the time to get to know us,…read moreunderstand what was most important to us, and make sure our vision for the day was heard. His attention to detail and genuine care gave us so much confidence leading up to the wedding. On the wedding day, everything didn't go perfectly according to schedule on our end, but Jack was so calm and eased the stress. He adapted seamlessly and never made us feel rushed. Instead he went above and beyond to make sure every photo we had dreamed about was captured. The special shots we specifically requested were never overlooked, and that meant so much to us. His entire team, including the videographers, were professional and wonderful to be around. We truly felt like we had people who cared just as much about our day as we did. If you're looking for someone who is incredibly talented and willing to go the extra mile to create beautiful memories, Jack is the photographer you want. We couldn't be more grateful.

When my husband and I were starting to wedding plan we ranked what types of vendors we wanted to…read moreprioritize to support the day we wanted. Photos landed in the top 3, with video close but we were going to let budget dictate it. Looking back now, we both agree that Jack and his team were the #1 vendor we booked and I can't imagine not having both photo and video done by them! From the very first inquiry phone call Jack just seemed to "get it". We were running through his portfolio galleries and bouncing ideas around from jump. And we were blown away by his preparedness! This was over a year before our wedding date and yet he knew what the expected time of sunset would be and had a preliminary timeline put together for us before we were even off a call. At the time I didn't realize how grateful I would be for that. But to my fellow Type-A brides and grooms, trust me when I say Jack is someone that makes it easy on your brain and you need him. He also explained the importance of having a wedding video in a way that didn't feel like he was trying to sell us on anything, but that he wanted us to decide what was best for US with all the information. We ended up not only moving forward with a video package, but with one that included additional hours of coverage and additional videos. I still say I'm so glad we did that almost every week! Besides being extremely talented and professional, his personality fit right in with us, our friends, and family. We were making jokes as the day started, he held space when there were emotional moments, and by the end of the night some of our best friends where coming up and asking "Where's Jack?". The same can also be said for every member of his team. Good people attract and work for good people, and you can tell that was the case. I am forever thankful to Jack and his team, and even still feel like this review doesn't give justice to the incredible experience we had with them. More than a 5 star review, I can tell you that I have recommended him to best friends, family, and even 2 different newly engaged brides I just met out in the world. And I will continue to do so!

Holly and Bruce did my engagement and wedding photos. They were so fun to work with…read more My fiancé and I got a referral for them through our wedding planner. Our main concern was we needed a photography team that was just as excited about our same-sex wedding as we were. After visiting with 3 potential photography companies we knew Holly Ireland was the most fun and of course had the best style to their photography. During our engagement session I think we worked them for the entire time we were entitled to. Three different locations all over San Diego County. Never once did they complain. Finally, for our wedding, they worked their butt off and produced photos that were beautiful and Instagram worthy. Being "customers for life" Holly shot our Christmas photos as well. She was great with kids. I can't wait to work with them again.

Holly was the first vendor I hired - over a year and a half out from our wedding, before we even…read morehad a date set! We were initially planning a March 2018 wedding, before finally settling on September 2018. Holly was great and very flexible with us changing dates around. I met Holly and her husband Bruce before hiring them - they left a great first impression, they are full of energy, professional & great people. Holly photographed our engagement photos in an unconventional way. My now husband was coming home from a 6 month deployment on a submarine & I wanted to have a photographer there and have those as our engagement pictures since we had gotten engaged right before he left on deployment. He came home from his last deployment in May 2017. Holly was very accommodating with our situation and not knowing a lot of details ahead of time due to operational security. The photos turned out beautiful, and we even got shots with my husbands family that was visiting from out of town. Holly made everyone feel comfortable and got through the pictures in a timely manner! Fast forward to our September 2018 wedding, I had sent Holly inspirational pictures that I wanted re-created on our wedding day & she made sure that we got them all! Holly and I had a phone call about a week before the wedding to discuss family shots and not to miss pictures, she provided lots of great suggestions along with taking my ideas into account as well. Holly was prompt on our wedding day meeting the ladies at the hotel and got to shooting straight away. I knew that Holly would blend in just fine with the moms and girls, she's professional yet personable. Bruce usually shoots with Holly on wedding days but he had a family accident and was unable to attend. Holly provided a wonderful substitute photographer - Derek of Derek Chad Photography. He was a wonderful addition and blended right in. You could tell that they had a great connection as photographers and worked well together! Holly and Derek were both extremely accommodating on our wedding day - they were available to us when there were group shots we wanted to get, yet they made sure not to miss all the details. The turnaround time for our pictures was phenomenal, I was in awe of how fast Holly returned the photos to us, she had the photos to us NINE DAYS after the wedding! I've heard of some people having to wait months, I'm very impressed with the turnaround time and the quality of Holly's photography! Holly was familiar with our venue and our getting ready location, the Coronado Community Center and the Glorietta Bay Inn. We were running a bit behind on the wedding day - Holly ensured that we were still able to get in all of the pictures and navigated Coronado like a pro! We are so pleased with the final product & the delivery of the product! I can't wait to display the photography around our future house and share with our families for the holidays. I hope to work with Holly in the future for all of our photography needs! Holly is professional, attentive to detail, and always energetic - you can't go wrong with booking Holly for any photography needs!

Excellent wedding photography experience in San Diego. They did a great job covering the entire…read morewedding day and making sure all of the important moments were photographed. The attention to detail, responsiveness and quality of the final images were all excellent. I would definitely recommend them for wedding photography and other special events.

I am a wedding coordinator in San Diego and worked with Dirt Cheap Wedding Photography for the…read morefirst time this past weekend. Working with them was nothing short of ease! Charlie, the owner was quick to respond prior to the wedding, always friendly and with the appropriate responses! The day-of the main shooter was Jackie and she was the SWEETEST!! I loved working with her! She arrived to the venue early, and was great with the couple, wedding party, family and all guests. She had a fantastic personality and a talented eye for photography! Looking forward to working with this team again in the future! : )

Khoa was amazing! We loved how active and communicative he was with us. We got both our engagement…read moreand wedding photos done by him. He was extremely thoughtful and made sure to ask us what our expectations were during the whole shoot. I would say I'm not the most photogenic but he managed to make every photo look awesome. He was easy to work with and gave us tips whenever needed. My parents also loved how friendly he was during the wedding and I appreciated how he was able to also get great photos of our dog. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a photographer!

Khoa exceeded our expectations. I had a vision with some Pinterest inspirations, and he completely…read moreexceeded my vision! From the very start, he was very professional and reliable. On the day of we were both nervous because we both don't like getting our pictures taken and he gave us so many good pointers and tips that made our pictures look incredible. We genuinely enjoyed getting our pictures taken. I am so thankful that we booked him and cannot recommend him enough! Pictures are digital and film!