My job is to make things happen and what I needed to make happen was to find and book a(n awesome) photographer who can shoot for a couple of hours outdoors, rain or shine, on a specific day (my client was only in the city for 36 hours). Wedding photographers are usually best for their quick-thinking, quick composition and shoot-first-fix-later mentality because weddings don't pause for anyone and there is no re-do of the I Do. I had very little time to find such a photographer and after scouring the internet, I'll be honest that Stevenc Photography wasn't my first choice. The photos on the website of my first-choice photographer was unbelievably impressive; award-winning, in fact. However, his so-called studio manager (probably his live-in gf or bitchy wife haha) was such an idiot. My client didn't need a full-day 15-hour wedding package. Shit, he isn't getting married! Just needed 2 hours of the photog's time outdoors. I had explained all that, yet she replied back with a rate card of an 8-hour studio engagement shoot, tacked on an outdoor surcharge with a limit to two locations and basically giving me the F U with a five-digit fee quote. Completely over the budget I was given. Completely unbelievable. So, I had to scramble and email a bunch of other studios. Steven Chui from Stevenc Photography was very responsive and professional. He seems to be a budding wedding photographer who isn't quite the Big Dogs yet but does good work. He seemed to have an eye for creative composition, which was what we needed most. He was quite understanding of my predicament and was very flexible. He wasn't one of those diva-artists that had to do things his way - he was receptive to the specificity required and offered his honest opinion. We agreed on pricing quickly, which was way under budget (yay!), and got the date and meeting location settled. We were off to a great start. The shooting day came. Steven and his hair person (Maggie) arrived on time. I was impressed again as I'm so used to waiting for tards (people who are tardy, not the mentally challenged). She did her thang (which was OK) and off we all went to shoot. The weather was complete shit but that didn't phase Steven. Shooting took more than the agreed-upon 2 hours and he didn't charge extra. He also did something that was unexpectedly courteous but I won't mention what, so that he doesn't get taken advantage of with future clients. When it came to deliver the goods, Steven personally delivered it to my hotel. Industry-standards for turnaround time where I work can be weeks and even months but he got the rush job done quicker than expected. Client was happy - and gold star for me. My only complaint is that maybe Steven could have shot at fewer locations and devoted more time on some of the locales because some of the compositions didn't work out so well and I wish they did because of the iconic setting. I can't post any of his work because of client confidentiality and also his copyright, but his wedding work is up on the internet. I uploaded a pic of the deliverables that he delivered. Wax-sealed jackets, customized CD labels, handwritten name of the client (a bit girly - I suspect it's the hair girl's handwriting...and if I have to bet, I think they are a couple)...all-in-all you can tell there is a lot of heart in it for him. Overall, I would book Steven again. PS: unlike other photographers who give you limited-sized images, I got full-sized images that can be printed as large as 24'x36'. Great deal. read more

Stevenc Photography - the digital deliverables - wax-sealed jackets, customized CD label - Photographers Near Me - Hong Kong, HK