Short review: Beth Madison rocks. Longer review: Headshots…read morecome in four flavors--what I call The Four P's: picture, photograph, portrait or personality (essence). A picture is what your friends take of you on their phones; a photograph is what your high school took for your yearbook; a portrait is a professional photograph attempting to be a still-life painting; a personality captures WHO YOU ARE, not just what you look like. Put Beth in the fourth category. More important, she quickly identifies your personality and knows how to bring it out in you during the session and knows when she's captured it. I've had all four types of images taken of me, and Beth's has been the best, yet. Unequivocal endorsement.

Beth Madison is a true professional and a master of her craft. From beginning to end, she was…read morecourteous, professional, and honest. I appreciated the dedicated time she allowed for my photos, and her keen attention to detail is unparalleled. I will gladly return for more photos by Beth, once you find that great connection, it's hard to go elsewhere. Thanks so much, Beth

Lindsay was our wedding photographer and I cannot say enough good things about our experience with…read moreher. She was with us all day, quietly recording the events of our special day with her unique and talented eye. She was so professional and thoughtful during our day. Her photo-journalistic approach meant our whole day was captured in beautiful pictures we will treasure forever. Lindsay also made sure to take the traditional poses we wanted and they turned out really well and the shots of the kids in our wedding were adorable, she really caught each of their personalities. I have nothing but praise for Lindsay and her work and I have received so many positive comments about the pictures from friends and family who have said they are some of the best and most creative wedding pictures they have seen.

I was delighted with the photos Lindsay took of my daughter's wedding. They really captured the…read morebeauty and joy of that special day. All the highlights were there and the shots included both formal and informal pictures. Lindsay worked tirelessly yet unobtrusively through the long day. Ordering photos from Lindsay's website afterwards worked like a dream and the photos arrived in England very speedily. A very efficient service. I highly recommend Lindsay Kennedy for anyone wanting to capture the essence of a special occasion.

Alena was a true pleasure to work with. She was quick, professional and provided clear…read morecommunication all the way. She made a professional law firm office shoot fun and exciting on a cold day and the photos turned out great. Highly recommend Alena!

Alena was an absolute dream to work with and made us feel comfortable immediately, even though…read moreneither of us had spent much time in front of a camera before. Her pre-shoot advice was spot on and so helpful for preparing for the big day. Alena captured our personality as a couple so beautifully even after being outside for over an hour on a cold February afternoon. We were blown away by the photos when we got them back (super quickly!) and deciding which photos to use in our Save the Dates was nearly impossible because they were all. so. perfect. Alena is the best!

Excellent photographers, but when it came time to buy prints I seriously felt like I was at a used…read morecar dealer. If I am going to spend thousands of dollars, let me make my own decisions! High pressure sales were unpleasant and unwelcome. Ruined a perfectly good experience.

Let me just say, my husband (and daughter and dog) and I walked in feeling awkward, left feeling…read moreamazed that such pros are in Westport CT. No offense to Westport, but most places are geared toward the traditional tastes of most of the residents. I prefer more of a modern/progressive approach-which is what Venture is. These guys are imports from the UK and they've brought their "cool" with them.

Jessica took pictures of my boyfriend and me for our Christmas card last year. This was our first…read moretime having professional pictures taken and we were worried we would feel awkward or staged, trying to get "candid" photos. Much to our delight, Jessica made us feel so comfortable! We were smiling and laughing the entire time. We look back fondly on our pictures from this session and we absolutely love them!

Jessica came to our home and took photos of our newborn (9 days old). The pictures are amazing and…read moremagical. They far exceeded my expectations. Not only was Jessica a professional in her communications and work style, she definitely has a way with babies. She was patient, gentle, and sensitive to our babies needs. I highly recommend her for newborn photos.

Not totally sure where to begin, but let's just say Jesse is a master of his craft, and is simply…read morean amazing photographer. I found out about Jesse after one of my friends posted her engagement photos - they were breathtaking. Then I also noticed his photos were on a comedian's Instagram whom I follow - John Mulaney. I knew he was our guy before even meeting him. I reached out to him to strictly do our engagement shoot first, and it was perfect. We wanted a winter, snowy shoot and he worked us on the timing and location. He made it so easy! Jesse's style is effortless and he makes you feel extremely comfortable in front of the camera. We had an amazing session and after getting our photos back (he doesn't hold any photo back, FYI - they are all yours) we told him we wanted to book him for our wedding and as soon as we had the date, we secured him. For nearly a year and a half, we had him booked because we didn't want to lose him! Over that time, we communicated on timelines of the day, recommendations on various things, and technical details. He didn't leave any thought unsaid and it made for a day that flowed and provided us everything we would ever want! On our wedding day, Jesse was as professional as they come. You barely knew he was there when we were getting ready, and worked well with all the different personality types in our bridal party. We adventured through town and found some incredible places to shoot! And through our ceremony and reception, he was there for all the right moments, showed discretion where necessary, and blended right in to the fold. Without a doubt, Jesse was by far our golden snitch of vendors, and we are so fortunate to have had the chance to work with him and recommend him to all!

I found Jesse while researching wedding venues and discovered the photos he shot of John Mulaney…read moreand Annamarie Tendler's wedding through Onteora Mountain House's website. I thought they were absolutely stunning and that his work managed to capture the tender moments of such a special day so effortlessly and beautifully. We didn't end up booking Onteora, but I knew we had to book Jesse! When I showed my now-husband Jesse's work, we felt like we were there with the couples and the families - we could feel the magic of the beautiful occasion in a way we just could not with a lot of other wedding photographers. We also loved the way that he paired these couples with the gorgeous landscapes of the natural elements around them. From reading other online reviews about him, we really liked that many people said they felt that they almost didn't know he was there, but that they were left with photographs that perfectly captured their love. We were pretty much sold on Jesse before we even got on the phone with him -- yet, somehow things got better and better from there! Jesse's a breath of fresh air; just a really, really great guy. He managed to take two people who aren't too great at being the center of attention, and somehow make them feel relaxed and comfortable about being in front of the camera for an entire day. After we got off the phone with Jesse, my now-husband and I looked at each other and just knew he was the guy. Our engagement session was amazing -- just my then-fiancé, me and Jesse out in the middle of the Pine Barrens. I left the session feeling so excited about our choice in photographer. And when the photos came?! INCREDIBLE. Jesse made the wedding planning process a breeze. We booked him well in advance (about a year and a half before our wedding date), but Jesse maintained the conversation with us by email and on social media the entire time. He is professional, punctual and organized, and had us feeling well-prepared the few days before our wedding (which is hard to do during such a stressful time!). We trusted him to make it great! The big day was absolutely magical. Jesse shot our wedding solo, and somehow managed to be everywhere at once the entire day! He was warm and friendly to all of our family and friends; his great personality and sense of humor had everyone at ease from getting ready, to the first look, to family photos, to the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception, all night long. Our family couldn't stop telling us throughout the day what a great guy Jesse is, and how comfortable he made them feel. It rained the morning of our wedding day, and I'll be forever thankful to Jesse for convincing us to take the tent down when the sun started peeking out right before our ceremony. (Aside from my own husband, I've never trusted a guy more!) Jesse got the photos to us amazingly fast, and we decided to have a little "viewing party" with our immediate family. Even though we knew he'd be fantastic, his work just BLEW US AWAY. The photos took us on an emotional journey, telling the story of our wedding in the most beautiful way. As we were going through the photos, there was laughter, there were tears, there were exclamations of "how did he get that shot?" and "wow, I didn't even know he was there!" -- and there were sequences where we just sat there in complete silence, in utter awe at what we were viewing on the screen. These photos are truly works of art, treasures of captured memories to cherish forever. There are no words to describe how grateful we are to Golden Hour Studios for making our wedding day nothing less than absolutely perfect.

We had a Very bad experience. Charged 140$ for a child…read morepassport pic?!?!! 99$ was for a "sitting fee" so the child can sit?!? Unbelievable! She never said the price, before giving the bill. Took advantage of a honest of a nanny that couldn't refuse or argue about it. And claims since she paid she agreed to it?!? Emailed her about it, but the owner claimed it's paid so it's agreed. hope it will not happen to anyone. Not an honest business! Never will come there again! The result wasn't satisfying as well.

Katherine is great. I needed someone to crop a picture for a funeral and she did it right away. She…read moredid a freat job. She was efficient, patient, pleasant and the pictures came out great. She was eilling to help. Highly recommend.

Catherine and her team has been photographing our girls at the Apogee Dance Studio for the past 3…read moreyears and I am always happy with the photos. She takes her time to edit the photos when needed, taking every parents request and turning the edits around fast. I am always happy with the outcome of her photos.

Amazing photographer!! Thanks so much Catherine for the flawless memories!…read more Catherine was the perfect vendor for my wedding on 5/30/10 at St Clement's Castle. Five Stars on all counts!