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Event photographers near Oakland, CA

Event photographers in Oakland, CA capture ceremonies, portraits, and venue details while adapting to urban and waterfront settings. They often suggest targeted coverage and timeline tweaks to avoid extra hours and editing, which may help keep the shoot within budget and extend value.

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These pros consistently receive high praise in customer reviews.These popular pros are highly sought after for their quality and expertise.These pros recognize that your time is important, and are the fastest to respond to requests.These highly recommended pros are experts, ready to help with your project.

These pros consistently receive high praise in customer reviews.These popular pros are highly sought after for their quality and expertise.These pros recognize that your time is important, and are the fastest to respond to requests.These highly recommended pros are experts, ready to help with your project.

Reviews for Oakland event photographers on Thumbtack

From Maggie T.

Jim Holtan Media
Jim Holtan Media
Jim was perfect for our nonprofit event, he was professional and easy to work with. The photos turned out great!

From Jonathan T.

Kuks - Klik Studios LV
Kuks - Klik Studios LV
Kuks is great! Not only on was he on time, he took quality photos and had them ready by the end of the event.

From Chef R.

Vision infinie by Sttavan
Vision infinie by Sttavan
Stavan is the best. The first phone conversation we had, Stavan had lots of details and knowledge about his photography business. He made me very comfortable and at ease with my event. I'm co owner of a pastry company and we had a website launch party and Stavan was able to capture the moments take really good photos of the people and the food. Day of event Stavan was 30 minutes early to discuss exactly what we wanted to capture at the actual event space. After the event, I had the pictures back in no time.. the pictures we great. It looked 3 times better than I imagined. He was able to capture people in the moment and able to showcase our company to the highest standard. For photography needs I recommend Stavan from Vision infinie Wedding & Event Photography. Thanks,

From Sean C.

Ryan Shiver Photography
Ryan Shiver Photography
Ryan worked with me to capture my 35th birthday and he was wonderful to work. He was responsive before the event, his photos were great and he was professional at the event. I’d work with him again.

From Vicki C.

Prismatic Photography, Picture Perfect
Prismatic Photography, Picture Perfect
It was really important for our event schedule to have our group photo taken in a tight window of time. John was early, thoughtful about "best options," tolerant of a rowdy group, AND mindful that everyone be seen clearly. We were left with a really nice bunch of photos to pick from to memorialize our event. Thanks, again!

From Chris A.

Sparks Media Group
Sparks Media Group
Mr. Sparks was great at his job. My company had a graduation ceremony, and needed a photographer who could take fine quality photos. He was quick on responding to my e-mails prior to the event, and showed great professionalism throughout (i.e. punctuality, quality). I was quite pleased with the quality of the pictures, and the rate he charged for the entire event.

From Shivani S.

Brandon’s Photo & Video & Aerial drone
Brandon’s Photo & Video & Aerial drone
Brandon was a joy to work with! He is responsive, punctual, and a great photographer! I would not hesitate to hire him again, as he made the whole process seamless and provided me with amazing photos soon after the event! Thanks Brandon!

From Barbara R.

Lawrence Gerald
Lawrence Gerald
Lawrence Gerald was a great success at our event. He has great personal warmth and our guests enjoyed being photographed by him. He took a huge number of photos—and the great majority of them are excellent. I definitely recommend him very highly!! Barbara

From Thumbtack Customer

Jeff Rumans Photography
Jeff Rumans Photography
Jeff was awesome to work with. He was very professional and I hope to work with him at any events that I plan in the future. Thank you for photographing my amazing 50th Birthday Party.

From Arjun H.

Caria Visuals
Caria Visuals
Caria Visuals took amazing pictures at our wedding reception, they told a unique and cohesive story. The photoshoot they conducted for my wife and myself was efficient and produced quality shots. They edited the photos quickly and they greatly enhanced the already great photos they took. Would highly recommend their services for future events.

From Thumbtack Customer

Kathleen Sheffer Photography
Kathleen Sheffer Photography
Kathleen is a young and talentad professional photographer. She is creative, hard working and affordable. She is full of fresh new ideas on how to capture any event. Overall, she was amazing at covering my event. She captured many beautiful moments that day and delivered the pictures in timely manner. I recommend her to anyone and everyone. ~ Kin

From Cesar F.

Caria Visuals
Caria Visuals
Emre went above and beyond expectations! We hired him for our wedding reception and photos turned out to spectacular! I would 100% recommend him for your next event. Whatever it might be.

From Thumbtack Customer

stayreddy photography
stayreddy photography
I hired Ashleigh to take photos of our guests in a private suite during a large event, for only about 1.5 hours. Ashleigh was easy to get a hold of and was flexible with all the last minute changes. The pictures turned out well and my staff enjoyed working with her. I hope to be able to use her again for future events in the San Francisco area.

From Rany W.

Sangalangz Photography
Sangalangz Photography
I booked a photographer on a different app a month ago and he canceled on me less than 48 hours before the event. I used thumbtack and received multiple quotes. Sang’s prices were fair and he was super responsive to my messages so I went with him. However I was very nervous that something would go wrong or he would also cancel on me. But Sang was very reassuring, promised I could count on him, and even arrived extra early to the event. He was extremely professional and pleasant and got the photos back to me in 2 days beautifully edited. I would definitely book him for your next event!! Very happy with the results.

From Thumbtack Customer

Eversnap Pro - Event & Birthday Photographer (S...
Eversnap Pro - Event & Birthday Photographer (S...
My photographer Tomas was great he showed up on time actually before time he took many pictures throughout the event he was very personable very easy to work with and I would definitely use him again.

From Thumbtack Customer

Kuks - Klik Studios LV
Kuks - Klik Studios LV
We hired Kuks for our company's annual awards ceremony. About 130 guests in attendance. He was very professional, nicely dressed for the occasion and didn't stand out. I liked how he proactively got every couple together and a lot of group shots. Everyone loves to see photos of themselves when they look their best. He also provided the photos to us immediately after the event. Thank you!

From Terri T.

Lawrence Gerald
Lawrence Gerald
Wonderful experience. I needed a local photographer for a destination 100th birthday party. I found Lawrence Gerald via Thumbtack, talked with him, and set the date. He was very professional and had great ideas. He did a wonderful job capturing the event and we could not be happier. Thanks Gerald.

From Qiuyi P.

Vision infinie by Sttavan
Vision infinie by Sttavan
It's wonderful to have Stavan as our photographer on our ceremony day. He is very professional, accommodating, patient and easy to talk with. He showed up early on the day and captured the precious moments throughout the event. He knew his work and he sent us the edited copies pretty fast. More importantly, the photos turned out awesome. We felt really comfortable working with Stavan and would highly recommend him to anyone who wants his/her precious memories to be photographed! To note that our request was made kinda last minute, but Stavan handled it promptly and considerately. 100% recommend.

From Anne C.

ES Studio / Proposals & SF City Hall Wedding
ES Studio / Proposals & SF City Hall Wedding
Our wedding was a very intimate event, just my husband, myself, our children and my grandchildren. Michael was wonderful to work with — very unobtrusive and professional while also being friendly and personable. His photos were terrific - family members got some great shots on their phones, too, but it was nice knowing that Michael was capturing our beautiful day in the redwood trees.

From Thumbtack Customer

Opened Shutter Photography
Opened Shutter Photography
To define the word AWESOME would be describing Kenneth Embalsado from Opened Shutter! He captured all the candid moments "from start to finish" of my daughter's surprise 23rd birthday party yesterday! His professionalism was outstanding! Kenneth "Opened Shutter" now has a lifetime customer in me using his service for other future events! I will recommend him to all! Thank you Kenneth! From our very first conversation when I told you my ideas for the event...and all the steps in between...until the final day of such a joyous occasion. You captured the vision I had in my head on film in your photography! Your quality of photography captured the memories that was deeply cherished by all who attended. Thanks for such quality service! You're the bomb!!! Looking forward to working with you again in the near future. My 50th birthday is coming up! I'll be in touch!

From Heidi F.

Lawrence Gerald
Lawrence Gerald
We hired Lawrence as the photographer for my nephew's wedding. He was incredibly responsive in the time leading up to the wedding. He arrived during set up and took pictures of the set up process and decorations prior to the wedding party and guests arrival. He took great pictures of the guests, the dance floor, and most importantly amazing pictures of the bride, groom, their families and wedding party. I would recommend Lawrence over and over again for your event. Thank you Lawrence for the amazing pictures.

From Rex C.

ES Studio / Proposals & SF City Hall Wedding
ES Studio / Proposals & SF City Hall Wedding
Michael was great, we booked him to shoot our civil marriage ceremony in Oakland. He was familiar with the area and county clerk procedures,and showed up early, and immediately made me and my family feel very comfortable with his clear direction and kindness. Afterwards, he was eager to shoot some portraits for us at a new location nearby at the Oakland Museum, and all the pics turned out great! We are so happy to have worked with Michael, he really showed the value of a good photographer to document your special event.

From Vibrata C.

Sarah Luther Photography
Sarah Luther Photography
I chose Sarah to photograph my wedding based on her portfolio full of gorgeous candid shots and creative detail shots. I hate posing for photos, plus I worked so hard on all the decor for the event and knew she'd appreciate that based on her style. So I figured she'd be perfect. Once I started communicating with her, it all fell into place. She is so personable and authentic--she really related to our vision and seemed to know right away what we needed. At the same time, she had a thorough intake process to find out exactly what we wanted, so there was no guesswork or mind-reading on her part. By the day of the wedding, she was one of the few things I was absolutely confident about. Sarah sometimes works as a team with her husband, and they both arrived on time dressed impeccably and ready to go. I was very busy before the ceremony and thankfully they didn't need any direction from me, they just started shooting and shooting, flitting around stealthily like ninjas. I barely saw them the entire night. There were a few posed group shots which my husband requested, and they were quick and reasonably painless. I was nervous about seeing the images afterwards, and thankfully we didn't have to wait long at all. Sarah had the website ready in only 9 days! And I was so incredibly thrilled with how the photos turned out. So creative, so thorough. The event was mostly in the evening in the winter so most of the photos had to be shot with the bizarre artificial lighting situations we had going on--house fluorescents plus colored LEDs. They managed to do a great job without using flash a lot and any blurring looked very creative and intentional. In the end, they managed to capture the entire story of the event from the very beginning almost to the very end in a lovely, cohesive timeline, exactly how I pictured it! It's so wonderful to look them over and it really takes me back to that magical day. The presentation package on the website is reasonably easy to use and lovely to look at. The hosting vendor also sells prints, so my guests can order whatever images they like for keepsakes. Overall Sarah and her husband are an excellent investment that you won't regret. I highly recommend her services.
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