Souvik M. says, "I contacted Al, thanks to Thumbtack, to shoot my engagement. It was a surprise proposal and my fiancée did not even know that I am going to show up with a ring and a photographer. There were other photographers who did not want to take this project up because there were so many things that could go wrong because of the surprise component of it. But Al encouraged me from the get go. Also he had covered surprise proposals before, so that experience also proved valuable. I hired him and I am glad I did. He did a splendid job capturing the moments beautifully. I wanted natural moments or rather ‘candid’ pictures rather than posing in front of the camera. He did a great job in that regard. He was by there on time and we had to wait for almost an hour in the cold outside because we had to be at the chosen spot well before my fiancée showed up there. He knew he would have to wait and he did that without any fuss because he understood that patience was important for this project to be a success. He delivered the photographs right on time within a week. His editing is also to my liking because he does not overdo it. He already told me in the confirmation document that the photographs will be lightly retouched and I wanted exactly that. So all in all it was a wonderful experience and I mean it. I would definitely work with him again if I get an opportunity. I am immensely grateful to him. He is simply awesome!"See more