Phil Rose Photography
Phil Rose Photography

Phil Rose Photography

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$200
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Responds in about 7 min


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Introduction
I have 40 years of experience as a photographer and 25 professionally. My passion is to help you capture life's most beautiful moments! My main focus is on weddings but I also have a fully equipped downtown studio (with transportable lights to come to you). I’ve had the honor to capture over 150 weddings. If you’re looking for a wedding photographer who will provide you with timeless images whilst leaving you the financial resources to afford the caterer, the venue, and everything else that goes into creating the perfect day, trust me to make it happen! Get in touch with me for a free, no obligation meeting. I’ll buy the coffee! With all these years of experience I believe that my talent and abilities are what set me apart from all the other photographers. Let me help you to create something beautiful and lasting of your wedding, graduation, baby shower, engagement, proposal and golden wedding anniversary (not in that order!) For real estate shoots, please note that, while I do offer photography, drone work and basic video, I do not currently offer 360 degree or virtual staging though I am hoping to add these in the future.
Overview

Current Top Pro

Hired 312 times

3 similar jobs done near you

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1 employee

24 years in business

Business hours

Sun7:00 am - 8:00 pmMon7:00 am - 8:00 pm

Payment methods

This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, Credit card, PayPal, and Venmo.

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2024

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2019

Projects and media

500 photos

Projects and media

500 photos

Specialties
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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for responsiveness, work quality, and professionalism.

Excellent 4.9

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Sanju M.
4 weeks ago
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Hired on Thumbtack

-Phil was very responsive to messages in timely manner. He was right on time on the day of the event. -I appreciated him not charging us traffic and mileage fee. Maybe that was because he could get horse racing shots at our event to showcase in his sports gallery.. -The quality of work could have been a bit better. Pictures came out well. However, a lot of pictures had extra space around the object of interest than we’d have liked. -He kept saying the sun is interfering..but isn’t that why in the age of iphone16 you still hire a professional photographer ?? -Some photographers do a great job of engaging people and getting creative pics- not Phil. I would not recommend him for events where you want them good pics with kids/teens. -He might be better with orchestrated events vs ‘go with the flow’ type of events. If you go with him for the latter- please give him a lot of direction on what pics are most important and what are ‘nice to have’!

Details: Birthday party • Fewer than 25 guests • Indoors • Digital or online download • Flash drive

Phil Rose Photography's reply
Hi Sanju, I'm glad you liked the photos overall but sorry you felt disappointed about some of them and I hope you won't mind if I address those here.  Firstly, the light. You're right that you hire a professional to get great shots but in your shoot, the specific location was 'The Winner's Circle' and I was restricted to one small area. Your party were in one set spot and I was in another. Many in your party were in big hats casting deep, dark shadows. I was not allowed to use flash due to upsetting the horses. The way that professional photographers work in light like this is to move around, move the subject around and fill in shadows with a flash, reflector and so on. None of these options were available to me and it was really a 'perfect storm' of bad conditions, somewhat akin to giving a pile of bricks and no mortar to a builder and asking him to build a house in a swamp. Unfortunately, I can only shoot what and where we are and post processing can only help so much. https://www.philrosephoto.com/Resources/Your-Wedding speaks about the challenges of harsh direct light.  Cropping is an artistic choice. I like the use of negative space to allow subjects to breathe. You can read more about that at https://photographylife.com/negative-space-in-photography and in your shoot I wanted to pull out quite a bit to include the race track which felt like an integral part of the shot and particularly the horses walking by but I was happy to crop them afterwards when you expressed that preference.  I take your point about the young people. I lean more towards candid work where I shoot what is happening as it happens though I was happy to shoot the groups that we did but yes, if you want something different I am always open to discussing that in advance.
Wedding and Event Photography
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Wesley R.
May 6, 2025
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Hired on Thumbtack

Phil was responsive, punctual and delivered a high-quality product. Would recommend him to anyone seeking a professional photographer!

Details: Professional headshot • Traditional / classic (looking directly at the camera) • Candid (captured in the moment) • Office • Digital or online download • My home, venue, etc.

Phil Rose Photography's reply
Thanks so much, Wesley! It was a genuine pleasure to work with you!
Portrait Photography
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Marco C.
Mar 28, 2025
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So incredibly glad we found Phil through this website. He got the job done -- in our case, coming to our home and producing US and Canada passport photos for the whole family -- quickly and masterfully, and made us laugh through it all. What a pleasure it was to interact with him! We look forward to working with Phil in the future.

Details: Family or children's portrait • Traditional / classic (looking directly at the camera) • Home • Physical proofs and prints • My home, venue, etc.

Phil Rose Photography's reply
Thanks Marco, what a joy it was to work with you and your family!
Portrait Photography
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Ali K.
Feb 24, 2025
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Hired on Thumbtack

Phil was an amazing photographer for our wedding! Pics and the video came out great, even better than we expected. Really glad we got Phil through Thumbtack

Details: Proposal photoshoot • Candid • Traditional posed • Natural or environmental • Outdoors • One location • Physical proofs and prints • Ability to purchase prints online • Online or digital proofs and prints • Album • My home, venue, etc.

Engagement Photography
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Lane E.
Dec 21, 2024
Phil was great during our surprise engagement photo shoot! He was on time and very discreet, so he didn’t give any hints away! We got our photos super quick, and they were beautiful!
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