artineh's reviews
I met Duane about a year before my wedding, hoping to find a photographer who would be different from others in my community. As someone who lives in a cultural community where it is rare to go with a vendor of another ethnicity, there was pressure to find someone really good in order to convince the many people who would ask why I didn't want to go with so-and-so who had photographed everyone's wedding... and whose work I didn't like for it's unreal posed shots. When I came across Duane's website, I was thrilled. The photos were beautiful and they captured emotion in time and space in a way that I had seen few photographers do. The detail shots and the color that is infused into the images added that extra touch. Also, his prices were within my budget and, when compared to other photographers doing similar work, quite reasonable.
The best part was that I got the hi-res files on DVDs. And let me tell you, that turned out to be very important. With over 3000 pictures taken by Duane and his awesome assistant Heather, there were too many that I liked and wanted to keep/have. I've already printed some for family and friends.
I should say that when my now-husband and I and first met Duane, we thought he was a bit quirky. Don't hesitate if his personality isn't at first glance what you expected. Duane is patient, calm, professional, responsive, and most importantly, he delivers what he promises. And to our surprise, he is really quite funny when you start to get to know him. We had decided to do an engagement shoot about a month before the wedding and like someone else on this review page, I was nervous about someone taking pictures of me and my fiance. How weird is that? Well, Duane totally put us at ease and we laughed and had one of the best days we had had in a long time. We had such a great time, and best of all, you could tell from the beautiful pictures he took.
I would highly recommend Duane to any bride and groom. We are so happy to have found him! He was everything that I expected and more.
If you'd like to see some of the pictures he took on our wedding day, go to http://digitalstudios.org/movies/arth_wed/index.html
