First off, I am a photographer and have my own business. Eric Powell trained me and I was his assistant and then associate for 10 years and have shot over 100 weddings with him. He not only taught me how to photograph people & weddings but by working with him, he taught me how to interact & connect with my bride & groom. He has an extraordinary ability to put a nervous bride gently at ease (I was one on my day!) or lighten the mood of a tense family with a joke. He is a valuable personality to have around on the wedding day when things can get intense!

His professionalism is unparalleled, and his artistic eye is exquisite. He can take any drab, dark hotel hallway and make a bride look like a fashion model! When he gets to work on the bride & groom's portraits, he works quickly & efficiently. Yet, when we got our photos back, we had so many different poses & settings from which to choose. We could not believe how many options we had for our album!

Once we got our proofs back and made our choices for him to retouch-- we could not believe the ART he made out of the portraits. They were beautiful, and I was so pleased. I would not have hired any one else to capture our wedding day.

Having worked with Eric for 10 years now, I can tell you ladies that he is the hardest working guy around. He spends more of his time working & creating art from the images he shoots than any one else out there. He really goes the extra mile to make everyone happy, and he does his best every time he shoots. He is constantly researching and learning new techniques to be on the cutting edge of his field of work and stays at his office well past normal working hours to perfect every album print and enlargement that is ordered.

I think he is absolutely hands down the very best photographer for weddings, from the initial meeting with him, to the wedding day, to the months after when you sit down with him to pick out your album photos, to the final, amazingly beautiful album at the end. Its a wonderfully pleasant and fun experience to work with him!