Encarnacion Photography

Encarnacion Photography is made up of Jonathan Encarnacion, the photographer, and his lively wife, Joanne, the scheduler. Jonathan is very talented and personable! I hired him to shoot my Catholic ceremony in August. Working with him was fun! Even my bridal party had an amazing time shooting with him. His easy going personality and humor made us feel comfortable throughout the shoot despite all the stress that was going on that day. In addition to being talented and personable, Jonathan is also artist. He was able to capture our moments in ways I couldn't have imagined. He never rushed us and took his time to perfect some shots in different locations. He's also very professional, from being on time for meetings and shoots.

Despite not being in the business that long, Jonathan really has the potential to be one of the most sought after wedding photographers in California. His techniques and lighting skills are awesome. When he forwarded me my slideshow a day after the wedding, I was really impressed. The images he captured were not only natural, they were vibrant and edgy. I started to imagine all the future family, dog, and children photoshoots that we would like to have him do for us.

Overall, I had a wonderful experience working with Jonathan and Joanne from booking through the actual event. Throughout most of the wedding planning, I was stressed out to the max because of work and issues with family. They were understanding and even listened when I had to vent about the wedding planning at times. They always assured me that everything would be ok. Their show of concern and ability to be patient with me showed how much they care about their clients. In addition to being patient, they are very easy and flexible to deal with. Since I wasn't sure which photo package suited me based on the menu, they gave me the option to customize a package based on my wants, needs, budget, and hours of coverage. I find those qualities important when you're dealing with vendors. Wedding photography is an investment and its important that you're comfortable working with people you can trust.

I highly recommend Encarnacion Photography for your wedding or family event! You should book them ASAP since their prices are unbelievable for the quality of images you get. I wouldn't be surprised if their prices increase any day now. Hurry up and book them now!!!

My husband and I decided to go with Encarnacion Photography after receiving a recommendation here on PW. It was one of the best wedding related decisions we made! The rates were amazing, the responsiveness was amazing, Jonathan and Joanne were incredibly sweet, fun, and professional, but mostly, we are THRILLED with the photos! There are tons of incredible pictures to choose from, and they captured the feel of our day beautifully. The colors are so rich, the black and white is so crisp, and there weren't any weird angles (these were our stated preferences, which they were happy to take into consideration). Our only problem - which ones do we choose to frame and/or put in an album, because so many of them are so incredible!!!

Let's just say I wanted to elope. He wanted to elope... we were set. Then, the parents got involved, and lets just say eloping was out... Then I got thinking, I am only going to look this glam once in my life, lets go all out... at least we will have the photos to cherish all of the moments of the day. Then the drama of who to choose, because if you think about it, all vendors are important, but one vendor will stand out if they suck- [the photographer] and this brought me much stress.

[Bottom line: Jonathan and Joanne rock, and you would be doing yourself a huge disservice if you did not contact them.]

Well, I ended up on yelp [because Yelp has never led me astray thanks Yelp community!] searching for photographers and ran across Joanne's comment that her husband takes photos.

We set up a meet, and at the time, Jonathan's portfolio wasn't huge, but we were impressed with Joanne and Jonathan's enthusiasm and the photos they did share with us.

So we booked.... and let me tell you, we are SO HAPPY that we did. Our engagement session (read: for us the trial session to make sure I wouldn't freak out about the quality of photos) was fantastic! Jonathan was great with us, so friendly, I never thought an afternoon of getting photographed kissing my fiance would be so cool. I mean the kissing part was nice, but the fear of the paparazzi camera was gripping for us. Fortunately, it wasn't bad, it was so much fun! Our photos turned out amazing, way better than we ever thought. Joanne totally processed those babies in no time, and we were so happy to see the photos. Thanks!!

Then, months later, wedding day. Stressed? Why yes, yes I was. But not about the photographer. Jonathan and Joanne were so awesome. They even helped me set up the stage (how cool is that)?! They are so invested in making sure that you are comfortable and happy that it was beyond helpful. Don't know how to pin on a boutonniere? Don't worry, Jonathan does (yes, he is that helpful!)

They were so much fun, and we had a great time working with them. I could not recommend them more! My family was even raving about them all throughout the night. So far we have only seen a sneak peek of our wedding photos, but even if I only got those 10 photos, I would be pretty darn happy.

Bottom line: Jonathan and Joanne rock, and you would be doing yourself a huge disservice if you did not contact them.

I've decided that choosing Encarnacion Photography to shoot my April wedding was the one of the best decisions that I could have made throughout the whole planning process. That and of course wearing tennis shoes under my full length gown the day of the wedding (boy was I comfy!).

I found Jonathan on Facebook through a friend of mine. I checked out his website and was blown away by the work I saw displayed there. There is just this "real" feeling to his work that I hadn't yet found while on a mission to find a wedding photographer. I felt like I was seeing a snap shot in time as opposed to a constructed and directed image.

I met up with him at a Starbucks and was sold after our first meeting. His great personality instantly made me sure that he was the one that my fiance and I would want to work with.

Jonathan and his wife Joanne are super easy to work with and always had suggestions for me as far as locations for our engagement session and stuff like that. They even totally understood when I changed the date and wedding location a few months prior to the wedding.

Our engagement session ended up being a family & engagement session due to the fact that I am a horrible parent and have no decent pictures of my husband, my five year old, and myself all together. Now I have beautiful pictures of all of us together to hang on my once bare apartment walls. My daughter looovvved Jonathan and enjoyed the attention of having someone taking photos of her. Joanne even met up with us and brought their daughter to keep my little one occupied while he took some solo shots of just me and my hubby.

The wedding day was a long and tedious day but Jonathan hung in there like a champ reminding us to smile and laugh when we were getting antsy waiting around at the city hall. Overall I am completely satisfied with the work that he's done for me and my family. He's laid back, professional, will use humor to get you to laugh, and can adapt pretty quickly to whatever it is you need him to do. Most importantly he was able to capture all of these amazing yet simple moments and that's exactly what I was looking for.

We were fortunate to have discovered Jonathan early on in his career. Luckily for me, my husband has been a big Yelper and he spotted reviews written about Jonathan's work about a year ago. We immediately booked a consultation with Jonathan and were pleased with his price point and with this samples.

He took care of both our engagement & our wedding photos and we loved them. He captured many touching moments shared between us and our friends and selected tunes we loved to accompany our slideshow. They're an amazing pair! Joanne, works hard to get you your photos as soon as possible. If you're Facebook friends with them, you'll see she often works past midnight. The two are dedicated and have a phenomenal amount of talent.

Documenting everyday life and big events is crucial to me. As a graphic designer, I'm pretty picky about how things turn out and at family parties or any other event, I find myself capturing everybody's else's moments but mine. That is why Kate and I sought Jon to artistically document our engagement photo session.

Kate and I asked Jon to be one of two photographers to shoot our engagement pictures. We sought Jon to capture more of the "Jeff and Kate" moments of just silliness, randomness and a bit of youthfulness since our other session captured more of the grown-up aspect. We were shot in and around Crissy Field and the Presidio in San Francisco in some pretty grimy and industrial areas. Kate, Jon and I share the same affection for grimy textures, old brick and seemingly haunted and abandoned buildings. He immediately knew what we wanted and while we had a prepared list of where we wanted to be shot, Jon was quick to adapt to find more stellar places to shoot.

It's also easy to be comfortable with Jon behind the lens since he's got an awesome personality and a great sense of humor. Interacting with Jon helped Kate and I have a lot of genuine moments of laughter which Jon documented well. There's a good mixture of goofiness, some of that passionate couple stuff, natural/casual situations, and posed stances.

He's a talented photographer and the photos turned out great. Jon pays mind to the art and craft of photography and has a great sensibility for composition, lighting and a killer post-processing workflow.

The guy that kept my spirits up when everything hit the fans was Jonathan. My entire gang of friends and family that helped me with this wedding agree, Jonathan is absolutely amazing. This team is very responsive to emails and I never worried for a minute about whether or not we were in good hands. This one was a major piece of the wedding that I really did not have to worry about because that is how much ease I was at with them. The wedding was just yesterday so I have no idea what the pictures look like.. however I will say this - to have Encarnacion Photography on your wedding team was a huge help. He kept me posted on the schedule, kept things fun, was professional in dress, and I have nothing, absolutely nothing to say about what they bring to the table. Can't wait to see the pictures!! Will definitely be posting an update to this review!!!!

I was looking for a photographer for my wedding next year.

I ended up not booking with Encarnacion Photography but I still wanted to write them a good review.

I was in contact with about 15 photographers for my wedding next year. 3 of them didn't reply to me at all. Most of them replied 1-2 days later. Only about 4 of them replied the same day I e-mailed them.

Encarnacion replied less than a hour after I first e-mailed them. They were in fact the first to response. Talk about responsiveness! In fact anytime I e-mailed them they got back to me almost within an hour. All the e-mail were very friendly and nice, and they really wanted to work with me, answering all my silly questions with kindness and charm.

Their prices are great for a bride on a budget and they are super nice and their pictures are awesome.

I unfortunate didn't book with them because I meet with another photographer that I liked very much before Encarnacions had time to meet with me personally (they are busy with weddings and yet the still e-mail quickly!) I regretfully had to cancel my appointment with them and you know what? They wrote me a nice e-mail back saying no problem and they wished me the best. Isn't that sweet!

I can't really say enough good things about them. Seriously just e-mail, it's worth it. ^_^