laurie ann martin photography

I was very unhappy with the photos that Laurie did for my wedding.
1. The photos were very dated, her style is very 1980's wedding.
2. Not much variety in the pictures. All my bridal shots were from the same distance in the same location. You should not have to be telling your photog how to take pictures on your wedding day.
3. She missed so many detailed shots. I told Laurie, before the wedding, that I wanted lots of the detail shots. My coordinator even reminded her and her husband (assistant) that I wanted them. They both got snippy with her and said that they knew what they were doing. Apparently not because I didn't get a lot of the detail shots.
4. All the reception pictures (that were in color) were very yellow. The room had very low lighting and there was lots of candlelight, causing the yellow glow. That paired with the fact Laurie’s camera was not that nice (I saw some real pro photographers with wayyyy nicer equipment) made the yellow glow. Here is the thing that bugs me, if Laurie had told someone (myself or my DOC) that the lights were too low we would have gladly turned them up. She is in charge of the pictures being nice.

When I told Laurie that I was unhappy with the pictures her response was; 'I don't have unhappy brides'. The only thing that she was willing to offer me was an enlarged picture. Oh that really makes up for having bad photos on my wedding day. I would have been more than happy if she would have offered me a new photo session, some money off or anything. She didn't even try and she didn't care. That’s what makes me really angry. IMO you should not book Laurie. It was the biggest mistake of my wedding. I would give anything to go back in time and change that.

By the way the picture in my profile is not one she took, it was from a trash the dress session by another photographer. I had to photoshop a bunch of my pictures to fix them.

Laurie Ann Martin has an amazing eye. She knows how to catch the subtle truth in someone’s gesture or face. She knows how to play with action and movement in a way that reveals a person’s spirit. She doesn’t like stiff subjects posing for a photo. That’s why we chose her to be our wedding photographer.

We live in Colorado but since our wedding was in southern California, we wanted to find a photographer in Orange County. So we turned to Google. After looking thru a many websites, my husband found Laurie Ann Martin's website. We were struck by the movement and elegance of her shots.

She was a terrific choice. Our friends and family are amazed at how stunning everyone looks! We have 1,200 digital photos in all. So many good shots to choose from. -- Renata Huang

I just received my wedding pictures today and they are STUNNING! Laurie Ann captured all the crucial moments of my wedding day. I love her photojournalist style...capturing the essential moments as well as the tender moments that would have been missed otherwise. Some of my favorite pictures are not the standard posed pictures, but the candid, in the moment type pictures. Some of my most favorite ones are right after our ceremony, she caught us celebrating with our wedding party. I literally feel the happiness and excitement when looking at those specific pictures. And, I didn't even realize she was there at the moment! She is not just a photographer...she is an artist. She is considerate of lighting, color, and background, making each and every shot beautiful. What I love best about this vendor is that she was with me ALL day...beginning, middle, and end. My pictures truly tell the story of my wedding day. Not only is she fun and easy to work with, but she is passionate about what she does.