About this vendor
My name is Chris Howard and I am as passionate with my photography as you are about creating your ideal, picture perfect wedding. Educated in the art of photography from UC Davis, I am a practicing artist and full-time photographer, ready to bring my fresh, contemporary style to your big day.
Details
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Reviews
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4.8
out of 5.015 reviews
Such an amazing human being! If you want a photographer that is genuine, honest, and trustworthy- Chris Howard is 110% the guy you need to book!
biggest takeaways
1) Poor time management
2) lack of images we wanted/or place we wanted them
3) lack of direction caused issues in the outcome of the images
* There are 19 rows...
for the men getting ready and 4 rows for the women. Groom even asked you if he was going to go over to shoot the women because it felt like excessive time with men and the images we got show that while we have images of us guys just sitting around and that time could have been used to capture the girls getting ready.
* The guys have great images posing with one another in different locations. The girls do not.
* Our second shooter felt like an assistant instead of a second shooter. He seemed confused and unhelpful most of the time,
* He should have been taking images on his own but just hung out behind Chris.
* We asked 30+ times if we should be smiling or serious lWe needed more direction. Many times I'm smiling or serious and others are doing the opposite.
* we asked all of our family pictures taken at the house. None were
* We wanted our first look to be somewhere else. Were told no.
* In most of the images at the beach, there are huge glares, shadows, and bright spots on our faces. We felt there were to many shadows on our faces in the beach pictures which could have been fixed by adjusting the angle and where we were shooting. These were really key shots for us after the wedding that we don't love.
* At the beach, we had to direct our families for pictures, felt chaotic and we weren't given much direction as to which family member we should be getting a picture with next.
* There is no close-up of our first dance, even with the second shooter. Friends and family got better images of this for us.
Overall Chris has a good eye for creative images. We did like some of them, but we were disappointed in the overall outcome of the images and the lack of the ones we wanted. our contract stated 800 edited images but we only received 775 and I'm not all are edited.
This review is long overdue, as my husband and I hired Chris for our engagement photos and our wedding (June 29, 2019 at the Heirloom Inn.)
If you want someone talented, kind, lo...
w-key, and just generally fantastic, I can’t recommend Chris Howard enough. My husband loved him. My mom loved him. My bridesmaids loved him. He’s not bossy or invasive in any way, a complaint I’ve heard from some of my friends about their wedding photographers. Our photos are stunning. Chris has a really talented eye for lighting. We got our photos back very quickly and now our only problem is picking which ones we want to print from the HUNDREDS of stunning photos.
Chris, thank you! You helped make our special day incredible!
I had the pleasure of working with Chris for my own wedding last month, as well as my sister's wedding earlier this year. He is truly amazing. His work is beautiful and he's so fle...
xible and easy to work with. I would 100% hire him again for any photography needs and I will definitely recommend him to anyone I know.
Chris is professional, but very personable. My family and my husband's family are both super awkward and absolutely UN-photogenic. We have never been able take nice photos because someone always manages to ruin it. Chris was able to make us all feel comfortable and look great in every photo, especially the portraits which I was most worried about (it is just so hard to fake smile for the camera!). He knew exactly how to pose us and get us laughing/moving so that everything seemed natural. On top of that, his work is beautiful. The photos turned out even better than I could have hoped for. We gave him free reign, and he was able to envision and direct us to get some stunning shots of us. We all look amazing and there are so many really beautiful, artistic shots that I cannot wait to hangup on the wall in our house.
As I mentioned earlier, Chris is also super easy to work with. He's very responsive to emails and quick to offer his advice on anything wedding related. He also setup a few calls with us to find out more about us and what we wanted, which I appreciated and helped to get us a bit more comfortable. On the wedding day, he arrived right on time and stuck with us all day long. We hardly noticed him during the ceremony & reception, but he was busy snapping away and we got fantastic candids of everyone and all the big moments.
I am so happy with how all of our photos turned out and with our decision to hire Chris. He is truly amazing and you won't regret choosing him!
Chris Howard was everything I could have imagined in a wedding photographer. With all the stresses of wedding planning, Chris made things run smoothly on the day of and I had compl...
ete confidence in him. He is a very patient man, and was able to improvise when I wasn't finished with my makeup on time. I really appreciated that! When we received our wedding photos, we were so pleased. They are gorgeous! If anything it was just difficult to pick the ones we love the most! He not only captured us, but also the sweetest candid shots of our guests. I would not hesitate to recommend Chris to anyone who is in need of a photographer!!!
Chris does phenomenal work and he truly goes above and beyond for his clients. His professionalism, down to earth personality, and expertise speak for itself.
Absolutely amazing! Having him as a photographer and Jesse from Love Unique Studios is the best combo you can get! They work magic together and are very passionate about what they ...
do! They stay on time and I love their attention to detail. I would hire them for every event!
Chris is one of those people who you meet, and instantly feel at ease. His whole presence, demeanor, and professionalism truly made our experience with him wonderful! The photos he...
captured for our wedding were more than words; he got every single detail, and looking back on them gives me chills every single time. I cannot speak highly enough of him, him and his work are so worth it!
We just received our wedding photos from Chris Howard, and think they are absolutely fantastic. We searched for a long time to find the right wedding photographer and we wanted to ...
find someone that had the ability to capture the emotion of the event in a beautiful manner. When we looked through Chris’s portfolio we found his pictures not only aesthetically pleasing, but we felt as if we were physically there at the events he photographed because he captured the reactions, the excitement, and the emotions that flow through a wedding.
Our wedding was quite tricky to photograph because both the ceremony and reception were held indoors at the Westin St. Francis. Compounded by the fact that it was also rainy and cloudy made us concerned that our photographs would be dim and lackluster due to the lack of natural lighting. Chris is talented at what he does because our photos turned out wonderful - very radiant and lively.
Chris’s style of photography is journalistic, so even though he shadowed us around all day and night we felt in our natural state in front of the camera, and he was able to capture very touching moments. He is talented in both candid and posed shots, and does a good mix of both.
Chris sent us our photos in two increments - one set of photos Chris handpicks to edit, and another set of photos contains all the originals. Chris took over 2,000 photos, and we really liked having both the edited photos and the original photos. When we looked through the photos, we were astounded at all the numerous moments Chris photographed. We felt as if he was superhuman in some way, running from room to room, always being right there when something important was to happen.
Not only is Chris Howard talented at capturing moments, but also is extremely nice, and passionate about what he does. A family friend also photographed the wedding and Chris was extremely patient and courteous the whole time. We would love to work with him again.
Chris was recommended to us by several friends and when I ran into him at a local bridal show I knew he would be our photographer! He was the first vendor we booked and so glad we ...
did! Our engagement photos were awesome and I can imagine our wedding photos will be awesome too! He is completely professional and so great to work with. I almost forgot he was there while we took our bride/groom photos and during the reception! I would highly recommend Chris to anyone needing a photographer.
Chris is great at what he does. He was great at working with us to achieve our goals and desired price range for engagement photos and wedding photography. He listened to our ideas...
and added some of his own to create some amazing engagement and wedding photos. During our ceremony and reception he acted as "a fly on the wall" as he said he would and was always there to snap some pictures when we asked. In addition to the quality of his service and photos, he was also great at getting his photos edited and in our hands in a timely manner.
Chris is an absolute delight. The quality and value of Chris' work is wonderful. He fit my budget and his work is on par (or even above!!) with the photographers who charge an arm ...
and a leg. I was actually recommended to him by a popular photographer who was booked my wedding day. Do not let his quiet demeanor put you off! He describes himself as "a fly on the wall" and in retrospect, that's exactly what you want on your wedding day. I've seen youtube wedding videos where the photographer becomes a distraction with their constant moving around and position changing but not Chris. I hardly noticed him (no offense) but I think that's what made the day run so smoothly. The teaser shots that he gave me 2 days later have me so excited for more. He is an amazing photographer, his work is excellent and he is a true professional. So far, two of my friends have booked with him because of me!
Throughout our acquaintance with Chris, he has been respectful and responsive. Because he had never worked at our venue before, he took extra time to investigate the grounds to ens...
ure that he could do the best job possible. At our wedding, he was prompt, courteous, and even stayed late in order to capture our changes of scenery. He had a way of "blending into the background," so as to not to interrupt our event's flow, while never-the-less capturing our most memorable moments. We would recommend him to anyone planning a wedding in the Sacramento area!
My husband and I used Chris for our engagement photos and our wedding. He was fantastic, I am so happy that he did our wedding that I would recommend him to everyone and anyone. He...
is so easy to work with and he is great with kids.
We had the pleasure of having Chris Howard photograph our wedding. Chris was extremely professional and stayed with us the entire day. He was creative and captured every moment imp...
ortant to us. I cannot say enough about his services and would not hesitate for a second in recommending him!
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