Dave Medal Photo

Dave Medal is pretty much one of a kind. He's professional, incredibly talented, and just an all around really cool person. On a day that can feel chaotic and the fact that my husband and I are not comfortable in front of the camera, he definitely made us feel comfortable and relaxed. He understands how to stick to the wedding schedule, yet is calm and collected the entire time. I love that he is equally amazing at digital and film photos! He captures beautiful candid photos that will stand the test of time!!

Dave was great to work with. He always seemed to know right where to be and was also flexible and down to improvise. The photos are absolutely incredible and really captured the day.

Dave came recommended to us through our wedding coordinator Lillian Phan, and from the moment we exchanged emails with him- we know he was going to be fantastic. He was responsive, polite, fully answered all of our questions and made us feel comfortable right from the beginning. When we met with Dave for the first time, it was a feeling of this is someone whose known us for a long time. There was lots of laughter, ease and communication about what exactly we were looking for our wedding photographer. We knew we wanted someone with a more photo journalist aesthetic, and that’s exactly what we got. From that first meeting to the day of our wedding Dave was available via phone and email, and even met us right before the wedding to talk last minute details. He was fully versed on the timeline and all requests we wanted before the big day. The day of the wedding was the less stressful day ever working with Dave. He arrived in my room to take photos of me getting ready and my bridal party finishing up. He took amazing photos of all of our dresses, heirlooms- and made his presence quietly known. My husband had the same experience getting ready in his room. For a man that didn’t want a camera crew following him around the day he was getting married, Dave made him feel incredibly comfortable. We travelled from our hotel to the venue for me to get into my dress, first looks and family photos before the ceremony. Dave and his team were efficient, kind and captured the most heartfelt and beautiful photos of these moments. He was simply REMARKABLE. During our ceremony Dave was not “front and center” a request we had made but also his preference. He captured so much emotion, beauty and thought of our ceremony but allowed those photos to be captured from afar. This was the main sentiment from our guests throughout the evening as well. They knew we had a a photographer, but they never felt like he was in the way, or such a focal point. He captured everything amazingly and made us feel so so happy with the results. Dave is by the far the best photographer we have ever worked with. As we move through the next stages of our life, I know that we will call on Dave for more family photos/life moments. He is such a wonderfully warm, generous, talented, thoughtful guy, and we feel incredibly lucky to know him. To work with Dave is to get a gem of a human. Thank you for everything. We can not recommend him enough!

We booked Dave for our wedding back in October 2013. He is super professional yet chill and made our entire wedding party feel comfortable. I’ve personally never been a fan of photos that felt orchestrated, which is why we booked Dave. He has the natural ability to shoot and capture photos that feel completely effortless and timeless. He’s also one of the few photographers that still shoots in film :) We love him so much that we continue to use him for our holiday family photos every year with our kiddo!

Dave could not have made our photography experience any better. He was professional throughout the entire process. From our first correspondence email, to the end of our wedding night, to getting our prints. He make things flow seamlessly for us, that we didn't have to think about anything, or even realize he was there. Now lets be honest...Our real review is of our photos and let me tell you, he captured every moment we could have hoped for and somehow during all of this...he managed to get my best side each time. We offer high recommendations to couple thinking about having Dave capture their special day.

A belated but very big "THANK YOU!" to Dave for his extraordinary expertise and professionalism in capturing our Palm Springs wedding weekend celebration September 2017. It was truly a great experience to work with Dave. He provides a great sense of professionalism, while also being very personable and attentive to our vision. His photography is exceptional and guidance can be trusted to produce memories that will last a lifetime. Dave captured the best moments, both portrait and candid. He provides a great balance of photographs, not just of ourselves, but family, friends, and scenery. He did a fantastic job capturing all moments, while not being intrusive to the event. We could not recommend Dave enough, he truly went above and beyond to capture our special weekend.

Dave is amazing! Not only did he get all of the shots we wanted he made all of our friends and families at ease. He is able to make you laugh and feel comfortable in front of the camera even if you usually aren’t. Such a great presence to have on such a stressful day. He is able to capture the perfect moments of your party. As we walked around and mingled with our guests, I would look for him to get a quick shot with someone, he was always nearby but never hovering. He captured the day perfectly. Loved working with Dave!

Dave photographed my wedding and my sister’s wedding as well. I think his photographs speak for themselves: he has a unique eye, notices details and moments that others miss, captures people in a natural and beautiful way and delivers a set of images that really FEEL like the event itself. What you can’t tell by looking at his images is how wonderful it is to spend time with him. Your photographer ends up being one of the people with you through your whole event and Dave is someone you want to be around. He manages the group really well for family photos, he is kind and supportive and completely unobtrusive. He also has creative ideas that rethink portraiture and traditional wedding photography and knows exactly when the light is just right for the perfect moment. Can’t say how happy we were. We love Dave!

The best decision I ever made was to marry my wife. The best (and first) decision we made during our engagement was to lock down Dave Medal to photograph our wedding. Dave is a consummate professional, an upbeat person who radiates positive energy. He was a real pleasure to work with throughout the entire wedding planning process. In a sea of professional photographers, however, what makes Dave really stand out, and the reason we felt like we won the lottery in securing his availability, is that Dave is a true artist. His understanding of light is masterful. And beyond all the technical elements of composition, Dave was able to beautifully capture on film all of the raw emotion of the day, everything that made our wedding special. I couldn't ask for a better record of the best day of my life.

Dave was simply awesome, and a pleasure to work with! From when we first spoke on the phone to having him photograph our wedding, we were completely at ease. I felt confident that Dave would take beautiful photos, and be someone I wanted to be around on our wedding day, he’s just a happy guy and very personable...it felt like having a friend there with us! One of the best things about working with Dave is his personality. He has both a calming demeanor and yet is also professional, making sure the day ran smoothly and he captured incredible photos. He did a great job of providing guidance or suggesting shots to take, while also listening to what we wanted him to capture on the day. At one point we were considering taking a photo post-ceremony of the entire wedding (which was in a small space). I appreciated that Dave was totally on-board with making it happen if we wanted, yet he was also realistic with us about the logistics of it and outcome of the resulting photo (lots of little heads crowded together ha). It was evident that it was important to him that we were really happy and that we could actually enjoy our wedding day. During the ceremony and reception, he was completely a non-factor, which I mean in the best way...I knew he was there capturing everything but I never felt there was a paparazzi or felt distracted...yet somehow he was snapping away! His photos are incredible. He’s very talented and has an ability to capture the essence of a moment--his photography feel both intimate and special, yet authentic and not posed or fake. We couldn’t be happier having Dave as our wedding photographer. I’d highly recommend him to anyone - you won’t be disappointed!

Dave is personable and so easy to work with with. He was incredibly at a big 50th anniversary party, which turned into a huge family reunion. He patiently obliged all our guests and the many combinations of pictures all through the afternoon and evening. His pictures are stunning! We will work with him again the next opportunity we have.

My husband and I booked Dave to photograph our wedding, and we couldn't have been happier with the experience. On the day of the wedding, Dave knew exactly what he was doing and he helped us through the process (we weren't used to getting our pictures taken and had little idea of what to do). Dave also has a very calming manner that helped me stay relaxed when the day started off running late. After our photo session, during the reception, Dave did an excellent job of reacting quickly to capture candid moments. Several times throughout the night I found myself pausing to admire how quickly and seamlessly Dave could change the lenses on his camera. When the photos finally came in, I was in love! Dave did an excellent job of capturing our special day in a detailed, artistic, and personal way that I will cherish forever. I would highly recommend working with Dave to anyone and everyone :)

He was so easy to work with and had so much energy. Everyone at my wedding was talking about him.

He was very easy to work with. His pictures were original and stylish. A perfect blend of contempory style's and traditional portraits. Turnaround time of the pictures was less than two weeks. His price was very reasonable and he was set up before I got there and did not leave until the end.