About this vendor
Practicing the art of photography since 2013, I have dedicated my career to capturing your precious memories with an artistic touch. With two BFAs from the University of California, Santa Cruz, I have 10+ years of experience in Fine Art and photography, specializing in adventurous weddings and elopements.
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To check out my portfolio please visit www.emilypillon.photography or find me on IG at @emilypillonphoto
Feel free to send me a message, I would love to connect further and see how we can collaborate to make your vision come to life!
••• Included in our photography services:•••
• 24 hour sneak peaks (for weddings + engagement sessions)
• Online gallery where you can download all edited images + purchase prints, canvases, albums and more
• Film photography as an add-on to your session or wedding day!
• Videography packages including full film and highlight reels
• Drone coverage!
• Destination weddings and elopements including detailed adventure planning
• Audio services: sound amplification , DJs and audio engineering
• Officiant partnerships so you can find the right ordinator for your wedding!
• Photography mentorship sessions for those looking to break into the industry or grow your biz
• Vast network of vendor partnerships in case you need referrals for caterers, DJs or entertainment
• Detailed assistance in planning timelines, group photos and all the key moments of your event
• Location, lighting and posing guidance
• Second photographers + associate team
• Photo booth rental
• Polaroid bar rental
• Studio rentals with professional lighting
• Sessions catered to you + your partner or family’s hobbies and interests!
Inquire today for more information!
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Reviews
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3.7
out of 5.06 reviews
Emily photographed our wedding reception on November 2022. At the reception itself, it seemed like our photos would turn out great.
Looking back, we received little to no directio...
n, so I was under the impression that, looked great. I was very wrong about this. She photographed from very unflattering angles (double chins, eyes closed, hand in awkward positions, etc) and even left those in the final edits.
Many photos are crooked or distorted, are grainy, beer cans and dead plants within frame. Emily seemed very professional on the day of our event but our photos do not reflect that. They look very amateur and like she rushed through them due to being weeks past the deadline we were given.
Thankfully there are a handful of good shots of the guests, but only 2 of my husband and I that we don’t dislike.
One thing I’m devastated about is that I have one photo with my mother, and she’s not even looking at the camera, she was so disappointed when I told her that was the only photo of us. There was no rush, in fact we had plenty of time left before guests arrived to do any redos.
Our contract stated that we would be delivered our full gallery of edited images within 1 week. I did think this was a rather quick turn around time, so I didn’t follow up for a couple weeks. The deadline was 11/12/22, she confirmed by email that she would have our photos back no later than 11/22, ignored my emails before and after Thanksgiving holiday. Finally we received our photos on 12/3, no apology for the delay, partial refund, just her generic, “here’s your photos it was an honor to photograph your special day” email.
To say I was disappointed by our photos is a huge understatement. I felt deceived by what we received vs. what was shown in her portfolio.
I debated writing this review because I feel partially responsible for not doing more research (even though her ratings on Yelp and different wedding websites were all 4 and 5 star reviews). But at the end of the day, we didn’t get the pictures we wanted and we’ll never be able to capture that special moment in our lives again.
Emily was fantastic to work with from initial call to ongoing planning emails and day of. I enjoyed her laid back energy yet sharp and practical personality. Her photographer had ...
an artistic perspective which we liked, a bit less run of the mill from the other photographers we looked at. Day of, her calm yet energetic presence before, during and after the ceremony was a great addition to our wedding party. I knew she could manage the people and long list of photos with ease. We also loved our couple photo time with just us and Emily between ceremony and reception, it was comfortable to have her part of our intimate bliss as newlyweds. We are thrilled with our photos too having just received them and sorting through the hundreds (thousands?) of them. Would recommend Emily to other couples and others hosting events or celebrating milestones and seeking photos.
We had Emily cover our engagement event and she did a terrible job with both photography and videography. Overall, she lacks a lot of skills in every aspect (simple photography, vi...
deography, photo editing, taking pictures with focus). Her photography was very amateur and it definitely did not match what I saw on her portfolio. The photos itself were very blurry, not in focus, 50% of the photos had someone's head cutoff or taken from a very weird angle. The edits were even worse where she maxed out on brightness & contrast where the real colors disappeared and all you could see is white background in most pictures.
Also please note that she is not a videographer even though she says she can do videography. She does not have a very good sense of what shots to take, where to angle the camera and how to put together a decent video.
Overall, she is such a nice person but beware, her photography skills does not live up-to the standards of a "photographer" let alone "professional photographer". Don't be fooled by her website / samples she has up as that might be misleading.
(Msg me personally if you would like to see bad photos that were taken )
When planning a wedding during a pandemic, it certainly helps when you can find professionals who not only do what you've hired them to do, they also go above and beyond to help ma...
ke your day flow as smoothly as possible. EMILY PILLON is that sort of professional.
In search of a local photographer who could capture our simple church wedding, I reached out via Yelp. Emily's quote was the best of all the ones I received, and she was one of the quickest to respond. When we spoke on the phone, she instantly put me at ease with her candor and outgoing attitude.
Emily not only worked closely with me to get the shots I wanted...she also had that special knack for seeing shots that I didn't even think of. She captured our little wedding and celebration luncheon perfectly, getting all of our special moments on film...thanks to her, we have a wonderful collection of images that tell the story of our special day.
Emily is a Pro and a joy to work with. I'm glad I chose her to do our wedding day photoshoot. We will definitely work with her for future events.
Emily did a spectacular job at capturing our wedding. She was very easy to work with, professional and organized and provided us with absolutely beautiful images and an album we wi...
ll cherish for many years to come. Can not recommend her highly enough!
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