About this vendor
HelloJin Studio is all about capturing the moments for the special day. HelloJin Studio is not only capturing the beautiful moments, but also tell a story through the images.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Wedding Albums
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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5
out of 5.017 reviews
Jin was an excellent photographer for our wedding. We were very lucky to find him! Our photographer had to drop out just 2 months prior to the wedding due to health issues, and J...
in was was recommended to us by a friend. He was very understanding of the situation, and was able to work within our original quote and budget, despite being last minute in terms of wedding planning.
Jin and his staff were a delight to work with on the actual wedding day. They brought a ton of fun and energy to the party. While the bridal party was getting ready, Jin and team maintained a strong level of professionalism, but also were making jokes, chatting with everyone, and just elevating the mood higher than it already was.
Our first look was captured perfectly. You can see the raw the emotion through the photos.
Jin and his team worked extremely well with our planner, videographer, DJ, and venue. They were extremely professional and polite with the other vendors - we heard feedback from them about how much of joy they were to work with.
Jin planned out a lot of the photos, but also had some brilliant on-the-spot ideas for some quick photos, such as bride and groom in a field with the sun shining through the Eucalyptus trees, or bride and groom exiting the exotic car used for arrival at the venue.
Jin and his team not only captured our memories on this special day, but their energy and fun personalities made it even more special. We would highly suggest hiring HelloJinStudio for your wedding or other celebrations.
This is a belated review for our May 2018 Santa Clara wedding, but because Jin did such marvelous work, we truly believe he deserves a stellar review. We found Jin on The Knot webs...
ite and after reviewing his portfolio, we really appreciated his ability to capture candid moments of joy. We contacted Jin by email and he was very (and best of all, consistently!) responsive. He worked with us to create a photo/video package that fit our budget and patiently answered every one of our many, many questions over Skype and email. On top of it all, he had a promotion going on at that time, so we even got a free engagement photo session in SF to boot!
On the day of the wedding, Jin and his crew were very professional and friendly. They set everything up without problems and we never felt like they were in the way. We literally had no issues when it came to photography and videography. Aside from the natural “being in the spotlight” anxiety of the wedding, my husband and I never felt uncomfortable or unnatural while the photos were being taken. Because of our venue choice, we didn’t have a lot of pretty outdoor space to work with, but Jin and his crew actually found a beautiful area behind our venue for our couple’s pictures. Otherwise, we would have just had a parking lot as the backdrop! As for the final product, we were very satisfied with the pictures and I can’t help but smile with happiness every time I watch the wedding video.
All in all, we loved Jin and fully recommend him to anyone looking for a professional, well-priced, and reliable photographer in the Bay Area. Thank you, Jin, for being a part of our wedding and helping us to make it such a joyful day!
Jin was great! He was so down-to-earth and easy to work with. I was worried about being uncomfortable having so many pictures taken, but Jin made it a breeze. I also think that his...
prices were very reasonable, especially for the quality of the work and amount of photos that we got.
This so long overdue! My husband and I got married in September 2018. We met Jin at a Starbucks in Castro Valley after contacting him via email. He is so nice and so relatable! We ...
love that he takes candid photos! Formal photos are nice; but to capture someone in the moment of pure happiness and joy is even better! On the day of our wedding, Jin and his assistant (so sorry, forgot her name!) arrived late because of a protest that blocked one of the main streets in San Francisco. Even though they were a little late, they did everything they could to capture the before shots prior to leaving the hotel. I truly appreciated that! They captured so many beautiful moments during the ceremony and during the reception! And during our formal photos with our bridal party, they were so easy and fun to work with. And our photos were done and given to us within the time frame he provided. We definitely recommend Jin and his company for a photographer!! Thank you so much Jin!!
Working with Jin for my wedding was very, very pleasant! Two couples I knew had Jin do their wedding photos so my then-fiance and I already knew that we'd like the result.
At our...
initial meeting, we were going to do the getting ready and first look shot then the ceremony and the reception photo. Closer to the wedding date, we decided to scratch the original plan and go with some couple's shot at some outdoor place.
We communicated the change of our preference and Jin accommodated our request very well. He recommended the Redwood Regional Park as one of our choices to take photos and it could not be better than that. Even before the date of the shooting, he kindly gave me a tip to bring another set of comfortable shoes to wear in between the shoots so that I don't get tired wearing hills and hiking the park.
His photo style captures candid moments very well. Not only our staged couple's shots at the outdoor, the ceremony and reception photos were amazing. I loved how he tried to capture almost all the guests who came (about 300) by taking many of the audience shot or greeting shots. He captured my husband's sister tearing up and wiping her tear, which was a beautiful shot.
Definitely, I'd work with him again but I don't plan on getting married again ever in my life so I'll just resort to recommending him to every couple I ever know who is getting married! :)
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Jin was a dream to work with! He is extremely talented, honest, and flexible to provide exactly what the client is seeking on their big day. We really enjoyed working with him and ...
appreciated his authenticity and integrity. Jin is proof that there are still good people out there!
We had a great experience with Jin.
He is very professional, kind, and excellent photographer. He knew how to go with flow(wedding gets crazy often!), and made us very comfortable...
during our wedding event.
We absolutely love our pictures that Jin created, and we highly recommend him.
We loved our wedding photos from Jin! He was super friendly and easy to work with, and he also made time to meet beforehand to discuss what we wanted. I'd recommend him to anyone!
A friend recommended Jin for wedding photography and I'm so glad she did! From our first meeting to subsequent emails to the day of the wedding, Jin was friendly and quick to resp...
ond to different questions or needs as they came up. He also suggested a great location for our wedding photos, which is highly appreciated. I'd definitely recommend Jin for all your photography needs!
I highly recommend Jin as a wedding photographer. We hired him for our wedding in June 2017 at the UC Botanical Gardens, and he did an amazing job both with candid shots and with o...
ur bride/groom session at the Botanical Gardens. We actually hired Jin long-distance after only speaking with him on the phone and exchanging emails. So, it is a huge testament to Jin's ability as a photographer that the photos we received were everything we had hoped for and more! Jin was wonderful to work with the day of the wedding, and went above and beyond (even making sure not a twig showed up on my dress in the photos even though they kept sticking to my tulle train!) When we received our photos I was overwhelmed with how beautiful they turned out and that he captured all of the moments I had hoped. I also found his rates to be reasonable (as we didn't have a huge overall budget) and we did not have to compromise quality at all. Excellent work!
Jin was always quick to respond to inquiries and also arrived early to the venue to prepare. He was friendly, easy to work with, and made us feel comfortable during the entire time...
. Our pictures came out amazing! Jin is very talented and I highly recommend him.
Thank you Jin for such a wonderful experience. It's been a pleasure working with him as our wedding photographer. Jin is always responsive, flexible, open to new ideas and so patie...
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As a bride, I can't emphasize how important it is to have a photographer who is willing to work YOUR way- location, specific shots, endless changes in schedule... And Jin did it all at a very reasonable pricing.
Did I mention he worked really great with our dog too? ;)
Look no further for a photographer- Jin is your guy!
We were lucky to find Jin for our wedding at Postino in Lafayette, CA in July 2016.
Jin met with us at the venue a few weeks prior to scope it out and review our schedule, as w...
ell as discuss a photo plan. We got along with him great, as he is very warm, personable, and thoughtful. During the wedding, he worked behind the scenes and his presence was barely noticed. Jin must have had a tremendous challenge taking some of these photographs, because our adorable, albeit uncooperative one-year-old was crying throughout the ceremony and afterward. Yet somehow we still ended up with hundreds of beautiful photos from Jin, including of our tearstained doll. He sent them in groups. I think we got the first ten within about a week, then maybe 60 within a month, and the rest within 3 months.
Before the wedding, we told Jin we thought we didn't need a million photos, just of the main events and a few planned ones, but he correctly pointed out that your own wedding day ends up being kind of a blur to you until you see photographs of it, and it's good to take as many as possible throughout and also to think about and plan which posed photos you want to take. He ended up capturing so many beautiful moments that we will now remember forever, and I'm glad we trusted his experience. We might have otherwise sent him home early and missed so many stunning photos and great memories.
I would recommend Jin's photography highly, and I'm glad to serve as a reference!
Jin was extremely professional and thoughtful. He was always early (for our first meeting and for photo shoots). He also recommended picturesque locations for our photo shoots and ...
was very calm and accommodating during the photo shoots. The pictures came out great (good quality photos and doesn't look over-edited/dramatized). Jin was also really easy to work with. I highly recommend Jin as your photographer!
Jin photographed our engagement photo shoot in July and our wedding in October 2016 and my husband and I are so happy we worked with him! Shortly after finding Jin online, we met h...
im at a Starbucks in March to see if we connected and had any chemistry (very important to have with your photographer). He was at a table when we arrived and we liked him right off the bat - he was friendly, professional, down-to-earth, and easy to talk to.
We originally hired him to photograph our wedding day only, but in June we decided it might be nice to do an engagement shoot since it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to capture this happy time in our lives. :) We had no idea where we wanted to take the photos so Jin provided lots of great recommendations for locations. After visiting a few of the spots, we decided on Piedmont Park and Jin took the most beautiful and romantic photos of us there! We were very happy we did the engagement shoot because it made us feel even more comfortable with him and confident about the photos that would be taken on our big day.
On the day of the wedding, Jin was just as professional, arriving early and taking wonderful candid shots of our family who arrived at the church early too. Jin has a great photography style - he gave us all of the classic wedding photos we wanted but also took lovely candid shots. In fact, the candid shots were my favorites! He was able to capture so many special moments between our family members and friends, emotional expressions from our parents during the ceremony and reception, etc. When we saw the final product, it felt like we could relive the entire day but see all the moments we hadn't observed because we were running around as the bride and groom. Jin worked the entire wedding and reception on his own and was able to capture the most important moments of the day. His rate was extremely reasonable for the quality of his work and we would recommend him to anyone!
Jin was our photographer for our wedding in October 2016 and we were beyond lucky to have found him when we did! I am not the bride who looks forward to wedding planning and findin...
g a photographer was stressful enough because there are a million to choose from and they all look fine. But we were so lucky to have found Jin because he understood exactly what we were looking for! We met him first to just meet and talk about what we were thinking of and we left that meeting immediately feeling that we could trust him to make it happen for us! We were interested in more candid than posed shots (knowing that we probably had to do some posed shots because thats what you do at weddings), and he delivered! His photos were gorgeous and gave us the chance to see our wedding from someone else's eyes. He was a complete professional throughout the day, and was so friendly and patient when trying to get all the family shots done. We had multiple people comment on how great he was, including people we know can be hard to impress in our families. My parents loved him so much at one point they asked him for a selfie, which he graciously obliged! We couldn't have been happier with his work and were so happy to see the gorgeous work when the photos were ready! We highly recommend Jin. He is fantastic and you won't be disappointed!
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San Francisco bay area, East Bay, California,
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