About this vendor
Story telling with the heart. Capturing weddings and engagement with a combination of medium format film and digital media the the best of both worlds.
Details
Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
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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Where do I start.... If there were trophies given out at a wedding Joanne would have taken MVP by a mile. She was there for us at time and in moments she didn't have to be. So incr...
edibly kind and thoughtful in her process. She is just the absolute best. Went above and beyond in every way. If your looking for an amazing photographer this is the one. Thank you again so much Joanne.
Joanne is the most fantastic photographer I have ever worked with. I first met her when my husband hired her for his proposal to me. We instantly fell in love with her energy and c...
reativity. She is so flexible and truly brings to life whatever vision you have of how you want your photos. We immediately booked her for our engagement photos and wedding photos. I really cannot put into words how amazing she is. She truly is an artist and her work speaks for how incredible she is behind the camera. She really does feel like a friend throughout the entire process. She always brings a positive attitude and makes sure you are comfortable and relaxed. I love how engaged she was with us while taking photos, we truly felt so comfortable with her. I met her husband and the rest of their team on the wedding day, and when I tell you their execution was flawless, I truly mean it. Every inspiration page or pictures I have sent her of what I wanted, they all executed it EXACTLY. 10/10 I recommend Joanne for all your photography needs. I will definitely be hiring her for future sessions!
We are so glad that we picked Joanne for our wedding photographer! She is a pro, and was all over the place, constantly taking pictures. And she was so patient with us since we ...
are so bad at posing! LOL.
Even though we were really stressed that day, we knew that our photos were in good hands. She really honed in on the people that were important to us and made sure that she got those photos. The day was a blur for us, but she captured a ton of moments that we didn't even remember.
We would not hesitate to hire her again for any upcoming occasions!
Rock solid.
Being that I’ve never planned a wedding before and I’m one of the first from my group to get married, I had close to no knowledge on how to go about it. I did know I had to get a p...
hotographer and that’s when I made an appointment and met with Joanne. She was so professional and my husband and I knew we wanted her to be our photographer. In fact, we chose our wedding date around her schedule.
I had a full on Wedding with a tea ceremony in the morning, ceremony in the afternoon and reception in the evening. She was patient and made sure that she was getting all the shots that I wanted. I got the photos today and saw how many shots she got that I didn’t know I wanted but am definitely happy she got. The pictures were filled with genuine emotions that were felt that day and looking at the photos made me feel them again. I guess that’s what a good photographer does.
She also fixed my hair when it got crazy, fixed my shoe when I accidentally stepped on it and ruined it, and reminded me that it was my day because it does get so busy that you forget. I was lucky she spoke the language my relatives spoke so it helped with coordinating photos.
Finally, she loves what she does and she’s great at it. She’s great at giving directions and I felt really comfortable with her. Her energy kept me going when I was so very tired that day and I know she was tired too.
Thank you Joanne for capturing our wedding day and for making me look so beautiful. I know it’s not an easy task and I am forever grateful for that.
And everyone! If you’re feeling iffy about booking Joanne, look at her beautiful portfolio and make an appointment to meet her, it’ll make your decision easy.
We were very lucky to have Joanne as our wedding photographer. Looking through the photos, there were many pleasant surprises from the precious moments she was able to capture. Her...
professionalism and organization were very much appreciated! Joanne also has great communication skills. She understood our preferences and also make suggestions from her experiences. She remained very focused and calm during the wedding shoot when there were so many activities going on. I can tell she was constantly analyzing the situation and trying to create the best shots for us. Thank you Joanne!
Joanne did an awesome job photographing our wedding and reception dinner. As someone that’s been into photography for many years, I wanted someone that would bring a special touch...
to our memories rather than just document an event. After seeing some of Joanne’s work, we went with her and were very glad we did. Joanne prepared for the event, asking us everything ahead of time to minimize surprises on the day of the wedding, and was very helpful gathering everyone and getting things done right when it finally arrived. She is kind, professional, punctual, and has a beautiful style of composition. Would definitely hire her again for special events, and highly recommend her multiple talents.
We hired Joanne for engagement photos, wedding photos, and video and could not possibly be happier about that choice.
She was absolutely fantastic throughout the entire process. ...
She was accommodating to all of our requests, not pushy, as some photographers can be, and very friendly. She was on-time, professional, and hard-working.
Joanne goes above and beyond. She worked over 12 hours on the wedding day and was the very last person to leave the venue. She was always nearby and constantly taking shots in-between formal photo moments.
Joanne also makes the shot happen - you will find her climbing chairs and contorting herself to get the right angle or to make sure that the photo you want to take is possible - she is fearless.
We received our engagement and wedding photos, and video in a very timely manner. The photos and video are excellent. We highly recommend Joanne.
Joanne is amazing! She was a photographer from beginning to end of our love story. She was our photographer of choice in the proposal, engagement and wedding! She is super friendly...
, has an extremely strong work ethic, makes you feel at ease and genuinely tries to find the perfect shot for each and every moment. We plan on using Joanne for all our photography needs in the future! She is superb.
Joanne captured our wedding on April 15, 2017 along with Alex as a second photographer. They are simply amazing! I want to give Joanne 100 stars if I have the option. We made the r...
ight decision hiring Joanne and I give her my wholehearted endorsement. You won't regret choosing Joanne for your special day!
We had Joanne to capture our civil wedding ceremony in Beverly Hills and did a post-wedding photo shoot at Venice canals and beach afterwards. Joanne was very helpful in helping us...
select the best photo locations in advance and knew the best hidden spots to take pictures on site. During the ceremony we hardly noticed her taking photos and we were amazed by all the moments she captured and by how natural the results looked. During the shoot in Venice she picked out great spots and poses while also incorporating our own ideas. Joanne did an amazing job and we couldn't be more pleased with the results!
My husband and I highly recommend Joanne. She has a beautiful warm cheerful personality, is amazingly talented, and she is extremely reliable and professional. We love our wedding ...
photos which compliment every member of our party. The poses she suggested created shots that are endearing and fun to look at that we will cherish forever.Joanne is nothing short of BRILLIANT!! You will do yourself a huge favor when you hire her! She is all of this and more and you won't believe how reasonable her fees are and you'll be so happy that you included her in not only your wedding but in all future family/important events in your life. I started my research through reviews online and hers were amazingly favorable. Then I asked her to help me with my LinkedIn photo. Afterwards, we asked her to do our wedding. Our family and friends are very impressed with her as a person and the way she conducted herself throughout. We are excited to share our positive experience about Joanne Leung. Thank you and good luck!
Joanne was our photographer for our small bespoke wedding in Los Angeles. I would highly recommend her to others looking for very professional awesome pictures. All of the photos a...
re of a classic and elegant style with a good creative eye. Joanne was also reasonably priced with packages to suit every budget
My husband and I would highly recommend Joanne for high quality/great value wedding photography! Finding a really good wedding photographer with budget constraints can be really t...
ough and stressful. We found Joanne on Yelp and then went to her website and absolutely loved her portfolio. We contacted her via her website and she quickly responded with a very well thought out and detailed email. She was very upfront with her pricing and was even flexible with her packages to fit our budget. She is super organized and detail oriented and really paid attention to the "detailed information form" that she asked me to submit. She is very quiet and subtle, which made my husband and I feel more at ease, as we are not the most photogenic people. However, you wouldn't be able to tell in the pictures because she did such a fantastic job and captured many truly special moments throughout the day. She is extremely artistic and talented and can't say enough good things about her work. She exceeded our high expectations and would definitely hire her again in the future. She is amazing!
Best wedding photographer. She's sweet and subtle. She made my wedding a success when the venue (La Venta Inn) didn't. The pictures are classic and has a dainty feel to them. I str...
ongly recommend her.
I would describe Joanne and her photography as ARTISTIC, STUNNING, VERSATILE, and just plain amazing! My husband and I have gotten so many compliments from all of our family and fr...
iends about our wedding pictures and I'm so happy to have had her as my photographer! She's so talented and easy to work with. I wanted my wedding to have a romantic, whimsical, elegant feel to it and I sent her a couple of pictures over email of what I had in mind. She not only captured my wedding perfectly on the day of, but stylistically the pictures came out beyond expectations! It was exactly what I wanted and more. My friends and family have been to a couple of weddings before ours, and they came up to me after they saw my wedding album on Facebook and said she was the best they've seen so far (of course we already knew that - that's why we hired her!)
Our engagement shoot turned out amazing too - I honestly think one of the best thing you can find in a photographer is one with an artistic eye - they can turn any moment and any scene into a beautiful one. We went 30 minutes over our contracted time at our engagement shoot but Joanne didn't even mention it at all. She was so sweet and friendly, and she continued clicking away until we got all the shots we wanted. I'm so happy with her work and I would recommend her to anyone that's looking for an amazing, talented photographer who listens and really cares about what you and what you want.
5 stars and more to Joanne! I was quite overwhelmed by the many things that needed to be planned for our wedding, obviously including finding a good photographer. As an amateur pho...
tographer, photography was definitely not an area that I wanted to skimp on for our wedding.
As with all art forms, photography is very subjective, but when my husband and I first met with her, we really liked her artistic style and how she's so down to earth. We've met photographers who are really stuffy and we couldn't be happier with choosing Joanne. She definitely has some magical powers to make us look good in pictures.
She may be quiet, but she takes command when needed. She gently guided our engagement and bridal shoots, which was much needed because my husband and I wouldn't have know what to do. We were surprised at how quickly she was able to get the pictures back to us, and we are so pleased at how they all came out. I especially love how she is so meticulous and notices the slightest details.
From the time we signed our contract till the wedding day, she is super easy to work with, asks for clarification when needed, and is super responsive. Weddings are stressful events, and you can most definitely count on her. She will not disappoint.
Joanne is highly recommended!
If you are looking for a trusting photographer who will get you beautiful pictures no matter what, you can now stop looking. Go with Joanne. She has a such an amazing talent and ar...
tistic intuition to turn even your worst situation into the best wedding pictures!!
I just had wedding on the mountain couple wks ago. I was quite upset at the morning of the wedding day because rainy and foggy weather. I really wanted to have outdoor wedding ceremony. So, I had to move my wedding to indoor which was disappointing. Joanne noticed my feelings and offered an outdoor photoshoot after all day ceremony and reception. She was attentive and focused from the beginning to the end of the wedding ceremony and reception. After hours of photoshooting, I was worried that she might be too tired to do extra hour of outdoor photoshoot.
No! I was wrong! she showed true professionalism till the end of her work! She was so energetic and even humorous in cold and rain! She guided us to outside by the lake and forest and took another 1-2 hrs of rare and beautiful photos in fog..She really cheered us up while taking the picture in freezing cold! I can't thank her more for making my dream come true. I really feel like I had my wedding outside because of the outdoor photoshoot. Her true professionalism and talent shined through the worst situation and turn it into the most memorable and beautiful moment!!! She was my best choice from all the vender I had for my wedding. She will be on time, do her job, and give you the best result!
Thank you Joanne!
Wow, we hired Joanne last year for our wedding and engagement photos. She was amazing. Every photo was epic. She was on time, patient, and fun to work with. Being an artist mysel...
f and my wife a designer we had high expectations. She surpassed all of them. Some people in the arts have natural talent and Joanne is no exception. She is a true artist and has talent that challenges photographers charging 10times her rates. We are truly blessed to have had worked with her and know we could have never done better. Get her while you can at these rates because she is bound to reach those higher levels soon.
first off, finding a photographer within our budget was no easy task. we weren't asking for much, either. we were having a fairly large wedding (180 guests), but we were extremely ...
laid back about everything.
a couple of emails later, i found joanne. thank goodness for her! she was able to work within our budget by editing the current packages offered and taking out all of the extras that we didn't need. i booked her blindly, never actually meeting her or talking to her in person. i trusted yelp reviews alone and decided to go for it. a bold step, i know... but like i said, my husband and i were extremely carefree about our wedding.
we didn't even meet her until a month before our wedding since we were living up north at the time. we had an engagement shoot at UCLA. joanne was very timely and professional. my husband and i are pretty awkward in front of the camera since we don't take it very seriously, but she was able to work with us. she was very patient and we relied on her completely for direction since we didn't know what the heck we were doing.
as for the day of the wedding, she came early and went straight to work. i didn't even notice she was there for the whole day! that's how good she was. she's quiet and sneaky, jumping in to get the necessary shots and then floats around in the shadows for the night. you can tell right away that joanne's a kind soul, and she was wonderful with all of the guests at the wedding. i appreciated her humble personality and her ability to joke around with us.
honestly, i cannot recommend her enough. she got wonderful candid photos from all of our guests and captured more than i even asked for. if i did it all over again, i'd still book joanne in a heartbeat.
Joanne photographed our engagement photos as well as our wedding. The engagement session was great because it allowed my husband and me to become comfortable with her and get a fee...
l for her style and vise versa. She recommended the perfect location for our engagement photos based on just a few things I mentioned to her. She is so knowledgable! At our wedding, she showed up before I even got there and began taking pictures of the venue. The captured so many beautiful shots before the wedding, the ceremony, and the reception! The photos are honestly some of the best I have ever seen and I am constantly getting compliments on them. She is very fairly priced and so great to work with! She communicated with me leading up to the wedding and answered any questions I had. I would absolutely recommend Joanne to anyone and everyone!
Joanne shot out wedding at SaddleRock Ranch in Malibu and we couldn'e be more pleased. She was really cool and friendly, making the picture taking before, during and after the even...
very comfortable. The guests hardly remembered even having their pictures taken, until we provided each with a copy of the amazing pics Joanne got of all the couples and their families.
Her style is so great. She can get formal shots, but what I really appreicated was her ability to capture the not posed moments, where everyone is glowing with happiness. Her pics of the enviroments and table settings are really great too, with beautiful light and colors.
The final surprise was that Joanne spent hours with us after the wedding exploring the area near the wedding for fun, cool, and totally unexpected pics. She found amazing locations and was clear in her direction for two complete amateurs like my wife and I. Joanne put us at ease, and it shows in the pics.
After the wedding, Joanne sent us some teaser pics, which was GREAT! Once we finally received the final pics, they were amazing, so well touched up, very natural, and an amazing pic from every part of the wedding and every person involved.
We give Joanne our full recommendation to all of our friends. The pics are a huge hit on facebook, lol. Joanne is really hip and cool, and easy to get along with. Her pics are as good as it gets. Her pricing was the best we found, and the quality was beyond anything we expected!!!
Joanne was very flexible and and easy to work with.
I thoroughly enjoyed looking through all my wedding/engagement photos. The wedding venue was a bit dim, but all the photos Joa...
nne took came out bright and wonderful. Both my mother and mother in law loved looking at the photos. She was able to capture so much on film, I was able to relive my day through all the photos.
She gives good professional advice. There were some photos that I wanted to change around and she gave me her professional opinion but we tried it anyways. Turns out she knows what she's talking about :)
Communication was a bit slow at times, sometimes she took a little longer to respond, however, she was always polite and friendly.
I felt she was a great value. I know of people who paid one to two thousand more and got the same quality photos I did.
We booked Joanne for our wedding, and couldn't be happier.
She was very flexible from the beginning-- we met at a cafe so she could show us her portfolio in person and answer any...
questions we had.
She was very willing to work with us on the budget, and gave us her honest opinion on when and how long we would need a second shooter for.
We were on a very short time frame, but she was still able to do our engagement session, and the photos came out great.
Our wedding venue was indoors and a bit dark, but Joanne was able to take beautiful photos regardless. Her style is photojournalistic, and she captured many moments that I missed. The details of the day and the decor were great, but I especially treasure the ones that showcase our guests really enjoying themselves.
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