About this vendor
+ Serving LA and NYC
+ Queer- Owned
+ Values transparency & building a relationship
+ 5 years full-time, professional experience (60+ weddings & elopements)
Personal Motto: When it comes to weddings, take what serves you, leave the rest.
(Formerly Sarah Shalene Photography, 2016-2019)
Details
Business Attributes
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Photo
- Same-Day Edits
- Second Shooter Available
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2019 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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5
out of 5.018 reviews
Light & Found Photography exceeded every expectation we had for our wedding photography. Sam and their team made the entire process, both before and after, a breeze. Timelines were...
met and there were no challenges they could not tackle. Sam and Fennel were an absolute joy to work with and in fact helped us to not only survive but to thrive on our big day! Our finished product is beautiful and will be a treasured heirloom.
Light & Found Photography serves lgbtq+ weddings in NYC, but this should not dissuade Cis or hetero couples (like ourselves) from reaching out - Love is Love and they will capture yours beautifully.
Sarah has a great eye and style to her photographs that gave me the confidence to hire her. She was great to work with and great with her suggestions. We ended up with photos we ...
love and she captured us and how we were feeling perfectly. I got the photos I was hoping for, and she exceeded my expectations. Thank you Sarah!!
Sarah’s has the best attitude and energy. Making you feel super comfortable!
We loved the photos!
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Sarah was a joy to work with and delivered us amazing photos! She was very receptive to any ideas I had during our posed portion of the photoshoot, captured all the key highlights ...
of the wedding as listed in the shot list we created prior to the wedding, and was an absolute professional.
We would definitely recommend to any bride or groom but especially the artsy, alternative types!
Sarah is a hero. She has the best attitude, incredible eye, and is legitimately an artist. Her work is beautiful. She is such a professional! Easy to get a hold of, got our photos ...
to us in a month, and worked well with our videographer. We are in love with her and can't get enough.
Sarah was extremely engaging and helped my nervous self feel relaxed. Excellent conversationalist and got some really great portraits!
My husband and I were in New York to celebrate our anniversary/my birthday and we set up an “engagement style” anniversary shoot with Sarah Shalene Photography. It was our absolute...
FAVORITE part of our entire trip! We instantly bonded with Sarah, she made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera and so confident! She complimented us and made us both feel like beautiful rockstars while we were shooting, and I think our confidence really shows through in our images! She kept mentioning how much our love was radiating into the photos, and again, I think our beautiful images completely capture that! Sarah makes you feel totally at home, like you are hanging out with your best friend or your sister, and you can completely relax in front of her and the camera so she is able to capture you in such a lovely, honest way.
Sarah is so professional; booking with her was quick and simple and she went above and beyond to accommodate our tight schedule while we were in town.
She is extremely warm and genuinely wanted to get to know my husband and I as a couple. She also did a wonderful job directing and posing us; the poses felt very natural and it was easy to focus on just having fun instead of worrying about how we were posing ourselves.
We can’t recommend her highly enough! She truly goes above and beyond and her images are timeless treasures that we will love and cherish forever. Sarah has a passion for people, for art, and most of all, for love; and that passion absolutely shines through in her photography. You will not regret hiring her for your event or for a session, she is a true artist and professional, as well as just a generally lovely and hilarious human! We cannot wait for the opportunity to work with her again!
Sarah has an amazing personalty & a bright light about her. She also is extremely talented& her photos are absolutely beautiful!
Sarah is one of the best, if you are considering her don’t hesitate! She has a unique, nostalgic style of posing and editing that still feels modern and fresh. She has such a great...
way of making you feel calm and at ease, even at the most stressful of times. All of our photos look natural and unposed, no awkward faces or stiffness at all. Which can be a challenge with so much going on and stressful moments during your big day. And she is an absolute GEM with kids too!
Sarah was the best decision I made for my wedding. Her photos were beautiful, unique and captured all of my family members at their best. She was also wonderful to work with - su...
per clear and easy to communicate with. I definitely felt like she understood what I wanted and made it happen. I will definitely be hiring Sarah to photograph other major events in our growing family and would strongly recommend her!
Sarah is a super photographer- she has a great eye and is fun to work with!!!
Sarah is great. She is patient and sweet. Best of all she exudes warmth and calm - so that you relax, act and smile naturally. Her portraits are lovely, her candid shots even be...
tter. I've hired Sarah twice now -- and will do so again and again.
Sarah was an absolute pleasure to work with throughout our engagement and during our wedding celebration. She is a kind soul who captured beautiful moments with our family and frie...
nds. Communication with Sarah was timely and her talent is unmatched. We completed an individual survey to provide her with more context about our wedding details and personal interests. Sarah is receptive to feedback and offered flexible scheduling to make the most out of our special day. We can not thank her enough for photographing our wedding and look forward to sharing her photographs with our loved ones for years to come.
Sarah is a gem! My husband and I had an intimate outdoor family wedding at home and Sarah travelled to join us for the day. I felt so at ease trusting her creative direction and sh...
e really captured the essence and aesthetic of our evening wedding. Sarah not only took priceless individual/group photos of us and our relatives, but also so many sweet candid photos that we look back on often. Being able to look back at her photos gave me the chance to see how happy my whole family was and see all the sweet little moments that were happening around me while I was blissed out and focused on my new husband! She made me feel so supported and was available to answer my questions and direct everyone through photo sessions with grace and patience. Sarah’s energy is pure love and I am so thankful to have the memories of our wedding so beautifully and thoughtfully captured!!
I sat for Sarah in studio when we worked on a portrait series that incorporated hand-made floral pieces. The images she got were not only stunning, they conveyed so much emotion—I'...
ve never gotten more compliments on photos I've been in. On top of it, Sarah's ability to adapt to change in wardrobe, setting, light, etc. in the moment made the entire experience a joy. She is professional, easygoing, has an adventurous spirit, and is the perfect choice for any event or portrait session. There is a definite style in her work that can only be described as lush, elegant, and real.
Sarah is my photographer of choice for any occasion! She has the ability to capture those intimate moments and sweet times that bring you back to that moment in time.
Sarah did an incredible job capturing our special day! Her unique film aesthetic was exactly what we were looking for and our pictures turned out amazing and so special. Almost mor...
e importantly, she was a beacon of calmness and connection while capturing the intimate moments prior to and during our wedding. She makes you feel so comfortable and seen on a day that can pull you in so many directions. I can't recommend her enough. She also did our engagement shoot and it was an equally amazing experience.
Not once was I️ ever anxious or worried about how the pictures would turn out. Sarah made the process efficient, professional and fun. She caught moments so sweet and precious. She...
is a master at editing photos and making you feel like your wedding was straight out of a magazine. She made us feel like our wedding was the most important thing before and after taking our photos. I️ can not recommend her highly enough. I️ am so honored to have been able to have her as our photographer for our Germany wedding.
Contact
Tri-State Area, Willing to Travel
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