Samia's Studios

ooking for a photographer who would put us at ease in front of the camera (since we'd never gotten professional photos together) - feeling comfortable was a huge priority for me and my now-husband. During our first call with Samia, she was friendly and professional, and she shared thoughtful responses to our many questions. During our engagement photo shoot, she gave us plenty of helpful direction while still allowing us to have fun and be ourselves. It was exactly the experience my husband and I were looking for. Samia delivered beautiful photos that really captured our dynamic. Of course, the same was true for our wedding day. Not only did she get amazing photos of me and my husband, but she also expertly handled the family photos; there were a lot of people, including several small children, and Samia made the process simple and easy. Overall, Samia is a delightful, communicative person who was easy to work with, and she gave us beautiful photos we will cherish forever. We very highly recommend her!

easy. Samia helped guide us and knew exactly what styles of photos would really highlight the joy and happiness we’ve been feeling throughout this time. During such a special and intimate time, we couldn’t be happier to have these lasting images to look back on. Definitely recommend Samia’s Studios for any photography needs of any type of events- we are absolutely thrilled with the photos we got back and will cherish them forever!

I look at the pictures it’s just like I’m there at that moment. Creating memories over and over again thank you Samia for the great memories and amazing pictures. Job well done

n, our wedding, and most recently our maternity session! And we have already talked about her doing a family session with our baby once she is here. :) Samia is so nice and personable and we genuinely love hanging out with her during our sessions! She makes us have fun and feel comfortable and she knows exactly what to tell us to do to get the perfect shot! Truly a fantastic photography professional that we would recommend to anyone in need of a photographer for any event! Thank you for everything, Samia! :)

folios that fit well for our smaller wedding, and was so sweet and flexible when it came to our scheduling (e.g, sunrise engagement photos at the National Mall). I was thoroughly impressed with how organized she is with setting up various family/friend photo configurations on the big day, and appreciate her quick communication on timelines. Samia’s photography captures so much light and joy, she’s quick on her feet with getting wonderful candid moments, and most importantly she’s such a positive and comforting presence to have around! Thank you, Samia, for all you did for us!

ty. She also made it easy for us by planning the shoots and routinely checking in with us. For our wedding videography, her team made use of modern and traditional perspectives such as using a drone camera and a traditional 8mm camera. Samia's Studios is the total package.

taking pictures and she made him and myself feel completely comfortable and gave us so much direction which made the pictures turn out amazing. She has such a sweet and great personality. It feels like you are working with your best friend! She knows the entire DMV area and has so many suggestions for engagement photo locations. She also gave us so much peace of mind on wedding day by having everything planned out and more than enough support for the bride party and the groom party. She captured all of the special moments that I wanted and beyond. The cherry on top is the gallery she puts together. It is a completely organized gallery sectioned out by order of events. Overall, Samia is incredibly talented, and we are so happy and grateful for our beautiful photos that will last a lifetime! Thank you, a million times, to Samia and her team!

d, and Samia always made sure we were feeling good and we took breaks when needed. She is super easy to work with and made us feel very at ease with natural and easy to follow posing. Our photos were delivered quickly and exceeded expectations. Thank you so much Samia!

urned out amazing— Samia’s photography and editing style are stunning and timeless. We were a little last minute with planning our ceremony, and Samia was incredibly accommodating and very helpful in planning our photo locations and even gave us recommendations for florists, etc. I don’t know what we would have done without her! She has great energy and makes you feel comfortable, which was incredibly helpful with my camera-shy husband. Highly recommend Samia!

shoot before, and she made the process fun and memorable. Her turn around on edited photos allowed us to order our save the dates with plenty of time to spare, and the photos turned out better than I could've hoped. I would recommend Samia to anyone!

ey captured on our special day. Samia is genuinely enthusiastic and passionate about what she does. Not only were the photos she captured stunning, but she had an incredible knack for capturing the little details that made our wedding special. I was the most thankful for her go with how positive she stayed and her ability to quickly pivot to accommodate our group. It poured on our wedding day, which was stressful for me, but Samia kept us calm and captured energetic and lively photos from the best day of our lives. If you're looking for a wedding photographer who understands you on a personal level and can effortlessly capture the essence of your love, look no further. I can't recommend Samia enough! Thank you, Samia, for being a part of our journey and for giving us these timeless memories we'll treasure for the rest of our lives.

eing in front of the camera. As a local wedding planner, Samia and I have worked together on many special events. Although I have seen her work, it was such a different (and magical) experience being photographed by her. She encouraged my fiancé and I to be authentic and joyful and the photos came out so beautifully! I highly recommend Samia as someone who has experienced her as a collaborative vendor and now as a client! You won’t be disappointed!!

otos to the day of our wedding, we had such an amazing experience with her! She made us feel comfortable during the entire process and was so professional. Her team was fantastic as well! We were so happy with our photos and video. If we had to choose our photographer again, there would be no question we'd choose Samia! Thank you, Samia!

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style is absolutely gorgeous.... When I got engaged, I knew I had to have Samia take our engagement photos. It was my first time having her take my photo and I was instantly even more impressed with her than I already was. She gave such thorough direction and made me and my fiancé feel totally comfortable and not awkward at all! The photos turned out better than I could have imaged and I can't wait to print them and see the memories every day!

orders because of children, and a little bit of craziness as the night progressed. She and Megan were phenomenal with getting everyone organized, working with my day of coordinator, and just knowing what I wanted. I’m not the best at communication, to an understandable fault, but she was incredible! The second photographer was amazing with the guys getting ready, and was even able to help tie our late groomsmen’s bow tie around one of my bridesmaid’s bouquets, which was so special to my husband and I. Overall, I am so glad we chose Samia and her team and would choose them one hundred times over. I highly recommend Samia- she is sweet, understanding, listens fully, and has a great eye for the best shots.

y well - she really captured the joy and laughter at our wedding.

track and got amazing photos! We will treasure them forever.

ing romantic in front of someone - let alone a camera. She truly does seem meant to do this. She loves love and it comes across in her excitement and energy. We also took her recommendations for almost all of our vendors which was also the best decision we could have made. The day went seamlessly and our photos are fun, stunning, and feel like us. We also need to add that our video was spectacular. We cried all morning watching it. It truly captured the joy and love we felt all day. We couldn’t be more grateful to Samia and her amazing team! Best decision we made.

s always on top of everything, she’s so fast to catch things that can go wrong and give you helpful recommendations. Her talent is on point. They made us feel calm and positive throughout our wedding. Her and her team truly saved our wedding. It was unfortunate that our guests gave them a hard time as they were blocking them, but they were so good adjusting to difficult work environment and remained positive. They go above and beyond what they do. I can’t thank them enough. We will forever recommend them to anyone who gets married! No matter where!!!

ade us feel so comfortable and natural from the start and created even more excitement for our wedding day! Samia did such a wonderful job listening to what was important to us and it came through on all the beautiful pictures she captured from our entire day. We did the package to get the printed album for ourselves and parents and highly recommend this as well. Samia and her team made it such a fun, easy and smooth process to select our favorite pictures. We also got so many compliments from our family and friends on what a great job Samia did. We can't recommend Samia enough to future couples!

rived with a calming, joyful, and professional demeanor. Samia has mastered the art of capturing authentic moments. She was welcoming to all of our family and friends, and she made everyone feel at ease. I had absolute trust in her, and she truly delivered photos that gorgeously captured our day. She provided us with such helpful guidance on the timeline for our day, and she was perfectly prepared to make each transition flow seamlessly into the next. Finding a wedding photographer puts SO much trust in a professional, and I wholeheartedly recommend putting your trust in Samia.

guidance and suggestions as she took photos, we felt very at ease. We were able to smile naturally and feel all the joy and jubilation of our special day—Samia was able to capture these cherished moments in a beautiful, organic way. We were so happy with how light and bright the photos looked, even on a bit of a grey and drizzly day. The photos looked like what our hearts and minds felt, and not what the weather report stated! We are so happy Samia was our photographer, and couldn’t have imagined a better experience!

incredibly skilled - but also very personable, courteous and just fun to be around! She made the process of taking photos seamless (my husband gets SO awkward in photos!) and captured so many precious moments throughout our session. We certainly have so many photos that we will treasure for a lifetime. I would highly recommend Samia to any of my family and friends. Thanks again to Samia for capturing this special experience!

thing, which we loved. She provided encouragement throughout the whole session and made it super comfortable (and fun) for us! The turn around time was quick and we couldn’t love the photos more. Wish we could go back in time just so we could hire her as our wedding photographer, thank you Samia!!

r (thanks Covid) we again hired Samia’s Studio’s for our Formal Wedding and Reception in December 2021 at the Elkridge Furnace Inn. We were so excited to work with Samia again because we knew how well her style and personality matched with ours. The connection and ease we felt with Samia showed through in our wedding photos. The images - particularly from our first look and intimate “Bride and Groom” photos before our wedding and our wedding party photos which included our children - made us both cry when we viewed them. The light in these photos and the love she captured between my husband and my self and our family and friends enchanted everyone who has seen these images – they are full of warmth, humor and genuine romance. Samia also was particularly sensitive about photographing my husband’s daughter who is autistic and quite camera shy. Samia took many lovely photos of her at our wedding celebration, in many she is actually smiling, which was previously unheard of – Samia really took the time to make her comfortable with her and the camera. I can’t wait to see them printed in our wedding album and to frame some for Father’s day. Her ability to make the entire wedding party comfortable, while also staying organized and helping to keep us all on track shows through in her entire finished product. The pictures taken as a whole are stunning, capturing glowy flattering light at just the right times, for just the right pictures. On a practical note, Samia was consistently communicative using her online system, emails and phone & text. She checked in with us regularly and frankly was a blessing to work with when other members of our Wedding team were often not as solidly professional. Her eye for detail was astounding. She navigated complex family dynamics and moved swiftly though portraits knowing when to blend in, and when to check in with us about certain photos we had requested to keep things moving in a timely way. I loved that many family members asked later if Samia was a friend because of how easily her personality blended with our group. She and her videographer Megan are both lovely people anyone would be pleased to have attend their wedding. The Video they shot and edited was wonderful and we will treasure it forever. My husband and I watch it on repeat. - I’m so incredibly grateful we decided to add that option to our package. I’m looking forward to framing some of her beautiful photos for our new home and I can’t wait to see our Fine Art Album that Samia is in the process of preparing (It took me forever to choose my “favorite” photos for the album because I literally had hundreds!). If you’re looking for a cheap photographer, I don’t think Samia is the one for you. Nor should she be for all that she offers. But if you value photography and want someone who is a master of their craft and a true professional all-round, plus real value for your money look no further. Plus, she offers something that not all photographers can, real flexibility. Our wedding was postponed due to COVID 3 times and Samia did not miss a beat, even thoughtfully sending us many updated schedules and checking in with us frequently to keep our spirits up during lockdown! We will treasure these photos forever. Thank you, Samia’s Studios!

the use of lighting and where we took them. She was flexible and accommodating even when we were nervous about how the weather would affect our photos. She was really good at communicating both during the photos (getting us to feel natural and capturing really special moments) and in getting us the photos after. I highly recommend Samia!

esponsive to my many emails. Samia also has the sweetest personality and really put me at ease on my wedding day! She kept us on track throughout the day and captured every moment perfectly. We got our photos back so quickly, and they were breathtaking! She captures such candid moments because she gives direction while also allowing you to act naturally. We absolutely love our photos and our video! Samia was easily our favorite wedding vendor to work with, and we can't recommend her enough for your special day!

as responsive, friendly, professional, encouraging, and creative. She helped bring our vision to life and made every part of the planning process seamless. She helped created the timeline for our wedding day and worked very well with our other vendors. She could tell when we needed a break from taking photos and was prepared to improvise when rain drove us under cover. On top of being a delight to work with, the photos we received for both our engagement shoot and wedding day turned out beautifully and we are thrilled with our gallery. Photos were returned to us VERY quickly after both of our shoots, and we have SO many incredible shots to frame and share. Samia's second shooter at our wedding was also incredibly professional, talented, and kind. We have nothing but great things to say about our experience and would highly recommend Samia's services to anyone looking for a photographer that will blow you away.

. While her creativity side is evident, she also remembers the business aspect that brings her entire photography practice together. Pay whatever she charges because the peace of mind she gives you during the wedding planning process is worth every dime. She was the one vendor I did not have to worry about because I knew she had everything under control. Follow her on Instagram (@samias_studios), where you will always see her posting stories about the next development in the wedding photography industry or pictures of your wedding. We can't wait to treasure our pictures for the years to come.

tremely personable and eased some of the awkwardness that can be their while taking photos.

s with her and this was our first professional photography experience. Samia made us feel like NATURALS. She gave great direction and offered amazing advice for our wedding planning. We absolutely love our photos and have so many to choose from!

watching the video she and her team put together of our wedding. Highly recommend anyone to choose Samia's Studios.

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bilities! They are truly on the job to find and capture those special moments!

ble to capture wonderful candid shots of the whole wedding party, as well as many beautiful moments and details of the day, seamlessly moving through the ceremony and party. On top of that, we got our pictures in just a few days. Highly recommended and would hire her all over again!

who couldn't be there with us in person. Since we had to compromise about so many elements of the wedding, having a beautiful video to take with us as a memory of that happy day will be something we both cherish!

hat to do. Extremely organized and energetic, it's obvious that she cares about capturing every part of your wedding in the best way possible. She was open to an adventure for our engagement photos (a hike down to a waterfall) and has so many ideas to make your photos look natural rather than staged. We love the value Samia offers and are extremely happy with her services and everything she's done for us, definitely a huge part in helping our wedding day go smoothly!

late senior photos done and they turned out beyond beautiful!!! Not only was she very professional, but the best part about her was how she saw the vision I had in mind for my photos. She’s practically a mind reader when it comes to the client! We took shots with many different outfits. She took the most beautiful photos of myself, my family, and my dog! She also got a few very funny pictures that were just beyond adorable!!! Samia was extremely patient and never rushed my time even though there were SO many mosquitos, and we were probably past the hour time we paid for! She never once told me to hurry up or rushed me in the slightest! She had no problem with a slight makeup change either! She was so incredibly patient and so incredibly kind! Before we left she made sure that we got all of the photos I wanted and that I was satisfied with the different settings and changes! The pictures also came back very quickly and were very easy to access! While it’s true that I won’t be getting more senior photos done, because senior year only comes once, if I need any other sort of photos done, I will not be going anywhere else other than Samia!!! Thanks Samia for my beautiful pictures and one of a kind experience!! I would recommend her to anyone and everyone!!!

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eo. She truly captured the spirit of the day down to every little detail. If I ever need videography services in the future I will definitely hire Samia. She is so self sufficient and personable. She needed no direction and the video was exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks Samia!

mia's great spirit and professionalism made the pictures so easy for my daughter who HATES having her picture taken. Thanks for a lifetime of memories!