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Heather Scharf Photography

Heather Scharf Photography

San Francisco, CA
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    Corbett S. Sent on 05/24/2022
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    The best photographer around!

    Going through the photos from our wedding, my first thought was: "WOW! We are so blessed to have had such a beautiful wedding." My second thought was "Holy Cow - Heather is FREAKING AMAZING at her job!!!"

    Heather's work is absolutely gorgeous! And she does so many things to make you feel prepared for your big day and relaxed when it comes. She coordinates with you ahead of time to make sure she gets all the special, unique shots you might want on your wedding day, and she even invests in getting to know your wedding party so she can interact with them effectively too. On the day of, she is so relaxed and smiley and friendly. Working with her makes you feel glamorous.

    And then, Heather packages your photos for you in a beautiful way. She makes a gorgeous slideshow of all your very best photos set to music that you and your husband / wife can enjoy when your pictures are ready before diving into the gallery and resisting the urge to print every one of the spectacular photos Heather took as a wall-sized framed portrait. Combined with a nice bottle of wine, it makes for the perfect post-wedding date night.

    Hiring Heather was one of the best decisions we made when planning our wedding! You will be so happy you hired her
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    Courtney Sent on 01/21/2020
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    A must for your wedding!

    Heather was amazing from start to finish! She was so easy to work with! My husband and I are not good at posing together. Heather walked us through every step and our photos are more than we could ask for!
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    Kathleen Sent on 02/17/2020
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    Phenomenal experience, magical photos

    Heather is phenomenal. My husband's cousin hired her for their wedding (engagement shoot, wedding, baby photos) which is where we met her. Their photos were amazing and they loved working with her, so she was our first call once we picked a wedding date.

    She was thoughtful, friendly, detailed and amazing with all planning. The day of our wedding went exactly as she prepared us for, and she captured amazing natural moments all day.

    We love our photos, even seeing 800 of them, we loved them all!

    Heather has my highest recommendation.

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    Rebecca Sent on 12/30/2019
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    Could not ask for a better photographer

    We had such a wonderful experience with Heather, we are planning on booking her for all of our family photos.

    She is great with communication, whether by phone or email. We instantly loved her vibe, and professionalism. She was patient with all of our questions, and left us feeling as though we were in good hands.

    On the day of the wedding, she was great at getting things moving and keeping things on track. We already had our plan set out, and she did such a great job keeping to it, and getting everything we had wanted to cover, done as best as we could in the time we had. She was a very calming presence, and her assistant blended in with the other half of the party seamlessly.

    She got us preview photos just a week later while we were on our honeymoon, and I may have cried over our morning coffee looking through them because I just loved them so much. And she promptly got us all of our wedding photos with a lovely little slideshow a couple weeks after that.

    All in all, 11 out of 10 for professionalism, communication, and artistry. We could not recommend her highly enough.
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    Jamie Sent on 10/30/2017
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    Heather was absolutely amazing to have as a part of our wedding experience. Not only did she shoot our wedding day but she did our engagement photos. She was an absolute joy to be around and the quality of her work speaks for itself. She was very easy to coordinate pre wedding meetings with. My husband and I are both working professionals running businesses and had very little free time for meetings. Heather was beyond accommodating with helping us feel organized leading up to our big day. I cannot speak highly enough about her organization, attention for detail, and in general skill of capturing timeless photographs. I did not have to worry about a thing relating to photography on our special day because I knew Heather had it handled. Hire her now before she's already booked up!
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    Yana Sent on 10/31/2017
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    Heather did a phenomenal job stepping in fairly late in the game in our planning process due to our original photog's illness and still managing to adapt her style to ours seamlessly. She was responsive to our very particular needs, easy to work with, and very timely with delivery. We really wanted her to focus on spontaneous, candid shots and boy did she deliver! I don't know how she managed to take photos of all the important and sweet moments while remaining largely unseen and yet everywhere at once: she must be a ninja :) And most importantly: the final product was beautiful and reflected the feel of the event so much that I keep going through the photos over and over to relive the day. TL:DR: Heather is amazing at her work. Hire her if you can.
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    Jacquelyn Sent on 11/06/2017
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    Heather did an absolutely phenomenal job with our wedding photos. She was professional, on time, and responsive throughout the entire planning process. She has a true talent and was a pleasure to work with. I cannot say enough good things about Heather and her work! Her photos are breathtaking and she was fun to work with, making the bridal party feel comfortable and confident. She gave us great ideas for poses and was accommodating to our requests. Our photos turned out better than I could have ever hoped for. HIGHLY recommend. Thank you Heather!
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    Susan Sent on 11/04/2017
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    Heather's personality is wonderful. She photographed our wedding and made it a very fun and exciting experience. She was relaxed, creative, listened well to what we wanted and took advantage of spur of the moment ideas. I have to admit that I have never had as much fun at a wedding as this one (and it was mine!). This was my second wedding. The photographer for my first wedding was nice but the photo shoots felt awkward and you could see it in the photo results. I work full time and prior to the wedding did not give Heather much help with what I wanted. I had seen previous photos she had taken and all I said to her was that I loved her creative photos and I loved the warm feeling I saw in them. Well, she came through with the creativity and warmth for us. She also was organized and somehow found and included all people in family photos. Michael and I have large families. She made a slide show with music and it was fantastic. We were able to forward it to all our guests. Heather's work was worth every penny and more.
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    Fawn Sent on 01/25/2017
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    Having Heather Scharf shoot our wedding was an absolute pleasure. She was recommended by our Venue and as soon as I opened up her Website to view her work I knew she was my dream photographer. We live in AZ and she's in SF so we Facetimed a few times leading up the wedding date to iron out details, timelines and what our goals were for our wedding photos. She was very thorough and detail oriented.
    She showed up the day of the wedding excited and all smiles. She creative and shot the most amazing photos of my dog and I (even better then I pinned or envisioned). She just knew what to do: in directing the family photo, to capturing the sunset in the vineyard just right. I can't gush enough about how incredible she is!
    For anyone looking for a photographer for engagements or weddings, she has that special touch for making the photo lighting perfect and romantic. That was one of my favorite things about her work, her lighting is so flattering and happy.
    Once she's captured your special day she puts the photos in blogs so you can easily share them with your friends and family. I highly recommend Heather Scharf. She'll exceed your expectations and you'll be so thrilled you chose her.
    XO Nick & Fawn in AZ
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    Andrew Sent on 01/31/2017
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    TL;DR: I don't plan on getting married again, but if I do, Heather will be my photographer.

    Heather was absolutely fantastic. She helped me (the groom) get comfortable in front of the camera, and that was something I didn't expect to come around to. She knew exactly what to do at every step of the way, and I never felt stressed (photography-wise) the entire multi-month process right up to when she took her last photo of the night.
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    Nicole Sent on 05/04/2017
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    I loved everything about working with Heather! She has a fun personality and takes beautiful photos.
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    Sara Sent on 10/21/2016
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    Having Heather photograph our wedding was amazing! She was a blast to work with and captured our special day beautifully! By the end of the night we felt she was part of the family and have been so impressed with the photos! We can't stop looking at them.
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    Kelly Sent on 11/22/2016
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    Heather was such a pleasure to work with throughout our wedding! We worked with her on both our engagement photos, as well as the wedding photos, and she did an amazing job with both. She was great at providing us with suggestions and advice as requested, as was responsive whenever we had questions for her. She was great at communicating ahead of time what to expect and if we needed to prepare anything ahead of time. During the photo shoots, she was great at providing guidance and direction to us and captured the moments beautifully. I would work with Heather again in the future and highly recommend her!
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    Katrina Sent on 08/23/2016
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    One of the most important things to look for in a wedding photographer is personality. Heather is simply amazing, accommodating, assertive where you need her to be, and most importantly a great person to work with. I'd recommend her to anyone who's looking for their wedding photographer!!
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    Lauren Sent on 07/18/2016
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    Heather did an amazing job not only making me the bride, the focal point, but also really capturing the day. The details, the guests, parents, bridal party. I'm always going back and looking at my wedding photos. The day goes by so fast and I'm so thankful to have these pictures to reminisce on.
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    Yesabel Sent on 12/19/2014
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    Since our wedding is going to be out-of-state, I had to choose a different photographer for our engagement session. Heather was nothing but a pleasure to work with. She's very personable, gives great direction but isn't bossy. She's also very reasonably priced for her kind of work. I cannot say enough great things about her. She definitely OVER-delivers.
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    Jaclyn Sent on 12/18/2015
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    Heather was so much fun to work with! We really appreciated how she had a plan for how to execute the day the most effectively and also brought with her a spunk and fun that matched our personalities well. The pictures were beautiful and we so enjoyed working with her. Highly recommend Heather!
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    Jennifer Sent on 12/19/2015
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    Heather Scharf is truly a talented photographer and a genuinely great person to work with. Her attention to detail and always being one step ahead of me in anticipating and planning to capture the right shots on my big day were unbelievable. She knows how to make clients feel valued and is always attentive and responsive. To top it off, she's fun to be around and I look forward to having her as my lifelong photographer to celebrate and capture each and every special moment. Heather is truly the best!!
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    The moment my husband and I looked at her photography, we knew she had to photograph our wedding. The passion and dedication to her work can easily be seen in her photographs. Her outgoing, friendly but calming nature makes you feel completely comfortable in front of the camera. For someone that does not like to be the center of attention, she made me feel beautiful and completely at ease. She perfectly captured our engagement with a rustic and country landscape; she even found the location for us! I truly think that the engagement pictures helped our guests to get a feeling of what to expect at our wedding, it was like a sneak peak.

    During our wedding she was able to capture moments that may have been never seen; the simplest yet sweetest moments. She was able to illustrate our love and the coming together of two families. She has the ability to bring out the love between two people so easily, and has fun while doing it. She also gives a sneak peak to the event (engagement session/wedding) which is was always exciting! We really appreciated that she understood the importance of time, and we got our photos back quickly! All of our family and friends keep telling us how wonderful the photos are. We can't say enough good things about Heather!!! Just look through her photographs, they speak for themselves :)
    I would HIGHLY recommend her, you will not regret it. We can’t wait to use her for future family photographs.
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    Renee Sent on 12/15/2015
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    Heather was absolutely wonderful! We love her energy and enthusiasm and that all of our pictures came out stunning!
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    Heather is great!!

    When we first contacted Heather, she immediately suggested that we set up a meeting. This really impressed me because she was willing to take the time and effort to meet with us before we even decided to book her! After speaking with Heather and looking at some of her past work, we knew that we wanted her as our wedding photographer.

    I thought Heather was great throughout the whole process. She communicated with us before the big day and showed up very prepared on the day-of. She is also very nice and friendly!

    Heather took our engagement and wedding day photos and we have so many favorites from both! I can't help but smile when I look at our wedding pictures because I am reminded of the many happy moments from that special day - to me, this is a sign of a great photographer because she was able to capture the day so perfectly.

    Thank you so much, Heather!
    -M&M
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    Jenny Sent on 12/18/2015
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    Heather is truly an amazing, passionate and talented individual. Not only does her photography skill set blow everyone else's out of the water, she's also always there to capture the perfect moment at the perfect time. She takes wedding photography to a whole new level.
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    Beth Sent on 12/11/2015
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    From our very first introduction meeting with Heather, we were thrilled we chose her to document our special day. She was personable, funny and very easy to work with. She really helped to make us feel comfortable and helped the day flow seemlessly. She was so flexible with the schedule that we envisioned and worked to make everything we wanted, a reality. She and her assistant captured every aspect of our special day, yet blended in perfectly to the background. My husband and I were conflicted about the engagement shoot, but decided to do it and found out that it is a must. The engagement photo shoot really helped us to be comfortable with Heather and with each other in some prolonged poses. Her turn around time was extremely fast and thorough in the various stages of returning our photos. Lastly, the quality of her photos is incredible. she perfectly captured the emotions and atmosphere of the day in crisp, clean photographs. You won't find a better photographer than Heather!
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    Jamie Sent on 08/18/2015
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    Where do I start with Heather Scharf and her many talents. First, I will start with her amazing talent as a photographer. It's almost as if Heather sees the world in perpetual snapshots. We received our ~1000 photos from our wedding day online and have not been able to narrowing down the ones we would like to print as they are all so good.
    Secondly, her overall positive demeanor was exactly what we were looking for. At our introductory meeting her smile and humor immediately put us as ease, which is exactly how she was on our big day. She quickly, but kindly directed us, our families, friends and bridal party during the cocktail hour shots--which came out flawlessly. Finally, her professionalism and going above and beyond. The engagement session was excellent, which was followed by a surprise calendar with printed engagement shots for each month. She was early to the engagement session and wedding day photos and just owned her craft the whole time. She was in the right place at the right time and captured all of our wish list photos.
    Thank you Heather for your incredible job of photographically documenting our day. You were the best decision I made about the wedding (aside from marrying my hubby).

    Thank you again!
    Jamie and Cameron Leggett
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