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Hi! My name is Sam Turchin and I’m a wedding & portrait photographer. I'm also a nature-loving, taco-craving, adventure-seeking Los Angeles native.

My photography style is warm, bright, and vibrant. I love to incorporate luminous light and surrounding scenery as much as possible. I’m a big fan of showcasing how epic everything is!

As for how I go about it, my philosophy is to stage naturally and to focus on the grace of the moment. I’ll work with you to put together some organic poses and candid scenes. And I guarantee that we’ll get some awesome photos in the process!

Ultimately, my mission is to photograph settings as they feel and you as you are: genuinely, uniquely, and radiantly. ✨

Wedding | Elopement | Engagement | Adventure

www.SamTurchinPhoto.com

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Hand-Coloring
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files
Negatives
Proofs

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
Hand-Coloring
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files
Negatives
Proofs
Save the Date

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism
Traditional
Vintage

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Boudoir Shoot
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Negatives
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Samantha Turchin Photographs

Hailey
Hailey Sent on 02/05/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Best Investment for Our Wedding

Hiring Sam as our wedding photographer was the best decision we made for our wedding day. From the very beginning, she took the time to truly get to know us (our vision, our style, and our needs) and was always available to answer questions and offer guidance.

On the wedding day, she arrived early and fully prepared, bringing a calm, grounding presence to what could have been a stressful morning. She helped keep everything moving smoothly, capturing stunning photos efficiently so we could actually enjoy our day. My husband and I are both uncomfortable in front of the camera, and you would never know it from our photos. Sam gave us simple, natural posing guidance and made the entire experience feel effortless. She accommodated every request we threw her way with grace and a smile.

While I knew the photos would be great, we were absolutely blown away by the final gallery. Her attention to detail — from composition to editing — was thoughtful, intentional, and truly artistic. Every time I look at our photos, it feels like I’m reliving the fairytale all over again. She truly went above and beyond. These are photos we will treasure for a lifetime.
Kari
Kari Sent on 07/22/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Sam was perfect!

Sam was our photographer for our wedding. She is incredibly talented and wonderful with our guests. She gave immaculate direction for posing (which we needed). All of our family and friends are still raving about Sam. The photos are jaw-dropping. I am so grateful and elated that Sam was our photographer.
Hourig
Hourig Sent on 12/07/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Sam is an Incredible Artist and Human Being!

My husband and I hired Sam as our wedding/engagement photographer and she was absolutely amazing! Not only were her photographs gorgeous, timeless and classy, she delivered them quickly and was such a joy to work with. Her personality kept us calm and peaceful the entire day and we felt so fortunate to have her by our side. Sam is incredibly organized, creative and personable. She beautifully captured all of our precious moments and all of our wedding guests loved her too. Sam goes above and beyond. We highly recommend her. You won't be disappointed! :)
Victoria
Victoria Sent on 10/14/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Engagement + Wedding Photographer - Truly amazing!

Sam is the best! When I told her I wanted to do a desert shot for my engagement shoot, she was able to immediately suggest a location. And the shots came out super cool! Fast forward to our wedding day, Sam captured every moment of our wedding! This was critical for us, as we opted out of getting a videographer, but we really didn't need it! When I saw our photo gallery, I was reliving the wedding day each step of the way. Sam's super professional, organize, creative, and easy to work with. I will book her for my maternity shoot!
Ashley
Ashley Sent on 08/01/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beyond happy with our photos!!

Working with Samantha was an absolute dream! From the first Facebook message to the most recent correspondence we had has been nothing but perfect. Samantha was quick, responsive and SO helpful with my photography timeline. Also not to mention, she's the sweetest most genuine person to have a conversation with. I've shot with a small handful of photographers and I'll tell you, none of them were as professional, attentive and particular as her! We've only received our 'sneak peeks' from her and I'm BLOWN AWAY! If these are the sneak peeks, I cannot wait to see the rest! These photos belong in magazines
Samantha, I am beyond grateful that Jamie and I had the opportunity to meet and work with you. Your work speaks for itself and I could not have chosen a better person to portray mine and Jamie's love. I constantly find myself looking through your website and Instagram looking at all the amazing shots you've taken. You have such talent!
I cannot wait to show the rest of our photos with our friends and family! TY TY TY

UPDATE: the rest of our gallery is AMAZING! I want to print every single photo and make it into wall paper or something extremely extra lol So proud of how everything came out. #inlove
Maegen
Maegen Sent on 05/02/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Sam is Spectacular!

Sam has the absolute most perfect chemistry you want when booking a photographer. She is genuinely enthusiastic about every single shot she takes and her shots are breathtaking. Speaking of shots, Sam worked closely with us to meticulously pre-plan out a ton of wedding shots weeks before our wedding, each of which came out beautifully natural. But on top of that, Sam is insanely flexible. On our wedding day, we actually were ahead of schedule during our wedding shots and were able to capture a ton of off-the-cuff shots taking advantage of the magical lighting that our venue offered. Speaking of venue, a few weeks before our wedding, Sam walked the venue with us and pointed out a ton of amazing spots including our spectacular first look photo. She's detailed oriented, organized and a true professional in every sense of the world. But most of all, she's genuinely passionate about getting the best for her clients. At the start of all this, we hired a vendor (who did an amazing job), but ended with a friend. Thank you so much Sam for being a part of our day and capturing such beautiful moments for us.
Jacqui
Jacqui Sent on 02/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Best Photographer EVER!

Oh my gosh - Samantha is AMAZING! I wish I could just upload all of the photos she took because every single picture is amazing. From the moment we met her, we instantly knew we wanted her to be our photographer. She is so sweet and so insanely talented. One of my bridesmaids mentioned how much she loved the time that Samantha took to make sure every picture was perfect, and everyone looks incredible in every picture. No one looks stiff or staged or uncomfortable, and I love that you can see all of the personalities shining through. I also love that she was encouraging and enjoying all of the nerdy little things we wanted to do, and she highlighted every single things that was important to us. We are going to cherish these gorgeous memories for so many years to come! And everyone who had a chance to talk to Samantha absolutely loved her. I'm pretty sure my parents tried to adopt her at some point (and might still be trying? No one tell them that's not how it works!), but I also love that my mom actually asked me if she took any pictures during the ceremony because apparently my mom never saw or heard Samantha during the ceremony. So she's not only an amazing photographer, but also a camera ninja! I feel like there's a million more nice things I could say, but just do yourself a favor and contact Samantha to see for yourself!
Austinae
Austinae Sent on 12/29/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Gorgeous Photographs!

Samantha was our wedding photographer & we absolutely loved her work! Firstly, Samantha is SUCH a sweetheart & super down to earth. I knew right away I wanted to work with her because I felt so comfortable around her and genuinely liked her as a person. So, as a result of that and naturally, It was such an ease to work with her and you could easily tell how comfortable we (and everyone she photographed) were just through how natural and comfortable we looked in the photos.

I would say her photography style is photojournalistic so she really captures "in the moment and candids" beautifully.

She did such a phenomenal job at capturing the essence of our day. All of the photos just express so much of everyone's true emotions--which was lots of love, laughter, and happiness. I had such a huge smile on my face and was laughing so much just going through all the photos when I first saw them because it was like reliving the special day. :)

She and her second shooter, Grace, were very professional and totally blended in with the wedding/crowd. I honestly didn't even realize she was taking photos until I had seen some of the ones she captured that I had no idea she did.

We also ordered an heirloom photo album from her!!! omgggg, it is GORGEOUS!! and it was super easy to work with her on it as well, and she made it so quickly--and just in time for Christmas (because my husband and I ordered albums for our parents for Christmas presents as well).

The quality of her work is really beautiful--her photos definitely have a timeless, elegant, and romantic feel. We absolutely loooooove our wedding photos
Ashley
Ashley Sent on 10/30/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible photographer and person!

Samantha is an exceptional photographer!! She made my engagement photos look INCREDIBLE and our wedding pictures look absolutely magical. Our pictures are better than we could have imagined! We will be using her for all of our family event pictures in the future. She has a great eye and beautiful style to her photos. Samantha is also an incredible person! She helped me into my wedding dress bustled it for me and took my wedding shoes off all with a smile on her face!! There is no one like her! Her work is absolutely amazing!

J
Jane Sent on 07/22/2018
5 out of 5 rating
My now husband and I were looking for a photographer for our wedding in April of this year and my husband found her via yelp. We fell in love with her style- a very romantic style which was exactly what we were looking for.

She was very accommodating of our work schedule and made herself available to meet with us in the evening after work. The meeting was great because she really made an effort to get to know us and we got to know more about her and her work.

We had Samantha do our engagement photos and our wedding photos as well. We heard so many compliments on our photos.

Samantha is very detailed oriented, which we really appreciated.

We had very specific requests of what we wanted her to capture on our wedding day and she captured them all.

She checked in prior to our wedding to make sure of all the details. Arrived on time the day of and was just really easy to work with!

I love her user friendly website she uses for payments, contract, and for all the photos. So organized! Love it!

Thank you for capturing our beautiful day!

Highly recommend!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
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A great company to work with. We highly recommend. Thank you Solace Weddings LLC

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Samantha Turchin Photographs frequently asked questions

Samantha Turchin Photographs includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Hand-Coloring
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
  • Negatives
  • Proofs
Samantha Turchin Photographs includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • Hand-Coloring
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
  • Negatives
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
Samantha Turchin Photographs offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
  • Vintage
Samantha Turchin Photographs offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Samantha Turchin Photographs offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Negatives
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Samantha Turchin Photographs is recommended by 98% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 5 in flexibility, 4.9 in quality of service, 4.9 in average response time, 4.9 in professionalism and 4.9 in value.
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