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C.van Rensburg Photo

C.van Rensburg Photo

Phoenix, AZ
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    Sasha G. Sent on 02/07/2019
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    Clive and his team worked for my sisters wedding on November. They did an outstanding job. They have wonderful deals and packages from photography, videoograpy and even photo booth. They even did her engagement photos! This is a wonder team for “one stop shop”. The team was very engaging and a few of the camera men even helped the Groom and Groomsmen with their boutonnieres and Cufflings to making sure everything was in place. Even helped my special needs brother with his bow tie.

    In fact we loved them so much we are trying to lock them in for my fiancé and myself.
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    Shannon Sent on 09/26/2016
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    Clive was recommended by Val Vista Lakes Events. A venue in Gilbert, AZ. He also did pictures for their photo gallery. He is very professional, responsive and very swift when it comes to taking sunset photos. I am so thankful for everything he has done for us. Highly recommended if you don't want boring, basic photography.
  • User2341087 Sent on 09/29/2015
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    Clive shot my daughters engagement, bridal and wedding day pictures. He not only knows how to get all the great photos, but he knows how to everyone at ease and made all of us comfortable in front of the camera. He is a true master! He captured all the moments-silly, fun, and romantic. I will treasure the pictures he took for a lifetime! Clive, Thank you for making all of our dreams come true!
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    Lisa Sent on 06/27/2015
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    I was impressed by Clive's work on his website and after meeting with him, we found him very personable, friendly, affordable, and his work spoke for itself. He gave us many options for photos and we received all the photographs soon after the wedding.
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    Erica Sent on 06/28/2014
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    Clive photographed our wedding back in april and we are thrilled with the work he did. Every photo looks great. He did a fantastic job capturing special moments. He is so personable and makes the experience fun and enjoyable for everyone in the wedding. Not only did he do an amazing job, but he also ran on time! We finished with our photos with time to spare after the ceremony and we got a ton of photos. I highly recommend Clive!
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    Lindsay Sent on 06/21/2014
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    Planning a wedding is hard enough and searching for the perfect photographer plus videographer adds insanity to intense stress. After all, photos are the tangible memories that last for generations!!! The pictures and video are not just a extremely important part of a wedding but captures future moments of reminiscence!
    Clive VanRensburg photography captured every moment of our wedding and reception. Clive's pictures are not photos, they are a motion picture that tells our story, goosebumps included!
    Make your wedding pictures come to life with emotion!!! Don't settle for fake "Cheese" smiles!

    I strongly recommend VanRensburg photography!
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    Brittany Sent on 02/01/2014
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    Clive Vanrensburg shot our engagement pictures at Desert Breeze Park in Chandler, AZ. We were a little nervous because neither of us had any idea how to pose for a camera. Clive made it so easy! He gave us step-by-step directions on posing; he kept it simple and straightforward for us, and the pictures came out amazing. He has an eye for light and use of colors. We are so happy with how beautiful the photos came out! There are so many great shots, and now we can't decide which ones to choose from! There are just so many! Thank you so much Clive, we truly appreciate and love your work. We can't wait to get more photos done in the future!!! We give Clive a 5/5 star rating, and I suggest that anyone looking for engagement shoots, wedding photographers, family photos, headshots, etc., should use Clive! You won't be disappointed! THANK YOU!!!!

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    The Future Mr. and Mrs. Brock
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    Both my wife and I are somewhat quiet / reserved people. Clive made us feel very comfortable in the photography sessions. He got the candid shots we were hoping for. He was able to get all the photos we wanted, with us, with our family, with our wedding party, in a very short amount of time. And best of all, the photos turned out great. Clive works very hard, is very professional (yet fun) and is very talented. Even though he's shot many weddings, he didn't make us feel like just another couple - he made us feel special.
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    Lizette Sent on 11/04/2013
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    Clive is a great Photographer
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    Aaron T. Sent on 10/26/2013
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    We highly recommend Clive! We were so fortunate to find him for our wedding. When we first contacted him after finding him on this site, he was very responsive, friendly, professional and kindly worked with us to create the perfect package for our budget. When the big day came, he and his assistant photographer were so awesome to work with. Everyone in our family enjoyed Clive's company. He kept everything running smooth and flawless so we could just focus on enjoying our big day. He really knows how to work with groups and run a wedding party. He is a very knowledgeable photographer, has great creativity and his work comes out amazing. We had so many awesome pictures to choose from when everything was said and done. We received a lot of compliments on our pictures. A few people even said some of our shots were the best wedding photos they'd ever seen. Clive was a lot of fun to work with and we can't wait to use him again for more occasions! We can't say enough good things about him!
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    Jessica Sent on 10/25/2012
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    Clive was amazing! From beginning to end our experience with Clive was the best I could ask for. Our pictures were available in less than two full days and they were beautiful! He made everyone look their best and was sure to include as many people as possible. I have received so many compliments on his professionalism and adaptability. He was fun and energetic and was sure to check in with me to make sure everything was going well. Thank you Clive for being so wonderful! Jessica & Bryan
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    Sally Sent on 04/22/2012
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    Clive recently photographed our wedding and we were so happy with the pictures! He worked with us to stay within our budget and the wedding photos were absolutely beautiful. We will defiantly recommend him in the future.
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    Ashley Sent on 04/12/2012
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    Clive is AMAZING. He really knows the ins and outs of wedding photography and makes everyone in the party comfortable in front of the camera. All of our pictures came out great and I wouldn't have chosen anyone else.
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    7/3/2011 Sent on 01/06/2012
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    I am very pleased I had Clive as my photographer for my wedding at Val Vista Lakes. He is very experienced at shooting at the venue that we quickly shot several pictures in all the perfect areas and avoided the hot AZ heat. He was definitely helpful to have the wedding day because he was basically my wedding coordinator for the day and helped keep me on track of where and what I needed to do. My engagement and wedding pictures look great. Although I am still waiting on my photo book, my advice is to pick out pictures as soon as possible to speed up the process. Clive had great personality and offered great prices, I was very impressed by his services!
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    Nichole Sent on 06/11/2014
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    This photographer was so good at making everybody comfortable and getting natural, classy photos. I got a ton of good quality pictures. Really flexible and easy to work with. Good price too. Would recommend him to any of my friends in a heartbeat! We had people at the wedding come up and ask us who the photographer was because they wanted him to do family pictures for them!
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    Aleata Sent on 01/03/2011
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    Clive is amazing!!! I haven't seen my proofs yet, but jsut know based on our day together that they are goig to be amazing! he made sure we got all the shots we wanted and even went overtime to ensure we were happy and got evertyhing captured for our big day! Such a pleasure to work with! Thanks Clive and Cody!
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    Cassie Sent on 07/14/2010
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    Clive photographed our wedding. He was amazing! Everyone had so much fun. Not to mention when a couple of other vendors were falling apart he pulled it all together for us. I would recommend him highly. Plus they worked within our budget and made a package just for us.
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    IThe first time I found C van Rensburg online I was shocked because I requested additional information and I got a call from Candace about five minutes later! She was so sweet and so helpful I knew I would get a long with both of them. On the day of, it was a lot of fun working with Clive. He made me feel very comfortable and all the wedding party had a great time. IHe was very professional and got all the important shots. I got a lot of comments throughout the night about how fun he was and how they couldn't believe he remembered everyone's names.
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    Christina Sent on 09/13/2011
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    Good photographer and negotiates price.
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    Karen Sent on 03/06/2015
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    Beware of going with this photographer. He and his wife charged us 2 to many times and I had to fight like crazy and only got one month back. Also, never got our wedding book as was promised in the contract.
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    Kayla S. Sent on 03/14/2020
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    I would not recommend hiring this company

    I would not recommend hiring this company.

    Recently, my sister hired Clive as her wedding photographer. At noon the day of the wedding, Clive told her he would not be able to be her photographer as he was having some pain with his hip. Wedding days are stressful enough, and having your wedding photographer cancel noon the day of is excessively stressful.

    BUT to make matters worse, he didn't actually cancel, so my sister could not get her money back to hire another photographer last minute (of which I found two who could be there to shoot the wedding). Instead, he sent an amateur photographer with a basic camera. I know this because I have this camera like this. It's from Costco.

    My sister and I were enjoying mimosas as we dressed and prepared for the wedding. We only had five glasses, as that's the exact number of people we had in the suite. This replacement photographer chugged the champagne from the bottle! Highly inappropriate and messy, as champagne is very bubbly. I do not know how much alcohol he got from the grooms suite, but having to text all the groomsmen to be sure not to give him any alcohol is not a good sign.

    As for the actual pictures, a large majority of Clive's replacement's photographs fell under the following three categories: blurry, pixelated and blinking.
    - Blurry because I think he does not understand how to focus a camera. Would randomly focus on the metal gate behind people and not the people in the foreground.
    - Pixelated because he had such a low quality camera and no lens fit for long distance photography (like the kind you would take when the Bride walks down the aisle). After a bad accident, my sister worked for 4 months to be able to walk down the aisle with our dad. A photo of her with Dad was really important to her for this reason and what we received is blurry!
    - And blinking, because he would only take one photo at a time. Photographers taking pictures of multiple subjects should ALWAYS take multiple pictures, in burst mode, so if someone blinks they can edit the image in post-production. He did not do this - one photo for each group of people. Someone is blinking in every single picture. And for a lot of them, it is the bride or groom blinking.

    The worst part about all of this is, when my sister received her photos and reached out to Clive to make this better, Clive took the stance that nothing was wrong with them. My sister asked for a refund. She wanted the refund so she could use the money to hire a new photographer to retake photos of her in her wedding dress and her husband in his tux. Basically, the photos they should have had from the wedding. My sister wanted just one photo she could blow up and put on their mantle.
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    Sue Sent on 09/08/2016
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    Do not book him. You might get your images a year later if youre lucky. He's a jerk.
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