Great Woodland Photography Reviews
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Danielle R. Sent on 10/22/2023Professional, confident, and fun! Spectacular photographer.
We hired Taryn as our wedding photographer in August 2023, and she is TRULY one of the best. After going to multiple weddings and being in others' weddings, what I found to appreciate the most from Taryn was her quiet confident and professionalism. Hire her!
I found out about Taryn through another vendor, as I always liked to ask vendors for recommendations of other vendors. I am so glad she did!
My initial call with Taryn showed me how knowledgeable she is. She gave me some tips right off the bat, and I got a really positive, casual yet professional feeling about Taryn. She was able to also find me a make up artist.
A photographer is one of the vendors that you will spend a lot of time planning with and on day of. We exchanged emails every couple of months (and then weeks / days leading into the big day) to figure out everything from recommended locations for our engagement shoot to locking in last-minute schedule changes based on what I wanted. She was super flexible, responsive, and communicative throughout.
Taryn recommends an engagement shoot, and I'm sure glad we did one. I felt like my husband and I were more giggly and awkward, but we got that out of our system so our day of photos were wonderful and we felt confident day of - a super important detail!
She also met up with me to walk our venue a few weeks before our day. We were getting married at UCSD, and since neither me nor my husband went to UCSD we were a little nervous about making the photos look great. During the walk-through, Taryn and I collaborated on ideas.
On the day of our wedding, Taryn arrived and was incredibly helpful. For example, when something minorly went wrong with a vendor, Taryn helped go speak with the vendor directly to see what the situation was. I felt like she was #teambride (or #teamcouple hah!) all the way through. Taryn made sure that we hit the locations we wanted to, and balanced that with some desires of ours like making sure we were able to take photos with each table.
She delivered our photos a few weeks after our wedding, and they're spectacular. The photos look natural and very representative of what our day looked like. I'm so pleased!!!
I'm really happy with our decision, and highly encourage you to speak with the lovely Taryn to hire her for your event. Best of luck! -
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Tommy M. Sent on 01/21/2022Best quality and detail
We had Taryn as a photographer for our wedding. The quality and professionalism was well worth the price. She made our photos so much more personal then we thought possible with it's own story that she spend time finding out from us and everything. If you want not just photos, but a story for your wedding through they way she presents them, then we would highly recommend Taryn. We thought the price was above average at first but after comparing reviews and looking at most of our local photographer's work, we knew and indeed it was, worth every penny. -
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Alana O. Sent on 08/10/2020One of the best decisions we made!
We were like so many couples this summer, scrambling to postpone our June wedding amid a global pandemic. Opting for a "mini-mony" now and reception later, we knew we wanted our intimate backyard ceremony to be effortlessly beautiful and to be captured as such. Enter Taryn from Great Woodland Photography.
Right off the bat, Taryn was FANTASTIC -- great communication, professional, and very detailed. She took the time to hear a little bit about what our ceremony would look like, explained how she would like to capture it, and how pricing would work. No guesswork, straightforward and honest! Exactly what we needed.
From the moment Taryn arrived at my parent's house on wedding day, she was in ON! She quickly went through the timeline with me and made suggestions on how we could maximize our time -- and she did just that! We never felt rushed and she was so helpful in keeping us on schedule. From her unobtrusive photography style during the ceremony, to her calming and reassuring manner during portraits, Taryn was incredible in every aspect.
All in all, you'll be hard pressed to find a photographer like Taryn. She takes her time and invests herself in your day. She is an absolute delight and was so, so fun to work with! Her light and airy style, her kind heart, her passion for what she does, her experience in the industry. She's it. BOOK HER! -
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Melanie V. Sent on 02/23/2020Wedding photos you will treasure forever
Taryn is a star! She is professional, personable, patient, punctual, communicative and talented! I love her eye for detail, style and what she does with natural light and editing. I was so shy with the camera and she taught us all the tricks and tips to look our best on our most special day. When I was stressed, she brought a sense of humor and calm that helped me feel more comfortable. Taryn coached us through it all. We absolutely love our wedding photos! I'm so grateful I chose Great Woodland Photography. -
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Molly Z. Sent on 01/05/2020Taryn is awesome!
Taryn is awesome! We loved working with her. She was super friendly and fun and took the time to get to know us. She was great at directing us so that our photos looked natural and candid. My wife and I were definitely not used to having someone taking photos of us, but Taryns charm and openness made it easy to get comfortable in front of the camera. We love both our wedding and engagement photos!Great Woodland Photography's reply:
Thanks Molly! You and Ashley were so much fun and I love your pictures too. Still one of my favorite weddings from last year, hands down! -
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Aly H. Sent on 01/27/2019Best wedding photographer we could have asked for!
I literally don’t have the words to tell you how incredible Taryn is to work with – she was hands down our favorite wedding vendor. Taryn has both a keen eye/natural talent for photography as well as excellent professionalism that made her terrific to work with. She took the time to get to know me and my husband and our sense of style before our engagement shoot, and put us at ease right from the get go. She also spends several days before the shoots (both engagement and wedding) on her own time to scope out various areas, lighting at different times of day, etc. You can tell she’s very passionate and knowledgeable about what she does and wants to deliver the best work possible for her clients.
Also, it’s no secret that I am SUPER picky when it comes to photos, and from the start I had many many requests for Taryn, as well as some requests for editing a few of the photos afterward (solely due to my own stylistic preference). Taryn was incredibly patient with all of these requests, and put in SO many additional hours of work to make sure I was satisfied. She just went above and beyond.
My husband and I are floored by all of our wedding photos…Taryn captured so many beautiful moments that tell the story our day just perfectly. You NEED Taryn as your wedding photographer – trust me, you won’t be disappointed!
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Sarah Sent on 03/08/2018Taryn took our engagement photos at the Torrey Pines Gliderport and Scripps Pier on a rainy winter day and made it the best day ever! Taryn's high-energy and creative plans made for an awesome session and we are so excited about the photos. Family and friends are loving them and we were able to put a few "sneek peek" photos on our wedding website within 24 hours. Taryn is also super flexible - I had to change the date of our session and she made it work. I can't wait for Taryn to photograph our wedding day.
Great Woodland Photography's reply:
Sarah! Thank you so much, you are so sweet. I loved your engagement session sooo much and I can't wait for your big day! -
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Lindsey Sent on 11/27/2023The best photographer!
Tarynn is THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHER in San Diego! I always refer her to my clients that are looking for a photographer that specializes in curated authentic and non-super pose-y wedding photos with a modern, fresh, bright, airy, ethereal and very modern vibe.
I always put her photos front and center on my website and social media because her photos are always stunners.
I've also had the opportunity to do some modeling for her for a styled shoot and it's some of the most beautiful photos of myself that I have.
We are so lucky to have such amazing talent like Taryn here in San Diego.
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Dana Sent on 03/14/2017I originally hired Taryn from Great Woodland Photography to take pictures for my engagement session. Taryn made me feel extremely comfortable in front of the camera, which is not something that ever came naturally for me. Not only did she help make sure that my outfit choices matched the location of the photo session, she also made sure that my hair looked nice, my smile looked genuine, and that my husband and I were comfortable at all times. The pictures turned out great so I knew she would be a great photographer for my wedding. Not only did the wedding pictures turn out great for our own home collection but we also got published in a couple wedding blogs! I also ended up hiring her for my one year anniversary photo session and I plan on having our holiday pictures taken every year with Taryn. Thanks for helping to capture me and my husbands most special memories.Great Woodland Photography's reply:
Thank you Dana! It has been my genuine pleasure to not only take your wedding photos, but to continue to be apart of you and your husbands lives. I am so thankful for your both! :) -
User3006589 Sent on 03/17/2017So romantic! One of the best parts of our wedding was taking the pictures with Taryn! At first we were nervous because we are both shy and the pics were taken in the garden at Stone Brewery, out in the open for everyone to see. We definitely needed a bit of "help" in order to relax and be natural with each other (especially my shy, reserved husband). Taryn gave us little cues that not only relaxed us but made it feel like it was just the two of us there. The garden was beautiful but she made it look like some type of dream world. Very satisfied!
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