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Tobias Sent on 11/11/2024Such a delightful guy and an incredible photographer!
From the very beginning of our conversations with Paul, it was clear above all else that he is a photographer who is both refreshingly humble and absolutely committed to capturing the best images possible. We interviewed other photographers who emphasized their wedding planning experience and promised to offer an additional hand in that area, but as we already had a wedding planner it made much more sense for us to go with someone who was going to be focused intently on capturing great photos.
We did an engagement session with Paul about ten months before our wedding, and we’re so glad we did. We loved the photos we came away with, and it also gave us a chance to get to know Paul. He has a very relaxing manner about him and an impeccable ability to cultivate the right circumstances for great photos without being overbearing or stressful.
On day of our wedding, Paul was such a calming presence and a joy to spend time with. Even though we’d only met him during our engagement shoot several months before, it felt like we had an old friend on our team helping capture every moment. He got every photo on our list and captured the magic of the day beautifully. We got our sneak peek back within a couple of days and our full photo set arrived on schedule as well. Before we hired Paul we thought the photos in his portfolio were the best wedding photos we’d ever seen, and we couldn’t be happier with the photos he captured of our own celebration. So glad we had Paul there to help us capture the memories of our day! -
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Katie Sent on 04/11/2023A must book photographer
My husband and I found Paul when our originally booked photographer became unavailable for our date and being asked to pivot felt daunting. Upon scrolling through Paul's galleries and meeting him, we knew we were going to be in the best of hands. Paul ended up being the biggest blessing of our wedding with his creation of the most beautiful and timeless photographs.
I wouldn't consider myself to be photogenic, and my husband probably wouldn't either, but Paul's stunning photo-journalistic style truly captured our day through a lens we didn't realize was possible while still also representing ourselves and our day in the truest form. From the get-go, we felt at ease with Paul and his calm demeanor. He seamlessly directed our day while also still blending into the background of the wedding day craziness. He caught every single detail of our day - from the groomsmen trying to figure out tying bow ties, capturing our dogs involvement in the day, to the grandiose scale of our redwood grove ceremony. Every picture reflects the emotions of the day including the intimate details of post-ceremony family hugs all the way through to the joy and energy on the dance floor. He even made the staged family group photos seem quick and so easy!
Now almost two years out from our wedding, my husband and I find ourselves looking through our printed albums (SO worth the splurge!) and digital gallery all the time. We would absolutely recommend Paul to our family, friends, or anyone passing on the street! I find myself looking forward to my family's next excuse to book a professional photographer in hopes of working with Paul again.
Thank you Paul for your kindness and talent! We adore our photos and are so grateful to be able to cherish such stunning images for the rest of time! -
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Sasha Sent on 03/26/2020Simply the best!
We hired Paul for our San Francisco wedding and it was easily one of the best decisions we made. In addition to beautifully (and creatively) capturing the energy and excitement of the day, Paul was also an absolutely pleasure to work with at ever step of the way. I agree whole heatedly with all the other glowing reviews - hire Paul!
Our wedding was in San Francisco this past August and had approximately 65 people in attendance. To say that we had high expectations for our wedding photographer was an understatement: we wanted someone who would be able to capture the dynamic energy and emotion of our big day in a natural, joyful way. I am happy to say that Paul exceeded all of our expectations and then some.
We initially reached out to Paul in February through his website and we scheduled an introductory phone call. At that time I was chatting with a few different photographers in the Bay Area but was impressed at Paul's thoughtful questions regarding our vision of big day as well as the logistical considerations (venue locations, lighting , size, etc). From our first meeting at his lovely home, Paul was kind, thoughtful, considerate which made us feel like we were in good hands and helped put us at ease during the craziness of the planning. He asked us to consider which moments would be most important to our wedding and helped us think through the logistics of the day. Paul was also helpful in planning some of the big day itself: we had scheduled a city tour with our guests to occur between the ceremony and reception but were unsure where to go in the city. He recommended locations that would be both enjoyable for our guests and would make good backdrops for photos.
In addition to the city tour, the day itself had a lot of moving parts which could have been really challenging to photograph (indoor ceremony in City Hall, outdoor brass band parade and cable car city tour in full sunlight, indoor reception with low lighting in small antique store). Paul and his second shooter were well prepared and able to shot gorgeous photos in every location. Paul was also very mindful of which moments would be most meaningful to us. For example, we had mentioned that we specifically wanted lots of dancing photos from the reception and so Paul made sure a remote flash lighting system was set up in the reception venue which made for some fantastic dance floor shots. We had also said that we wanted to make sure we had a lot of candid photos of our friends of family and so Paul made sure to mingle among our guests, putting them at ease and getting natural, candid photos of our loved ones. We had so many great photos of our guests that we printed the photos and included them with our thank you cards!
After the wedding, Paul was able to send us our sneak peaks only after 24 hours (!) and the full gallery a short time after that. At this point, I was already very impressed but what happened after that really blew me away: Paul emailed me a few weeks after the wedding to me to ask if he could photograph some details from the wedding that he wasn't able to get on the big day (handkerchiefs from the brass band parade, wedding invitations, etc). He told me that he felt that those details were important in telling the story of our wedding and he wanted to make sure they were captured. I realize that it would've been easy for Paul to simply send the photos he already had but the fact that he found it was important to capture all the small details really speaks to his thoughtfulness, professionalism and excellence. We can't thank you enough, Paul! -
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Erin Sent on 10/02/2017My husband and I cannot thank Paul enough for the timeless memories he has captured on our special day. It felt easy and natural to be in front of the lens, while Paul and his assistant Yuri, worked to capture every little moment. Essentially a perfect stranger that felt like a close friend at the end of the day, Paul and Yuri added to the fun & excitement of our wedding. Professional, artistic, and all around lovely, we are so thankful we chose Hazel Photo Photography.
Thank you!
Erin & Craig
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