Sebastien Bicard Photography Reviews
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Mary I. Sent on 12/17/2020
Best Yosemite engagement shoot ever!
My fiancé and I booked Sebastien for our engagement shoot in Yosemite and it was the best decision we've ever made! Sebastien was so punctual & professional from the get go- with prompt responses and zoom meetings to get to know us. You can tell how passionate he is about his work from the first second you speak to him, and he truly cares that he delivers what you want. The day of we were so nervous because I wanted these photos to be amazing and I'm a perfectionist, I was just hoping the experience wouldn't be awkward and he'd be able to capture who we really are. Let me just say he did nothing short of delivering! He made us so comfortable during the shoot, of course it was a little awkward in the beginning but after the initial few shots he just had a way of allowing us to be vulnerable with him and be ourselves, at some points it was like he wasn't even there. He also made sure the day was such a great experience for us, he truly wanted us to have fun. The best part, the photos turned out better than I ever could have imagined! I had very high expectations and he exceeded all of them! We will cherish these photos and that day forever. I cannot say enough great things about him and his work.Sebastien Bicard Photography's reply:
Freaking awesome!!!!! Love you guys & I hope you are having the best Holidays together and with your families!!!!!! -
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Monica B. Sent on 04/23/2022Best photographer in universe!!!
Seb is the best photographer you will ever come across. Do not hesitate to hire him for your wedding and all of your couple photo needs. My husband and I fell in love with Seb's photos on Instagram and met him first on Zoom. He is charming and delightful and has a talent for making you feel totally natural and at ease - a special skill when taking photos can sometimes feel unnatural! We were clear with Seb that we wanted our photos to capture the fun and silly nature of our relationship as well as our love. Seb listened to us and did just that. We hired him for our engagement photos and then our wedding. Hiring Seb was the best decision we made in our wedding planning process. We will cherish his photos of this special time in our lives forever. Thank you Seb! -
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Becky L. Sent on 12/30/2021Our favorite vendor - the best of the best!
Sebastien exceeded our expectations of a wedding photographer. Both my husband and I have rarely liked photos of ourselves or felt comfortable in front of a camera until we met Seb. He knows how to find connection in a couple and bring that out naturally. He gives helpful suggestions and advice, but above all else, wants you to feel like you.
From our first intro call, we knew he was the right guy for us. He was warm, inquisitive and genuine, and his positive energy is contagious. We invited Sebastien to go camping with us for our engagement photo shoot, and he eagerly accepted. We had an incredible time sharing an activity we enjoy. He let us be us, and it felt like we were just hanging out with an old friend. He truly made us, and our experience as a couple, feel special.
I remember being overjoyed when I saw Sebastien on the morning of our wedding, knowing that once he showed up, it was going to be a good day from there. He executed posed family photos quickly and efficiently, and managed to capture so many little moments that had me saying, "how did he even get that??"
Seb is the perfect combination of professionalism, energy and artistry. I can't recommend him enough.
Sebastien Bicard Photography's reply:
Becky, I am SO happy to have shared these adventures with you! After all this time together, making you both excited and thrilled about your images is one of the best rewards. Love you!!!! -
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Gavin H. Sent on 01/10/2022Seb was one of the best parts of our wedding
I am so grateful that my friend recommended Seb to us. The moment my then fiancé and I had our first Zoom call with him, we couldn’t imagine anyone else by our side on our wedding day. We interviewed a couple other photographers after meeting Seb, purely out of doing our due diligence, but we knew he was the one right off the bat. Seb’s work is unique and stunning, but his stellar personality won us over. The three of us connected so quickly on a personal level, which is so important when considering what an integral part he would be at our wedding. One moment I remember so vividly with Seb is when I arrived to the venue on the wedding day. He told me there was an issue with our chosen ceremony location because of the natural lighting and time of day. He proposed moving the ceremony to a different location and painted the figurative picture of how the ceremony would go. His confidence and excitement with the change put me completely at ease, and his vision made our ceremony better than we could have imagined! You will not get just a “vendor” with Seb. You get his heart and soul and a friendship, if you’re lucky :)Sebastien Bicard Photography's reply:
I am so glad we changed location!! Sheesh, that was a close one :)
Love you both and we will see each other in a few months on the other side of the ocean -
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Abby R. Sent on 09/30/2021Beautiful photos capturing the moment
We got married at SF city hall in July of 2021. Sebastien was our photographer. We couldn’t have had a better experience!! He was so professional and personable. We now have a beautiful gallery of photos to look back on our special day. He does an amazing job of capturing the moment. I am so happy we ended up choosing Seb as our photographer and would whole heartedly recommend him to anyone looking for beautiful photos of their special moments.Sebastien Bicard Photography's reply:
Thank you so much, Abby!!!!! Your day was a big hit. I will not forget this moment in the bar, all the tears, all the goosebumps.
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Lauren H. Sent on 03/12/2020Unforgettable experience
We had an INCREDIBLE experience with Seb. From the moment we first spoke with him over the phone, his contagious energy made us feel so excited and comfortable. He truly cared about getting to know us and building rapport well before we had our session. In turn, we had an absolute blast doing the shoot..way more than I would have ever imagined. Seb is truly passionate about what he does, and it shows in the final product. He helped us to express our genuine love and emotion - and captured that beautifully. Our photos came out absolutely stunning. Look no further than Sebastien - he is truly the full package. I would not hesitate to work with him again! -
Hala K. Sent on 05/03/2020
Hiring Seb is one of the best decisions you will make!
From the very beginning of the process of working with Sebastien, he was so friendly, responsive, and his energy and passion quickly became apparent.
The couples session with Sebastien was amazing! He immediately made us comfortable upon meeting him in person and rather than a photo shoot it felt like we were going on an adventure with a long-time friend.
The day (we took a hike in Marin County) was so much fun and was truly a bonding experience for us. The photos that came after were beautiful. We don’t consider ourselves photogenic, so how Sebastien managed to get shot after shot of us looking good is really something to behold.
We met ahead of the session just to spend a little more time warming up to each other, and I love that Seb tries to make a point to do this - it’s clear that his priority is the couples’ comfort, and really wants to capture memories, not just simply capture “photos.”
Most importantly, beyond capturing amazing pictures, Seb was able to capture so much of our emotion and love in his photos, and that’s all due to his work in making us extremely comfortable and giving us enough direction, but not too much, so that it allowed us to be natural with each other.
I love that we will forever have the wonderful memories from that day captured in these stunning photos, and every time we look through them we're reminded of all the fun and love from those few hours together.
If you work with Sebastien, you’re really getting two things for the price of one. An experience you’ll remember for the rest of your life and professional, quality photos that will blow you away.
We really couldn’t recommend Sebastien enough! -
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Sam O. Sent on 09/18/2020Wonderful experience!
Sebastien was incredibly responsive throughout the process and flexible to the many changes we had to make because of COVID. He made my husband and I feel super comfortable while he was shooting and we ended up with great pictures as a result! -
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Emily R. Sent on 03/11/2019Stunning Engagement Session
We had the pleasure of working with Seb on our engagement session this February. It was incredibly special for us to invest in photos together as we often forget to take them and we wanted to capture the excitement of our engagement and our new chapter ahead. From the get-go, we knew we had been extremely lucky to find Seb — he was incredibly organized, had a genuine interest in our story, and helped make our shoot a total breeze from end to end. Personalizing our experience made for a comfortable, and exceptional shoot — even despite brisk weather and wind, we had such a fun time, and the final result was above and beyond our expectations, genuinely capturing who we are and the joy that we share. If you're thinking about working with Seb, you can expect a thoughtful, energizing creative with an eye for color, dimension, and light. -
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Micaela N. Sent on 11/12/2019Incredibly Talented Photographer Who Was a Dream to Work With
There aren't enough words to describe how amazing and talented Sebastien is! We absolutely loved working with him (as did our bridal party and families)! Sebastien made our engagement photos, our wedding day photos, and our day-after session so much fun and easy. We were both nervous before the engagement session about being photographed, but Sebastien made it so easy, gave us pointers to make the pictures look great and natural, and ensured we had fun. We trusted him completely by the time the wedding came around, and had no doubt he would do an amazing job. His work is phenomenal, and we were blown away by the photos!!! We can't recommend him highly enough! -
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Tiffany G. Sent on 02/28/2020Amazing experience + Photographs
Working with Sebastien for our wedding was the easiest decision we made. My husband and I knew we wanted to work with him before we even had our venue booked! Sebastien is professional and communicative, while also being an extremely talented photographer. He photographed our engagement shoot, rehearsal dinner and wedding. Our friends and family were so impressed with him during the events! He is super personable, but he also blends in. He captured so many amazing candids - great moments - my husband and I didn't even know were happening (which was great since we didn't hire a videographer)! He made us feel comfortable during intimate moments (which can be awkward at first) and was efficient and directive for the wedding formals. We love our photographs so much and are so thankful we got to work with Sebastien! -
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Allison Sent on 06/01/2018I did some research for California local photographers and stumbled upon Seb! I reached out in hopes he would be available to shoot our engagement photos while my fiancé and I were going to be in the Big Sur area. Seb stayed in contact with me in the months prior to the shoot and even recommended different wardrobe ideas. This was my very first time to be photographed professionally and I was so nervous but he really made things easier than I could have ever imagined. Seb has such an eye for capturing pure and honest emotion and I’m overjoyed with how our photos came out! Thank you Seb! The experience with you and our beautiful pictures are a dream come true!
Sebastien Bicard Photography's reply:
Thank you, Allison!!! We had the best time and I could not be happier for both of you ;) -
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Lauren M. Sent on 10/24/2019More on top of everything than our wedding planner!
Sebastien quite literally saved our wedding. I was so stressed and turning into a bridezilla when he showed up. He came in with such a calm spirit and just took control of the situation. He kept me calm and laughing when I normally hate taking pictures. He got both sides of our entire family to take a group photos in less than 2 minutes. This was around 50 people ages 2 - 85. Absolutely incredible. He has a way to get the most natural photos in the moment and makes you have fun in the meantime. We had a 10 minute couple session with him, and he asked before the shoot if we wanted to do 5, 10, or 15 minutes. He was more on top of the schedule than our wedding planners! Every person who interacted with him at the wedding has commented on how amazing he was. Of course all my bridesmaids were in love with him so that made photos so fun. The beauty of his work speaks for itself. Truly an artist. Makes you feel like you're hanging out with a friend. He went above and beyond in every way possible. The pictures turned out stunning, and it was unbelievable how quickly he had them back to us. He captured so many fun moments we wouldn't have even known about if it wasn't for him. Also a fun surprise was that he also made a bunch of GIFs along with the photos! I recommend him to every couple I hear is getting married. -
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Michael K. Sent on 12/02/2019Not only one of the greatest wedding photographers, but also one of the greatest human beings!
Seb is truly one of a kind! Our experience with him was amazing! He goes above and beyond to not only your capture perfect wedding photographs but also making the experience capturing them unforgettable. He has such a great eye behind the lens and really knows how to capture the feeling at that exact moment in his photographs. He knew exactly what we wanted and exactly what we didn't want. Every SINGLE photo he took is frame-worthy, and we are still having trouble picking a few selects to hang in our house.
Seb is also one of the coolest guys we have ever been around. From the moment we spoke with him via skype, to the day he showed us the photos he made us feel extremely special. He has such a great attitude and always made us smile! He really took the time to get to know us and who we were and what we were all about. He knew I was nervous to be in front of the camera and helped me relax with funny stories, playing music I liked, talked about our cats, and even had us play word games to distract us and prevent us from looking awkward in from of the camera. You spend a lot of personal time with your wedding photographer and I wished we had more time to hang out with him (with or without the camera!). He worked so hard to capture every moment and make everyone feel part of the experience. We highly highly recommend Seb for anyone's wedding and we wish him the best!!!! -
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B Riggs Sent on 12/18/2018Incredible photos. A true artist.
Sebastien is incredible. We were so lucky to be able to work with him for our engagement photos.
We didn't want the traditional, cheesy piggy back photos, and instead wanted something more artist and out of the norm. We were so incredible pleased with the results, and ended up with more fantastic photos than we were able to use across our website, save-the-date, and registries (there were so many good ones it was hard to pick).
I appreciated his attention to detail and desire to get to know us better before and at the start of the shoot. He really put us at ease right from the beginning, and made us feel like natural models. And he used interesting techniques to get us to have more natural expressions on our faces (e.g. laughing), instead of the typical forced smile that I so commonly make it photos.
As for the photos themselves, we were able to get a couple of locations in, and he was even willing to work with our dog at one sight. We got a huge varied of angles, framing, contrast, and poses. Not just your standard "face the camera and smile" kind of photoshoot.
Sebastien is not just a photographer, he is an artist. He understands light and location extremely well, and was able to produce images with stunning contrast.
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Qin L. Sent on 06/17/2019Amazing shoot with Sebastien! He made us feel at ease and comfortable
Sebastien was an absolute joy to work with! My fiancée was flying in from Singapore and due to a snowstorm, our original photoshoot location at Yosemite was a no-go. Sebastien was very prompt in monitoring the situation and suggested alternatives.
Despite the last minute change, Sebastien made the shoot so easy and enjoyable for us with his energy. He is really quite unique as a photographer, because of his energy. Makes him more a Friend than a photographer.
Needless to say, photos were awesome! Thanks Sebastien!
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