“Anita is FANTASTIC! I hired Anita over the summer to take photos of my family in Tahoe. There were 9 of us in total plus a dog, she did a great job organizing our group, keeping us on track while having fun at the same time. And, she was able to get a ton of photos we loved very quickly- which was important given we had very small kids as part of the group. Anita herself is so friendly and easy to work with. Super easy to communicate with and was flexible in terms of time and location. Most importantly though, the photos turned out beautifully, they are really amazing. I would hesitate to book Anita again in the future, and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer. Thank you Anita – we treasure the pictures you took of our family.”
Cassie S.
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“We are so happy with the maternity and newborn photos Anita took for us! She did an amazing job capturing a very special moment in our life. Throughout the entire process Anita was professional, accommodating, and super fun to work with. She has an exceptional eye for capturing the moment and making everyone feel comfortable. I would highly recommend Anita to anyone looking for a family or wedding photographer. We absolutely plan on working with Anita again for our next family photos!”
Elise G.
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“Anita did maternity sessions for my first kid (pregnancy and newborn) and she just did the maternity for baby girl #2 yesterday. I’m super impressed with the way she makes the session fun, rolls with whatever comes at her, and just really has “the eye” for making a shot fantastic. My wife had found her through a friend originally, and after doing some research, I have to say that she is one of the best photographers I’ve ever come across.
She’s also one of my favorite people to follow on Instagram now… even though I don’t really know her that well. She just seems like a happy, cool lady with an awesome family.”
Max + Becky {Livermore Maternity}
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“Anita Martin is by far the BEST photographer we have EVER had! WAYYYY better than our wedding photos–in fact, I wish we had booked her instead! I am rather awkward in front of the camera, and none of that awkwardness translates in her pictures (which says A LOT). Anita makes you feel at ease and relaxed the entire time, even forgetting that she is snapping pics of you. Her eye for lighting, and poses and scenery is like none other. She truly has a talent for not only capturing authentic emotion, but making you look and feel amazing in the finished product. I want to book her again and again and again. We had her take our maternity photos and I must say, my husband and I are BLOWN away. I’m telling you, if you are looking for someone who can capture the very BEST version of you and your family, in a way that surpasses any expectation, book Anita!”
Gabriella + Ryan {Sacramento Roseville Maternity Session}
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“Anita is not only an amazing photographer, she is a super sweet person and really easy to work with. Anita came to our home in SF to do our maternity and newborn photos which made it really convienent and easy on us (we especially appreciated this for the newborn photos). She had great ideas for the photos and was really patient when our newborn kept fussing and peeing on the props! Because of this it the photoshoot took at least an hour longer than it should have, but she didn’t make any mention of the time and didn’t try to rush things at all. You can tell she really cares about her clients and wants them to be happy with the photos. Her care and skill shows in her phenomenal photos. Thank you Anita for our awesome photos, we could not be happier with your work!”
Sophia + Newborn Nikki {San Francisco Newborn}
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“This is a review for men tasked with setting up photography for their wedding: My wife is also going to leave a 5 star review for Anita, and I’m going to let her review focus on why she was a fantastic photographer from a technical and artistic perspective. Anita is obviously a superbly talented artist, but I’m 1) colorblind, and 2) have been known to mix plaid ties with patterned shirts, so I’m going to leave the artistic praise to my wife. What I want to review is how fantastic it was working with Anita– particularly as a groom with absolutely no experience organizing a photographer for any event, let alone a wedding.
Bottomline: Anita was professional, thoughtful, and lovely to work with from beginning to end.
When I first called Anita, I could tell right away she knew how to set up a photography session. She started by getting a general sense of my and my fiance’s tastes, and it really helped that she was so patient and sweet with us. Anita was great at offering suggestions to move the process forward, and I really liked that she was helpful without being too assertive. While it was important for my wife’s opinions to be heard and considered during the process, it was also important that we get a little help and direction wherever we got stuck or indecisive. I think Anita handled this aspect particularly beautifully, and I can assure you you’re going to want this kind of help during the stressful planning and execution phases of your wedding. Anita was also always very available and flexible with us. We were married in the Central Valley, but have been living in Iowa City while my wife finishes medical school. Given her tough schedule, we had to give Anita some very last minute timeliness for taking pictures. She was always gracious and flexible with her time– despite just having had a new baby! (Also, it was really fun watching an 8 months pregnant woman run around in the woods taking our engagement pics, but that’s another story). The day of the wedding itself was also fantastic, and everyone enjoyed having both Anita and her assistant with us. They both did a great job of directing the families, always maintaining a sense of pace and direction without being dominating or making us feel rushed. They also made it easy for everyone to see fantastic pictures from seemingly impossible angles, without ever getting in the way of anything. Above all, I think the quality of our photos speaks for itself. Anita returned around 1,000 beautiful pictures to us, and had them all edited and cleaned up in about two weeks– all fantastically efficient and high quality work. Again, I’m leaving the technical and artistic review to my wife because she’s more capable of describing why Anita’s work is so great, but I can assure you it will be another 5 star review.
But for every reason (including the beautiful work) I HIGHLY recommend Anita as a photographer for any occasion, particularly if you’re a first time groom with no artistic or organizational skills who needs a little help getting it all done properly.”
Marcela + Seth {Viaggio Winery Wedding}
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