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Erin Shimazu Photography

Erin Shimazu Photography

Los Angeles, CA
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    The best photographer!

    I would hire Erin over and over and over again for anything I would want professionally photographed! Erin shot both our engagement and wedding photos, and not only was the quality of the photos amazing, she took so much extra time and care to make sure they turned out just as we had envisioned! She is so sweet, professional and fun to work with! She went above and beyond for us, especially because we do not live in California and had to plan everything from afar. Erin scoped out multiple places for our engagement and weddings photos, gave honest and professional feedback and found the most amazing places to take photos! She even found a specific TREE I had seen in pictures in the area but didn't know the location, I was absolutely amazed, she made us feel so special and truly wanted to bring our visions to life :) Her responses were always quick and she was always very organized and took away so much of my stress about getting all the photos we wanted. She worked so well with everyone on the day of the wedding and we have since gotten so many compliments from family and friends about the amazing job she did. We are so beyond thankful for her work and dedication. Any couple would be lucky to have her by their side for their special day! Thank you for everything Erin!!
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    Sarah Y. Sent on 09/27/2023
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    Absolutely Beautiful, Personalized Wedding Photos!

    My husband and I fell in love with Erin's photos on her webpage; her aesthetic is exactly what we wanted for our wedding. Erin is so professional and does absolutely beautiful work but is also so warm, caring and positive. Erin truly wants what is best for the bride and groom; she scheduled a day for the three of us to tour the venue together! She did this so she knew ahead of time where the best shots would be taken and at what times would be best. She is highly detailed and thinks of every possible shot and wants feedback from the bride and groom in terms of what will make their wedding photos special and personalized. It is so rare to find a vendor that truly has the best interest of the bride and groom in mind. We are so incredibly happy with the photos that Erin took at our wedding. They are so beautiful that our friends and family literally gasped when they saw them!
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    Mai T. Sent on 10/12/2022
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    Maternity Shoots

    Erin is sunshine in human form; I simply cannot recommend her enough.

    My husband and I worked with her to take four sets of photos: 1) a black & white indoor maternity shoot, 2) a park maternity shoot, 3) a lakeside maternity shoot with our dogs and 4) a golden hour beach maternity shoot.

    The photos that Erin captured and edited for us were absolutely gorgeous. I’ve been looking at them non-stop since we received them.

    If you’re looking for a talented, kind, highly organized, and detail-oriented photographer that charges extremely fair prices—look no further!
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    Winnie Y. Sent on 09/07/2023
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    Highly recommend Erin!

    Erin was incredibly sweet and she and her second photographer did such a great job for our traditional Chinese team ceremony/Chinese restaurant reception! She was so gentle and yet so effective at maneuvering my large extended family for family photos, and never forgot about all the portions that we wanted captured throughout the day, because I definitely would have forgotten myself! The access to the photos afterwards via Google photos was also such a blessing - not to mention her rates were so reasonable for such a long day (we needed her for 12 hours)!
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    Elaine V. Sent on 04/02/2023
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    Thank you, Erin!

    It was such a pleasure to work with Erin these past few years! We actually hired her in 2019 for our 2020 wedding, but of course, COVID-19 happened and we were forced to postpone. We were so fortunate to have her photograph our courthouse wedding in June of 2020 (distanced, of course)! And when we finally set a date on our postponement, we did 2 engagement shoots in early 2022. The day of our wedding itself, everything went smoothly. As a couple, we didn't really have a huge vision on what we wanted, but we gave Erin a general guideline on what shots we wanted and how we wanted the day to go. For us, it was mainly, "Please tell us exactly what to do because we both feel awkward posing for shots!" When we got our final shots, I was pleased to see some shots that we didn't even ask for, but was happy that Erin thought to do those shots (like posing our rings with our Pokemon stuffed animals!) Through all our photo sessions with Erin, we were both really happy with working with her. My advice to any prospective people reading this: Discuss your expectations with your photographer thoroughly, and you will walk away happy. Thanks so much, Erin!
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    Sabrina Sent on 05/30/2023
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    Wedding at The California Club

    Erin Shimazu has been such a joy to work with! Her photos for my wedding came out breathtakingly beautiful. I can't express this enough--having her as a photographer was one of the best wedding decisions I made. Her attention to detail is stupendous--and she is so kind and responsive. To be honest, I was probably the one who was harder to work with because she had to remind me of my own photo/planning to do list so many times, but she was always so accommodating. When we met before the wedding, she made me feel comfortable and helped make the photography go seamlessly on our wedding day at The California Club. There was a moment when I wasn't sure I wanted to spend the time taking a picture I had requested due to timing, and she reminded me how important it was to me, led my husband and I to the photo, and it really ended up being one of favorites.
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    Ysa Sent on 12/19/2022
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    The sweetest, most genuine, most calm photographer!

    We are so grateful to have had Erin as our wedding photographer! From the moment we met Erin, we were captivated by her enthusiasm and warmth. I cannot imagine working with anyone with a brighter personality and a more genuine care for spreading joy through photography. She went above and beyond to give us our dream wedding photos, from meeting with us before the wedding several times to patiently making sure we got every shot we wished for and more on our wedding day. Her kind, calm, gentle spirit helped us feel at ease so that we could fully enjoy the day, which is such a gift. We are thrilled with how the photos turned out - it’s hard to narrow it down to just a few favorites! Erin captured the joy and love of our wedding day beautifully, and we happily recommend her!
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    Laura C. Sent on 02/04/2021
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    Highly Recommend

    Although this isn't for a wedding, Erin did my husband and I's maternity shoot. Erin is very talented and has a wonderful artistic eye. She was very accommodating to our style and desires and went above and beyond to achieve them. In addition to lovely photos, I do want to note that Erin herself is amazing. She definitely put us at ease and made us feel comfortable. Thank you, Erin!
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    Lucille Sent on 04/03/2022
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    Best Photographer In SoCal

    Erin is such an amazing nature photographer in SoCal. We had engagement photos done with her and the pictures turned out AMAZING! We've been parents for 3 years, the photos made us look like we never had kids and were still in our puppy love stage. We wished that she could be our wedding photographer, but due to COVID, she couldn't travel to the state that we got married at. So glad that we found her! We will definitely save her contact if we ever wanted to do anymore nature photo session in California.
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    Kirin B. Sent on 07/14/2021
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    Amazing and Blown Away

    When I got started planning our engagement party, I knew I wanted a photographer that would not only be comfortable with an Indian event, but who I could have a good dialogue with. Erin is very sweet and calm natured, and immediately made me feel comfortable--especially since I usually don't like seeing myself in pictures. She was very receptive to ideas from both my fiancé and myself, and was very communicative leading up to the party. To say that these pictures are gorgeous would be an understatement! She made all of our dreams come true, and truly captured the essence and color of our party. We are completely overwhelmed by her talent and her keen eye. Thank you so much for capturing these special moments!
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    Samantha S. Sent on 07/24/2022
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    BEST wedding photographer in LA

    Erin was an absolute highlight of our wedding journey. She is an incredibly talented photographer and her work continuously brought tears to our eyes. She perfectly captured the emotions of our events. We worked with Erin for 3 shoots - engagement photos, small COVID ceremony, and our actual wedding. For each, she diligently worked with us on the shot list and went above and beyond for our wedding day timeline - meeting with me multiple times to make sure everything was perfect. Her calm demeanor helped keep me grounded throughout a very stressful day and I will always be grateful for her. I cannot recommend Erin highly enough, and can't wait to work with her again in the future for our next family event :)
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    Lisa C. Sent on 05/30/2019
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    Highly Recommend!

    Erin did our engagement photoshoot and she is AMAZING. We absolutely loved how our photos came out. Not only is Erin super talented, she is also very sweet and made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera. She made the effort to meet us and get to know us before the photoshoot which we really appreciated. She also asked us for poses we wanted to do and made sure she got shots of those. I highly recommend Erin as your photographer!!
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    Hikaru N. Sent on 06/13/2021
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    She is a godsend! We love erin!

    We hired Erin after seeing how great she was at my sister-inlaws wedding. Her photos are so beautiful, and she is so skilled & talented, but what sets her apart from everyone else is how personable and interpersonal she is. I have ZERO photo-taking experience, so I really appreciated how she guided me and made me feel so comfortable through the whole experience. She is so professional in every way possible. I had a load of Pinterest group photo ideas, and we were able to execute them all. It was amazing working with Erin, and honestly, I don't see myself working with anyone else but her for our future family photo sessions. Thank you, Erin, for the most beautiful wedding photos. You made our dream come true
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    Margaret W. Sent on 03/12/2024
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    Best photographer ever

    Erin was such an amazing photographer. She is so professional and detail oriented. It has been such a joy working with her. She was part of what made our wedding special and magical. We just got our wedding album and all of the photos She captured as just perfect. She is one of the sweetest people. I want to use her over and over again for all of our professional photographer needs.
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    Tracy Sent on 07/27/2020
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    Amazing engagement photos

    Erin is amazing to work with. She is so kind and makes the whole experience fun. You can tell that she really cares about her clients. Our engagement photos were absolutely stunning.
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    Mick T. Sent on 12/14/2020
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    Amazing! Hire her!

    Amazing, wonderful, awesome, there aren't enough adjectives to describe Erin.

    She went above and beyond for us since our first consultation and is just an absolute joy to work with.

    She captured our personalities perfectly through her photography and we're still getting comments on how perfect the photos came out.

    We simply cannot recommend her as your wedding photographer - you will not regret it.

    Second thoughts about hiring Erin as your photographer?

    Let me tell you a story - about 2 months before our wedding while we were scouting the venue, Erin sat us down to tell us that she needed to undergo surgery. At this point, we considered Erin a friend rather than our wedding photographer and we were so worried for her. We would have gladly found another photographer and wouldn't have even asked for our initial deposit back, but before we could even address anything, with a warm smile, Erintold us not to worry that she had everything planned out and still had every intention of shooting our wedding, but asked if she could bring along some help.

    Nevermind that she was undergoing surgery - she asked us if we were okay and apologized for having to undergo surgery. That's Erin in a nutshell - even when there's a pressing medical issue at hand, she puts you first.

    We're so so so grateful to have had Erin as our wedding photographer and we can't thank her enough for all she's done. If you're still reading this, do yourself a favor and hire her already.
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    John L. Sent on 05/22/2021
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    Our AMAZING experience with Erin

    Disclaimer: We are habitual procrastinators and this review is long overdue. It's also a bit long.

    We found Erin after a long search through many different photographers. Her online portfolio was impressive, so we put her on the list for interviews. What we didn’t know just by looking at her online portfolio was just how fun, creative, and personable she was! That personality came through over the phone and after our interview, we were convinced she was the perfect fit for our big day. Although we had never met before, she made us feel like friends just catching up after not seeing each other after a long time, everything was easy and comfortable.

    Erin was very prepared and on top of things, she asked for our shot list in advance and gave us examples so we’d know what to ask for. We were all ready to go, then COVID hit and derailed our original wedding plans. The plans were paused, then modified, then good to go. Through all the complications, Erin was responsive and flexible. She continuously reassured us, that this was OUR big day, and she would be there for us in any way we needed her. It was so reassuring during such an unknown time.

    On our wedding day, Erin had a printed list of all the critical shots, making sure that she didn’t miss a single one of our requested shots. She also improvised and asked us to do other poses and combinations that turned out great and we didn’t even think of.

    Erin did just the right amount of coaching to make sure everyone in the shots looked their best. She also did a great job capturing some of the best candid moments of the day. She managed to be in many places without us feeling like she was stepping into our space or interfering with the day.

    For our “golden hour” photos, she had an assistant (her husband!) come and hold a reflector to ensure we were properly lit, and the photos came out looking so perfect! We are so in love with the finished product.

    We highly recommend having Erin as your photographer. We liked her so much that we recommended her to our brother and she shot his wedding too. Even with a repeat performance, her professionalism and end product did not disappoint! She will now be our official family photographer for anything that we want to have memorialized. Most recently, she’s shot our sister’s maternity photos, and for a third time, she did not disappoint.

    TLDR: Erin is amazing! We highly recommend! Thanks for everything, Erin
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    Amazing experience and beautiful pictures!

    Cannot recommend Erin enough! She just recently shot our engagement photos, and they came out gorgeous; we've gotten so many compliments already from friends and family! Erin was reasonably priced, was quick to respond to all our emails, was a joy to work with, and accommodated all of our needs. She traveled to two different locations for us, waited patiently during two outfit changes, and touched up all the photos we requested for an extra pop of color. We had so much fun running around LA with Erin and will definitely be calling her to photograph future life events!
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    Rachel C. Sent on 03/09/2020
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    Absolute Pleasure To Work With

    Having Erin as our photographer for our wedding day was an absolute pleasure! After communicating with multiple photographers, there was just something about Erin where we instantaneously knew that she was the photographer for us! She made the process so easy that we had everything in place to book her for her services within 2 days! In preparation, she had suggested that we meet prior to the wedding to scout the venue in order to get a better idea of the type of photos we wanted and to provide her creative input as well. Her willingness to meet with us and to also answer any questions we might have had was so helpful in calming our nerves as this was our first professional photoshoot and we definitely didn’t want any of that to show in our pictures. Come the day of our wedding, Erin did exactly that! She made us feel so comfortable and relaxed that no nerves were in sight! Our photos taken after our wedding ceremony throughout the venue was so seamless and enjoyable. When we received our photos, the quality of work was beyond our expectations and every single one was amazing. She was able to capture every special moment that we can relive and cherish for the rest of our lives. Her professionalism, flexibility for last minute changes, and responsiveness during the entire process prior to and on our wedding day made it one of the best experiences and we’re so grateful to have shared this with her. We highly recommend hiring Erin if you’re looking for a great photographer!
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    Erin is beyond amazing!

    My husband and I cannot even begin to express how happy and lucky we were to have Erin as our photographer for both our engagement and wedding photos. She is a phenomenally talented photographer, an absolute professional, a great communicator, is all-around fun to be around, and was wonderfully flexible with our schedule and made us feel so comfortable and relaxed at all times.

    On the wedding day, Erin was beyond prepared with her schedule and shot list, and worked seamlessly with all of our vendors. She even came to the hotel early to do extra detail shots that were simply amazing. Erin also has an amazing power -- she is such a calming presence yet also knows how to keep everyone on schedule! The fact that she was able to round up both of our extended families after the ceremony for photos, all in time for our golden hour shots, was just amazing! Adam, Erin’s second shooter, is also such a warm and friendly spirit and a talented photographer. Adam really encouraged my husband and the groomsmen to let their personalities shine which is captured perfectly in the photos. Erin and Adam make an incredible team!

    I am beyond grateful for Erin’s reassurance and encouragement throughout the day. I’m usually camera shy, but I was able to completely feel beautiful, confident, and 100% myself -- and all of that showed in the photos! When we saw the wedding photos for the first time, our jaws literally dropped in absolute shock and awe by how beautiful the day was captured. Looking through each photo, we truly felt like we were reliving the wedding day moment by moment. We are forever grateful to Erin, and also to Adam, for supporting us on our wedding day and giving us the ability to relive that beautiful day over and over again.

    I firmly believe that finding the right photographer who you absolutely trust and have a connection with makes all the difference for a wedding -- and we couldn't be happier with our choice. We’re so grateful to have a long-lasting relationship with Erin and are looking forward to ordering prints and creating an album. We 100% recommend her for your wedding!
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    Amazing!

    I cannot recommend Erin enough!! She is an absolutely amazing photographer. My husband and I knew the moment we met Erin that we wanted to work with her. She has an amazing personality and is beyond kind!! She was quick to respond to our emails and questions.

    Our engagement and wedding photos are amazing!! My husband and I both cried after seeing them. She was able to capture our personalities in our photos.

    She took the time to walk the venue with us and give her opinion on what areas would give us the best photos. She was knowledgeable about picking out spots with the best lighting.

    Erin is AMAZING!! Absolutely would recommend!!!
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    Christina Sent on 12/29/2019
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    Erin is absolutely the best!

    Erin was an absolute GEM as our wedding photographer. Her calm, easy going demeanor made it so pleasant to work with her for our engagement shoot and wedding! She has such a good eye for beautiful lighting and natural beauty to photograph in. Our photographs all came out AMAZING. I would recommend Erin as highly as I can!
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    Bryan S. Sent on 07/22/2019
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    AMAZING!!!! Erin was fantastic!

    Highly recommend!!! From the very beginning, Erin was beyond amazing! We did our engagement shoot with her about 8 months before our wedding and the shots were beyond amazing! On our wedding day, her and her partner Adam were so professional, organized, prepared, and respectful. They got all of the shots we requested and soooo many more. She kept us ahead of schedule as well. We could not be happier that we chose Erin as our wedding photographer.

    In addition to being an amazingly gifted photographer, Erin is a genuinely nice person and was so amazing to us throughout everything!
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    Absolutely amazing

    Having Erin as our photographer was a great decision,
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