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Photographers in Valencia, CA: Art-Photography by Rachel Carlsen

Art-Photography by Rachel Carlsen

Valencia, CA 91381
(661) 644-1502

Specializing in Weddings

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  • Satisfaction : 4.8
  • Creativity : 4.8
  • Unobtrusive : 4.7
  • Value : 4.8
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09/07/2010
  • Delia P

  • Reviews Posted: 1

Overall Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

  • Satisfaction : 3.0
  • Creativity : 3.0
  • Unobtrusive : 3.0
  • Value : 3.0
  • What was your favorite wedding photo? My husband and I at the alter.
  • How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? She works verry stelthy. U forget there's a photographer there.
  • What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? A printable dvd of all the wedding pictures. There was also an engagment session.
  • How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? Allowed them to take pictures.
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Review: Artistic Beach Photography

08/29/2010
  • Darlene C

  • Reviews Posted: 1

Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

  • Satisfaction : 5.0
  • Creativity : 5.0
  • Unobtrusive : 5.0
  • Value : 5.0
  • What was your favorite wedding photo? I loved the beach photos......Rachel was so creative in telling our story. She was spontaneous and took both a series of candids and playful shots but also posed some beautiful intimate portraits with an amazing background. She truly is very artistic and creative. We love our photos!
  • How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? She was great with candids and during the ceremony you could hardly tell she was there. After the ceremony she was quick and professional in taking the planned family shots that we had previously discussed. She was organized and efficient.
  • What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? We purchased the $595 package and we received 6 hours of photography and a DVD with all of our images. It was a great deal.
  • How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? She talked us through the shots and had a sense of humor.
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Review: Cliffside in Palos Verdes

06/15/2010
  • Amber S

  • Reviews Posted: 1

Overall Rating: 4.8 / 5.0

  • Satisfaction : 5.0
  • Creativity : 5.0
  • Unobtrusive : 4.0
  • Value : 5.0
  • What was your favorite wedding photo? I have a lot of favorites. It was a beautiful location on the CA cliffs and Rachel did a wonderful job capturing our love and the setting.
  • How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? Rachel did a number or creative shots. Some were based on requests of our family and others were created by Rachel. She listened and delivered to our needs.
  • What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? DVD of photos, the rights to our pictures and 1,000 pictures was included in my price.
  • How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? Rachel was able to make easy conversation and get along with all our family members.
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Review: Maria R.

02/28/2010
  • Maria R

  • Wedding Date: 02/28/2010
  • Reviews Posted: 1

Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

  • Satisfaction : 5.0
  • Creativity : 5.0
  • Unobtrusive : 5.0
  • Value : 5.0
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Review: Unique and Artistic Photography

10/12/2009
  • Evan C

  • Reviews Posted: 1

Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

  • Satisfaction : 5.0
  • Creativity : 5.0
  • Unobtrusive : 5.0
  • Value : 5.0
  • What was your favorite wedding photo? Our favorite photo of the day was the toasting champagne glasses and the artistic way that this moment was captured by Rachel Carlsen. The glasses were completely in focus with a beautiful slight blurr on the people toasting....other shots were completely in focus; the combination of shots really worked.
  • How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? She was amazing with candids, subtly slipping through the crowd with her camera in hand. We have beautiful artistic shots of family members dancing, laughing and enjoying the day.
  • What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? We ordered a simple package in order to save money and just asked for a DVD when it was all said and done. This was a great deal because then we printed the pictures for our family and friends.
  • How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? She was very relaxed and genuine. It definitely shows that she loves what she does!
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Review: Just the great!

10/11/2009
  • Mirlette I

  • Reviews Posted: 1

Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

  • Satisfaction : 5.0
  • Creativity : 5.0
  • Unobtrusive : 5.0
  • Value : 5.0
  • What was your favorite wedding photo? I haven't tried Rachel's photo for my own wedding. I met her when I've already a family with my little girl. It would be so perfect for me that Rachael got some pics for that wonderful day but may be in the future my girls will look for her.
  • How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? She captured that perfect and personal moment. With my girls she is very kind and get so amazing pics from them. She has been my photographer since I came to USA, and in my wall there are that outrageous pictures of my entire family that every time a new person arrives tell me the exactly words of what I expected form my pics. She dedicated the time for every shot and she is so patience with little kids.
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Review: Our "Love Story" was Captured by Rachel Carlsen

10/06/2009
  • Lori B

  • Reviews Posted: 1

Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

  • Satisfaction : 5.0
  • Creativity : 5.0
  • Unobtrusive : 5.0
  • Value : 5.0
  • What was your favorite wedding photo? We were so happy with Rachel's photography and loved all the photos but I guess my favorite was the beautiful romantic shot of us after the ceremony, it was not only artistic but very romantic. The incredible thing was that she had her favorite shots posted to her website the very next day. It was so exciting to see such amazing shots and made us even more excited to see the rest.
  • How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? She was very friendly and accomodating. Everybody felt comfortable and the shots came to life and showed this very well. Her candids were amazing and she really captured our love story in a way that was incredible.
  • What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? We received 5 hours of photography, a DVD with 250 high-res images, an Engagement Session with FREE wallets for all of our guests (Amazing), and also a panoramic wedding album all for $1,000. This was a very competitive price and incredible when we think of the beautiful memories that were captured on our special day.
  • How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? Once again, she was very friendly and accomodating, when somebody had a special request she not only listened but made sure that she acted on it. She also made sure that there were enough posed shots of our friends and family to make sure that everybody important was included in an amazing photograph. She communicated and set expectations very well.
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Review: Rachel Carlsen's photography is work of art.

10/05/2009
  • Cherisse R

  • Reviews Posted: 1

Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

  • Satisfaction : 5.0
  • Creativity : 5.0
  • Unobtrusive : 5.0
  • Value : 5.0
  • What was your favorite wedding photo? There were so many! It is really hard to choose one favorite, but if I really have to choose only one it is the one of me (the bride) and the groom together as we were leaving the church.
  • How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? She arrived early at the church to take indoor pictures of the church and prepared for the ceremony. Then she unobstructively went about taking pictures of everyone during the cermony. After that, she took time to include everyone in the photos with the bride and groom. She was great with candids, action shots, and portraits. We're very happy we chose Rachel to take our wedding pictures.
  • What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? Engagement session with one free pose wallet size to give to guests, pre-ceremony, ceremony, post-ceremony, and reception shots, and a DVD with all photos. Her fee was very reasonable, and one of the reasons we chose her was due to the fact that she will give us the DVD with all of our photos.
  • How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? Rachel was very warm, jovial, and able to put everyone at ease. She made joke to make people smile readily. The photos turned out very well with everyone smiling and happy looking.
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Review: Rachel is the best!!!

10/03/2009
  • Jessica B

  • Reviews Posted: 1

Overall Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

  • Satisfaction : 5.0
  • Creativity : 5.0
  • Unobtrusive : 5.0
  • Value : 5.0
  • What was your favorite wedding photo? The romantic beach shoot that we had after the ceremony was not only intimate, but produced increadible shots!
  • How did the wedding photographer avoid disrupting the day? Great with candids? Action shots? Portraits? Rachel was very discrete with her equipment and made everyone feel comfortable. We were very happy with the candids and the portraits - definatley one of Rachels specialties!!! The candids were a no-brainer for her....she caught all the moments I would hope that she did!
  • What was included in your wedding photo package? Albums? DVDs? Engagement pics? Two photographers? Package included: album, DVD, and engagement session with free wallets. Rachel was the only photographer, but handled the whole process without needing help.
  • How did the photographer make you and family comfortable? Rachel is so easy to get along with. She has a GREAT sense of humor...so she was making us all relax and laugh off the tensions. We felt like she became a friend in the end. We have plans to use her for holiday photos with our family...and who know...maybe for future baby shots :)
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