Smeeta Mahanti Photography

Just received our photo album from our (really fun!) shoot with Smeeta and can’t rave enough.
The pictures are stunning and just what I was looking for. Had set out to find a photographer who does something a little different than the average, someone who is able to capture the energy and «story» of our family and was so pleased to have found Smeeta. As others here have written she is also super interesting, kind, funny, beautiful and great with kids. Highly recommend and will use her skills again and again!

Smeeta did an amazing job with our engagement photos. She worked with us on price, helped us to come up with a fun location to shoot (we had no idea where we wanted to go), and had our photos back to us edited and all a week later! She made us feel extremely comfortable throughout the pictures and they turned out amazing. She was easy to reach and even helped to direct me on what to wear (again, I had no ideas). I am so happy we were able to work with her, I can’t wait for her to shoot our wedding!

Smeeta worked her magic again. For the second year in a row, Smeeta deftly pulled through for us at the tail end of the holiday season and conducted a fun, smooth, and productive family photo session. Smeeta’s instincts about where our toddler would thrive — and be the least distracted by or cognizant of the camera — were spot on. Our photo shoot spanned the portion of Golden Gate Park between the de Young Museum, Japanese Tea Garden, and the Music Concourse. Although our trio of two parents and a toddler was constantly on the move during the shoot (to keep the toddler engaged), Smeeta managed to capture family, action, and artistic shots. In less than two days, she finished editing the photos and transmitted them to us in time to print holiday cards.
Highly recommended!

Let’s just start with I take horrible pictures. Hate them. And yet, I still needed professional head shots and more natural ones for an online profile. I contacted Smeeta and she was absolutely incredible from start to finish. She makes you feel like a supermodel even if you aren’t and she’s so chatty you forget how ridiculous you feel.
And the pictures! The *unedited* pictures are so beautiful, I can’t even imagine one the edited ones will look like. I could not have chosen a better person to work with. Work with her while you still have the chance.

love my pictures, great eye and creativity.

Smeeta is awesome! She not only takes great photos but she is a lovely person as well. Highly recommend her to anyone.

We loved Smeeta. She shot our engagement and wedding photos and was just amazing. She’s so easy to work with. She’s fun and laid-​back. She doesn’t force you to pose in unnatural positions. We just can’t recommend her enough. She was really good about finding cool locations around our hotel and wedding venue for interesting shots. And she made everyone feel really comfortable being themselves.
She got to our hotel early enough to shoot the ladies getting ready, so she was prepared for a long day. But when our reception got behind schedule, she was super cool about it and said she wanted to make sure she didn’t miss the first dance. I don’t think most photographers would do that. She’s an amazing photographer and just a delight to work with. I highly recommend her.

I found Smeeta on while search for engagement photographers on Unilocal.I sent many emails to many different photographers, but Smeeta’s pictures stood out immediately. I was pleasantly surprised that she responded to my inquiry within 2 hours, and it was late evening during the week. That was my first clue that she was extremely dedicated to her business. A second pleasant surprise was how affordable her rates are. It was a no brainer to choose Smeeta just based on the quality and affordability of her work.
Our shoot was really indescribable. She took our suggestions, had many of her own, and made us feel like we’ve known her for years. Her husband, Seth, is wonderful with the lighting and has a great eye for what will work and what won’t. She had our pictures completed within 3 weeks, and I get new compliments every day on them. I would recommend Smeeta to anyone in the area needing any kind of photographs done!

Smeeta is fantastic. My friend and I worked with Smeeta for 2 hours at the de Young museum to get professional pictures for our websites and it was such a blast. We were both a bit nervous before hand but Smeeta put us at ease right away. She was comfortable and made the whole thing playful. We laughed, talked as if we were hanging out with a friend and all while she was snapping pictures at us.
She is creative and has a great eye for photography, composition and light. The pictures turned out fabulous, not only do I have amazing professional pictures I also feel like myself in the pictures and Smeeta beautifully captured my essence. I look natural and relaxed and I’m happy with my pictures.
I highly recommend working with Smeeta and am telling all my friends about her.

I really can’t say enough about how much I loved having Smeeta as wedding photographer. She captured all the best parts of our wedding day, from poignant to silly moments, from groups to details, and brought her zesty, fun, delightful personality to the party. She blended right in to my group of girls: she started the day with our prep session and put me right at ease, and my friends and I loved her right through the whole day until she was with us on the dance floor at the end! She was completely professional, warm, and thorough. We had an «unplugged wedding» and happily were able to entrust all of the duties for preserving memories to Smeeta — our album is perfect. I think the unanimous five-​star Unilocal reviews have it absolutely right.
I may actually be verklempt, having just reviewed the pics. Perhaps I’ll be able to add more later, but til then, I’ll just say, Smeeta has been one of the many absolutely perfect parts of a perfect day. Call her, hire her, make this lovely woman rich and famous. Do it! :)

Over the years we have used several photographers, but by far Smeeta has been the best.
My girls are quite picky and my little one doesn’t like to take pics she’d rather be playing or watching TV, but somehow Smeeta managed to capture her beautiful smile, and made my older daughter’s beauty radiate in the photos.
Smeeta takes her time, is patient, and playful. She starts off by surveying the grounds, looking where the light reflects, takes a few shots to get you comfy, and before you know it she’s done.
The best part is how quick she is. I was overly happy when I got a CD full of photos that looked like a photo shoot from a magazine. She made me & my family look beyond beautiful.
I’m so happy that I found Smeeta and can’t wait until our next family photo shoot.

Smeeta is AWESOME. she’s super fun to work with, highly intelligent and creative. my brother was out from the east coast and we decided to do some sibling shots for fun… which were stellar

Smeeta is an amazing photographer– easy going, quick at getting the perfect shot & great with children.
We had a really quick turn-​around with our photo’s and ended up with family pix that will be cherished forever.
Bonus: Her studio= comfortable/​fun environment

So we’ve worked with a few photographers for our fam over the years… we were anywhere from pretty happy to happy but never over the moon.
Until now :)
Things we love about Smeeta:
1) you’d want to hang out with her and grab a cocktail. not a prereq, but it sure is nice to hang out w/​someone engaging, no?
2) she knows how to get the little ones out of their shell (s). our 3 yr old had just woken up from a nap… but Smeeta coaxed her out and and her smiling ear to ear in the most subtle and natural way.
3) she has an amazing eye for what’s going to work & with whom… and she gets her shots lickety split (~ 40 min in our case!)
4) most importantly, her visual artistry is just awesome. we got incredible shots. it’s that simple
oh, and as an added bonus she delivered our finished shots early. grateful to have found her!

I don’t mean to take anything away from the many physically blessed and? hard working? models out there, but since Smeeta makes EVERYBODY look like a model, you have to wonder how much of that beauty actually comes from behind the lens.
Her photographs are art. They go way beyond just a picture of a person’s face, and somehow grab the entire aura surrounding the subject. They are striking and beautiful!
And she’s fun too. So hire her before she gets all famous and too busy.

Smeeta is lovely. Her photography is AMAZING. Smeeta has a very relaxed, natural way with people. My oldest daughter really dislikes being photographed, but opened up to Smeeta and stole the show. It was a beautiful experience and we LOVE our photos.

Priceless. Priceless. The photos, the art, that Smeeta has created for our family I will cherish forever. She captures my children in a way that no one else can. I have no idea what her magic potion is but I have a piece of advice for you if you are going to hire her to shoot your family: Do not boss your kids around saying «smile, smile». Just walk away and let your kids be themselves and let Smeeta do her thing. It’s unreal. She’s so awesome. I love her work on adults and portraits – again you get photos that are on different amazing level. But if you have kids in your life, your own or if you want to borrow your niece or nephews to create a surprise gift for the parents, You will get a priceless priceless piece of art that you will love forever.

Smeeta does a brilliant, touching, amazing and authentic job taking photographs. Her shots are both technically sound and more importantly, come from the heart and soul. Her aesthetics are impeccable and she will make everyone she shoots feel comfortable and welcome, let alone have a lot of fun. Having fun getting photos taken is quite an accomplishment in my experience… Couldnt recommend her more highly!

Smeeta is a talented photographer. The way she connects with kids and adults while snapping photographs is amazing. Her keen eye for color and composition is present in every shot, delivering the most beautiful images. We LOVE our photographs. I highly recommend Smeeta Mahanti Photography to document all your special occasions.

Smeeta has photographed our family of 5 a few times now and every time she delivers amazing shots. We have received so many compliments on the photographs in our home. Smeeta is a person who makes you feel like you have known her forever even if you have just met her. Her personality makes you at ease which in turn makes for an amazing photo session. She is warm, calm, patient and able to easily connect with children of all ages. Her photos are natural and captures the moment. I definitely look forward to working with Smeeta again. I recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer for all occasions.