Timber and Twine

Carlo was awesome! Very easygoing, professional, and just plain nice! Our photos are absolutely amazing and beautiful. Our family will for sure think of him for our next occasion! It’s so great to have something so important turn out just the way you had hoped! The session was so much fun, and the turnaround on the pics was so fast that we got them in time just for Christmas! Perfect! Thank you, Carlo! You’re amazing!

All those present at the elopement agree that booking Carlo was one of the best decisions we made through this crazy process! Now we can look back and say that we are a photogenic couple (while all our personal photos tell us otherwise!).
Carlo brings his A-​game all the time, every time.
He first showed game when we were booking him. We had decided to elope for many reasons, and one of them was the inability to set a concrete date. In fact, we had to cancel and re-​book Carlo all in the same week (which he handled with incredible grace). When interviewing him, he emphasized how he likes to tell a story with his photography and he doesn’t find himself drawn to fake poses. I was first concerned because all natural can be, well, too raw sometimes. However, his portfolio looked amazing and spoke for itself. It was one of the best I’ve seen from the photographers recommended to us. We decided we had to book him, and boy were we pleased.
At the elopement he brought not only tasteful, masterful skills but also his personality. The guy could be a comedian if he wasn’t so enraptured with his camera. Everything flew seamlessly on our day. He made sure we were having fun, staying upbeat, and just enjoying our moments together. We wanted to walk around Balboa Park and he brought us to our favorite spots and also to gorgeous places we didn’t think of before. He researches everything and adds excitement to the process with innovative ideas for us to play with.
If you want someone who is on top of his work, meets deadlines, brings calm in the middle of chaos, Carlo is your man!

Carlo did our Engagement Photoshoot in 2013… we wanted to do it at Disneyland and Carlo was game for anything! We appreciated his flexibility and willingness to do anything for a great shot. From him sitting on swinging bridge in Tarzan’s Treehouse to laying on the floor of the Mark Twain Steamboat in the midst of crowds around him, he would do anything and go anywhere we wanted! The shoot was so much fun and I didn’t want it to end! I also appreciated his expertise in helping us stray away from ideas we originally had that he didn’t think would look as good as other shots he could achieve. Carlo is professional yet easy going and such a pleasure to work with. I can’t wait for the next time we need a professional photographer… we will definitely be using Carlo Aranda!

After much research, my fiancé and I decided to go with Carlo for our engagement shoot. We were very happy with the results, and loved the photos. His pricing was also very very reasonable for the quality of photos, and the edited photos came fairly quickly.
Some things that stood out to me, earning those 5 stars:
— He was very professional and pleasant to work with from the moment I inquired about his services, and answered promptly.
— He did a wonderful job capturing the feel that we wanted. We had our shoot at the Little Italy Farmer’s Market. He was able to capture and bring out the vibrant and fresh colors, reflecting the fun and laid-​back feel we were going for.
— I felt very comfortable throughout the shoot. I don’t consider myself a photogenic person… but Carlo made it easy and natural throughout the session. He offered a nice balance of ideas and suggestions, while still asking us for specific things/​shots we wanted. I felt like his priority was to make sure we were satisfied with the experience as well as the results.
— I appreciated the fact that he was down to experiment and do fun ideas during the shoot, like stealing shots in the middle of the street while dashing through traffic.
Overall, I would definitely recommend going with Carlo for any photography gig!

We feel so lucky to have found Carlo as our wedding photographer. He was extremely responsive with all of our communication, and was very reasonable with pricing and flexibility.
Carlo makes you feel at ease during the photoshoot, and there is never any awkward forced posing. He has a huge talent for taking natural, unstaged photos and capturing you at your best moments. We were extremely happy with how the final edits turned out and literally want to share every single one of them. Our friends were also so pleased with our wedding photos, that they immediately booked him as well for their wedding next year.
Overall, Carlo is an extremely wonderful person to work with and I will definitely be booking him again for future family portraits/​life events. My entire experience was 5 stars all the way, and I highly recommend Carlo Aranda Photography for any event coverage needs!