Photography by Jay C Winter

Wow! Jay took our engagement and wedding photos and we LOVE them!!! He was so easy to work with and really took his time to stage great shots, as well as taking candid photos. He makes you feel comfortable even though being in front of the camera isn’t something my husband or I are used to. We are so happy we chose Jay to capture our special day! I would HIGHLY recommend him!

Jay is amazing! After looking through vendors on multiple sites I found Photography by Jay C Winter. Not only did he get back to me almost immediately but he was very easy to work with. We also used Jay for our engagement pictures, even with short notice and a time limit for that day (my husband had to leave town) Jay was able to capture some of the best moments. I am not the most photogenic but I was proud of the photos we received. Our wedding day was another repeat of Jay being awesome. Our pictures turned out gorgeous and he captured some very memorable moments. As friends get engaged I always mention Jay because of how awesome our experience was. Thank you Jay and Caitlin!

Jay took our engagement and wedding pictures and I am beyond happy with both sets of photographs. I have to admit, I am pretty picky when it comes to photography. Anyone can pick up a camera and take a picture but it takes a true artist to capture how something feels. When I look back at my wedding pictures, I feel the indescribable love and joy I felt on that day.
When planning my wedding, I knew that I didn’t want pictures consuming the day and Jay worked with me to ensure that it didn’t. I never felt rushed or stressed about getting pictures done. It all happened very naturally because Jay was calmly organized without being controlling. I have heard stories of photographers who stress out the bride on their big day and this was not my experience whatsoever!
I can confidently say that Jay will give you pictures you will cherish forever!

One sign of you having a great wedding photographer is when numerous family and friends keep telling you how much they love the wedding photos for weeks and months after the wedding day. Jay provided us with hundreds of beautiful images that we will have forever.
From our first interaction with Jay, he was extremely helpful and responsive as he walked us through everything regarding wedding photography even before any contracts were signed. Picking wedding vendors can be extremely stressful and intimidating so Jay was great with explaining the entire process, what we should be looking for, how the big day goes, pros and cons of various things that we had never thought of, etc.
Jay always answered phone calls, texts & emails extremely timely and over the course of the year leading up our date he kept us informed when he left the country so we wouldn’t think he left us high and dry. Not like you need to talk to your vendors weekly, it was just a nice touch.
Day of: Jay and Caitlin did great, they captured all the elements of the wedding so beautifully from the getting ready details, venue, family & friends, ceremony, reception and the big party afterwards. The process of getting all the shots before, during, after with family and the bridal party went extremely smooth, we knew we were in great hands with Jay leading the show.
The DVD with our pictures showed up within 6 weeks just like Jay said.
Very happy clients, extremely happy wife.

When you’re planning your special day, you’ve got a slew of tasks on your list. What I found most helpful is if you have vendors that are easy to talk to, supportive, and fun! I knew that I wanted to invest in a great photographer because these are memories captured FOREVER.
After many failed meetings with photographers here in San Diego, I looked around online. With the help of a friend we found Jay! He photographed one of the weddings in San Diego that my friend knew about. After my husband and I met Jay via Google chat we already knew he was «the one.» He had this relaxed and professional attitude. He probably won «Best All Around» in a high school standout or something. He was easy to reach, responded to emails/​text messages promptly, quick turn around with contracts, and very responsible. This eases every brides’ mind.
The packages: He had amazing packages that were reasonably priced, offers «credits» which you can put towards side items you want to customize the package (canvas, album, engagement session, etc). Jay was willing to work with us due to some circumstances we faced during the planning, for example the photo-​booth.
Overall: There was such a great vibe during the engagement session and the wedding, nothing but smiles and laughs. Everything was so natural and not forced. His wife Caitlin and him are both super sweet individuals and together make an amazing team. It’s evident they love their profession and genuinely want you to be happy with the photos. They captured so many images that I was happy with. The quality of their photos are on point and have great light balance. I think I liked every single photo taken which makes it hard to choose what I want for the album. Their price matched the quality of their photos, if not even better, which I feel not all photographers can do. I can’t be any more thankful that I was given the opportunity to have met such great people capture our wedding because now I’ve gained two more great friends. They even went to the Charger game the following day and earned us a win! Can’t get any better than that.

Jay and his wife were fabulous to work with. I highly recommend them. They were kind, down to earth, patient, flexible, and took/​edited beautiful pictures! We also used them for the photo booth and that went great! They brought props and all the guests had a fun time with it.

Jay’s the man. In addition to capturing our engagement photos, Jay recently photographed our wedding at Spanish Oaks Ranch in Santa Margarita. We couldn’t be happier.
Jay, as well as his lovely wife Caitlin, have a unique ability to be both professional and friend in capturing some of the most important moments of your life. They are able to make you feel relaxed and at ease, while still providing enough direction to ensure amazing photographs. Jay’s personable approach and professional processes from beginning to end made all the difference in the world. We can’t thank he and Caitlin enough and will definitely be booking additional shoots in the future.

Jay is the consummate professional!
My experience with him (and his encyclopedic knowledge of photographic theory) as well as his in-​field instinct was nothing short of phenomenal.
This guy gets top marks from me and I would recommend him to anyone — particularly actors looking for a photographer who understands emotional and physical presence, as well as how to stay open to the spontaneity of the creative process.

Our daughter’s wedding at Spanish Oaks Ranch in Santa Margarita was a beautiful and memorable event, forever captured by Jay and his awesome photography! We appreciate all that he did to make the day special.

My husband and I recommend Jay without hesitation. He is an excellent photographer; not just because of the amazing shots he captures, but also because he is really good at making you feel comfortable. Jay and his crew are both professional and laid back. They are very good at getting the entire wedding party to loosen up and getting some very natural and relaxed shots. Jay and his crew have fantastic personalities. We laughed almost the entire time we took our shots.
We could not be happier with the photos of our special day. The wedding photo-​book he made for us is also incredible. Jay has a very creative eye and is very detail oriented. He also was a great help leading up to the day by creating a wedding timeline before our big day. On the big day, he helped us stay on track. We adore Jay and his work and would suggest him for any occasion!!!

My wife and I are thrilled to recommend Jay. He did a wonderful job on our wedding pics. Jay stands out from other photographers for many reasons, and I’ll list a few (my wife used to model, so and she says he is one of the best photographers she has worked with)
— Makes you feel relaxed, so you get the best pics. Important for those not accustomed to being in front of the camera
— He photoshops all the pics he takes of your wedding… absolutely unheard of!
— He works with you in capturing the perfect shot for you!
We liked Jay so much that we have asked him to take our family portraits.

Jay and Caitlin were amazing. David and I would never consider ourselves photogenic, yet through their expertise and ability to make us feel relaxed and just enjoy the day, we have some wonderful photos of our wedding. We cannot say enough great things about them. They took into consideration all of our details of the day and captured them beautifully. They helped us forget that we were being photographed and just let us enjoy the glow of our wedding.

My husband and I cannot say enough wonderful things about Jay and Caitlin. We used their services for our engagement and wedding day photos, and our family cannot get enough! The photos are beautiful and really capture how we felt during such huge moments in our lives. We were always so well taken care of throughout the entire wedding planning process, which was a huge help for this slightly OCD bride. My husband and I were so relaxed on our wedding day (which I did not think was possible!) because we knew that the photos would be incredible.
Jay and Caitlin are a joy to work with and I would recommend them in a heartbeat to any couple looking to have photos to cherish for a lifetime.

I was the happiest bride in the world this past weekend, and Jay C Winter and his wife/​assistant played a HUGE part in that!
My extended family was fortunate enough to celebrate 4 weddings this past year, and the vote was unanimous that Jay was the best photographer of the year! Jay worked with my new husband and I on every aspect of photo planning leading up to the wedding, and was a key player in setting us at ease and making the photo-​shoot go off without a hitch!
He was flexible, knowledgeable, and fun! With a list of photos we knew we wanted ahead of time, Jay quickly got everyone on board and organized to take amazing shots that were unique and beautiful.
There was nothing cheesy, cliché, or «fake» about the poses he put us in, and he even had us do some «fun» shots that turned out amazing! From start to finish, Jay was a professional above all else, and a pleasure to work with!

Jay is an awesome photographer and person to say the least. He will be our wedding photographer and he has already done our engagement photos. The engagement photos turned out wonderful, they were well worth the two week wait (with the thanksgiving holiday in there too). He is young, he has that creative eye so all the pictures don’t look the same, he does awesome editing, and he made my fiancé and I feel comfortable in front of the camera. The main reason we chose him after his interview was because of his casual and easy going nature, that is exactly how we are so we were looking for someone like Jay. We are so glad we chose him now because the photography process has been super easy, relaxed, and fun, and he definitely has great photo quality. He seems like just an all around great guy so my fiancé and I plan to go wine tasting sometime with him and his wife! We can’t wait for the wedding and to see those pictures too, we know they will be just as great!

Finding Jay as our photographer was serendipitous. I wasn’t having much success finding a photographer, and was ranting to my girlfriend about it. She had recently been a BM in a wedding and said the bride’s photographer was awesome and asked if I wanted his info. I was already jaded with my search and said «sure…send info my way.»
Long story short, Jay had us at «Hello». Loved his website, his pricing was reasonable and all we had left was to interview him on the phone to see if he was a «fit». Any bride who’s planning her own wedding knows it’s important you click with your vendors! My husband and I did a quick phone call and knew INSTANTLY Jay was our photographer!
He did an amazing job with our engagement photos (vintage photos @ the San Jose train station & golf course where we fell in love with the sport) and just recently got our wedding photos and they’re gorgeous.
What we love about Jay? EVERYTHING. He’s super responsive, flexible (we had some late night calls because we work late and Jay was always accommodating with our weird schedules), easy to work with, willing to work with your budget, gave good direction for photos and entertained any «ideas» you might have for your photos, which he actually encourages :). One of our FAVORITE vendors by far. WE LOVE Jay!

We took our engagement photos with Jay, never having taken professional photos together before. Jay was very helpful through the entire planning process, and made us feel completly comfortable in front of the camera. When we got the photos, they were amazing. He picked out a location that
I would highly recommend Jay. He also has an artist’s eye and does a variety of photography not just wedding/​engagement.
The weekend trip to SLO was fun also :)

BEST Photographer to Work With!
I wanted to review Jay before our wedding, and the day after our wedding to say how amazing his photography is, but I thought I should wait until I actually saw the pictures!
Now, that I have see our pictures, my thoughts about Jay have been confirmed. Here goes:
Engagement Session
–Great ideas on shots
–We went to 2 separate locations and the shots were gorgeous, lighting, poses, great great great!!!
–We did NOT want our engagement shots to be corny, make-​out pics, and he really respected that. Our pictures were natural and Jay was great at making it fun and quick!
–It started to sprinkle during our session and Jay really made the best out of it. The time of day (late afternoon) that Jay chose for us really made for beautiful pictures. The coloring, lighting, everything was great.
–Jay was quick… NOT in a way that makes you feel like you’re being rushed. But he recognizes that people don’t want to take pictures gazing into each others eyes for 4 hours. I was really happy with how the entire session went.
–The pictures were posted online within a few days, and we had a CD of all our images a few days after that. Very fast.
Wedding Session
–Jay has a way of catching beautiful shots without you feeling like there is a camera in your face. He came to do pre-​wedding «getting ready» shots and I never felt like I was being photographed by paparazzi! He’s like a a fly on the wall… you don’t really know he’s there, but he gets ALL the shots!!!
–Jay also has a great personality, which should be a top quality when you’re looking for a photographer. He is NOT pushy, but he gets everyone together for the best shots. Let me tell you… you do NOT have time to dilly dally around right before the wedding, but Jay had a way of getting all the shots and fast. I was very happy with the way the pre-​wedding shots came out.
–Since Jay was with the girls prior to the wedding, I was thinking he wasn’t going to be able to get any shots of the guys. He had that covered too! He drove to the church (and we were running behind) and got tons of great shots of the groom and all of the groomsmen. I don’t know how he did it but he did!!!
–He took great shots of the ceremony, especially with all of the restrictions that the church had for him.
Post Wedding Shots
–We went to the golf course where the reception was held. Again, we were running behind on time, but he still managed to get all of the pictures.
–It is extremely difficult to get 15 people all in one place, posing, and smiling at the same time, while still keeping the mood light and fun. Jay was amazing! He was quick in getting people to pose for tons of shots! At this point, everyone was excited to go to the reception so he took shots of the girls, then the guys, then both, then sent them to the reception while my NEW husband and I stayed behind for some additional shots.
–These additional shots turned out great! Jay literally ran around a small golf course pond so that we could get a picture of us on a bridge across from the pond. The view was beautiful and the shots turned out just as great.
Reception Shots
–Jay was there for EVERY single event at the reception, from walking in, toasts, first dance, bouquet toss, garter toss, pictures of our guests and family, and fun dancing pictures.
–Jay also managed to get shots of the center pieces, menu cards, name cards, and favors. All things that we took so much time in picking out, but didn’t really have a chance to notice the fine details of everything on the big day. I am so glad to have pictures to remember all of the details.
I would really love to work with Jay again. I can’t even think of one thing that I didn’t like. Everything was perfect, including the final product. We received our pictures and are now in the process of picking out the shots for our album. Jay is professional, kind, and a brilliant photographer to work with.

Jay is down to earth, creative and personable. He makes photography art, so much so that I frequent his website and Facebook page just to get inspired. He is very talented and takes the time to get to know each client and their style before shooting their event. I’ve never known anyone to come away less than thrilled.

Jay’s photography is really impressive! He’s got a great eye for beauty and makes you feel very comfortable in front of the camera. I would recommend him for any occasion!
Oh and PS, he’s got a sweet photobooth!