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Phil has taken portraits of me on several occasions, and I am always impressed by his creativity, warm personality, and undoubtedly quick turnaround time in getting the photos to you. He is a photographer who is accommodating, friendly, genuinely helpful, and will make you feel beautiful! Phil just wants to make people happy, and he’s really good at it :)

Phil was my dream wedding photographer from the get-​go. He had photographed my family back in 2010, and ever since I have been following his photography online. He was incredibly easy to work with and everyone in the wedding party loved him. I have gotten so many compliments on our wedding photos, as every single one he took is stunning. His coverage was amazing – he got pictures of everything, from the guests and family to our wedding décor and catered food! His two assistants were also a delight to work with. In addition, Phil was incredibly fast with editing and, if I am remembering correctly, we even got our pictures while we were still honeymooning! He also helped my mother put together a beautiful printed book, which I am incredibly thankful for. Thank you, Phil, for the best wedding photos anyone could ask for!

Phillip shot our wedding and I think we will be forever grateful for the great pictures!
Here are some more honest reasons I would recommend him… First, he and his assistants were very professional. They knew what they were doing, they worked hard, and they had passion for capturing great moments beautifully. Phillip also has a great personality and is always smiling and enthusiastic which helped us get through a long but wonderful day of crazy busyness and fun. I think our relatives were lucky he was around too because he was always ready to jump in and get a much better photograph than what some of them could have done on their own.
Second, his post production and editing work is second to none. Without even asking him, he edited one of the awkward shadows out of a picture that I mentioned I wanted to make a large canvas print of. I was happy to think it wasn’t a big deal, but it looks way better without the shadow right on the wedding dress. He has a great eye and takes pride in his work.
Again, bottom line is that I feel lucky that we had him there… we only get one wedding and I couldn’t be happier with the memories we now have because of Phillip!

Phil is such an awesome guy! He is much more than a photographer. He really is a true artist, capturing superb shots of our wedding that depicted the love, emotion, and feel of such an important and magical day. He is so personable and kind that he felt to us as a friend or part of the family, even a special guest helping us to chronicle this small and wondrous moment in time.

I don’t even know where to start with Phil.
A) Super professional. B.) Amazing rates C.) Technology friendly D.) Super comfortable to work with!
A) Philip just is so great at what he does, from angles to editing your photos; he knows how to get the best shots out of you! He’s calm, collected and definitely can get a smile out of anyone!
B.) He took AMAZING shots of 30 of my friends for our homecoming session in 2011. We were charged only $ 10 a head for 2 hours of work and over 100+ shots edited!
C.) Those 100+ shots, ALL uploaded to a private downloadable album and a large amount posted to Facebook within a few HOURS of them being taken! In this day and age of technology who could ask for any better?
D.) Philip is such a laid back kind of guy, use to working with kids (he’s a sub. teacher at local high schools in the Santa Barbara area) so he’s great with families! He really knows how to help people relax in front of the camera!
So. BOTTOM LINE: You will LOVE Phil.
Book him now, check out his website and like his Facebook page and keep up with his AMAZING work :)

Stunningly beautiful work, a friendly and personable guy — what else could you want in a wedding photographer! After being in this business for 14 years — I highly recommend him.
Toby — the Santa Barbara Wedding Coordinator–
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Phil has been a much-​loved family friend of ours for many years, and he is truly as wonderful an individual as has been mentioned in previous reviews. He is also a fabulous photographer! The photos he took at my daughter’s wedding are stunning! We will treasure them forever (which is the best way to feel about those once-​in-​a-​lifetime shots!) He has also taken photos of my three daughters at various ages and stages through the years, and they are lovely, and SO priceless. I can’t recommend him highly enough, for whatever photo needs you may have!

I met Phil through a friend … He took some amazing photos of her and her then boyfriend that blew me away and I knew I wanted some pics for myself someday. I contact him via Facebook and a couple of years ago was able to arrange a shoot with him. I think Phil’s personality comes out in the photos of his subjects, who are obviously very at-​ease and confident, as that’s the way he makes you feel. I cannot say enough about him, or his eye for finding, and creating great shots. Phil is easy-​going and one of the nicest people I know — and his images are stunning and unique. I highly recommend him if you are looking for something a little outside of the box and fun. You won’t be disappointed!

Phil is a wonderful photographer!!! I have used him for several catalog shoots for my bridal accessories line! Check out some of his work here:
His biggest strength lies in creating a friendly comfortable environment! He is incredible at putting an unseasoned model to ease. He knows how to draw people out and capture the moments unnoticed by the blind eye. He is great in a high stress environment which makes him, I’m sure the ideal wedding photographer. He’s the kind of guy that will save the day not add more stress to your wedding!
Hire Phil as your photographer and you’ll have a friend for life!!!

We’re a whole family of Phillip fans! We lucked into finding him through a friend’s recommendation, and couldn’t have been more pleased. Phil’s obviously talented, and as a nice bonus, his whole breezy charm thing won us all over, and it shows in the pictures! He had our whole group relaxed and happy, and I loved that he was able to capture the «moments”– the quiet ones, the sweet ones, and the hilarious ones. I’d love to take our photos with Phillip again!

So glad that my friend recommended Phillip for our family pictures. We had a group of 16 and every single one of us loved how our pictures turned out. Phillip was friendly and fun. He got the pictures back to us really quickly. But most importantly, the pictures were great and really captured each person’s personality. I don’t even live in Santa Barbara, but next time I’m passing through I think I’ll try to get our family photos with Phillip again!