James Everett Photography

James was our AMAZING wedding photographer at our November 2015 wedding at the Presidio. He has a gift with light and the camera and was able to capture some amazing moments with us, our guests and the gorgeous San Francisco backdrop. He has a really positive energy and was able to bring out the best personality from our most camera-​shy guests. My wife was is camera-​shy and he did an amazing job making her feel comfortable and beautiful at the wedding. Even after the wedding, our guests commented about how great our photographer was and how much they liked him. Would HIGHLY recommend!

If you are looking for a talented, professional, responsive photographer then look no further. James is in a word «amazing». He photographed our engagement as well as our wedding day and there is not a bad photo in the over 500 pictures he has taken of us. We received so many compliments from our guests, everyone loved James, he was fun, but not intrusive. He caught so many special «candid» moments from our day. He was relaxed and open to our suggestions. If you want a first class photographer that is fairly priced, then contact James Everett Photography, you will not be disappointed!

James took our engagement photos (including my 8 year old son) and I could not be more pleased with our results. We were coming in from out of town for our engagement shoot and I really appreciated James’ professional and quick responses to my emails. He was super efficient at the photo shoot, capturing all of our special moments just perfectly. I very much appreciated his engaging manner with my son and his ability to move quickly — with an 8 year old the attention span is not long! In all, we were able to capture the perfect number of shots with no fuss or delay. James is a true professional and I would recommend him wholeheartedly for any photography work.

We loved working with James! He was responsive and had great suggestions for a family/​maternity photoshoot from the beginning. I was amazed at how he got my almost 3 year old to smile and pose throughout the session. And ultimately he produced amazing photos (which we received a day after the shoot I might add!). Everyone I show the photos to loves them and we couldn’t be happier with the product and service! We will use James again for more family photos in the future.

James has this charisma about him that puts everyone in front of his lens at ease, be it a bride, groom, family, or babies. =) We’ve been working with him for the past 2+ years, first as our wedding photographer and now as our regular family photographer. As a family-​man himself, his ability to make our toddler laugh and smile is priceless! Can’t recommend him enough…

I’m not sure how I skipped over reviewing James after our wedding (sorry, James!) but here I am!
James did our engagement photos & wedding day photos. Our wedding was 10÷6÷2012 and James was such a blessing to have on our special day! He was on-​time, quick and so easy to talk to. His process from beginning to end was very clear, direct and easy. Planning a wedding can be incredibly stressful, and James’ positive attitude and awesome vibes just made it that much easier because he assured me everything would be taken care of the way we discussed. And it was!
My husband has a large, loud, Italian family (mine can be a handful too!), but James made our photos seem effortless even with all the commotion going on in the sidelines! Our photos turned out incredible, we couldn’t be happier. The best part is, we got them the next day!!! Ordering was fast, we ended up ordering a gorgeous collage we have up in our living room now and we get so many compliments.
Thank you, James… it just wouldn’t have been the same without you!

James took our engagement photos and did an AMAZING job.
Here’s why we loved him:
1) he was super prompt in his communications
2) arrived on time to the shoot
3) took his time and wasn’t rushed in the slightest
4) stopped at an extra unplanned location
5) was very funny, friendly and accommodating
6) sent us the files in less than 24 hours even though he had several days before he needed to
7) was extremely patient with me when I couldn’t figure out how to download the high resolution versions. It’s a very, very simple process but I just didn’t scroll down far enough in the email.
8) he took fantastic shots
9) his sharing format makes it VERY easy to share pics with friends and family
10) he loves his job
Thank you James! These pictures will be with us forever.

Look no further… you’ve found your photographer! James is the most amazing photographer. We just had our engagement photos taken and he did the best job! My fiancé was a little uneasy about the whole thing… worried we were going to get stuck being asked to do silly things, but James was so easy to be around, and his attention to detail created some stunning photos!
After three locations, we were sure we had gotten some good shots, but when we got the photos back, it was even better than we thought. My apprehensive fiancé has been talking about them ever since!
If you’re the type who isn’t sure whether to go ahead and get these photos, our advice is do it, and be sure to book James! He’ll make your memories look great!
Thanks James!
~Lauren & Michael

What can we say about James that people haven’t described already? Fast? Efficient? Cool? Chill? Great with Dogs? Totally Awesome???
Our wedding was 10÷19÷12 at Clos LaChance Winery. We had the best DJ, best florist, best caterer and they all gave James great praise. After meeting numerous other Photographers, we were relieved to find James.
He is extremely personable and professional. An absolute pleasure to have around you and more important, makes you feel extremely at ease throughout the whole process.
We did both engagement photos (which I highly recommend) and the wedding.
Thanks for the amazing shots!
Steve and Ariel.

James is great! If you are looking for a professional talented photographer, James is the one. A friend of mine recomended him to me, & I’m so glad she did. I got married on Saturday July 14, 2012, & he emailed me the photos on Monday 7÷16÷12. I had received my engagement photos just as fast. He’s a really cool guy who knows what he’s doing. My family even commented on how good he is. I highly recomend James!

We hired James for a mini engagement photo session which included 45 minutes of picture taking and it included digital prints online. I am so happy with everything! James helped us pick the location, The Palace of Fine Arts, and it was perfect! I can’t believe how well everything turned out. My fiancé didn’t even really want to do it in the first place but James made him feel at ease with the whole process and the pictures came out very natural and beautiful. I just posted one of the pictures on my Facebook and have received sooooo many comments about how perfect the picture is and how we look like movie stars… Thanks James!!!
Not only was James professional, knowledgeable and friendly, he got our pictures to us (retouched and everything) super quickly! Even my fiancé, who didn’t care to get them done, is very impressed with how they turned out and is glad we did it! I highly recommend working with James, he’s great!

my fiancée and i had originally gone with a different photographer, but ran into some issues during the contract signing phase, and no longer felt comfortable. so we went back to james to see if he was available, and much to our delight, he was!
we purchased a package with him, that included an engagement session in sf with negatives, as well as 9 hrs of wedding day coverage (at our wedding in palo alto), with negatives and all photos posted on his website. also, since our wedding was on a sunday in january, he was willing to give us a discount, which was great.
everything i thought of james from my initial meeting with him held true to form, all the way to the end of the wedding. with james, this is what we got:
*highly skilled & professional photographer
*excellent communication throughout, his email response time was always within 24 hrs, and he was always available for phone meetings when needed
*well-​organized and thought out plans for both our engagement shoot and wedding day shoot
*on-​site visit to our wedding venue and surrounding areas (to scope out possible photo taking opportunities) a few weeks before our wedding
on our wedding day, james arrived early to take some photos of the exterior of the hotel where we were getting married. he then came to the room where the bridesmaids and i were getting ready, and proceeded down the very long list of photos that i had requested (bridal party, bride only, dress & accessories). my groom and i also had our «first look» at the hotel, which he set up very well.
one of my must haves was a full wedding party shoot at stanford university before the ceremony, and he handled this beautifully, choosing buildings/​backgrounds that would complement our wedding party colours and let these colours stand out in the photos. even though it was a bit rainy, we were able to complete this shoot, and he even had a nice big umbrella for us to use.
upon return to the hotel, we did immediate family photos with our parents & siblings, then proceeded with the ceremony, chinese tea ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception.
overall, james did a wonderful job covering our wedding, and we really feel that he went above and beyond the call of duty on our wedding day.
*even though the bridesmaids and i were already running late (from hair, makeup & getting dressed), he did a great job getting us back on schedule, displaying
great poise with a gentle, but firm voice.
*since the groom & groomsmen were also running late, he took it upon himself to pin all of the boutonnieres on the guys before they had their shoot.
*as a very anxious and nervous bride, he did a great job in keeping me calm, letting me know that everything was under control, and that everything (and everyone) looked great. at one point, toward the end of cocktail hour, he even went out of his way to get me a drink!
*though we were running late again during the dinner reception, he took our queues and read our body language very well and made sure all other events for the reception were covered in a timely manner.
our photos came back just a few days after the wedding (amazingly fast for wedding day photos), and not only did we enjoy the photos, but we saw that he had given us 700 hi-​resolution negatives (more than the 500 that were promised initially). he also put together a wedding highlights slideshow with music which was a very nice touch and summarized our special day.
we had a great time working with james and getting to know him during our wedding planning process, and would highly recommend him to our friends, family, and future brides and grooms.

We hired James to take photos for our daughter’s 1^st birthday party at a golf course. The party was attended by 130 guests so we wanted a photographer to be able to capture the moments of the day.
James was fantastic. He arrived on time and had a great attitude. We were able to do family portraits at a gazebo as guests were arriving and he took photos of the facility and the decorations. He also did portrait sessions with some of our family members.
He was the first professional photographer to make our daughter smile. That really impressed us! He was great with the kids and did a great job taking pictures of the party and our guests.
He made me laugh during the party because he told me to put my drink down so I could finally have a relaxed picture with my husband. He had a great energy and we felt so comfortable around him.
James best trait is his responsiveness to e-​mails. He responded to our inquiry within 24 hours and he replies within the same day. His price is also reasonable. He presents his work via an online slideshow gallery that you could share with your family friends. You also have an option to purchase photos directly from him via a link that he provides you.
This was such a convenient feature when we shared the pictures with our friends and families. He has a quick turnaround!!! We got our slideshow within a week after the party! He edited the photos creatively and compiled a slideshow that tells a story.
James will give you digital files, which is super important to us. The files also included some photos that he added some creative touch such as making the cake in color to contrast with the black and white photos. In addition, he provided photos with his logo included. We posted these online on our social media sites so we could give him credit.
We love James and he is top on our list. We had originally scheduled a family portrait with him recently but we had to cancel due to conflict in our schedule. We are planning to contact him again in the months ahead to schedule a family session at a nice location in San Francisco. We don’t mind driving to SF to meet James since he’s worth it! His personality and charisma alone is deal maker! :)
HIGHLY recommended!!!

We hired James as our engagement photographer after finding lots of great reviews on Unilocal.My fiancé and I had never done this before so had no idea what to expect. James was super easy to work with from preparation to the actual shoot. He did his best to make us feel comfortable, worked quickly, and even provided refreshments!
We were blessed to have perfect weather, too, and the photos all turned out great. We’ve been getting TONS of compliments from our friends and family.
James was also good at reminding us that we are out own worst critics and should try to appreciate the beauty in all our photos.
Overall, this was a great experience. James is nice, reasonably priced, and we came out with some great San Francisco memories in these photos. Thanks, James!
PS– if you do a photo shoot, do ones at the beach– they are our favorite!!!

We hired James to photo shoot a very and most special day; our wedding day! My wife and I enjoyed working with him from day one. He made us feel comfortable in front of his camera, and as well as in front of many people; during our engagement photo session in the Yerba Buena carousel. It was a most daring pose my wife and I have ever done in public. LOL! But he made us feel confident and relaxed so he can photo shoot us in the most natural feel.
He was definitely very good in making our guests and families feel relaxed and just ‘have-​fun’ kind of feel during our wedding day. We have one hundred guests, but James managed all of us in an unpretentious manner. It was really fun taking pictures with him! We have hundreds of high-​quality pictures to commemorate our wedding day. James and the service he’s provided is something we will always remember. He’s part of something very special for me and wife.
Thank you very much James for the life-​time memories my wife and I will dearly cherish for the rest of our lives!

My wife & I had a really excellent experience with James. We hired him to do our 1^st daughter’s newborn photos. We knew that we wanted to do some shots outside on the water, and we wanted some traditional new baby photos. James was super-​accomodating & communicative as I asked questions & confirmed information leading up to the day of the shoot. On the day of the shoot, he was on time & ready to go. We did a ton of shots in our home, where he scoped out the best lighting & location. He followed our direction & opinion where we had some & offered his, too. Although it was raining out, he had no problem heading down to China Beach to do the outside shots we wanted, and he was great at getting the right angle & the right lighting for the shots.
His website user interface is great & easy to use. He was *really* quick at getting us our photos back, especially given that it was during the holiday season. We *loved our photos as did everyone we sent them to. Very, very impressed.
James is a young, hip guy with a great eye. Definitely recommend him.

First let me say that I would have given Photo James more than 5 stars if I could. Photo James did my wedding in 2007. He did better than I could have ever hoped for. He is so creative and really knows what he is doing. He does a great job capturing everything seeming to be everywhere at once while at the same time not even being noticed. He controlled the crowd very well during group shot time… in fact, immediately following the wedding I got many compliments on how friendly, yet productive the photographer was. When the next event arises where I am in need of a professional photographer, there’s absolutely no shopping for me — I know just the guy!
We have also subsequently done business with Photo James ordering a few prints, and even on the small requests he’s very professional and very fast to respond!

Exceptional photographer! Heck I’d give him 10 more stars if I could! Where was this guy when I was planning my wedding?!
James has the eye and passionately loves what he does. Those were enough reasons for me to hire him to take photos of my family but mostly my baby. He made it easier and convenient by coming to us, driving to our home 45minutes away (He’s from SF). And for additional photos, he didn’t mind driving another 10 minutes to shoot more at a nearby park.
He translated our looks on photographs well. My 7month old at the time looked beautiful than ever. My husband and I looked un-​raggedy and decent (Since having our baby, we’ve been looking wrinkly and haggard). Our semi dilapidated house looked unreal as a background canvas. Who knew there were actually nice spots to take pics around our 60yr old house? Obviously only JM knew.
This guy will go to lengths to take THE shot… it’s all about that special capture and composition right? If something had to break along the process then it’s all worth as long as it’s not his camera. He accidentally broke our chair in the process of shooting my baby who was slowly becoming restless. The picture turned out to be one of my favorites! Well worth a broken chair… It was a piece of crap anyway.

James Mueller shot my friend’s wedding several years back before I knew them and their wedding album was absolutely breathtaking. When I got engaged last year and started to think about photographers and did some research online and found several that I liked. I also remembered my friend’s beautiful album and contacted James.
After interviewing all 3 photographers, James stood out in a class of his own. His work was the most artistic and was absolutely gorgeous, his pricing was comparable even on the less expensive side, and his he was so comfortable and charming. James was really friendly and funny yet very professional. He really got to know us and wanted to know every detail of our wedding and understood the unique style we were going for. James was as eager and excited to shoot our vintage 1950s style wedding as we were about getting married!
James shot both our engagement and wedding photos and both came out better than we had ever dreamed. He is truly an artist and his passion and love for photography shows through his work. I know years from now, thanks to James, I will be able to look back at my wedding album and remember every detail and relive every emotion of the most wonderful day of my life. I will definitely contact James when we decide to have babies and have referenced him to all my friends who are getting married and/​or looking for a photographer!

I’ve recommended James to all my friends and family, and have had several people ask me for his info because of his amazing photos. We chose James mainly because of his creative style and professionalism. He was a bit on the pricey side, but you really get what you pay for, and we wanted to make sure we had wonderful pictures to have for a lifetime. Among all the photographers that I interviewed in his price range — he really was the best choice as far as quality, personability and style.
James was great to work with and lots of fun, (and cute!). He took many amazing shots. He’s really good at helping the bridal party have a great time while strolling along the city streets. My family continues to use him, and I can’t wait to get married again so we can hire James! =)