Youngimage Photography

Poor service and communication with customers. Looks like they have a lot of super high and super low reviews; good luck ;) I can’t say that I enjoy overbooked operations that misuse trust and people’s time.

Young is a nice person to work with, on time, prompt replies.
However, the quality of the photographs forces me to give this review. I took a groupon coupon initially. Upon seeing the proof album, I had some issue with the photos which I emailed back. They said that was natural. I thought may be the original (100% by 300ppi) photos will be better. They had offered a 200 $ price for the entire album for two days. I took that up and paid 200 $+ taxes along with the groupon that I had already bought for the pictures, costing me a 250 $ net price. However, when the copies arrived, they were the same, with same and more issues. Listing the issues which I observed in Young’s photography :
1. Framing — I asked if this was the original or cropped, I would like to see the original. But they said this is how they were clicked. Issues were — unnecessary cropping of head when the pose doesn’t really demand that, tilting of frame when not necessary and it makes the frame look worse than better.
2. Editing — over exposure, excessive contrast combined with excessive saturation resulting in weird colored light appearing in the edges, cloning of pictures without proper blending of the image.
3. Resolution — checking the EXIF of the images, they use Sony camera. I do not have much knowledge about the technicality of the camera in particular. The resolution is 2667×4000, which is good enough (although I usually use a higher one). However, may be due to overexposure and excessive editing, the pictures are very grainy when enlarged, in its colored version, making them inappropriate for printing.
Some of the pictures were really good, so I decided to take the album since it comes at 100% by 300ppi. But I was dissapointed. I emailed them again asking for the corrected version. However, they insisted that this was how they were supposed to be. Appreciate the prompt replies, but there was no positive outcome.

Bought a Groupon from them and they very slyly slipped by another set of fine print in email. Weren’t upfront at all.
More importantly they were very inflexible and refused to tone down the colors as what they gave us were totally bright and unnatural looking photos.
Stay away!!!

We purchased a groupon for engagement photos with Young and we enjoyed him so much, we asked him to be our wedding photographer! He did not disappoint! He was with us the entire day and was a pleasure to be around. While he was fun to have around, he knew when to be in the background. He was great with children and our dog — everyone smiled for Young! We have recommended Young to friends and family and will continue to do so.

Awful customer service and serious lack of professionalism. I booked this photographer for a maternity photo shoot in early May, and scheduled my shoot for early July. She later rescheduled me for the end of July, at 31 weeks pregnant. The night before my shoot, she canceled due to a family emergency. The part that frustrated me was that she offered no solutions to this problem. She said she was booked out for 2 – 3 weeks (mid-​August), but could offer a refund. I explained that I was well into my third trimester so I needed to reschedule ASAP, and that a refund wouldn’t help me since I’d never be able to find another photographer on such short notice. Her response? She informed me via email that she was sending a refund and had no openings until late September… apparently she booked 6 solid weeks in less than 24 hours! It wasn’t even a discussion.
Now I’ll likely not have any maternity photos from my first pregnancy. I bought this photo package on sale, and it’s my honest opinion that the photographer simply decided she didn’t want to honor her agreement because of the discount. Please, don’t reward this unprofessional and unethical business with your patronage.

My fiancé and I just had our engagement photos done by Young. He was awesome! Young was very professional, laid back and super fun to work with. It was our first professional photography session and we didn’t know what to expect, we were both nervous before the session but Young made us feel comfortable, at ease and made us laugh. We seriously had a fun time during the session. The photos turned out great and looked very natural and sincere which is definitely what we were going for. He was also extremely flexible and accommodating to our schedule. Thanks again Young, we’ll be recommending you to family and friends! :-)

Awesome photographer, great attitude and great personality, Very talented and patient. Great costumer service as well. Totally recommend them!

Had family pictures and engagements pictures done last month. We love our pictures, It was our first professional photography session and really didn’t know what to expect, Young made us feel like if a friend of ours was taking the pictures, he made us laugh and made us feel so comfortable at all times. Very professional, always on time, I have nothing bad to say. All we know is that we absolutely love our family pictures and our engagement pictures turn out like a dream! We are referring Young to our family and friends and he will for sure be taking our future family pictures! No doubt. Young thank you so much you are the best! We are very pleased with every single photo!!!
Flora, Kc and kids :)

My family and I (family of 4; 2 adults/​2 children) purchased the $ 25 Groupon. I was a little skeptical, at first, because photo sessions of this caliber usually cost SO much more. However, if the pictures didn’t turn out great, I thought, hey, I’m only out $ 25, so we went for it. I agree with a few reviewers that is was difficult to schedule a session. He mentioned being extremely booked, but that made sense since i’m sure many were taking advantage of the Groupon deal. We lucked out because we ended up taking the spot of someone who canceled, so we were able to get our session scheduled a lot sooner than expected at Gas Works Park. An added bonus, the weather forecast for that day was supposed to be rainy with thunderstorms/​lightening, but we received gorgeous sunshine.
I have to disagree with a couple comments regarding Young’s customer service. Prior to our photo session he was sure to keep in contact with us – confirming dates, time, location, participants involved, and even sent a link to his website where he lists notes to help improve your photo session and to help it run smoothly. He was also great at following up after the photo session, ensuring that we were satisfied with the finished product. I appreciated how detailed his information was, and I also appreciated his quick responses to my inquires. He made himself accessible which was great.
Young was really friendly and patient with myself, my spouse and our children. He even cracked a few jokes to warm us up a bit (I would stick to photography if I were him though, haha). Our session lasted about 35 minutes, and since we finished prior to the 60-​minute mark he offered to let us choose some poses, backdrops, and so on. We ended up getting a great picture with downtown Seattle in the background.
Additionally, I agree that the turnaround for viewing all of our photos and receiving the final product was quick. He estimated it taking 1 – 2 business days before we would get the final 5 digital copies, but I ended up receiving them a couple hours later.
Overall, we were pretty pleased with the end result. We’ve received SO many positive comments on our photos and people can’t believe we only spent $ 25. Talk about a steal. I’m really looking forward to getting our photos printed and hung in our home.

My husband and I had a very pleasant experience taking maternity photos with Young. He was fun to work with, and we can definitely see ourselves wanting to take family photos with Young after our little one arrives as well. I really like his creativity and his eye for good photos, and he gave helpful suggestions on how to pose. What I really appreciated is how he provided us with our proof album so much faster than I expected, and the turnaround for the final versions of our selected photos was very fast as well. Thanks Young, and keep up the great work!

We’re very happy with our photos. Even with a cranky 1-​year-​old, Young was patient, kind, and so accommodating. We’d definitely recommend and use Youngimage in the future!

Can not say enough good things about Young! Family pictures with a toddler and an infant are usually difficult, but Young did an amazing job making us all feel comfortable and got some amazing shots (in between the tantrums). The pictures look great and he managed to capture our little family’s big personality (including the tantrums) in a beautifully artistic way. His prices are reasonable and his professionalism is superb. We’ve found our go-​to photographer in Seattle.

Young did a fantastic job. All of our friend and family are raving about his pics! When he said trust me, I’m so glad I did! He was charming and entertaining. Very patient with our very active and at times inactive 1 year old. Will def get more pics of our little princess done by young again! Thanks so much!

Do not buy a Groupon from this person. Even though they don’t tell you before you purchase the Groupon. They will not schedule something at all convenient for you. You get pushed to the end of the line and treated like a persona non grata us. I don’t support anyone who doesn’t believe in good customer service to all.

We just received our photos today and we couldn’t be MORE pleased! Young does wonderful work… we purchased a Groupon deal from him and he OVER delivered… It will be hard to choose, they ALL look AMAZING! He was fun to work with, family friendly and I would highly recommend his work! Thank you Thank you!

Young is amazing at what he does. I was a little skeptical about the great deal we were getting but it was well worth it. The hour of shooting was great. Lots of movement and consistent effort on Young’s part that we got great shots. The photos were ready much quicker than I expected and they all looked AMAZING! The editing was beautiful. Super natural looking. I am looking forward to using Young again for our next photo needs. Highly recommended!

Young’s customer service and professionalism is very poor. I initially bought a coupon for a couples session, first, it was a hassle to get an availability during the weekend as all weekends were booked for the next 3 months, then when advising that Id rather book in March because I was pregnant, they told me that I could not use the coupon because rates for a Maternity Session are different.
I clarified that I wanted a couples session with my husband and the fact that I am pregnant should not be an excuse for denying a couples session service or to try to charge higher rates.
Awful and very frustrating experience. The reply from Young was that it was my fault for not reading the fine print (which clearly states that couples session are included) and that I should have asked questions if it was not clear.

I bought the $ 50 Groupon for Young photography and both my wife and I think he did a wonderful job. Loved the shots and picture quality. He gave great directions about how to stand and what to do, which made for some great and creative pictures. I thought he was easy going, professional and a great communicator.

Just had engagement photos done with Young and the pictures were excellent! We got a groupon deal for a 1 hr on site photo shoot which came with different location options and we ended up choosing pike place. There were several poses/​backgrounds and Young made us feel really comfortable even though I was a little nervous. His communication was great throughout the process, and was really quick to respond to any questions I emailed. I would definitely recommend!

I must say that Young’s worksmanship is very poor and unprofessional. Many photos produced are grainy, out of focus, or have purple fringing. see image I uploaded. He charges very low fee — I paid $ 25 for an one hour session. So if you care more about $, have time to waste and don’t mind shoddy work — «Best of luck to you.» Those are the words from him, when he blamed me for picking the wrong pictures and refused to take any responsibility for the terrible quality.