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Fantastic Photography

Fantastic Photography

Hampton, VA
3.9 out of 5 rating, 27 Reviews
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27 Reviews
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
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    Sarah Sent on 09/26/2018
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    Chris was amazing! He went above and beyond our expectations! He and his assistant traveled 4 hours to get to our venue and arrived early and ready to go. We got married under the Natural Bridge which is a tough location to photograph based on other photos I have seen from previous weddings there. But I didn't have to worry about that! No other photographers could have done as good of a job capturing everything from the entire Natural Bridge with our wedding party to split second moments on the dance floor. I didn't know we could be more in love until I saw his beautiful pictures. They are stunning! We received our photos very quickly and the range and quality of the shots is awesome! We couldn't be happier! I highly recommend Chris to be your wedding photographer.
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    Megan Sent on 10/02/2017
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    Chris and Fantastic Photography was phenomenal for our big day! He was very attentive to details and on time schedule! Very easy to work with on the big day and for the whole planning phase! 5 stars isn't enough!
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    Queen Sent on 04/03/2016
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    Amy and Chris have been so wonderful. Their work is great for the price. I am fortunate to have found them.
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    Nicole Sent on 12/21/2016
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    Wonderful experience, amazing photos and outstanding service. Would highly recommend!
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    Shannon Sent on 05/09/2016
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    I loved Amy and Chris! They were very knowledgeable and made sure the lighting was perfect for each shot!!
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    We are so happy we hired them for our wedding. Our pictures are beautiful and couldn't ask for anything more. We only had to wait about a month for us to get our cds in the mail. Also price is very affordable. My only regret was that I didn't hire them for video too!
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    So friendly and flexible. We used them for engagement and wedding pictures. They drove to multiple locations for the engagement shoot. They offered suggestions for shots I would have never thought about. They got the pictures back quick too. Wedding pictures were great. You saw them, but they were never invasive. They always responded quickly to emails and phone calls.
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    Nima Sent on 08/19/2015
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    I just want to continually thank Chris and Amy. They both work so well together to help capture your moment and when they get inspired by your requests, it fuels your inspiration even more. The images have such a fairy tale dream quality to them and they have such professionalism. On top of that it is such a great value and they will have your beautiful images available to you in no time.
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    Chris and Amy are amazing! They responded to questions quickly and made sure we got everything we wanted with the pictures and video. Everything turned out great and I'm so glad we picked them to help us capture and remember our wedding day!
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    Lanette Sent on 01/03/2015
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    Chris and Amy were a joy to work with, they captured amazing images of my wedding. I am so pleased with them. Thank you guys for helping make our dreams come true. And we received our photos super fast! I'll see you guys again, guaranteed!
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    Andrea Sent on 01/27/2015
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    Very pleased! Chris and Amy were willing to work with us at short notice and did an amazing job. We are so pleased with the video and would highly recommend! Very professional and accommodating. Thanks for making our big day extra special!
    - Andrea & Patrick
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    Mary Sent on 04/01/2014
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    I have no complaints at all about the services Chris and Amy provided. They arrived almost two hours before the ceremony was set to start. Amy setup the video equipment while Chris took photos of me in hair and makeup, then traveled to meet the groom and take photos of him while Amy finished the prep photos. They had our photo list available on the spot and even had a few extra poses of their own that looked wonderful. I would definitely recommend them to others.
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    Barbara Sent on 03/31/2014
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    My only complaint is the photographer was in several parts of the video, but I am so glad he stayed dedicated to the photos because they all turned out amazing and he caught several moments I never thought anyone would catch so quick. IMO they should charge more but I am so glad they didn't!!
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    Tara Sent on 10/09/2013
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    My husband and I were first attracted to the price of their services, so we decided to meet them. They met with us twice before the wedding to show us past pictures and videos and the equipment they would use. We liked them because they were very professional, especially on the wedding day. They took time taking the formal portraits, to make sure the lighting and background would be good, and right after the reception they offered to take even more of just my husband and me before leaving. They wanted to be sure that I had gotten as many pictures as I wanted. All of the pictures were edited beautifully, and it's apparent to me that their advertisements are true about them spending a great effort with editing. I am especially happy with the ones of just my husband and me! I got the pictures back within 4 weeks, which is comparatively very amazing timing! I would highly recommend them.
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    They offered great value, were very prompt and took great photos. I have heard many horror stories about wedding photos and couples waiting extensive amounts of time to receive their photos, but you do not have to worry about that with Chris and Amy. Everything was delivered in the time promised. It rained the entire day and they even brought cute rain boots to wear with my dress for some of the fun photos. I would definitely recommend them and would use them again.
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    Jessica Sent on 05/30/2016
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    I am in love with the photos. We didn't have a lot of time to take a lot of formals with the family and therefore had to forego some shots, However, Chris made sure to get a few good shots. I love the fact that we have so many shots of our guests during the reception. It's nice to see all the smiles on people's faces. I also like that we have many shots of our first dance. I am able to relive those precious moments through the photograph. Looking forward to getting our video soon.
  • User1856712 Sent on 10/10/2014
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    Still awaiting my photos but they were great to work with

    Fantastic Photography's reply:

    I must apologize that because WeddingWire shows your name as Private User and does not give your wedding date we are not 100% sure which of our clients has left this review but we think we know who it is and we loved working with you on your day and wanted to thank you for choosing us.
    Every client we've had from before the day you reviewed us has received their photos and videos and we hope you loved them as much as we loved working with you.

    Thank you so much,
    Amy Hoover
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    Abel Sent on 03/21/2015
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    they were available for the whole day with no extra payment. they asked as for a specific picture portraits upfront and was accommodating the whole time
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    Lisa Sent on 08/16/2014
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    Chris and Amy are great people. We were looking to maintain a certain budget for our June 7th wedding and found their deal on Groupons. We had some editing issues at first and they graciously re-edited our product in a timely fashion.
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    Jennifer Sent on 05/29/2018
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    We did our engagement photos, wedding photos and wedding video with Fantastic Photography. We were very pleased with our engagement photos, they turned out beautifully. On our wedding day, we hired Chris as lead photographer, his assistant Kurt, and videographer Jaymee. Overall, the day went smoothly! Once we finally got our wedding photos back (5 and a half months later!) we were very pleased and absolutely loved the photos and the quality. We only regret not having a few certain photos taken, but we have many to look back on for memories. We didn't receive our wedding video for another week after getting our photos. Once we received that and watched it, we were very disappointed and upset to say the least. The quality of the video and transitioning was terrible. There were a lot of important things missing (which I later found out certain reasons were poor techniques such as shaky camera, turning it too fast and making the picture crooked, videographer's head in the way of some shots, etc.) I let Chris know that we were unhappy and he did show intention to make things right but put us on the back burner since he had several other clients to work on since he was so far behind. In the meantime, he did agree to send me our raw footage so we could at least have that to look back on. Four months have gone by and we still haven't received our final wedding video from him. I reached out to him, but he is not always the best with communication. I would recommend this company for photography but not wedding videography.

    Fantastic Photography's reply:

    We are awaiting the client to update their review after significant and substantial changes are being made to the video by a new video editing team. Jennifer, I apologize if your experience was substandard! Your videography package was grandfathered in when we took over the videography for H Squared when the videographer became disabled. We no longer offer the simple videography product you booked and received as we now supplement our full length videos with our new equipment we purchased in November 2017 that offers a more cinematic look and feel. Future clients can view the capabilities of the equipment and new editing team by visiting the videography page on our website!
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    Carina Sent on 12/14/2016
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    At first we were all aboard with H Squared -the pricing was awesome, especially for an all day thing, pictures we saw on their portfolio were great (editing was wonderful). However, we were not impressed with the variety of pictures (i.e. at least 8-10 shots of the same people in a row)

    When asked to go around and take pictures with guest, I got denied since it was their time "to eat." my husband and I barely had pictures with guest during the reception (especially the one's who were sitting down). Chris was focusing more of the dance floor and not were me and my husband were located. One point I had to tell Amy to follow me so she can take pictures (keep in mind Chris is the main photographer, so he should've been taking more pictures of the bride/groom). Nevertheless unhappy with the outcome and would not recommend them.

    Fantastic Photography's reply:

    Carina and family are amazing people who also run a competing photo/video business! We're sorry mistakes were made, unfortunately on both sides, and we can all learn from this:
    (1) 8-10 shots/variety: Entire weddings viewable on our website prove our variety and what we offer, but I'm sorry that you felt your variety wasn't great. (2) Eating: The communication barrier caused this problem, which has never happened again in two years. (3) Photos with guests: It was not communicated with us or put in the schedule that you would like group photos with about two dozen tables. It is HIGHLY recommended this sort of thing be scheduled or a group shot is scheduled if a bride/groom wants a photograph physically present with every guest. (4) Focus on dance floor. When people are dancing Chris has amazing experience at providing the highest quality split-second action photos. The second photographer was available and focused elsewhere, Chris took many photos elsewhere in the reception, and were he alone it would have been a different scenario altogether. Best wishes to you and your husband for an amazing future and I wish your family's business the best!
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    Lisa Sent on 04/26/2020
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    Disappointed to say the least....

    THIS IS A SCAM!!
    My daughter got married January 25, 2019 and we have yet to get our pictures. Have made several attempts to contact Chris but have been given excuses or have just been ignored all together. I wish I would have chosen a reliable photographer.
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    Courtnay S. Sent on 03/13/2019
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    Disappointed customer

    My husband and I had a wedding done on the 24th of November. It is March 13th and we do not have what we paid in full for. He has our money and we do not have our pictures nor do we even have an idea if we are even going to get our pictures because he is not responding to us about our pictures. I do not wish for anyone else to go through this. This person has memories I probably will never see.
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    Robert W. Sent on 09/12/2019
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    SCAM. Do not hire! SCAM

    Chris will be happy to take your money and maybe even show up to a wedding. He might even look like he's taking pictures or show you a couple on the camera to convince you. After the event you will never see a single photo from this scammer. He makes excuse after excuse why he can't provide edited or unedited photos and thats only if he answers your messages. If you've hired him in the past please contact wedding wire and any other resourse under which he's listed to report the fraud so they can remove his listing. Don't let him ruin your wedding!
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    Heather Sent on 09/11/2019
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    Stay Away, don't hire. Scam artist

    If I could review with no stars I would. Chris photographed my wedding in June and it took him a month of me messaging for him to finally respond to me about my pictures. He claims he is medically ill, but he has been sick for months and continued to take clients on for weddings that he had no intention of doing the photos for. I have asked for the unedited and have got every excuse under the sun. Stay away. He's awful. That being said, he asked me, the bride for payment 5 separate times during the wedding instead of my coordinator.

    Fantastic Photography's reply:

    These are the replies I get while communicating with clients while I am presently admitted to the hospital for serious medical issues, but I no longer can expect people to have a heart or be decent.
    “but he has been sick for months and continued to take clients on for weddings that he had no intention of doing the photos for.” Totally untrue, I have a 100% arrival rate for weddings, do an amazing job each time, but medical issues extended my backlog and I am currently not taking any weddings due to that. This is so blatantly false I can’t believe you can sleep at night saying it.

    “ I have asked for the unedited and have got every excuse under the sun.” I told you I could provide 40-100 gigs of raws or would have to edit them to make jpgs useful and that’s not good enough for you.
    “Stay away. He's awful.” See my photos, they are amazing.
    “That being said, he asked me, the bride for payment 5 separate times during the wedding instead of my coordinator.” I do not believe this is true either. You should try writing senators about how the government dropped my health insurance without warning for what I can prove is false reasons and didn’t reply to my appeals rather than attack me for being ill.
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