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High Sierra Photos

Snowmass, CO
4.8 out of 5 rating, 18 Reviews
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    Roxie A. Sent on 07/18/2021
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    Endless Laughter!

    Marta is truly amazing. Sometimes being in front of a camera is awkward but she made us feel so comfortable. We barely noticed she was there, we just focused on us and being in the moment. Our guest even complimented us on how professional, fun and easy going Marta was.
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    Kirsten Sent on 08/12/2019
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    Outstanding!

    We are so happy we chose High Sierra Photo. Marta is fun, fit, energized and on it! She captured everything! She has an excellent eye and camera. The quality was perfect!
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    Angela M. Sent on 07/21/2019
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    Everyone at my wedding loved Marta!

    My husband and I eloped in Truckee earlier this year and had 18 of our closest family/ friends there with us. I knew working with Marta was going to be so much fun right from our first conversation. She guided me in choosing the right package for my needs and I appreciate that she asked me questions that made my creative thoughts start to flow. By the time we ended our consult conversation, I felt like we were both excited about my day. She is a delightful combination of sunshine, calmness, and positivity amidst all the chaos that a wedding day brings. Not only was Marta an amazing added positive energy to the experience, her eye and ability to capture the moments within the moments is so beautifully pictured in our photos. I felt so confident that her eye was on the lookout for all of those tiny details and even our preview shots showed that so perfectly. I cannot wait for our paths to cross again.
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    Jessica Sent on 10/16/2017
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    Marta surpassed any of our expectations and was an incredible photographer at our wedding. She made us feel comfortable and at ease, and had so many fantastic ideas for capturing a variety of shots of our wedding. We had a hard time picking favorites! Marta was professional, punctual, easy-going, and creative. We highly recommend booking her for your special event; you will be NOT be disappointed!
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    Hannah Sent on 06/26/2017
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    Excellent professional work and beautiful images, keen eye, and wonderful interpersonal skills. Great photographer!
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    Cassie Sent on 06/07/2017
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    Marta was awesome! She has a great eye and gets creative with the photos. She makes sure everyone is looking good by posing people and she also took great candid shots. She was so fun to work with.
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    Stephanie Sent on 01/26/2017
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    Ours was a small wedding, in a quiet venue--far from the amazing landscapes of Tahoe and the High Sierras. But what Marta captured was nothing short of the miraculous. She truly has a gift for lighting and composition that I couldn't really appreciate until after the wedding. Our venue and schedule of events were admittedly limiting and challenging. But what Marta was able to do with the space, the lighting and the group was truly astonishing. She was on time and present at all the important events during the evening. She was communicative, fun and very flexible. She worked within our schedules and budget. Everyone from the Grandmas to the wedding planner absolutely loved her! (And loved her even more after we received the photos and saw what she had captured.) We received pictures within a day or so of the event--while visiting relatives were still in town and we could share the pictures with them (No immediate honeymoon for us). Within a few short weeks, we received the entire shoot--hundreds and hundreds of photos--all of which are uniquely beautiful and capture the joy of the evening. Marta captured moments and perspectives that no one had witnesses and we were surprised when we saw the photos. Marta even went the extra step to edit certain photos to accentuate the special moments by adjusting colors and/or lighting. She is a true artist. We heartily and without reservation recommend Marta and High Sierra Photos!
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    Teresa Sent on 02/07/2017
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    Totally professional but still lots of fun to work with!
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    Julia Sent on 09/08/2016
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    Marta is absolutely the BEST. She makes you feel so comfortable and confident during your shoot! We highly recommend booking her because he is more than a photographer, she becomes a friend. We love our photos!
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    Karl Sent on 11/15/2016
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    Marta was such a pleasure to work with, an absolute professional - and I would highly recommend her. My wife and I were so pleased with everything about the day, most of all how wonderful our pictures turned out. After our initial consultation she was more than accommodating as our plans for the day evolved, helping us to find a second shooter, a videographer, and had suggestions for a variety of vendors in the Lake Tahoe area. On our wedding day Marta had the perfect combination of a laid-back attitude while being assertive when needed, making sure that we had all of the shots we requested, but without making the day stressful. And afterwards, she provided us with all of the final photos quickly and in a variety of formats ready to go - One of the photos even won an award in a bridal magazine! If Marta is available for your wedding, book her immediately!
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    Tiffany Sent on 10/05/2016
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    Marta was amazing. She was so nice and professional and made everyone feel so comfortable. We had a huge wedding party of 18 people but she was easily able to give everyone direction and get our group pictures done in the short time frame we had between festivities. She took her time photographing me and my husband and we had an absolute blast getting to know her. We took some very unique pictures jumping on a trampoline that we loved. She captured the excitement and emotions of our favorite day perfectly through her camera. We highly highly recommend her to anyone looking for an amazing professional photographer! We will definitely be using her in the future for any other events we may have!
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    C Sent on 10/18/2016
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    Marta was so amazing! She made the process fun and enjoyable, was easy to work with, very accommodating, and the final product turned out spectacular. She does a good job of making everyone feel comfortable on camera. We couldn't be happier with our choice of photographer. Everyone was very impressed, the quality was top-notch, and the turn-around was lightning fast. Having worked for the Yosemite Conservancy for many years, she really had all the experience in photographing in Yosemite. She really knows how to capture the right balance between action shots and scenery. She has a way of capturing the right moments/authenticity in people. Overall, we were delighted with Marta of High Sierra Photos!
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    Will Sent on 09/20/2016
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    Marta was amazing! I proposed to my Fiance on Eagle Rock in Lake Tahoe on Labor Day weekend. Marta went above and beyond! I asked her to pose as a tourist, so she hiked up to Eagle Rock and scoped out the area, well before the planned date, and sent me pictures of where I should stand for the best shots and angles! Who does that!?!?

    Marta was very professional, on time, and happy to be there. It was a very special moment, and she captured everything we could have wanted. It was a wonderful experience, and if we have our wedding anywhere near her, we know who to call! Thanks Marta!
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    Agnes Sent on 08/12/2016
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    Marta was very professional. She was on-time at the day of the wedding. She was very flexible when I requested if she can come early. She was very knowledgeable. I will definitely hire her again on my next event.
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    Jillian Sent on 09/07/2016
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    We absolutely LOVED working with Marta! Not only is her work amazing, she is an amazing person to work with. She captured so many beautiful pictures of my husband and I, along with our family/ friends drinking, laughing and celebrating. She made us feel at ease taking the traditional pictures as well. The pictures came out above and beyond our expectations. Marta is a genuinely lovely and fun person which makes the whole experience that much better. Besides our wedding celebration photos we also had our son baptized the following day, and I can't say enough how wonderful it was to have her capture those precious moments. She truly is so easy to work with and made the whole experience fun and tailored it to our personality. Highly recommended!
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    You definitely want to book Marta to capture your memorable moments! She has a talent for bringing the magic out through a photo and is willing to travel to adventurous locations for the perfect shot. We loved how she put us at ease with her lovable personality which helped bring out the best in our photos.
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    S Sent on 08/17/2016
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    Marta did our wedding in Yosemite, and we couldn't be happier with the results. She was very professional, and her knowledge of the area got us some unique, amazing photos. She seemed to genuinely be enjoying herself, which made taking photos fun versus the chore I had expected it to be. She's a great find, and I absolutely recommend her for any event you may have.
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    Peter Sent on 07/08/2017
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    Having worked many events in my life, and as a designer and marketing person, having looked through hundreds of sets of professional photos from events, I can say pretty confidently this our wedding set was the worst photo set I have seen. Consistent focus and framing issues, lens distortion from inappropriate lens selection, and at $1400, and only 350 photos from 2 separate shooters – reveals how slim the final selections were. The sheer volume of depth of field issues was amazing - half of a group would be out of focus, or distorted due to use of lens.

    While we initially liked Marta, her energy and attitude - and I hate bashing someone with such good energy - but we are deeply disappointed at the photos. Most importantly, we had also asked Marta to get a simple static video of the ceremony – to just set up a spare DSLR on a tripod, press start at the top of the ceremony and get it on record. She agreed. After the wedding she informed us that “the camera cut out spontaneously” in the middle of the ceremony. She was “so sorry!”. It was the most important request we made of her.

    We have even gone so far as to request a 50% refund, at least, due to all the problems. We'll see where that gets us. No response from Marta after we wrote her back, responding in disbelief that she didn't get the video. Pure radio silence, which says a lot.

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    Dear Peter,

    First let me clarify that I was hired by 3rd party. My contract wasn’t directly with you - I had no control over the editing process. I didn’t take any $ from you and have no power considering your refund.

    I feel terrible about the video. Unfortunately I misunderstood how important it was to you to have this recording. I assumed wrongly that if it was your highest priority, you would have hired a professional videographer. Per our discussion I was to do it as a favor to you at no cost. It did pose extra work for me - extra camera, batteries, tripod & hours of sending big files over. I do really feel your pain - your performance was extraordinary and It is a shame that the video cut off by the end. Please accept my sincere apologies. As for radio silence - from the tone of your most recent email, I didn’t think there was anything I could say or do to remedy the loss.

    As for the photos, there are few points I’d like to make. I don’t know what your contract was with the company on photo count, but myself I delivered over a 1K photos. Your wedding was a short one & challenging to shoot: you had very limited time to take photos, because you didn’t want to miss your party (which I respect completely but it does limit the amount of photo opps). Also you dismissed my suggestion to shoot family photos in a well lit area, in favor of having lake backdrop, on a very narrow path that down-sloped towards the lake with kayaks & warnings signs. I had very little room to work with & the scene was backlit, hence the choice of the lens. Still I was shooting well within a customary length around 30mm. As for depth of field - f5.6 - 7.1 are pretty standard also. When I read your review I got really scared. One thing is to get a negative review - another is to really screw up somebody’s wedding photos. I do have many correctly lit, correctly exposed & in focus photos from your wedding. Perhaps the company didn’t deliver ALL the photos to you?
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