Nadine Samuels Photography

Nadine is absolutely fantastic. She photographed our children’s B’Nai Mitzvah and did a phenomenal job. She was able to understand what we were looking for and our constraints (a child who hated being photographed). She made everyone feel comfortable and was unobtrusive and a joy to work with. She caught the emotions of the day so well and managed to take gorgeous photos of everyone, including the child who hates being photographed! She did a great job working with us to put together a meaningful book. If you are looking for someone who can work with adults and children with equal skill, who can capture the heart of a serious celebration with as much ease and thought as she can kids joyfully dancing at a party, look no further. Nadine is the one you want. I would hire her again in a second!!!

I have worked with a number of photographers for business over the past 30 years. Nadine does superior work, is very personable to work with, is a great director to get the best out of me and my smile :). I highly recommend her for personal photos and for events as she did an amazing job at my daughters’ bat mitzvahs as well.

Desperately in need of a headshot, and considering myself decidedly unphotogenic, I called Nadine. As soon as I arrived at her door, no bones about it, off we went with Jacques her dog, into the garden for the photo shoot. It was like nothing I’ve done before. Gone were the days of stilted, self-​cosncious poses and endless spreads of sad little photos. Nadine is such a pro, so warm and fun, I had a great time, and it shows. All the pictures came out, if I may say so myself, beautifully ! I didn’t know which one to pick. I highly recommend Nadine, she really knows what she’s doing.

Nadine has created wonderful, and seemingly candid portraits of our family that really stand the test of time — our favorite family portraits by a long shot. I’m not sure how she does it, but people who would *never* smile with a camera pointed at them are captured in happy, joyous moments. Nadine has a wonderful eye, a quiet, easy going presence, and a way of working that makes it easy for people to let her inside the circle. I think her people skills, even more than her technological skills, which are profound, make the magic happen. I’ve seen her work at weddings, bar mitzvahs (she did two for us), school events, small gatherings, etc. She handled a few «difficult» and demanding clients (my relatives, ahem), with humor, patience, grace and professionalism. And the result is a wide range of very usable material — it’s far too easy to fill a book — we went with the larger size this time around, because of the range and quality of the photos. In terms of business, Nadine is also completely dependable, a pleasure to work with, and very affordable. I’d happily recommend her — she’s fantastic.

Nadine is an extraordinary photographer and so wonderful to work with. I’d heard about her through some friends of mine who’d hired her for a wedding, as I was blown away by their wedding pictures. I was starting up my own business and wanted a good headshot for my website, and she was happy to oblige at an extremely affordable rate.
All I can say is, she somehow brought out the movie star in me. I literally got so many gorgeous photos from our shoot that I had 10 in equal contention. We’d tried out lots of different colors (I brought different outfits) and different locations near her studio, and she worked with me on choosing the best ones and then editing them for that extra shine. Frankly, I felt beautiful after working with her. And she was so funny and lovely and very much put me at ease.
I should also note that I used a couple of her photos of me for my online dating profile and the response was instantaneous. Suddenly tons of people wanting to meet me in person – so she helped me with my love life, too!
I can’t say enough about Nadine. Whether for weddings, bar/​bat mitzvahs, business promotions, websites or online dating, she’ll find what is most beautiful in you through her camera.

We are event planners. We have worked with Nadine and she is great. Her pictures are beautiful and she is so easy to work with. She keeps calm and makes everybody very comfortable with her easy demeanor. We really enjoy working with you. Thank you!
Simcha Sisters

We worked with Nadine for our daughter’s bat mitzvah. She did a great job, was easy to work with — not intrusive, but made sure to get the photos we needed. Our very particular teenager thought she was respectful and fun. We loved the results.

Nadine does exceptional work and is terrific to deal with. She has done many family events for our family ranging from Bat Mitzvahs to weddings and everything was handled with professionalism and ease. She is eager to please and always wants to make sure that she gets the best shot. I have no hesitation in fully recommending Nadine Samuels Photography; you won’t be disappointed.

Nadine is fabulous. Easy to work with, fun and very creative I think she is by far the best photographer I have ever worked with. I hate taking photos she helped me relax and the photos were superb. She was able to capture the bat mitzvah day splendidly and I will use for every family event and more.

Nadine is a delight to work with. She’s professional, sweet and knew how to take care of me during the hecticness of my daughter’s bat mitzvah. She was everywhere taking photos without being intrusive. When people look at our photos, it’s like they were reliving the event (a quote from my friends). The photos were great and the turnaround time was terrific! Highly recommend Nadine.

This photography is the best in the whole Bay Area! She does amazing Event photos at a very reasonable rate. I highly suggest people to hire her as their photographer! There is a reason she won best photographer in the east bay!