George Swar Photography Studio

First of all… He was reasonably priced and willing to adjust packages to needs. He was available and willing to work around my schedule and he had a great easy going personality. The most amazing thing is during our shoot at a local beach, someone noticed him from doing their wedding and assured us of how happy we would be with it all… AND WE WERE! Thank you for taking our pics

I had a small very intimate wedding and George did a great job! We love all the pictures, he is very friendly and had a great energy. We will definitely recommend him and use his services agin!

Where do I start? George so amazing at his job! I saw all his good reviews on Unilocal,which prompted me to reach out to him for being a videographer for my wedding. My husband and I met with and we ALL LOVED HIM! He is so passionate about his work and made all of us feel comfortable. He was very reasonably priced and went above and beyond what we have asked him to do. We inserted a slideshow and a wedding interview and it went amazing!!! Everyone loved it and what made it better is that when we received our mini wedding video it turned out so beautifully. I was so impressed. He is so professional and provided us with our videos, raw footage, digital copies of the photo booth and everything else we asked for. Seriously he was amazing and went way above and beyond!!! Thanks again George, I cant wait to use you for our family photos and videos!

George did our wedding. He was the only photographer that insisted on meeting me before I hired him, wanting me to review his work. He was very reasonable, extremely patient, and delivered digital photos within 2 days, and a beautifully crafted CD within the week. One of the pictures of he took of my now husband is the best I’ve ever seen. Really spectacular. For that picture alone it was worth everything. Thanks George!

George was the photographer for our wedding on 08÷28÷15. From the first meeting, I felt he could be trusted with handling our once in a lifetime event. He customized the packages to our budget. Whenever I had a question about something, he was always quick to respond. On the day of the wedding, I was in need of a projector and screen, and he was there to provide it for us even at the last minute. Our online gallery was ready to view the next week! Excellent service! I love George’s work and will surely recommend him to others in the future! Thanks again, George!

George went above and beyond for my husband and I. We booked the team for our wedding pictures and video and we love how everything turned out. They were very professional throughout our wedding and payed attention to all the small details. George is great with emailing and getting back to you with any questions and he really listens to his clients. I highly recommend George and his team and we are looking forward to working with him in the future!

Words cannot explain the exceptional work George has done for us. From the first time we met, it was an instant click. George makes you feel comfortable when you meet him, to the engagement pictures and on the wedding day. He has an amazing character, very humble and just down to earth guy. He was making everyone laugh on wedding day, that’s what made the pictures look even more amazing. His ideas and locations make the pictures look one of a kind. When we received our fixed up photos, we could not believe that it was real. But it was, because we lived it. Me and my wife are very happy and pleased to have made him a part of our big day, well worth every penny. He also has his brother that assists him for the videography, can I tell you «Five Stars Production». Pictures and video are going to be with us for a long time, to show our kids and grandkids. I’m just amazed of his work and time he put into the pictures. Now that me and my wife have started a new family together, we have also found our Family Photographer. I am definitely going to hire him for our family events also highly recommend him to friends and family. If you are in search of a photographer, stop your searching, I highly recommend George.

I had a difficult time getting other photographers to pick up the phone or keep an appointment.
George took my call, took my picture, and turned around a great finished product — all in the same day. And for a reasonable price.
I am very satisfied with his work, and look forward to using him for other projects in the future.

Nice guy! I needed photos for my acting portfolio (not headshots) but photos to show my casting agents me in swimwear and one in a gown and he was very helpful and went above and beyond with helping me get good pictures. Pictures turned out well.

Came here after I had a terrible experience at another studio. He took my passport photos and did excellent job! Love it! My picture turned out so well and very cute. He is very quick with his job. A little pricey for passport photos but sure worth it.

George Swar is simply the best in my opinion when it comes to wedding videography. He is incredible friendly, talented and professional. One of the best decisions I made was having George and his team film our wedding! I have already seen a sneak peek of our wedding video, and I can tell you that his work product is fantastic. George, thank you for capturing our big day!

I found George after failing twice with the professional photographer my company uses for our business photos. My company photos are posted online and giant poster boards in the office and I’m not going to lie, I need to look fly as hell.
George is a very down to earth, friendly and humble looking guy. I told him right off top that I needed a million dollar photo that fit within my company’s parameters, I asked him if he could photoshop one of my company’s backgrounds. Done. No questions asked, dude was proactive and I felt he genuinely wanted to make me happy, the guy is all about service.
His studio is legit. Although he feels it’s ghetto (what he said to me), compared to the first guy I went to George’s spot is 10x better.
I’ll end this review with any apology to George because he had to put up with my wannabe Ryan Seacrest ass and the man was not even stressing.
By the way, I’m not one of his friends trying to hook him up with a fake review. George deserves the credit because most importantly, my photo already breaking necks and I think he should get more business.

For my wedding my husband and I hired George and he was wonderful. His staff was excellent, professional, and friendly, which made it easier to be in front of the camera. George did the photography, videography, and photo booth for my wedding. He is bubbly and would listen to suggestions my husband and I would make. Overall, if you’re looking for a photographer/​videographer/​or photobooth, George is the man!

George is funny, engaging, and direct with the photoshoot. He asked what I needed my photo for and tailored the shoot to it. I definitely would recommend him for any type of shoots.

Needed a passport photo right away for my xray board exam. George made it made happen. Very friendly and professional. Thanks again

I am very pleased with my decision to hire George for my wedding May 02. I knew that he was the right photographer for me from the moment I came into his studio for a consultation. He was very attentive and friendly to me and my mom. It’s obvious that he’s a guy with heart who truly cares about his work, and he will not rip you off for the sake of just money.
He took over 800 beautiful quality pictures at my wedding. He was very funny and entertaining to all my guest. I asked him to stay a little late past the 3 hours of work that I initially hired him for to take some additional photos for me, and he had no problem doing it at no additional cost. He was even kind enough to give me a copy of our vow ceremony that he recorded on his personal phone!
George is really an all round good guy who’s great at what he does. My husband and I will definitely be coming back to him for a maternity photo shoot in a few months.

Where do I begin… I contacted George to take photos of my newborn & 11 year old. He did a great job! My new born was fussy making the session a little difficult and I worried how the photos would turn out. George played some music calming him down for a while. My 11 year also enjoyed the photo shoot. Great personality and fun to work with. Pictures are quality work and the price is reasonable.
I would recommend going here.

Where do I begin? George was our blessing… I called him one Saturday evening after viewing pictures I saw on Unilocal.His assistant answered while he was working on a shoot and told me he would contact me as soon as he free. He called me back later that evening and I knew he was going to be my photographer. During our conversation he didn’t want me to make a decision until I came into his studio and saw his portfolio, but I saw his website and that was enough for me. George has an amazing energy that my husband and I are so grateful for. He captured our crazy wedding day so perfectly! He is very professional, works well under pressure, and is great with bridezillas! (I would know! I was THE Bridezilla!) and not to mention, he’s awesome with «interesting» family members… He works quick and he is very open to suggestions. I really appreciated his focus on all our guests at our the wedding. We have pictures of every single guest that attended so his photos were a great thank you gift! You’ll never see anything but a smile on George’s face, and that is what I appreciate so much about him. He is always so positive! Customer satisfaction is very important to him as he had all our photos available to us in less than a week. We even had access to some photos within 24 hours! I am using George for all our future events (if he isn’t booked already!).

After scouring through all the wedding photographers with a 5-​star review on Unilocal,we decided to contact George. We liked his work on his website, he was local, and his packages were within our budget. It’s great that he actually lists his packages too – when dealing with a lot of vendors, I hate to have to contact people just to find out they have a $ 5000 minimum. Sorry, I’m not made of money. George is reasonably priced but I assure you, you are not sacrificing any quality.
We met George at his studio and he was super friendly and easy going yet professional. We hired him on the spot! He photographed both our engagement session and the wedding.
For our engagement session, we were running behind because my makeup artist was TWO HOURS late, but George was totally flexible and responsive to our calls and texts to move the session to later in the day. He was also willing to drive down with us all the way to Balboa Park in San Diego for the shoot. We’ve never taken professional photos before, so it was a bit awkward for us, but George quickly put us at ease and the photos turned out fantastic! You can tell that he is very passionate about his work – we were done with our session but on our way back to the car, he found a couple good angles and kept unpacking and repacking his stuff to keep shooting!
On the day of the wedding, he arrived early and quickly went to work. He was patient and made sure he got every shot right. He was also super friendly to everyone, and our guests LOVED him – even my normally uptight father! Happy photographer = happy guests = happy pictures = happy memories!
And, all photos were ready in LESS THAN 24 HOURS. They were beautiful, and captured the day perfectly!
Quick tip: Don’t bother with the Unilocal deal. He’ll just give you the discount. He actually reminded us to use it! Easier for everyone!
Thank you, George!

We hired George for his photobooth at our wedding in May 2014. We told him what our vision was for our photobooth and he executed perfectly: open air, red carpet, and a step and repeat backdrop which he ordered for us (additional charge but very reasonably priced). The photobooth was one of the highlights and definitely fit our budget.
He is very easygoing, reliable, professional, and responsive to emails and phone calls. His equipment is awesome: crisp photos, good props, and he is quick to give you the digital files. He will also design the print outs based on what you want: 4×6 or 2×6, he will customize the background color on the photo and put any words or graphics that you want.
I would definitely use him again and recommend the photobooth for any event. I can’t comment on his videography although after seeing the video of our wedding that our videographer made for us, I kind of wish I used George for this too…
Tips: bring your own props for the photobooth to add a personalized flavor.
Make a scrapbook table for your guests to write in and add their pictures to!