I Promise Studio

The experience with i-​Promise for my engagement photo is great. Shinling and David are real professional, David is a great consultant and Shinling is a great photographer, they make a great team together! It’s been 3 years already but I still remember this great team when my sister mention about i-​Promise :)

I love the way ipromise taking pics… I did my pre wedding pics here n my 6 month old daughters pic too. They r very professional n hv lots of patience. Photographer will teach u how to pose becoz v r not model after all. Love the new location at pasadena too. Will take my daughter there soon again.

Had a great experience with I Promise Studio. From the very first meeting until we picked up our album, Shinling, Jamie and David were very kind and considerate and really listened to what we wanted.
Our family and friends loved the photos. They were even better than we expected. I wish they were located in Seattle as we moved back up here and had our wedding up here. I would have used them for my wedding photos as well!
Well worth the money as you get what you pay for!

I was extremely impressed with my experience at I Promise Studio! I came here to get a professional business photo taken and Shinling, David, and Jamie did such a good job that I decided to come back to do a full-​on modeling photoshoot. I wasn’t sure what to expect for the photoshoot, but when I got there, Shinling, Jamie, and David, made me feel so comfortable and relaxed. They were very professional. The photoshoot was fun and creative! I was able to choose my own poses, but they gave me very good advice for other poses too. They also helped me pick my outfits and Jamie did an amazing job on my makeup and hair. The lighting and the sets were well done. They even prepared a very fun flour shoot for me! The photo album that I received was everything that I could have imagined! I would recommend this place to anyone who wants to get any type of photos taken! I can’t wait to schedule another appointment with them and have already recommended all my friends to try.

I went to I Promise Studio for a professional LinkedIn photo, and can’t be happier! Jamie, Shinling and David were super easy to work with and the photos were beautiful. There are so many backdrops to pick from and they are experts at getting the right lighting/​angle. I can’t wait to have an excuse to come back and take more pictures with them!
Thanks for everything guys!

iPromise studio exceeded our expectations for family photographs. Jamie (coordinator), Shingling (photographer) and Eric (assistant) work very well as a team, and they all made us feel happy and comfortable, even with many scene changes and wardrobe changes; they took a very wide variety of photos including multiple scenes and different groupings. Some of my family forgot some key wardrobe items, but the studio opened up its inventory to us to find ties and even pants and dresses! The photos were excellent; my family has received many compliments on the photos we have shared. I would certainly use iPromise Studio again and will recommend them to my friends. Overall, a great experience and terrific photos.

Wifey’s sister and my cousin recommended I Promise Studio to us, so we decided to go with them after seeing their engagement photos. Prices were very fair for the work that they did for us. We had our engagement and wedding photos done through Terry and Shin-​Ling. Loved their ideas and it was ACTUALLY a fun experience. They were very accommodating seeing as how we had a wedding party of 12, and the photos still came out spectacular. Turnaround time was quick so we were able to get a canvas ready for the wedding day. We highly recommend them!

A must! Shinling and Dave are top notch. Professional, artistic, discreet, and quick to respond to your concerns. They are very easy to get along with, and work very well with your event. We hired them to photograph our wedding and had nothing but a positive experience with them. From the planning of the special day to the completion of the album was excellent. Of all the expenses of your big day, never compromise when it comes to your photographer. Shinling and Dave are the way to go. Trust me!!!
Richard Martinez

BEST. ENGAGEMENT/​WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS. EVER.
My wife and I had originally planned to fly to Taiwan last Spring to take our engagement photos b/​c we liked the Taiwanese-​style photo shoots with multiple costume changes and shooting locations, but in the end decided that it was too cost-​prohibitive. My wife looked at various Taiwanese photography studios throughout Las Tunas and found I Promise Studio on Unilocal.
I Promise Studio offered a package deal in which they would do both Engagement photos and Wedding Day photos, so we took a chance.
For the Engagment photo session, they had us pick 3 – 4 locations and 3 – 4 costume changes. They initially suggested the Hotel Del Coronado where we were getting married but we opted for locations in LA since they would be at the Hotel Del for our wedding day anyway. We ended up choosing Disney Concert Hall in Downtown LA, Lampposts at LACMA, and Point Dume in Malibu. We showed up bright and early on our day off and they had a professional make-​up artist do our make-​up. We brought some casual clothes and then they let us borrow a tux, a wedding dress, a Jet Li style Chinese man’s shirt, a qi pao (or cheongsam) Chinese dress, and an evening gown for my then fiancé. We spent 8 hours doing photo shoots at the 3 locations with 4 different costume changes and the results were AMAZING!!! We had lots of fun doing a wide range of poses, from romantic to cool to funny, and they were always good at improvising. A few weeks later we received a CD with high quality digital images with and without photoshopping, as well as a 24×30 canvas, which we used for our wedding reception. Our friends were floored by how well the photos turned out. They said the photographers made us look like models, which was awesome b/​c we aren’t really that attractive at all! (Okay, well maybe my wife is…).
For the Wedding photo session, they met us at the Hotel Del Coronado near San Diego and were there with us throughout the whole day, from dressing room to last dance. Travel time to San Diego was counted toward our 10 hour limit, but not travel time back to LA, so we still had a good 8 hours of photos, which was fine b/​c ours was a lunchtime wedding so the entire event was about 8 hours long (perfect!). We didn’t have a videographer but David and Shinling were so good at taking multiple shots from multiple angles that a videographer would have only gotten in the way. Unfortunately we didn’t have much time between the ceremony and reception due to our tight schedule, but David and Shinling managed to make the most of it and we got some pretty awesome shots that were on par or better than the Engagement photos (which we did not think was possible). After the wedding, we again received CDs with high quality digital images and another 24×30 canvas to hang in our bedroom.
Before and after both sessions, David and Shinling were very professional, easily reached by phone or e-​mail, and very flexible, working with our double physician crazy schedules. They liked to meet us in person to review the photos when they were ready, which was a nice touch. All in all, I highly recommend I Promise Studio and plan to use them again in the future when it’s time for our family photo session. ;) If I could give them 10 stars, I would. Thank you!!!

Truly exceptional services. Makes you leaving with a wonderful experience that photo taking can be so great. Shinling and David are very professional, yet are very detailed oriented. When you want nothing, but the best they are whom you should be looking for!

Shin-​Ling and David are awesome. We’re extremely happy with our photos and the album looks great!
Would recommend to anyone who needs a photographer.

We are extremely happy to have hire «I Promise Studio» as our photographer for our engagement and wedding photos. Shinling and David are wonderful at what they do and they will always work within our schedule. They know how to capture great pictures while making it a fun process. Our engagement and wedding album turn out great! We are extremely happy with the results. They provided great service and with a big smile, very polite, dressed appropriately for the wedding, and did an awesome job. We will surely use them in the future and recommend them to our friends and family.
…“Thanks for the awesome Memories”!!!
Sambo and Kathrina

It’s was a pleasure to work with Shinling & David for our engagement photo. I was refer by a friend who also had their engagement pictures taken by them (moto S). From the very beginning to have meeting with them until picking up our photos, the experience was just absolutely wonderful. I was so happy with our pictures I also booked them as my photographer on my wedding. Thank you Shinling & David! See you guys on my wedding day! :)

Pretty professional!

To keep it short, I Promise’s accommodation and professionalism captured one of the most beautiful moments of our lives.
Finding the right photographer is critical in getting the best photos, and unlike other studios which you go through sales pitch before you can really talk to your photographer, I Promise studio’s personalized attention instantly gave us comfort to go with them for a full day worth of photo shoot.
Shinling is a sharp photographer who captures great shots, and David is very detailed oriented throughout the entire process, from offering packages, photo shoot experience/​expectation, posture coaching, to post sales customer service and follow-​up. I highly recommend I Promise Studio!

I am a repeat customer of i promise studio. I have used their service for everything from my professional portrait to anniversary parties. love the service and the quality of work they offer. we did our law firm’s one year anniversary recently and the pictures turned out superb.
I also recommended my sister to hire them to shoot my niece’s birthday party. What i love about their service is that they release all of the images to the client. They release the images on disk with color corrected version. By doing so, it gives me the freedom to utilize the images anyways I want.
I strongly recommend I Promise to all.

I was introduced to I Promise by my friend, who was extremely pleased with the family portraits that they did for her some years ago.
I was looking for a photographer for my pre-​wedding shoot and after trekking up and down Las Tunas, corresponding with several photographers and scouring the internet for what SoCal has to offer, I finally decided on I Promise as:
1. They are really great value
2. I love their photography style!
I was so happy with my session with them that I booked a SECOND session with them!
Yup that’s right, once was not enough for me! I love my photos and everyone I showed them to agreed that I Promise did a good job. Shinling and David really know their stuff and every photo that they took, ended up being a good photo for me and my husband. This, compared to other photographers that I know of, that have to take at least 10 photos for 1 great shot!
Now the informational stuff:
–I Promise is now run out of an office space in the same plaza as Din Tai Fung and they don’t do studio photography anymore.
–there’s a selection of gowns and tuxedos which you can borrow as part of your pre-​wedding photography package and for brides-​to-​be, sizes tend to run from 2−6÷8. You can also choose to bring your own wedding gown for photography should you desire.
–they work with a make-​up artist, Nicole Chen for their pre-​wedding photoshoot. I’m happy with the makeup that Nicole did for me, but be sure to bring pictures if you have a specific look in mind.
–you get digital copies of ALL your pictures at the end, which will be colour-​corrected.
–you can choose to have a selection of your pictures made into a photo album, but I did not and I Promise does not hard-​sell. I wish I can give them another star for this, because, man, some of the photography studios along Las Tunas are so adamant that you get an album with their photography packages.
–Shinling and David are great to work with, really.
I will be returning to I Promise for my future photography needs!

This review is a year overdue (you can see below why I procastinated on this review), but I want to make sure that Promise Wedding Studio gets the 5-​star recognition that they deserve for outstanding and exceptional service, workmanship, and talent. The team went above and beyond, even as far as doing mulitiple back flips, to make sure that I’m a satisfied client.
Last year, I really wanted a Taiwan-​style photo shoot (though I’m nowhere close to engagement or marriage) without making an overseas trip. After seeing my friend’s engagement pictures and liking the way they turned out, I contacted Promise Wedding Studio for pricing on a personal portrait session. There are no outstanding photo studios in the Bay Area so I was willing to travel to SoCal just for a photo shoot. David promptly called me with information on the various packages, and we set an appointment for the end of 2010, confirmed after receipt of my deposit check.
Package selected:
* magazine-​style album (way better than standard split-​page album)
* digital copy of 40 poses (digital is the way to go)
* no prints (don’t need to pass out my glamour shots)
Since I hadn’t taken professional studio pics before and probably wouldn’t for a while, I decided to splurge and get one of the premium packages with the magazine-​style album. If you decide to get an album, do yourself a favor and upgrade to the magazine-​style album, which eliminates the center gap of a standard album with seamless page layouts and just looks much more professional and presentable. If you’re paying good money for a photo shoot, you might as well opt for an album that you are proud of displaying.
Outfits:
* 7 – 8 total or however many outfit changes that would fit into the full-​day session.
I brought about seven of my own outfits and chose one gown from their collection. Their gown collection is extensive with different styles in different colors, all catalogued in an album for reference. Giant clothes pins make the gowns appear to fit and are undetectable in photos.
Photographers (2):
David — traditional & universally flattering poses (more suitable for me)
Shinling — contemporary, fun, & mood-​specific poses (would be great if I knew how to be sexy, haha)
Makeup Artist & Stylist (1):
Brenda — in-​house and extremely talented, customizes your look to range from low-​key to glamorous (I went for glamorous)
Approximate Agenda:
* 10:00am makeup & hair (usually an hour for female, but mine ran overtime)
* 11:00am photo shoot begins; makeup & hair adjustments between outfits
* 1:30pm half-​hour lunch break, food provided (McDonald’s located across the street)
* 2:00pm photo shoot resumes; makeup & hair adjustments between outfits
* 5:00pm photo shoot concludes; choose designated number of poses
Graphics & Layout:
Shinling can do just about anything with her Photoshop skills, from minor touch-​ups to major revamping. I went for a happy medium to smooth imperfections without noticeably changing my appearance. Of course I could’ve asked for slimming, but I don’t want to look back at my album years from now and not recognize myself. She was quick in providing me with album layouts via email and flexible in making changes. I was extremely nitpicky with the layouts and each minor detail, but Shinling met every single request I had. Our email and phone conversations were always pleasant even when I was less than pleasant.
Turnaround Time:
Overall response and turnaround time exceeded my expecations. I’ve only read horror stories about other studios with post-​shoot wait times of several months up to a year, unretouched photos, unfinished albums, etc. Promise Wedding Studio fulfilled each deadline ahead of schedule. After several revisions and my final approval on the layouts, Shinling notified me only three weeks later that my album and digital proofs were ready for pick-​up. From photo shoot to album pick-​up, the entire experience took less than seven weeks… that’s less than two months! «Promise & Deliver» should be their motto.
Thank you so much for the memorable experience!

My fiancé and I took our engagement pictures at Promise wedding studio. The staff is really talented. David and Shin Lin work really well together. Their gown selection is very modern (compared to the other ones on Las Tunas). My makeup artist Ivy did an awesome job on hair and makeup. We were promptly contacted to pick our pictures, approve the designs, and finally pick up our albums. They are super responsible and reliable which is really important for a business. The fact they care about customer service and satisfaction makes them the leader in their business over the competitors on that street. Quality counts! Also, Irene, who helped us with questions at multiple visits before we decided to go with them, was patient and helpful. I only regret not going there sooner to rent my wedding gown! :)

I just got my album and absolutely love the photos! They did a great job editing. David was great, him and Shin Lin (super cute) cracks me up. They are sorta shy at first but will open up if you make an effort to get to know them.
David always gives us tea when we go there.
The price is fair very fair compared to most places. I feel like they have the best service. We didn’t think we’d get our photos so soon but it turns out we got it 3 weeks before the due date. :-)
There are many other wedding studios in that area but I’m not sure about them. The Sheraton looks like they would take nice photos but they are hella expensive for their quality.
The most important thing is that you feel comfortable.