Sean J Mason Photography

We had such a great experience with Sean! He was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. During our pre-​wedding meetings with him we felt he really understood what we were going for and brought up a lot of things we hadn’t thought of. On the wedding day he was great with the guests and made everyone feel comfortable and relaxed. Most importantly, we loved how the photos turned out and are so happy we have such great pictures to remember our wedding. Highly recommended!

Our small, backyard wedding was captured beautifully in Sean’s photographs. Sean made sure to get to know us as a couple during our consultation at his studio so that, on the day, we felt comfortable and at ease when taking posed pictures. He then skillfully blended into the background to capture magical candid moments with friends, family, my husband and I, and even our dogs. He had a way of making us feel like we weren’t just working with a photographer but a trusted friend and someone who would support us through our whirlwind of a day. Sean intuitively knew what posed images and candid shots best fit our personalities and hopes for our wedding. We will always be grateful to Sean for giving us the gift of breathtaking images that will assure everlasting memories of our wedding day.

Sean Mason is the BEST! All you have to do is visit his website to know he knows how to shoot beautiful portraiture, groups, and settings. His knowledge of lighting and framing elevates every photo to the pro-​of-​pros level. As a makeup artist in TV I’m very particular about beauty shots, and am delighted to report he exceeded expectations with our gorgeous wedding photos. His energy is low key, so is Victor’s — together they make a great team, somehow capturing the candid moments while staying in the background. The sweet candid moments are really their gift. Such nice guys too.
Sean does this all while staying professional, friendly and kind, for very reasonable rates! We got so lucky to have Sean (and Victor!) and will forever be grateful for our the wonderful memories, captured so beautifully.

I was married this June and Sean provided the photography for my engagement session and wedding. My husband and I couldn’t be happier with him. We’re both pretty shy people, but Sean quickly put us at ease and we really enjoyed the sessions. Now we’d like to take family photos each year.
Sean is professional, prompt, and has a great eye. He was responsive to email and quick to answer any questions. And, he was flexible with special requests, like our photo location and desire for specific poses. He provided a great variety of images, including various backgrounds, poses, and effects (black & white, different saturations, etc). During the wedding, he was incredibly organized and did a great job of making sure we got the photos we wanted. And, like the other reviews say, he was like a fly on the wall (completely non-​intrusive) during the ceremony and reception. We were also pleased with the photo slide show he composed for our reception. In addition to including our childhood photos, he provided a great choice of music and theme.
When we received our final wedding photo DVD, we held a screening party with our parents. Everyone was incredibly pleased with the results. There was a mix of fun photos, candids, formal family, and artistic shots (my sister said that one segment reminded her of a Chanel add!). We would definitely 100% recommend Sean to a friend.

We met with Sean this last Saturday and had a great time shooting at Arlington Gardens. We’re waiting for our photos but I wanted to Unilocal our great experience with Sean. Thanks Sean! :)

Sean Mason was the photographer for our wedding last July, and he truly did a phenomenal job. For starters, he chose a beautiful place for our engagement photo session, and despite the fact that it was a chilly, cloud-​covered day in November of 2011, the pictures were amazing. He managed to capture these little candid moments between me and my wife, and those are my favorite of the pictures.
On the day of our wedding, Sean arrived at the venue with his assistant ahead of the majority of the bridal party, and without prompting they captured beautiful images of the venue being set up – they just add a nice sort of touch to remember the day. We had a particularly large wedding party, and Sean did an excellent job of corralling and managing the lot of us. He also managed to capture the little candid moments of our guests talking and enjoying themselves, which was really important to us to have. Through the whole process, Sean was polite, cheerful, and professional – we felt he really «got» us, and knew what we were looking for, and what pictures we wanted.
On top of all this, the pictures are truly stunning. Every picture pops – the bridesmaid dresses were a beautiful shade blue, and that really comes out in the pictures; the picture of our wedding cake is like looking through a window in a bakery; the sunlight is in just the right place at the right time. In short, to say Sean knows his stuff is a great disservice to the quality of his pictures.
I highly recommend Sean Mason photography to anyone in need of a photographer. You would be hard-​pressed to find someone with his level of professionalism and his level of quality photographs.

Sean was the photographer for both our engagement photos and wedding.
Here’s the short version of my review: if you want photos that look like they belong in a wedding magazine at a fraction of the cost of what other photographers charge, then Sean is your guy.
Here’s the long version of why Sean is amazing.
1. Cost
Anyone who has even remotely started their wedding planning knows that most vendors will sell you hard to buy little extras or upgrade to a more expensive package. Sean is the antithesis of a pressure salesman. The entire first conversation we had with him hinged around our vision for the wedding photography. Then he pulled out a price list, we picked a package, and that was that. Did I mention that his prices are EXTREMELY reasonable? I know this because I compared his services (which are clearly listed with pricing info on his website) to like seven other photographers. Yeah, I did my homework… you are not going to find a better photographer, especially at his prices!
2. Photo Quality
I was initially attracted to Sean’s work because it was, well, awesome. When I looked through his portfolio, I felt like I was flipping through an issue of Brides magazine. Every girl wants to look like a model on her wedding day. Sean did not let me down, lol. I got a mix of candid and semi-​posed shots (what we wanted) that were absolutely stunning.
3. Professionalism
In addition to our wedding coordinator, Sean was our rock on our wedding day. He helped us stay on schedule, found our best angles, kept me sane… Also, after the wedding, Sean gets you your photos as fast as he can. We got ours on DVD approximately 2 weeks later. Almost all the other photographers I interviewed had lead times in months, not weeks.
I HIGHLY recommend Sean. He gets busy in the summer to early autumn, so contact him well in advance. You will not be disappointed!

Sean took the photos for my wedding and we were very happy with the results. You won’t notice he’s even there at the ceremony/​reception and he’s willing to go along with whatever schedule/​timeline you have for the day. I didn’t have the traditional photography time available, but we managed to get great shots in the short time we did have. I also love the fact that he gives your photos in high-​resolution format on a DVD. For anyone looking to have GREAT photos and don’t want to break the bank, Sean is the photographer for you.

Hands down Sean was our favorite vendor! Its sooo difficult to find a photographer of such high quality within a reasonable price range in L.A.
We were looking for a photographer who could capture beautiful moments, classy pics, who was completely unobtrusive… that was Sean. He is very laid back and puts you completely at ease. I found him when visiting The Ivory Suite (side note: did not buy my wedding dress there but completely recommend. Wife, Gina, is so friendly and professional. Gorgeous dresses!) and sat down to talk to him too. I immediately felt comfortable with him. Our biggest fear was that we would have some cheesy photographer, instead his pictures are simple and classic, amazing! He doesn’t try to do too much to them w/​special effects, his pics speak for themselves.
It was very easy to get a hold of him and meet with him. We had an engagement session (highly recommend!), where he got to know us and let us take our time. He knew the type of «look» we were going for and also explored different ideas. I think he enjoyed it as much as we did!
The day of the wedding we barely knew he was there. He was very good with my family, which is usually all over the place, especially my 5 yr. old nephew who kept trying to get in all the pics! His asst, Jeremy, was great too! We had both of them all day/​night! His packages are VERY reasonable. I say, book him while you can!

Sean is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! We got married somewhat quickly and had a very sticky budget situation. Sean worked with us to help add and eliminate things we didn’t and did need. He went ABOVE AND BEYOND to make the process so smooth!
Sean is very quick to respond and was super flexible with meeting times. Any concern I had, Sean would settle within a matter of hours. He has a very easy going personality that immediately set my camera-​shy self and my husband at ease. He is incredibly professional and yet friendly and personal. The photos turned out so much better than I ever imagined.
The value for what you get is incredible. Obviously Sean is either undercharging or simply still gaining in popularity because he could have charged us four times as much and it still would have been worth it.
If you get his assistant, it is his wife Gina. I worried at first about this since you never know if the assistant will be as good, but Gina got some of my favorite shots. Sean has a great eye and is very good about setting everyone at ease during the day. I felt like I barely saw him at the wedding, but when we got the photos, I was blown away by them and kept saying «Wow you were everywhere that day!».
Sean was by far the BEST vendor I had for my entire wedding. I cannot say enough good things and have recommended him to everyone I know. If you have any doubts, seriously just meet with him once and look through his work and your mind will be made up!