"Derek was great - he did an excellent job of getting in the middle of things and getting great candid shots, without bringing attention to himself. We had a very informal ceremony and he really caught the atmosphere perfectly - he took the traditional shots as expected but added some touches that made our album perfect. My bridesmaids and I had to wait in the cocktail lounge before the ceremony started - and he popped in and took some hysterical shots of us posed up against the bar that are my favorites of all the posed group photos. He also took the barking orders of my mother-in-law in stride and managed to keep her happy - a feat I am yet to manage myself. He's very comfortable to work with - I highly recommend him."

Cheri & Ron Fraser

      "After interviewing several photographers, we met Derek. We had seen many albums but what caught us both were the faces in his photographs. We could see that Derek just doesn't take pictures he CAPTURES REAL MOMENTS! Once we received our photographs we wanted to keep every single one. Derek has a special gift in finding and capturing real moments! "

Michael & Nancy McDermott

      "In searching for a photographer for my outdoor beach wedding, I came across quite a few. However, I realized that I wanted to have a lot of freedom and flexibility in terms of what pictures were taken and also to then assemble albums myself. Derek was a wonderful person to work with given my goals. He shared a variety of types of pictures with me upon our initial meeting, and was very open to my ideas regarding the images I would like to have. During the wedding day itself, he was efficient and the "dreaded" posed shots were done quickly and well. I was able to satisfy my own more artistic interests by creating my own package of a mixture of black and white and color prints, as well as pleasing my family with a few more of the traditional pictures. The results were wonderful - I found myself creating my wedding album almost entirely from his shots. Again, the flexibility was a real plus. Lastly, I would add that Derek's familiarity with technology made ordering reprints easy and quick. I would not hesitate to recommend Derek for any other event."

Heather Sugrue

     "Thank you so much for the link to the Pictage site. The pictures are FANTASTIC!!! You are so talented! You truly captured the spirit of our wedding day."

Chris & Alison Head

      "Thank you so much for your wonderful photography services at our wedding last September. The pictures that you took on our wedding day - both the color and the black & white - are absolutely beautiful!

      We just received the albums and are extremely pleased with how they turned out! Thank you for taking the time to design them with us. Your suggestions about photo selection, size, and borders were right on the money.

      You put us at ease with your skill, patience and professionalism and we had fun working with you. You and your assistant were so discreet that much of the time, we hardly knew that you were there! You fit so seamlessly into things and we were completely at ease knowing that your skilled eye was capturing all the memorable moments.

      We wanted to let you know that we have gotten many compliments not only on the quality of your pictures, but also about the on-line service Pictage, where you posted all of the photographs. It was so easy and convenient to simply refer family and friends to this site when they wanted to view and purchase photographs from our wedding. That saved us so much time - not to mention how fun it was to be able to view the photos so soon after our wedding!

      Thank you for so beautifully capturing the spirit of the day. We would be more than happy to recommend your photography services to anyone, so please send those referrals our way!"

Erica & Ross Bell