Fisheye Studio

LOOK NO FURTHER! U have found the BEST cinematographers EVER!!! From the moment I saw FishEye’s first sample, I KNEW they were different. Their videos were like watching a movie! They originated in Hawaii but just in time, they expanded to Orange County/​LA!!! Yay for ME! Joshua really has a true eye for his edits… We were truly blessed to be able to have them shoot for us! Honestly, my other friends who had other videographers told me they never even watch theirs cuz it wasn’t that good… Then saw OURS and were saying WOW all day long and can’t stop watching and rewatching it!!! They keep asking me who FishEye are and they wish they had them for theirs and will refer to anyone! Joshua and his team were truly amazing! Even my parents said, why get a videographer? You have photographer! And why spend money!?! Now, they said, «OH! They are GREAT! No wonder you got them! Good thing you got them!» I truly can’t stop watching my video because they literally recaptured my entire day all over again in their «feature film» SO beautifully!!! The day of was so busy it went by so fast… But to relive my day in my feature film feels so awesome!!! I’m truly truly grateful and blessed to have found FishEye. You won’t be disappointed either! I will recommend them to all of my friends!!!

It’s with a heavy heart that I write this review.
My husband and I got married the first weekend of July in 2014. We decided to get the joint photography + videography package for our wedding, for the simplicity of working with one vendor for two services.
There was a bit of phone tag going on a couple weeks prior to the wedding. Fisheye doesn’t have a client office, so I met up with one of the videographers at a table at the Wedding Café, which was fine.
Fisheye was great the day of the wedding. They showed up on time with a team of five to capture photos and video as we were getting ready, through our ceremony, and during our reception. Michael (head photographer) was very easy going and the team worked together seamlessly. Our same day edit was great, and so was our slideshow (included for free) with some minor sound errors played during the reception.
The problems came AFTER our wedding day, as we waited for our photo proofs, DVD, and album. Per their contract, Fisheye was supposed to get our photo and video to us within six months from our wedding day.
However, there was complete radio silence after the day. We had no updates, no emails checking in, nothing. I understand that summertime in Hawaii is hectic wedding season, but I also expect excellent customer service after paying $ 10,000K+ for photography and video.
I dreaded sending a complaint email, but after waiting six months and not even having access to our proofs on an online gallery, I sent a complaint to Joshua Fair, the owner. He was quick to respond, although not at all apologetic or empathetic to our wedding woes.
We finally got access to our online gallery AFTER the six month mark had passed. It is now April of 2015, three months shy of our one year anniversary, and we are still waiting on our photo album to be delivered to us.

My sister got married this week, and I just had to write a review about this company! Such a professional and nice group of gentlemen who beautifully captured her special day. I’ve been in more than a couple weddings, and this is the first wedding where the videographers were inconspicuous! The wedding/​reception ended with their slideshow and same-​day edited video, and it was such a perfect way to end such a special day! The video was amazing! I was thoroughly impressed and grateful to the group of gentlemen who helped capture such wonderful memories for my sister and brother-​n-​law.

Every bridal magazine/​book says to prioritize what you want for your wedding day. Well we wanted to prioritize photography and videography because being the practical couple that we are, we knew that those would remain long after our wedding day.
I’m a little bias because Josh is a close friend to both me and my husband, but I was still blown away by the work that they did! I had no idea that Fisheye was so talented!
–Very professional. On time for appointments, calls you back promptly (which for some reason in the wedding industry is very difficult for some vendors).
–Easy to work with. Although they are very professional, these guys are hilarious. A bride on her wedding day is very impressionable to different demeanors, but Josh and his crew really put my nerves to rest. While taking pictures and doing shots, they were so easy to get along with, talk story, and crack jokes.
–Pretty pricey, but as the saying goes: you get what you pay for. The quality was unmatched. I was so impressed by the same day edit!
–Vision, Fisheye was able to catch the essence of our story. Also, when we took our engagement shoot, Michael had a really good eye for capturing creative photo ops. He let us take the crazy, wacky, cliché pics we wanted, and suggested some really great others as well. He also coached us through some pictures which was really great because sometimes we need someone to tell us, «Hey, there’s something on your face,» or «Let’s try taking some pictures with your mouth closed.»
Bottom line, it’s almost been a year since my wedding day and I still watch my same day edit and cry. Thanks Fisheye Studio for all your hard work!
Our same day edit, see for yourself:

Fisheye Studio did an amazing job at my wedding on June 9^th, 2013. I booked both photo and cinema with them. The team we had, Michael, Kameron, Carissa, Gabe, were professional and efficient. It requires an experienced photographer to know how to say no to family members who wanted to take countless photos with the couple after the ceremony and Michael knew exactly how to do it in a nice way. Thanks to Michael we were able to sneak away for some alone beach photos. The team knew how to work synergistically together and it made it so much easier for coordination. When the timeline changed during the day, I only had to update one of them. I also didn’t have to worry about the cinematographers being in the photos and vice versa. I highly recommend booking both photo and cinema with the them. I can’t wait to see the photos and film.

I am a planner and have been planning my wedding for a very long time. It was a little less than 2 years ago is when I booked Fisheye Studio. I was looking for a videographer and landed upon the cinematographers from Fisheye. In comparison to all the other videographers snippets I reviewed, Fisheye’s approach on their snippets, which they call short film feature, ALWAYS made me cry!!! I felt the love the couple felt even though I didn’t know them. Their short film features are NOT cheesy at all where they tell you what to do or walk this way and laugh kind of thing or kiss for video. They capture ALL real magical moments that are true to the day and to the couple they are featuring. They film true love! Joshua was kind enough to allow me to book them earlier than they normally do. Faith was my contact person and I love her! She is so sweet and really looks out for your best interests. I live in California and got married in Hawaii. It is really hard to plan a destination wedding, especially when you haven’t met the vendors. Faith’s professionalism and patience with me built my trust. She answered my every question, since I am very detailed (hence this long awesome review LOL!). Kameron and Rob were our cinematographers who were awesome!!! They did such a great job that I didn’t realize they were in the background filming. They knew what they had to do and where they had to position themselves to get the best shots. We did the Harlem shake and messed up a couple times and Kameron took point working with the DJ to get it right. Thank you very much to the Fisheye Studio team for capturing the magical moments for us to remember forever. We can’t wait to see the short and feature films!

There is a world of difference between cinematography and videography. So much thought, care, and artistic vision is put into all of the video footage Fisheye captures. And even after the wedding is over, more time and effort is put into telling the couple’s story.
Fisheye provides a short film in addition to the full-​length feature, and I can watch the short film over and over and over again in one sitting. It’s perfect.
Fisheye was one of the best ways to capture forever the magic of the day and the story of my husband’s and my love for each other.
And the staff is great. We even went out to dinner and drinks with one of the cinematographers after the wedding was over.

Fisheye Studio is awesome, and definitely recommended for wedding videography! We got married in Seattle, and they flew out to video the wedding for us. My wife and I absolutely love our wedding highlights video and watch it quite often. We have received numerous compliments about it from both family and friends, and even friends of friends we haven’t even met. Many of our friends were so impressed that they still watch it three years later, and any time the topic of a wedding comes up our video is usually shown. When you still get compliments about your video three years later, you know that it is truly fantastic, and not just a biased opinion from the bride and groom.
Working with Joshua was awesome. He was professional, easy-​going, and exceptionally talented. When planning for our wedding, others told us not to waste money on a videographer, but we knew that a video was the best way to preserve our memories. I would argue that it’s equal in importance to the photographer. Fisheye Studio perfectly preserved that special day and all of its memories.

Fisheye studio was our first and only choice for a videographer — their talented movie-​making magic and lighthearted playfulness doesn’t compare with any other company that I researched for months before booking anything else wedding-​related. We had a destination wedding so we wanted to be able to share our day with those who couldn’t make it so we booked our date & venue to make sure Fisheye could be there! Joshua was responsive from the start to end, and their attention to detail was evident right away from the effort they took getting to know us before filming. Their friendly and easy-​going yet professional attitude put us at ease right away. They were polite and worked in the background but were able to take the perfect shots, capturing personalities and expressions without us noticing them there at all! This was one wedding expense that was undisputedly well spent — we watch our videos regularly and each time it brings a smile (and still the occasional tear) to my face. Thank you Fisheye for our amazing wedding video!

When we first started planning our wedding, initially I thought having a video of the wedding would be a nice to have — not really critical. As I spoke with friends/​family about weddings I started noticing a consistent theme… those that didn’t hire a videographer wish they had, and those that did were especially greatful (in one instance I was told how the couple’s wedding video was cherished because subsequently the bride’s mother had a stroke and was now confined to a wheelchair — so those images were priceless). Once I finally had some sense knocked into me I knew a videography service was not a nice to have — it was essential!
With that I set out reviewing the websites of countless videographers — because if I was going to do it, it was going to be done right. Right away I could tell there was a broad spectrum of talent and quality available in the vendors. We felt so blessed when we found out our top choice (Fisheye) was available — and we knew our wedding would be in good hands. Joshua was so sweet and easy to work with, and he and Kameron were with us not only the entire day of the wedding, but also attended our rehearsal the day before. We could not be happier with the end result. It truely is more of a movie than a video of the wedding — it was edited beautifully, and we love the music that was paired with the images. We have received numerous compliments on our video — and one of our friends even refers to it as the Spielberg wedding because it was of such high quality. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this wonderful movie that we will treasure for years to come!
Here was our short film:

When we first met with Josh and his crew we thought to ourselves, «We wanna hang out with these guys!» They seem like cool cats who we’d love to be friends with. On top of that — they have an awesome aesthetic that matched what we were looking for in a videographer/​photographer perfectly. Our favorite thing about Fisheye Studio is their attention to MUSIC in their videos. They don’t just slap down some overplayed track about mushy love and wedding bells. Josh et al pick out some of the most unique soundtracks that end up being PERFECT for conveying the vibe of the day. We got the full package and they brought a whole army of photographers/​videographers on our wedding day. They were professional and polite — stayed out of our way — but they got some great shots. Since our wedding we’ve gotten together with the team for a BBQ/​private viewing of our final video — I can’t promise you’ll be as lucky as we were to become good friends with the guys but I promise they are AWESOME to work with! Thanks, guys — especially for fulfilling my final wedding wish — be featured on a MAJOR Wedding Blog. Dream come true!!!

We got married on December 11, 2010.
We used FishEye Studio as our wedding videographer! The service we received from FishEye Studio was amazing!!!
To start off, they were the first of all of our wedding vendors to show up on the day-​of! Our wedding planner only had them beat by a few minutes. They even showed up earlier than the set-​up company (who we would’ve expected to be among the first vendors, setting up tents, tables, etc.). We actually felt a little bad because they were so prompt and we felt we weren’t even quite ready for them yet. But as true professionals, they didn’t waste any time — they immediately started surveying the area, chatting about different ideas, angles, etc., going back and forth between where the bridal party was getting ready and where the groomsmen were getting ready, gauging timelines, capturing all the moments. One of the groomsmen owns and operates his own barbershop. FishEye Studio captured footage of him cutting the groom’s hair, putting the finishing touches on the other groomsmen. They also captured footage of the groomsmen taking the «pre-​game» shots of hard liquor, jumping into the pool; they captured the giving of the wedding gifts, etc. They captured everything!!! And this is all before the ceremony even starts.
During the wedding and reception, the videographers stay mostly behind the scenes, never a bit intrusive! But we know that they’re capturing all of the moments — the sights, sounds, energy — of the wedding! It seemed like every time there was action — whether it was from the performers, or people on the dancefloor, or even just groups of people making toasts, taking shots, and being a bit raucous — if you look off to side, FishEye was there capturing it!!!
Their people were great to work with. You could tell just by hearing them talk to each other, that they were very skilled and trained in what they do. They also demonstrated the utmost professionalism throughout. We couldn’t have asked for a better videographer! We look forward to recommending FishEye Studio at every opportunity we get in the future!!! Great, great service and overall experience!