Melvin Gilbert Photography

My Fiancé and I had our engagement photos done by Melvin and he is amazing! The photos came out so beautiful! He was very easy going and made the session so much fun. Always had us laughing and captured our genuine smiled and laughter. I would hands down refer anyone looking for a great photographer to Melvin.

Working with Melvin was an amazing experience. My fiancé and I are not a big fan of taking pictures but Melvin made us feel very comfortable and at ease. When the photoshoot started, we were definitely nervous but Melvin made this whole process easy, relaxed and fun. We got our engagement photos back yesterday. We are very pleased with his work and we are glad Melvin will be our photographer for our wedding next year. Thank you, Melvin!

Melvin was referred to me through a friend who had him shoot their wedding. We needed a photographer for our wedding and my fiancé and I wanted someone we meshed well with. We had already talked and met with a couple photographers, but wasn’t too impressed with their personality and work. Then we met Melvin! Thank goodness for that referral… He is awesome… funny and great to work with. He makes everyone feel at ease and is good for a few laughs. But most importantly, he knows how to direct to get amazing results! He’s a joy to work with and I can’t recommend him enough. Super talented photographer. Thanks again, Melvin!

If you want timeless photos that you can treasure it for a lifetime, THIS IS THE GUY THAT YOU WANT TO HIRE! Melvin and his associates are the perfect mix of professional and fun. The whole entire group was so energetic, enjoying what they do and so creative! He is great at organizing the day ahead of time and managing your expectations. Wedding photography requires planning, flexibility, creativity and organization. Melvin exceeded my expectations on all accounts and I had high expectations. Your photography and your memories are all you have at the end of the day. Highly recommended!!! AAA++++

Melvin was a great photographer. We met him by the Louvre and he chose some great nearby settings to take photos. We had a very grumpy 2-​year-​old, and it took a lot of persuasion and patience to get some good photos out of her. Melvin was very good at motivating poses out of her, telling US what to do to get good poses out of her, and catching the rare split seconds when a smile crept to the surface. He is partial to a more natural, candid photography style, which we were very please with. He was a fun guy to interact with, friendly and professional. We are really happy with how the photos turned out.

Had an awesome engagement shoot with Melvin Gilbert on July 30^th! My fiancé and I are not picture people, we rarely take regular pictures let alone professional ones. Working with Melvin was so easy and effortless. Not only is he very professional but he is super funny as well, this made the process enjoyable! He made us feel comfortable during the entire process. He listened to our ideas as well as provided us with great suggestions for locations, styling, and how to pose for pictures. Melvin went above and beyond for us and we are truly grateful! He was able to get our photos to us in record time so we could have our save the dates made and sent out asap. I was in tears to see how wonderfully our photos turned out. We can’t wait for the wedding day to see what additional magic Melvin will capture for us! Thank you Melvin, you are awesome!

We had Melvin take our engagement photos. We had our 3 dogs in our photos. He was very patient with us and our dogs. He was very receptive to our suggestions and also creative with his own suggestions. He promised our photos back in two weeks but we got them a lot sooner which was great because we couldn’t wait to see them. They were beautiful! I’m so in love with all of our photos! I would definitely recommend him in heart beat!

Melvin Gilbert!!! This guy is AWESOME. My wife and I are very pleased with Melvin’s work. His photography skills are top notch and his photos are world class. He shot our engagement photos as well as our wedding. He is a very funny guy and easy to work with. He is worth every penny!

My fiancé and I just finished our engagement photo shoot with Melvin yesterday and I have to admit, I was a bit nervous at first before starting the session… but the moment he started shooting, I just felt completely comfortable around him. He definitely knows what angles would look good with each of us and I love how he goes for the more romantic and candid shots. My fiancé and I also decided to do a 2^nd engagement shoot with Melvin in a few weeks since I wasn’t too thrilled about the windy weather and he was more than happy to do another shoot for us! If he wasn’t already amazing enough, he sent us our photos this morning! Talk about fast!
Thanks Melvin for everything! We can’t wait to do the 2^nd shoot and we’re so glad that we booked you to shoot our wedding day as well! =)

There are so many incredible things I can say about Melvin, I don’t know where to start! We met him at a bridal expo in Pasadena. After meeting so many different photographers we knew right away he was going to be our wedding photographer! Why? You could hear and see his passion! His work/​portfolio spoke for itself! Another very important thing for us was compatibility and his understanding of what we were looking for… right off the bat we knew he understood our wants and desires. We booked him right away!
Taking engagement pictures can be kind of awkward but he made us feel so comfortable and brought the silly side out of my and my husband! It was a great experience! Melvin is a professional in every sense of the word and takes great pride in his artistry and it shows! Our wedding pictures are perfect! He truly has an eye for his surroundings and undertood us as his clients!
He is an amazing professional and to top it off is a great person! Truly a great combo to have … he left such a mark with us that we have recently contacted him to be our photographer (3years later) for our maternity pics and our little peanuts first baby pictures! We are so excited and can’t wait!
I would recommend Melvin Photography everytime without hesitation!

Melvin is very profressional, creative and passionate in photography. My fiancé and I were very nervous with our first profressional photo session for our engagement session. Melvin made us very comfortable. We took our engagement pictures at the Venine Canal and Venice Beach. Melvin was very familiar with the area and did not waste time locating where to take pictures. We are very happy with our pictures and have full confidence Melvin will also deliver great pictures on our wedding day.

Melvin gilbert!!! My husband and I cant thank him enough on our engagement photoshoot! We first met Melvin through solano 888 videoproduction for our wedding this august 1. (By the way check them out too!) Instantaneously, as we started working with Melvin, he completely made us feel comfortable. It was more like a friend taking photos of us rather then a professional photographer. He was able to capture our moments and most importantly he was able to capture the true us with a simple click on his camera. We loved every minute of it!!! Hes very encouraging because we we’re a little shy at first, but later on it just became natural. And as a photographer Melvin sees every detail needed to get a great shot.
We had a 3 attire photoshoot, a formal, semi formal, and casual in LA… because we wanted to capture where we are from… and Melvin sure captured the beautuful architecture of the walt Disney concert hall, the mark taper forum, and the beautiful buildings of LA.
Seeing Melvins other work, we were hooked on his images becuase we knew he do this for us… and no disappointments at all! We believe as a up and coming professional photographer, Melvin has a bright future ahead of him and know that he will do amazing things throughout his career. We are so blessed to have met him and only look forward to our big day this summer!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts melvin!

Melvin is the MAN! His humble personality, creativity, and energy is amazing! We discovered Melvin at The Queen Mary bridal show and from then on we have been fortunate enough to have him as our engagement and wedding photographer.
On the wedding day, he met up with me and my groomsmen to take pre wedding shots at The Hotel Fullerton. He came early and took great shots at the hotel room, in the lobby, and outside in the parking lot. All of the guys appreciated his down to earth personality and his guidance with each snapshot. Then he went to the venue and did the same for my bride and the bridesmaids. He had them posing in a way where it was natural and not forced. It definitely shows in the pictures. They came out beautiful! To be honest, I was a little worried about having just one photog and not getting all the moments, but he came through for us. One of the wedding guests referred to him as a «ninja.» One second he was taking a picture of us in the courtyard and the next he was up on the second floor taking a top view. Wow!
He worked his MAGIC like he said he would during the reception. He was everywhere and even went above and beyond by taking table pics and wedding guest group pics because we asked. We can’t thank him enough for capturing all the special moments of our day. To top it all off, he finished editing the wedding images earlier then expected and put together a wedding photo montage as an added bonus. Seriously? Can he be anymore great?! Melvin is such a storyteller that I was able to relive the day and feel our love coming through with the images.
Thanks Melvin for everything! We truly enjoyed your company and having you as our photographer.

Melvin did the photography for my wife’s friend and my wife fell in love with the way the pictures came out. We both really liked how his photos come out very natural and he has a great eye for angles and opportunities most other photographers don’t see.
After meeting with Melvin we discussed his different packages and decided to include an engagement shoot as well as the wedding. I recommend doing this because it gives you a chance to get to know Melvin. It also gives him a chance to get to know you in order to know how he will shoot on the big day. I also recommend bringing some props or something to liven up the shoot and make things fun. He’s really good at improvising with external surroundings and giving the pictures more character. You can check out our photos from our shoot on his website here:
Melvin gave us a great deal for the day of the wedding and brought 3 assistant photographers with him. They were all very professional and were a pleasure to work with… and PARTY with. :) Melvin and his assistants were on time for everything and were always there to shoot the important moments of the day. You can check out some photos from our wedding day here:
We received our photos very promptly after the wedding — which was totally unexpected because most people told me they waited 6 months — 1 year to get their photos back. The edited photos were fantastic and Melvin even offered to edit more photos if we wanted anymore done.
Overall I would recommend Melvin to any bride who wants to have her wedding day photographed by a professional who will work his butt off to make sure your wedding is done right.

Melvin cover our engagements & wedding pictures. We had 3 different session of engagement pictures and Melvin capture all like the way we wanted.
He is a great guy & awesome photographer. HIRE HIM! :)

Melvin has a real talented eye and awesome to work with. We trusted his expertise and allowed him to guide us through the shots – which came out amazing! He made everyone in the wedding party relaxed and now we have wonderful pictures to cherish. We hope to use him again in the future to capture other important events in our lives.

Melvin was incredibly awesome! The quality of his pictures are outstanding, he was very flexible with us and willing to do whatever pictures we wanted, and on the day of our wedding he was able to take charge and place people where they needed to be placed in order to get the pictures taken under a time crunch. We flew him to Durham, NC for our wedding — he has no problem commuting across the country and is very flexible about it, even though we put him on a red eye flight! The value of his services is awesome too — we were able to pay for his flight plus the photography wedding package for less than the price of high-​quality photographers in Durham! It was truly a pleasure working with Melvin and I would recommend him hands down to everyone I know getting married.

Melvin is amazing! We didn’t know him when we scheduled our engagement photo session but he made us feel very comfortable during the shoot. He was funny, posed us and gave us tips, told us what to do, and the pictures were beautiful. He has a really great eye for positioning you in certain ways, noticing certain angles, and really has a way of capturing the beauty of the surroundings and appreciating the buildings/​backgrounds resulting in great pictures. Plus he’s really quick (I’m amazed we got some really beautiful shots in less than an hour), doesn’t make you do the same poses over and over, and really has a talented eye. Everything turned out better than we could’ve expected and I would not hesitate to hire Melvin for any photography needs. Thank you Melvin!

We hired Melvin to do our Anniversary shoot in Long Beach in 2010 and he’s just REMARKABLE!!! I could see the passion in his work! This guy is nothing but BRILLIANT in his own craft! All you have to do is SEE his WORK! He’s very funny, creative & professional too! I am a wedding planner and I have worked with hundreds of photographers before and for me to pick Melvin, in particular, as my own photographer for my own Anniversary should speak for itself! =)
I simply love his STYLE. If you want to have something non-​traditional, extraordinary and INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL photos for any kind of event, then Melvin is the PERFECT ONE for you! I vouch for this guy 101%!!!
p. s. I just happened to see a negative review here and I must say, as a business woman myself, you can NEVER please everyone! ;-) If you happen to consider Melvin’s service then you probably must have seen something «GOOD» at what he does! Besides, you don’t hire this guy because of discounts… you hire HIM because of his WORK! ;-)

I have never met Melvin before our photo session but when we did, I felt like I just reunited with an old friend. Melvin is such a great guy. Very friendly, humble, yet very professional. He takes his works seriously. You can tell that he is very passionate about photography and respect his clients accordingly.
He knows what he is doing at all time. His directions and instructions were well executed. He encouraged me when I started to loose focus. He complimented me when he captured good images even though he did all the works to make us look good.
I would really recommend him to just about anyone who is looking for a photographer whether it’s for weddings, pre-​weddings, parties, concerts, etc.
Try this guy and experience a top class service.
At the end of the day, I felt like I just made a friend for life not just a one or two time photographer. That’s a rare thing to happen in this world. Melvin is one of a kind.
I am very please to have him, it’s our honor to have our pictures taken by him.
photo session: 04/​27/​2012