Sieu Studio & One Hour Photo

I drove by here today in hopes of taking my son’s yearly birthday pictures and… They’re gone?! No more Sieu?! I’m so sad, I’ve been coming here since my son was born in 2007. Sieu and the photographers were always great at making him smile when he was a baby. Great memories here for sure. I’m going to miss Sieu and his staff =(
If they moved, please let me know!

Chu Sieu is amazing at what he does. I use to work here back in 2007 to 2009 and started off as a receptionist and moved on up to a photographer later on. This studio was always crazy packed on the weekends. It was hard to even take a break because so many people wanted to get there pictures taken. Everyone knew that if you wanted the best pictures, of course, request Chu Sieu! He’s great at capturing the right moment for that perfect picture.
They are no longer in business due to the fast paced changes of technology. Today, people no longer need studio pictures taken because they can easily take a picture through there iphones and upload it onto facebook or instagram. I’m so sad to hear that you guys are closed. Chu Sieu does freelancing now, so contact him if you want professional and beautiful pictures taken. He took my graduation pictures and prom pictures. It turned out amazing and I still have my 8×10 prom picture framed in my room. I myself, will call him for my wedding pictures when that time comes.

very happy with the picture and the service! Excellent work! He took a large number of shots and sat down with me to select the ones I m most happy with, then photoshopped them to make them look perfect. I have already referred my mom to them.

iam not going to lie i was scared about going here because i was not sure how my 2 year old would do and as i thought she flipped out but they were so patient with her and even got her to smile and loosen up iam so happy with how the photos turned out and cant wait to go back for family pic they were great i will be telling everyone i know about you guys

This place has always been my favorite place to take pictures ever since I was in middle school. I came back today for the first time in a very, very long time & things haven’t changed. They still have the same background, same poses, & same set up. They take really nice pictures but when it’s packed they just rush u right through. So I don’t recommend u taking pictures when there’s too many people. But if u get the owner to take ur pictures, ur lucky! He’s very patient & makes sure the images are perfect

They are rude and do not have patients… I will never come back … I don’t do reviews but this time I had too … This is how bad it is… The old man is rude and has no respect. The two young boys just take photo becuz the old man don’t feel like taking photo anymore. The two girls who work the front are a bbbbbb … The place is dirty and they wanna get u in and out and please don’t take your kids here they don’t like kids …

Im a customer since 15 yrs best place to get pictures taken:)

I’ve been supporting them probably for 15 years or more, when my friend who lived down in the S. Bay brought me to this place back then. My cousin thought i was a little nuts when recently we came down here to take pics. Prior to this, it’s been 5 years since i took portraits with them.
I’ve had good experience coming here. The wait can be long on the weekend. When i came here in Dec recently we waited over an hour and then we waited another 20 min to see the pics, and another hour to get the pics. I would prob AVOID the Oct-​Dec next time! Actually, they were so rushed and busy this time a couple of our pics were crooked (it had a fireplace backdrop) but we didn’t get to tell them to correct it. :(
I think this place is popular b/​c of the many backdrops they have. It’s a pretty big variety of very nice backdrops, compared to studios like Sears and JC penneys which seem to have more of ‘solid boring backdrops’ for families/​adults. Furthermore, the Sieu family has been in business for while. You get the pics on the same day while you wait, which is an extra plus. They have enough props for pictures. Also the photographer has attention to detail, so if a piece of hair is out of place he’d try to fix it, etc.
The prices aren’t bad. The smallest package i think is $ 30 and that includes 5 4×6 and 4−5×7 (that’s what i chose – it came with a bunch of wallets but we dont need those so i traded those for bigger sizes). That’s also a perk. If the size isnt’ what you want, you could trade them. So you dont’ end up with a bunch of pictures sitting at home. We used to go to Kmart & Sears but their packages are too big and i remember having too many prints just collecting dust.

my family has always been comin to this studio. the apperance of it isnt as great and everything seems so bunchd up inside. they do have a lot of ppl coming in and out but it would be better if they had more room inside their actual studio.
one of the photographers was a real asshole but the other two were funny. i only would go to this studio if i had no other option because i know theres some better ones and cleaner ones out there.

I almost like this place. For the amount of photos you get in each package, the prices are very reasonable. Their backgrounds are cute and if you like plain backgrounds those are available too.
For my cousin’s birthday, we went to Sieu Studio for a casual birthday photo shoot with a good friend of ours. My friend had her engagement photos done there and those were nice so we decided to give it a try. The wait was about 30 minutes which wasn’t too bad.
Both the front and the studio area were considerably unclean, outdated and a bit disorganized. The photo shoot process was quick and painless, but the photographer wasn’t friendly. When he had us pick our poses, he was rushing us and quickly getting frustrated because we couldn’t decide on our poses. We liked our pictures on the computer screen, but after I picked up my pictures it was a different story.
In one of the poses, the photographer had me rest my hand on the ground with my arm at an angle. When I saw one of my pictures, I saw that he had tried to removed a crease on my wrist. Because of that photoshop mistake, my hand looked really deformed in my cute picture.
Photoshop fail. Darn.

sometimes the effort to looking beautiful for photography is worth it. I’m looking for cheap photograpy who will do kimonos aside from Nagareda. The owners are suuuuper nice and so are the photographers. background is very limited and old school and the area this place is at is really ghetto. Like what the other reviews say there’s only ONE changing room. In the parking lots people don’t look before backing out. sigh… sad face for me. I’ll come back to this place someday.

This place has been here for a long time! I remember taking pictures here in highschool. Recently my family and I came here to take some updated Sister photos. We were the first customers of the day, which was great because we didn’t have to share the studio with anyone staring at us while we posed for our pics.
This place is also family friendly. My niece and nephews came along to take pics and the photographer/​owner did quite well to amuse the kids (and the adults) with his crazy laugh!
Pros:
–Reasonable priced packages
–Family owned business (support your mom and pop shops!)
–one hour processing time
–if you bring a pic taken there before you’ll get a discount off your total :)
Cons:
— area isn’t the classiest but don’t worry– there’s way worse places out there
— only one changing room, so if you plan on an outfit change, hope you’re not shy :)

Mr Sieu, our photographer, never fails. He is absolutely great at what he does. I needed a picture for my wedding reception and I tried all types of photographies and studios. At last, Mr Sieu is the best from all the photographers we have worked with. We even went with photographers that did candid journalism type photos and they did not compare with Mr. Sieu.
He did a great job on our photos. He would make sure the poses are right. He even makes smiling laughing noises to get you to smile in order for him to capture the right moment. I’m glad I went with him. I will be using his photos for my reception.
Price/​Service:
Package A is only $ 24, which is a really good price. I’ve gone to expensive photographers who charges $ 700 plus for engagement photos and they do not compare to Sieu Studio. Mr. Sieu gives you complete professionalism and shows you how to pose.
Parking:
Shared with other small stores.

sieu studio… at first it looks getto but they really try to make you feel at home and i feel that the pictures are great… they have plenty of backgrounds and props, plus you can always bring your own too. customer service is great and i have never been turned away because there too busy.

I give this place 3 stars.
Pros — 1) Fast
2) Reasonable Packages
3) Photographer — (the owner) able to come up with cute
poses :) (not no cheesy lame «highschool»
poses)
Cons — 1) Area is ghetto!
2) If it’s busy, you have an audience staring at you…
3) background selection is limited

this place is the only studio that i have been to where my glasses dnt glare or look fogged up in the pictures. that alone is good enough for me =]

I took my children to take our Easter Family Portraits at Sieu last week. The pictures came out really nice, I will scan and upload them tonight or tomorrow. I’ve read the first review and I don’t really agree what was said. Yes, its located in a strip mall and there is a laundry mat next door and their other neighbor s are a really good Mom and Pop Chinese Restaurant which is called Orient Express. (I think I may have reviewed them already.) Back to Sieu, I also changed outfits ~ in the restroom and perhaps Christine didn’t notice but there’s actually a lock on the door. =) No one tried to come in or knocked on the door. The lady photographer was really nice and showed me each picture and asked me if I wanted to delete and re-​shoot some of them which we did. You don’t even get that type of treatment at Sears or JC Penny. Everything from start to finish is completed in an hour! 1 HOUR! If you ask me, it doesn’t matter where you take your pictures whats important & matters is who you take the pictures with. .
I paid for Plan B.. (5) 4 X 6 (30) wallets for $ 26.95
You can also exchange 4 wallets for a 5 X7
Sitting Fee is $ 2.00 per person or free if you’ve taken pics there before.
I didn’t have to pay for sitting fees since we had been there before. It fit perfectly within my budget..

This place is ghetto. Surrounded by the ghetto, and is pretty much, ghetto. The poses they make you do (if you’re going with friends) are lame — they try too hard to make you look «sexy,» so the pose ends up looking cheesy. Service is kinda «ehh» since they’re usually crowded on weekends and try to rush you. There is only ONE changing room, so if you’re changing into a different outfit, you must change in the same room as all the other customers at the SAME TIME.
The pictures I took came out looking too bright, and not as expected.
If you want a different (better) place, I recommend Q-​Photo.
Prices are cheaper, and the pictures look waayyy better with no cheesy poses to deal with. Their number is (408) 945‑6360,
and their address is:
111 N. Milpitas Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95 035