Steve Adams

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Introduction

"You don't take a photograph, you make it." - Ansel Adams "A thing that you see in my pictures is that I'm not afraid to fall in love with these people." - Annie Leibovitz Greetings, I'm Steve. I love making photographs of people, in real time, as it happens. I've dedicated the last 30 years producing/directing award-winning, best-selling videos and making portraits that capture the beauty of life, work, family, community and the practice of yoga. I welcome the opportunity to talk with you about your future photography project and explore how we can work together to make that happen. I work with natural light, strobe and continuous flow lighting. My camera, lights and digital processing tools are state of the art. I look forward to chatting with you soon and making your portrait, brand, special event and story come to life. Thank you. -- Steve Adams

Overview

Hired 2 times

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2 employees

8 years in business

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, Venmo, and Zelle.

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Featured Projects

142 photos

Yancy Scott Schwartz - Yoga Teacher
Commercial Photography

Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for value, work quality, and professionalism.

Exceptional 5.0

6 reviews

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Kathleen H.

Jul 8, 2024

Steve Adams is a dedicated, passionate photographer who loves what he does. We have done many shoots with him over the years at our three San Francisco yoga studios for our company Yoga Flow SF. His understanding of light and depth of field is outstanding and he creates images that are unique, engaging and inspiring. He is very gifted at shooting live classes as well as portraits indoors or outdoors. - Kathleen Holm Co-Founder, Yoga Flow SF

Steve Adams's reply

Kathleen and Steve Holm, co-founders of Yoga Flow SF, have provided an incredible opportunity to capture the life affirming alchemy of yoga practice at their three SF yoga studios over the last eight years. Yoga Flow SF teachers are second to none. Ocean and Union studios are temples of light and spirit. It's been an incredible journey to witness both teachers and students embrace yoga practice with such love, wisdom and commitment. I'm constantly visually and experientially rewarded by the diversity of Yoga Flow SF's curriculum which includes Vinyasa Flow, Bhakti Yoga, Pre and Post Natal Yoga, Yin Yoga, Restore Flow, Sound Healing, and Kids Yoga as well as their frequent weekend intensive workshops featuring acclaimed yoga teachers, Rusty Wells, Ana Forrest, Judith Lasater and Dana Damara, among numerous others. Thank you. Kathleen and Steven.

Alison H.

Jul 1, 2024

Steve has the wisdom to bring out the essence of people in his photos. He also has a wonderful eye for the right natural lighting and chooses landscapes and backgrounds which bring out the magic in any place. He’s delightful to work with and his photos look like they belong on magazine covers, over and over. I highly recommended 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Steve Adams's reply

I treasure the photo the sessions that we've captured together over the last 7 years. From the Forrest Yoga Intensive Workshops at YogaFlow SF and Innerstellar, to our most recent session at Pt. Reyes, your passion, beauty and execution is second to none. Thanks for your generous support of my work and time together. I look very much forward to our next time together.

Chasmar R.

Jun 9, 2024

I can't say enough about how magical and privileged it was to work with Steve Adams. We had the great honor of having him capture one of our transformational retreats- and he did just that. Somehow Steve managed to capture something that can't be defined thru words or pixels - and yet he did it. We are forever grateful for these photographs that will always transcend time. His "eye" for what's real , raw, and beautiful is beyond rare. If you really want to preserve a precious moment in your life, I highly recommend Steve's photography . Thank you will never be enough.

Steve Adams's reply

Eight years ago this month, I captured your yoga retreat in Ojai. My very first yoga retreat to shoot. I was so very fortunate. Beautiful photos reflect the beauty that you capture and the people that joined you for the weekend retreat were so present, welcoming and beautiful. It’s amazing I still communicate with several of your students after all of these years. Thank you for being so supportive of my work. You are so amazing to work with.

Leslie K.

Jun 6, 2024

I usually really don’t like having photo shoots. It can be anxiety producing and exhaustive. However, working with Steve was so fun and everything felt very smooth and easy. He made me feel so at ease in front of the camera and his artful work with details and light are unparalleled. I would 1000% recommend him to anyone needing professional or personal photos. Truly from start to delivery, a lovely experience.

Steve Adams's reply

Your skin spa is one of the premiere destinations in LA, if not the country. Your commitment to excellence and taking care of your clientele is second to none. You've invested years in building your brand and photos must accurately capture the product and service that you provide to your customers. It's anxiety producing for sure to face the lens and camera. Im honored to have contributed to the successful evolution of your brand and.company.

Valeriya R.

Jun 7, 2024

Steve is an incredible artist and a beautiful human. He captures the magic and light of the environment as well as the essence of you as a human. I have nothing but positive things to say - technical artist with a great eye for details, light, nature as well as humanity. He is also a kind and very sweet person.

Steve Adams's reply

I could never imagine such a beautiful review and such kind words. Thank you! Working with you Val was spectacular. Your presence and commitment to our engagement was 1000%. You bring everything... your heart, your strength, your beauty and most of all your incredible soul. The capture from our engagement was A+. I look forward to catching up with you very soon. Thank you.

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What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Minimum charge $150 (special rate)
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Generally, if time and accessibility prevails, I offer to meet with a "new customer" at a local coffee house, Starbucks for a face-to-face introduction and to confer with them on the details of the job. If that's not available, I recommend scheduling a FaceTime conference to review the assignment, event strategy and to be available to answer their questions. For some new customers, it makes absolutely no difference whatsoever to confer with me face to face in advance. Portrait and event photography is very much a relationship business and I don't approach my engagements with my clients as one and done.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Anthropology Film Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico Photography Classes at UCLA Extension

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