J. Yi Photography

I recently worked with Jae Yi for some headshots. I found him to be professional, courteous, fun, and very thorough and conscientious about making sure I got what I needed from the shoot. I felt very comfortable working with him and confident in his abilities. His follow up was wonderful too. Very communicative, kind and «Johnny on the spot.» Overall professional and great experience with a fantastic end product. I would recommend him to anyone. :-) You will not be disappointed!

Jae recently helped capture my proposal to my fiancé at the DC War Memorial. The pictures that he took came out absolutely perfect. He managed to frame the scene perfectly, and it looks like something out of a movie. My fiancé absolutely loves the photos and I have found her looking at them regularly.
Not only were the photos incredible, Jae also did a great job of stealthily capturing the moment without her having any idea that I was about to propose, or that the moment was being caught on camera.
Jae was easy to work with in setting up the details of the proposal, very punctual (extremely important when it comes to something like this), and overall just a very cool and friendly guy.

I first came across Jae’s photography when he responded to a fellow poster on the r/​nova sub-​reddit. I loved his portfolio, so we he responded to my own inquiry about a wedding photographer I was thrilled. Jae has a unique ability to capture people as they really are, which was something I could see from his website. This continued to be true for the multitude of pictures he took at my wedding (and he went above and beyond in the number of photos he provided at no extra charge). This was very important to me because I had virtually no pictures of myself and my husband and now I have a many beautiful, professional, intimate photographs to share with him and others.
Jae has a wonderful personality and is a joy to work with and be around. This is important, because you need a photographer who can set you at ease. He is also a professional and skilled business person. He is extremely affordable, especially considering the quality of his work. And he deftly handled my lawyer father’s parsing of his pretty impenetrable contract. His patience and reliability were both flawless and much appreciated.
If I ever need professional photos again he will be the first person I contact, or the first I refer others to. My wedding only happened 14 days ago and I’m already thinking of excuses for another photo shoot. I really cannot recommend Jae highly enough. You will not be disappointed with either the quality of service or the quality of the product.

Jae is the man! He was super flexible with his time and always professional. He made us feel at ease while still maintaining a professional attitude. I’d strongly advise anyone looking for stellAr pictures to consider Jae!

I’ve known Jae through a mutual friend and had always admired his talent. After going through a huge transformation I wanted to do a shoot to celebrate and Jae helped me in this! I had such a great experience and had so much fun! Jae is a wonderful person with an extraordinary talent, we’re already planning my next shoot and I couldn’t be more thrilled!

My fiancé hired Jae to photograph our proposal at the Lincoln Memorial, and he knocked it out of the park. I was blown away by the moments he was able to capture during the proposal, and he took beautiful photographs of us afterwards as well. What stood out to me was that he was able to capture genuine emotion, even in the pictures that we posed for. I think couple photos very often come across as staged and cheesy, but the images Jae gave us were very authentic and truly romantic. We posted a few of his photos to Facebook when we announced the engagement, and we have gotten countless texts and emails telling us how gorgeous the photos are. My fiancé was also very impressed with how communicative and easy to work with Jae was. We couldn’t be happier with the job that he did!

At the last minute, I asked Jae to capture my proposal to my girlfriend on the National Mall! After discussing details with Jae the morning of the proposal, he assured me that he would arrive early to become familiar with the area and await our arrival. Upon our arrival at the site of the proposal, I noticed Jae was ready to capture the moment. After popping the big question (and getting a yes!), Jae took a few photos of us posing.
Overall, Jae was an absolute pleasure to work with and put me at ease on a BIG day. The quick turnaround (less than 24 hours later we had received the photos) was an additional plus as we wanted to show our friends and family the special moment. If you have any need for a photographer in the area, I have no doubt Jae can meet and exceed your needs/​wants/​expectations.

Jae is not only a great photographer, he is a cool dude too! He did promo pics for our band and was totally able to capture the look we were going for. He went out of his way to make sure we were happy with our shots and provided them back to us very quickly. I would highly recommend him! You can see our shots from him at

Jae Yi is a consummate professional. I asked him for help taking hi-​def photos of my family tree and doctoring up some of the flaws in the old image. He went above and beyond and really produced a beautiful and highly detailed image. Apparently I can print it to the size of my bedroom wall! Really awesome. I’ve seen his other work as a photographer as well and highly recommend him for all your photography needs.