Cary Diaz Photography

Best money ever spent! I purchased a «Watch Me Grow» package for my new baby, which includes photos at 2 weeks (newborn), 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 1 year. I picked Cary because her pictures on her website and blog look great and because her prices were reasonable, especially as compared to some other studios in town. I am so glad I did. She was great. First she really worked with us on scheduling. Our baby was a week late and I did not feel up to taking the newborn pics on the day we had initially booked and she quickly agreed to change it. Then, my husband had a work commitment come up the day before, and Cary agreed to come earlier so he could participate in the family pictures. Cary arrived right on time, was very professional and set up quickly. She brought a large suitcase full of outfit options and was also open to using things from our baby’s own wardrobe. She was great with the baby and also with our dog. It was important to us to include our dog in the pictures and Cary gladly obliged. It took a few weeks to get the pictures back, and they are absolutely beautiful. We just love them and so do both our families. She has a great program that allows you to share the gallery with friends and also download all of the pictures at once, which makes it really easy. I am looking forward to our next shoot, and I am very glad I chose Cary.

BEYOND AMAZING!
Let’s see I have done a mommy and son session, Halloween/​Thanksgiving, daddy & son, Christmas, valentines, Easter, Mother’s Day, signed up for fathers days, & my one year birthday shoot for my little guy. Can you say obsessed?
Cary is spectacular with children. I’m a shy person but man she starts a conversation and it’s like you’ve known her for years. Last shoot I brought her water and Cuban coffee… Gotta have my favorite photographer all hydrated and caffeinated (even though she doesn’t need it ;-) It was basically love at first sight.
I also have to add she is a trooper. She had to have eye surgery and continued to take pictures while recuperating. I told her she should relax at home, take it easy, but she replied you only need one eye to capture great shots. (Which she was right.)
She knows her stuff, with her dad in tow to hold the light up to get the proper lighting, her happy, friendly outlook, and her quacks, coos, tongue making noises to catch the kiddies attention, you’ll receive spectacular pictures, and fun memories.
She offers great packages… She does sessions called «minis» which is a 20 minute session up to four individuals. You really don’t need 20 minutes because she usually gets the shot within the first 10minutes. These minis are given for Halloween/​Fall, Christmas, Spring, Valentines, Mothers Day, & Fathers Day. Her «minis» are not your usual holiday decorations… This past Christmas it was a retro theme, with a slug bus and all! However she did have a section where you have your chic traditional Christmas picture. Every year her theme and decorations change, which is AWESOME! Who wants the same background? Not me!
She also provides sessions for family fun, engagement pictures, wedding pictures 15’s, just recently started doing Disney shoots, and etc.
Prices vary so it is best to check out her website, and email her. She is reasonable, I mean I’ve done a handful!
Cary is great in responding back to you. So there is no waiting around for hours on end wondering what’s going on. She provides a friendly email reminder before the shoot of the theme, location, date and time, wardrobe ideas, so you’re matching with the color scheme, and not blending in. The turn around for pictures I believe ²⁄₃ weeks but it never reaches that. It’s mostly a week and a half. She edits all the pictures so your whole gallery of pictures are ready to be sent to the press!
Cary recently updated her website so you should check it out, has a blog ofpast client sessions, And of course some Information about herself.
Cary is flexible. She works with you, even though she has a full house at home with her gracious husband, and two cutie-​pa-​tutie kiddies.
Again it was love at first sight…

I was very skeptical about trying any other photographer other than the one I already knew I loved but I went ahead and entered Cary’s Facebook Contest Summer 2012. Not only was the contest held very professionally but she was EXTREMELY flexible with my choices on a date, unfortunately do to weather we were not able to shoot on our scheduled date and she was scheduled to have her baby! This meant my shoot wouldn’t of been able to be shot with in the time period that was given for the contest winners! I thought I was just going to lose my shoot BUT NO not only did Cary shoot my AMAZING maternity she gifted me Alyssa’s Newborn! Since Oct 2012 I have had 5 shoots (and have at least 1 more booked) with Cary and each one gets better than the last! Her pricing is extremely fair, photography is not something skimp on because you get what you pay for!!!

I met Cary in 2011 when I bought myself her Christmas Mini. She took amazing pics that brought tears of joy. She is very professional & has an abundance of patience with kids and that is something a lot of photographers lack! When I tell my oldest we have a shoot with Cary she gets excited & I must admit I do too even tho I know poor Cary will have to bust a mission to get a good smile. She is worth every penny I have spent & will spend!!! With her you are more then a 3 o’clock session! Thank you Cary keep doing an amazing job. — Amanda

Just wanted to share an experience that I recently had! About 6 months ago I did a Mary Kay class at my house and invited some of my friends bc a photographer was doing Mary Kay part time and she needed to have the classes for a certain amount of people. Therefore, in return, she offered a free engagement session at a location of my choice. We discussed several times that I didnt want to take photos until my braces were removed and she always said «Dont worry, we have time; there is no hurry.» Since there was no deadline to take the photos, I kept following up with her a couple of times to let her know the status of my braces removal and her response was always the same: «Dont worry, we have time — let me know as soon as they are removed.» We did do the Mary Kay class when she wanted because she had a deadline; so the free engagement agreement was through email and text; of course there is not contract involved bc i thought her word was enough. Forward to this past Friday, I contact her to let her know that my braces will be removed in April and she replies back saying «Sorry, but the pictures had to be taken in 2011, I cannot extend it to this year and besides I have no availability.» I replied back and explained to this person that we had an agreement between each other and that she NEVER SAID THE PICTURES HAD TO BE DONE IN 2011. If she would have said that, dont you think I would have taken the pictures, even with braces on, since they were free? This photographer is not an honest person — she used me, my time, and my friends to get points for her Mary Kay job and will not honor her part of the deal — she is definitely not a woman of her word because she does not follow through with what she says. Dont make the same mistake I did of trusting her because she will have no care for anything and screw you over without any delay… Be careful with Cary Diaz Photography friends, she will have no consideration for you. Her word has no value at all so dont believe in her «deals» because she will get what she wants and then just forget about the other part that she was supposed to fulfill. An honest person will follow through with their word without thinking whether it was done 3, 6, or 10 months from now because that is what being an ethical person is all about. Was she able to tell me why she never mentioned that the pictures had to be taken in 2011? NO, she never replied because she has nothing to back her up because she is a liar that can’t keep her word.