Melanie Rose Photography
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New York, NY 10022Serving New York and surrounding area
(347) 559-5635
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7 reviews for Melanie Rose Photography
7 reviews in English
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Review from Jennifer D.
Whitestone, NY
6/13/2011
Melanie is absolutely the best of the best! I found Melanie through a friend after I saw her incredible work. We were fortunate to be able to hire Melanie for the first-year package for our newborn son. This has been one of the best investments we have made - the moments captured by Melanie are second to none.
I could not be more thrilled with Melanie's work. She is absolutely amazing at what she does. During our first session, Melanie stayed for three hours shooting away as part of the newborn session. She was patient, caring, warm and friendly. Our son immediately loved her and still responds so well to Melanie. She can get him to smile even at his crankiest moments. We call her the baby whisperer! And Melanie comes to you, where baby is most comfy.
Whenever Melanie posts our proofs to the convenient online gallery, I always cry. She is able to capture the innocent beauty of our little boy in such a way that makes your heart melt. It is truly indescribable. I am going to miss Melanie when our year is up. I want to have more kids just so Melanie can photograph them!
Bottom line - if you are looking for a truly amazing photographer to capture your most important moments, look no further than Melanie Rose Photography. She is a true artist and master at her work! -
Review from Jay K.
Forest Hills, Queens, NY
12/7/2010
Melanie shot my Trash The Dress Shoot shortly after my wedding. I secured an unique location and described to her the idea I had in mind. She totally took off with it and delivered some of the best pictures I ever was in!
I would book Melanie again for myself or to do portraits of my step kiddies.
Melanie shoots young and old with the same creativity, professionalism, and enthusiasm.
Hire her! -
Review from Ashley G.
New York, NY
1/25/2011
I originally found Melanie Rose Photography on Yelp when looking to schedule newborn photos for my unborn daughter. I had no intentions of doing maternity photos, but I liked what I saw on her website, and I found her pricing very reasonable, so I went for it. I'm so glad that I did! I think some maternity photos can be so cheesy and even creepy, and I was very nervous about how they'd turn out, but Melanie knew exactly what I meant when I expressed my concerns, and I couldn't be happier with the final product. She did my makeup, and helped me pick clothing that would look best on my 8-mo prego body. I felt comfortable the whole time, and the photos turned out great!
When my daughter was born, Melanie came to our house to shoot the newborn photos within the first week, and I was completely happy with the way the session was handled. Melanie was warm, friendly, and patient, and very flexible around feedings and diaper changes. She helped us to pick out outfits and locations around the apartment to get the best results. I think she really captured our daughter's "spirit" in the photos, which is funny since I don't think we even knew what that was yet, but it's true. We get so many compliments on her newborn photos and birth announcement, still.
I wish I could accurately describe the quality of Melanie's work, which is ultimately why I chose her originally, and definitely why I've given her repeat business. I find her style to be extremely fresh without being pretentious, and she has a talent of capturing the most "real" moments and making them look like something you'd see in a magazine. Her work has a very rich professional look to it. One of my biggest fears was having photographs that looked amateurish or like some that I've seen that are done for free at hospitals. While fine for some, it wasn't how I wanted to do it. You only have one shot to document your child's first days, and I wanted to make sure I chose the best possible (within reason, financially) photographer to take on this task for our family.
Since then we've engaged Melanie Rose Photography for the "first year package" which means we have the pleasure of working with her every 3 months, and as we round the corner towards my daughter's 9 month birthday I'm starting to get a little sad that we won't be able to professionally document her growth with Melanie every 3 months for the rest of her life... or maybe we will . I'm going to check with Melanie to see if she does a "first 18 years package". -
Review from Heidi U.
New York, NY
12/13/2009
Melanie Rose is an amazing talent. I hired her for my son's christening and first birthday party and I was thrilled with the photographs.
Any new mother knows that it was an anxiety-filled day of mini-disasters, mad dashes across town in taxi cabs, and desperate attempts to keep baby clean, happy and dry in their party outfits. Melanie handled all of this chaos with professional sang-froid and captured touching, beautiful, emotional moments of the day that my family and I will treasure forever.
I highly recommend Melanie Rose to you, you will not be disappointed.
PS - When my high-resolution disk of images was lost in the mail, she even drove to my parents' house in Queens to hand deliver it to me. What impeccable service! -
Review from Maria L.
Philadelphia, PA
2/25/2010
Melanie is professional, creative and inspiring. I have worked with Melanie on several projects both personally and professionally and she never lets me down!
She has a great selection of equipment and a great eye! I would consider her "full service". I did a photo shoot with her where she applied my makeup and helped with the styling of my hair (it's too wild for just one person to tame!), from there she shot my photos, retouched them if needed AND provided me with prints.
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Review from Rachael H.
Miami, FL
Updated - 12/8/2010
Getting a little bored posting about how much I love Melanie Rose Photography... but a less stellar review would be pure fiction.
Let me admit that I was hesitant to book this shoot at all, for reasons both outside of and within Melanie's control: First, my little angel is now a toddler knee-deep in the terrible 3s... and to make matters worse, I suspected (rightfully) the shoot was to take place after a day of being properly sugared up by his grandparents on Long Island. Second, this was to be our first "family" photoshoot. Not only was I unsure how my husband would react in front of the camera (he's not smiley) , but I would be very pregnant and increasingly insecure look-wise. Third, and really most important to a vendor review, I was concerned that my repeat business (we are on shoot #3 now, remember) would somehow be taken advantage of~that familiarity would breed less professionalism, cut-corners, in short: disappointment. It wouldn't be the first time (nor the last, unfortunately) that I'd been burned in this manner. And boy, was I wrong wrong WRONG to doubt Melanie.
My first two concerns were obviously more personal to me... so let's skip to Melanie the Photographer, and my experience as a repeat client: As I no longer live in NY we had to set up the shoot via email while my plans were in still in flux. Melanie proved, as always, to be flexible and accommodating, and at all times professional. Before the shoot, she made it a point of discussing the style, the feel we were going for, instead of simply relying on our past experiences. She helped me to feel more comfortable about being photographed pregnant with a list of helpful tips she uses for her more traditional maternity shoots. Melanie was willing to travel to me in Suffolk County, taking a chance on my choice of (outdoor) venue while steering me towards the best daylight for the season. And while I fretted over the threat of rain that morning, she ran to the store to pick up umbrellas and rain boots.
The shoot itself ran smoothly, as expected. My crazy toddler son, by now deeply in love with his "Aunt Melly", hammed it up for the camera while spinning about like a top. As usual, I was surprised to see a calm, sweet child reflected in the photos~subtle expressions "capture[d]... the way I thought only I could see him", as my husband has said. The family photos were even more amazing: raw but loving, organic without feeling in the least bit posed. We received the link to our proofs within 24 hours, and quality printed photos in an acceptable amount of time following my order.
Let me wrap up this lovefest by adding that I have already booked my next shoot with Melanie, this time luring her to my new home in S. Florida to photograph my baby girl and our extended family. I remain a happy repeat customer and highly recommend her.2 Previous Reviews: Show all »
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4/17/2010
Melanie shot my son, now 2yrs old, a second time in late September in the Catskills. At her… Read more »
Comment from Melanie R. of Melanie Rose Photography 7/29/2010
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Review from Karina R.
Whitestone, NY
7/28/2010 1 Check-in Here
Melanie Rose took pictures of our little girl weeks after she was born. Needless to say, newborns are unpredictable. Our little girl stayed awake the majority of the time that Melanie was taking her pictures and she became cranky towards the middle of the shoot. Melanie was very understanding and extremely patient. The end result... Gorgeous pictures that I will treasure forever. Thank you so much Melanie!!!
Comment from Melanie R. of Melanie Rose Photography 7/29/2010
Karina - thank you so much for your unexpected review! I… More »
