Featured by CBS San Francisco as one of the best photography studios in the North Bay. He travels around the San Francisco Bay area and can provide a bid to clients who are planning destination weddings. His work has been published in the Wedding Channel, the Napa Wedding Source, Napa Appellation and San Francisco Magazine.
He has shot over 60 stage productions for the prestigious Summer Repertory theatre at Santa Rosa Junior College. In addition, Mr. Chown's fine art images have been published by Art Week, West Art, High Performance Magazine, and the Press Democrat.
He has shot over 60 stage productions for the prestigious Summer Repertory theatre at Santa Rosa Junior College. In addition, Mr. Chown's fine art images have been published by Art Week, West Art, High Performance Magazine, and the Press Democrat.
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Tom shot our wedding last spring (and I feel terrible for not writing a review until now) in Santa Rosa. He has a presence about him that's very conducive to photographing events and people. He's a non-obtrusive, mindful, and highly skilled photographer. Tom's shots were stunning, elegant, and technically superior.
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Beau L.
Mar 24, 2018
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I had the pleasure of working with Tom last summer at Summer Rep Theatre Festival in Santa Rosa CA. His over 30 years of experience in photography is clearly evident in his vibrant photographs of our theatre productions. His dedication to his craft and innate skill allow him to photograph with apparent ease and his shots are gorgeous. From experience, theatre can be difficult to capture in clear crisp photos with the low-light situations and heavy movement element -- Tom does it both artfully and skillfully. Highly recommend Tom to capture your next event.
Christopher T.
Aug 28, 2016
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Tom and his team went above and beyond for our wedding shoot. His quality of work, artistic vision and professionalism made our wedding day shoot great. We received a great mix of candid photos and portraits just like we requested. Tom captured all of our special moments while keeping a low profile throughout the day. He gave good direction for all of the planned shoots. We had a session before our day that allowed us to get comfortable with his style and to get to know him. He was patient with us and our two month old daughter, which was very important. We can't thank him enough for the wonderful
Nathan C.
Jul 16, 2016
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It's difficult to summarize the impact that Tom had on our wedding. Tom and his team were amazing and incredibly kind and helpful. They were knowledgeable and moved the whole photo taking process along seamlessly. As I understand, the price that we paid was an incredible deal for wedding photography. Tom is incredibly thoughtful and goes out of his way to help plan photos in advance. The technical ability of him and his team surpasses what I expected we'd get for wedding photography. He provided images on a flash drive, so there is no special charges for getting pictures printed
Elaine B.
Sep 11, 2013
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Tom and his assistant were the best wedding photographers we could've asked for! Tom met with us ahead of time to chat and get to know us, as well as to see our space (my in-laws' beautiful backyard), and did a great job of putting us at ease and answering any questions we had. During the wedding, he had the perfect balance of getting tons of photos without making us or our guests feel self-conscious. He was professional and relaxed and made the whole process go very smoothly. He was also amazingly fast in getting the photos to us -- we got the USB drive in the mail about 3 weeks
Chris H.
Aug 06, 2013
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Will T.
Apr 17, 2012
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Tom shot our wedding last spring (and I feel terrible for not writing a review until now) in Santa Rosa. He has a presence about him that's very conducive to photographing events and people. He's a non-obtrusive, mindful, and highly skilled photographer. Tom's shots were stunning, elegant, and technically superior. We also had a photographer friend shooting the wedding, but Tom's photos stand out as not only exquisitely exposed and composed, but also as fine art. It takes a certain kind of photographer to not only capture images from a special occasion, but to make those
Kathleen V.
Nov 12, 2011
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Tom and his team were wonderful wedding photographers. Tom is very patient and comfortable to work with. The photographers arrived on time before the wedding to begin taking photos and they stayed until the very end of the event. They captured so many wonderful shots during the ceremony and the reception.
After the ceremony, it took Tom only a few weeks to send us our wedding photos (nearly 1,000 photos!) and we could tell he spent a lot of time going through them and filtered out the best shots to send us, which saved me and my husband a lot time in going through the photos.
After the ceremony, it took Tom only a few weeks to send us our wedding photos (nearly 1,000 photos!) and we could tell he spent a lot of time going through them and filtered out the best shots to send us, which saved me and my husband a lot time in going through the photos.
Kitty Joe S.
Apr 20, 2011
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I have had the pleasure of being photographed by Tom on several occasions over the past fifteen years. Being a photographer myself, I found myself nervous to be on the other side of the camera. Thanks to Tom's professional and calm demeanor, I found my fears evaporated giving way to a comfortable and fun experience each time. I was so impressed not only with his technical skill, but also his artistic expression, that I recommended him as a wedding photographer to my best friend. Again, Tom's wonderful energy served to soothe the nerves on a nervous day, and the resulting photos are
