My name is Hillary Schave and I am the owner and photographer of Azena Photography. I am a coffee chugging, magazine obsessed photographer who spends most days behind the camera. This is my perfect place of zen. The minute I start taking your photo, I enter a whole new dimension. It is my true love and passion to create beautiful images of amazing people like you!
I specialize in couples, weddings, professional portraits and branding sessions as well as boudoir photography. In the past, I have photographed many newborns, families, seniors, commercial items such as architecture and jewelry! I also regularly contribute to the local publication, BRAVA Magazine photographing many of their features and events.
I specialize in couples, weddings, professional portraits and branding sessions as well as boudoir photography. In the past, I have photographed many newborns, families, seniors, commercial items such as architecture and jewelry! I also regularly contribute to the local publication, BRAVA Magazine photographing many of their features and events.
Services
Below, you will find all the info you should need to plan your perfect session! We offer Collections for Weddings, Engagements, Professional Portraits and Businesses as well as Boudoir Beauty Sessions. If you can't find what you are looking for, contact us HERE! Invest in Professional Portraits, Branding Business Sessions, Family and Newborn lifestyle Sessions.
Reviews (12)
Amanda Shohoney
Sep 06, 2021
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Hilary from Azena Photography was just amazing to work with. She is a super talented photographer, who is a ton of fun to work with at an affordable price. We did both our engagement and wedding photos with her as a package. It's hard to trust someone to capture your big day, but she blew us away! I would highly recommend her!
Mark Germano
Mar 06, 2021
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Marina Bolotnikova
Jan 29, 2021
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Hillary is such an amazing photographer. The photos are vibrant and lively, and the colors are so accurate -- no yellow-toned greenery. She has one of the best styles I've ever seen and her clean, bright editing will truly stand the test of time. Her prices are very fair too! I'm so glad I chose her for my professional portraits and hope to work with her again.
Macy Walter
Jul 12, 2020
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I have nothing but great things to say about my experience with Hillary. She is absolutely amazing at what she does. She shot our engagement session, boudoir, rehearsal dinner and our wedding with 400 people. She took time before the wedding to come and scope out the venues we would be going to as well as traveled an hour to each other session. She shot every detail we wanted for our big day. She sent pictures back to us in a timely manner after each session. I couldn't be happier with choosing Hillary to be our photographer!
Kendra Maier
Oct 29, 2019
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I cannot recommend Hillary as a wedding photographer strongly enough! I met Hillary at a wedding expo in early 2018 and was immediately drawn to her vibrant portraits and the way she captures candid, heartfelt moments. I also appreciated her approachable, easy going personality, and after a follow-up phone call and reviewing her online galleries with my now-husband, we were excited to book Azena for our Sept. 2018 wedding. That said, neither of us were particularly "excited" about doing an engagement shoot, but knew that it would be a good opportunity to get to know Hillary and feel more comfortable
Chris C.
Oct 06, 2019
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My wife and I were looking for a Madison-based wedding photographer, and we came across Azena Photography. Owner/photographer Hillary Schave responded to our inquiry right away, suggesting we meet at her studio to discuss our plans. We already loved Hillary's body of work, so it was great to find out she's also super friendly! Having covered all the iconic wedding locations in the Madison area, she had great ideas about where to snap photos. On the day of our wedding, we spent a lot of time with Hillary. As artists ourselves, we appreciated her attention to detail and desire to capture
Morgan Zahn
Aug 21, 2019
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Hillary was our sole photographer for our September 2019 wedding. She was absolutely amazing! She somehow managed to get all of the different angles and perspectives of me walking down the aisle and my husband’s reaction at the same time. She managed our very large family portraits with ease too! She had great recommendations of places to shoot after the ceremony. The photos turned out beautiful, and she gave us access/rights to all of them with a great turn around time too. We highly recommend Azena Photography!!
Steven Schave
Aug 02, 2019
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Yael Sumberg
Aug 02, 2019
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Hillary took my son’s newborn pictures and they are amazing. She worked with us to create an intimate environment where both baby and tired momma felt at ease. Her patience and attention to detail are amazing. Her eye for beauty is incredible. I highly recommend Azena Photigraphy for your most precious memories.
Theresa Tomczak
Jul 27, 2019
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Hilary and her team from Azena Photography, captured our wedding reception perfectly. We posed for actual family pictures for about 10 minutes and then were cut loose to enjoy the party with our guest. Our family and friends loved the photos. We had great candid shots and nice portraits. After the 10 minutes of formal picture we didn't even know they were there. I don't know how they managed to catch everything, but they caught fun moments we missed until we saw the photos. Their work is amazing and they're so fun to work with.
Blaine H.
Mar 06, 2019
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I am a fellow wedding vendor. My standards at a wedding are incredibly high and I love it when I work with other vendors that feel the same way. Hillary at Azena Photography is on my level when it comes to her attention to detail, her quality of work, and her professionalism through the process. She communicates well with other vendors, keeps her word (when she says she'll have the bride and groom back at 6PM, she will) and of course, she takes amazing photos (she's kind enough to send me photos that happen to include me and allows me to use them as I see fit)! I ask couples that
Sarah B.
Sep 17, 2012
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My fiancé and I decided to use Azena for wedding photography and they were absolutely wonderful. Hillary and Heidi produced unique and gorgeous photos that really captured the essence of the day and they were extremely easy to work with - they made sure to get all the photos we wanted as well as making suggestions for great photos that we would never have thought of. They are extremely reasonably priced as well. I definitely would recommend them to anyone!
