Ballesteros Photography + Video - Los Osos, California

Sarah Rummage

Dan and Kari are an amazing team. They were so incredibly supportive leading up to and during our wedding. We had our full wedding album in no time at all. The pictures are stunning, looking at them is like living the whole day again!

Gia York

I can not say enough great things about Ballesteros photography, Daniel and Kari, the dream team! Their skills, artistic ability and charisma are just the tip of the ice berg. Daniel was right there with me every step of the way from the begining of the wedding planning journey through the end. Particularly when I had panic attacks, stress vents, and flat out fear and worry that everything would go wrong, he had my back. I swear he had a sixth sense and knew when I was falling apart because I would get a call from him and kari or an email from them or just a quick text. And then all was right in my world for that moment. These two are truly magical. The day of the wedding I wanted to cry the moment I saw them, I could feel the positivity, love, excitement and support radiating off of them. They did such an amazing job with our unorthodox needs and timelines. The way they kept my husband and I calm and in the moment, the way they handled the crowds and kept things moving, it was just all so seamless. Kari was always near by making sure my hair was perfect, my makeup was perfect, and quite frankly just making sure I felt calm and safe, which is a huge deal when you are someone with high anxiety. She just knew what I needed.

Both of them just knew! We wanted to capture beautiful moments and enjoy as much of the party as possible and they made sure that happened. Not to mention! I wanted a home video style video with original audio of real moments, "bloopers", giggles, even anxious times to be captured. This was in addition to the produced video with special moments throught the timeline, clips to guests giving us love messages and advice, the music Daniel produced him self tied the whole thing together. I mean when I say magical I mean magical. I have no idea how they were each in 10 places at once but they were. And had it not been for them from begining to end on this entire journey, it would not have been as special as it was and i would not have had the wedding of my dreams. Book them, meet them, be their friends, i dont care what or how you do it, these incredible people need to be in your life.

Kassie McClory

Dan and Kari are a power couple!!!! They are so fun, sweet, and patient! I am so thankful to have had them capture my husband and I’s big day!

The pictures are incredible… left me speechless and teary eyed.

We are looking forward to continuing to have them capture our sweet moments as we grow as a couple and family one day!

Sherry Stupar

Our photo shoot with Daniel Ballesteros was truly a great experience! My whole family commented on what a great job he did - he helped us all feel at ease, he was professional & friendly & so efficient with snapping really great poses & helping everyone to look & feel their best!

I love that he truly captured our family well & will treasure these memories for years to come. I would highly recommend Ballesteros Photography for your special life moments!
Thank you so much Daniel for the amazing photos & for taking such good care of our family.

Vincent Rodriquez

Dan has been the best photographer over the years! He did our engagement and wedding photos (as well as our wedding video) and we fell in love with his style. We ended up using him for our maternity photos as well and they turned out amazing as expected! We have family photos coming up and I can’t wait to see how he captures our family next. On top of that he always gets our photos back to us so fast and he is all around such a great guy! I 100% recommend using Ballesteros photography!

Valentina Makovey

Kari and Dan did our newborn photoshoot last weekend and the experience could not have been better. Trying to get a newborn to cooperate is impossible and very stressful (especially as a new parent). However, Dan and Kari were SO patient and loving. They hung around as we changed, fed, and calmed our baby to get the perfect shots. They encouraged us and hyped us up throughout the photoshoot. I highly recommend this duo to shoot any of your occasions!

BradnKaty

Ballesteros Photography is the absolute best. Ballesteros Photography is simply exemplary. Ballesteros Photography captured and created the most monumental memories and moments from my best day ever, my wedding day. My special day is forever captured because of the amazing creatively of Ballesteros Photography. Daniel and Kari are simply amazing and will capture your love perfectly. Daniel and Kari Ballesteros are professional, personable, creative and full of inspiration. They will make you feel beautiful and wonderful. Daniel was our mastermind photographer while Kari made me feel like a beautiful princess with her amazing make-up skills. Daniel and Kari pay attention to every detail and aspect of your wedding day while making sure it's personal and unique to you. Together, they truly capture the meaning of, "Your Love is Art" Thank you Ballesteros Photography for creating and giving me the absolute best wedding photos a girl could ak for; it was everything I dreamed it would be and more. I will cherish them forever. I LOVE Ballesteros Photography!!

kim bergmann

Dan and Kari took absolutely phenomenal care of us as a couple, wedding party and family. They were so so present, joyful and on that I never once had to remind or feel like I needed run the show. I was take care of the moment Dan showed up to the room where the bridal party was getting ready.

During the ceremony and reception I didn’t notice them once or feel like their presence took me and my husband out of the moment.

Dan and Kari took such beautiful canids that captured peoples real personality. I look at them all the time and I just smile because it really was the best day

We had a special situation and Dan and Kari were VERY sensitive to it. My husbands father was very ill. And couldn’t attend the wedding because of chemo treatments. They both had the idea to film full length versions of the ceremony and the first dances just so he could feel like he got to see everything. Dan also bumped up editing our photos to the top of the list and we got them with in days of the wedding. We immediately sent them to my father in law so he could enjoy them. I later contacted Dan and told him that my father in law was moved to hospice and we didn’t know how much time we had left. Dan went into overdrive and got us the edited video of the ceremony very quickly. We sent and shared. We were moved to tears and so was his dad. Just a month later my husbands father passed. If Dan and Kari had not been so sensitive to our needs then my father in law would of really missed out. We are so thankful to both Dan and Kari because they treated us like family and had such a human understanding of what we had going on in our lives. I’m honestly emotional writing this because it was such a big deal.

Thank you so much for making our day special for our whole family and friends. We could never repay your kindness.