Barefoot Photography by Tina Doane

Tina my husband and I cannot thank you enough for your amazing professionalism and expertise with children. During our maternity shoot you and your team were wonderful with our two year old and today’s newborn session went great! Capturing such important moments in our lives means so much to us and hiring you and your team was the best decision!
I am huge on reviews and I must say this company is well deserving of every star rating possible! They have a great studio, great props, a great team and best of all the amazing talent of dealing with newborns and toddlers at the same time which can be a challenge at times. Our maternity photos came out wonderful and today we had our newborn session we have not viewed them yet however I couldn’t wait to write a review. I am sure our photos will once again exceed our expectations.

I love Tina! I found her when I was pregnant with my 2^nd baby. My daughter screams for photos and Tina and Angela always seem to make her give a smile for a spilt second. We ALWAYS get good pics. I like the mini sessions the best– they are priced good and she always does fresh new set ups.

Amazing with our one month old. It was like watching a magic show as she lulled him to sleep and took some phenomenal photos. Very similar to the pics on her website and, in my opinion, completely worth every penny.
Tina has a great eye and knew exactly what colors, wraps, hats, etc. to go with. She set everything up so it would be minimal changes for the little guy and has everything you could hope for in her studio (backdrops, props, outfits).
She and her assistant Angela were very professional and we met with her husband today to review pictures and chose our package. The images were everything we hoped for and more. I’m picky about shots of myself, but the family pics she took of us were perfect.
This was our first time in her studio and I can definitely highly recommend.

Tina has done both my daughters newborn shoots and my family Christmas pictures, and all three sessions have been great and I love how all of my photos came out. They came out better then I anticipated. I booked one of her mini sessions and my daughters (3 month old and 15 month old) were not very coopertive I was worried we weren’t going to get a good shot of them, but somehow she was able to catch a perfect picture of them! I definitely recommend her to anyone looking to take pictures of their children and family. I am so grateful for the memories that she has captured of my baby girls!

Took my newborn and toddler to Tina for portraits this week. My newborn was wide awake even after I nursed her so I was a little worried we wouldn’t get the shots I wanted. Tina and her assistant took care of it! I handed Tina my baby and they slowly positioned her and spent 15 minutes calming and relaxing the baby (patting her back, giving her the pacifier, stroking her forehead) until she finally dozed off. Those 15 minutes they spent relaxing her was well worth it because after that they were able to be efficient and get 7 out of the 8 shots that I wanted by the end of the session (pretty good!) and before each pose, they took a few minutes when needed to gently get baby ready for the camera. I am super detail oriented and with Tina, I finally met my match. When a strand of hair was not in place, or a little finger was not positioned ideally, Tina would pick up on it asap and have her assistant fix it before shooting.
Clearly these beautiful pics are an investment and this was my first time doing something like this. I am taking notes every step of the way! So far my experience has been great! I’m meeting with Tina this weekend to review the proofs and select my pictures. Im hoping the pics turned out as nicely as I anticipate. Keeping my fingers crossed about the outdoor pics we took with both children even though it seemed quite shady out there! I will update with that experience soon– my hope is that my expectations will once again be exceeded!
So far, A+!

Barefoot Photography is worth every penny. Tina is an amazing photographer and Angela is truly the baby whisperer. Watching the two of them do their thing is magical — and I have a house full of beautiful photos to prove it! I have been using Barefoot for over 3 years and have had 15+ sessions. Even when my toddler was uncooperative and I was 9 months pregnant Tina was able to get some good family shots. I love that Tina and Angela are mothers so they know about fussy babies, cranky toddlers and annoying husbands — and are able to work around it. I live 60 miles from Barefoot Photography but you better believe when Tina offers mini sessions I try my hardest to be there!

I can’t say enough good things about Tina and her staff. We did family pictures 2 years ago that were simply amazing. A year ago, she did my sons senior pictures and just recently an anniversary shoot for my husband. She’s a true professional. Her work ethic is incredible and I would never go anywhere else.

Tina is AMAZING! I have been coming to her as a client since my 2^nd pregnancy. I now have 4 children all photographed by her. Maternity, newborn, toddler, and older children. She has patience and takes the absolute BEST photos! My house is a Barefoot Photography shrine. The pictures and moments she captures are brilliant, of course her work is pricey but damn well worth it! You get what you pay for in life and I have never had remorse for paying for her work. I now have beautiful memories of all my children and will continue to go to Tina whenever I need our families photos taken. I highly recommend Barefoot Photography.

I don’t do these Unilocal reviews often but when I do it’s because I absolutely love the place and want to spread the word. I have been coming to Barefoot photography now for about three years and cannot say enough positive things about it! Tina has done multiple maternity, newborn and family sessions for me. In fact I see her regularly every 4 months for pictures so that I can hold on to the sweet memories of my three boys cause, as we know, they all grow up so quickly! The quality of pictures I have received at EVERY one of my sessions leave me speechless and are absolutely worth every penny!!! Tina truly has a special talent. Her creatively and her patience with newborns and children is amazing. My oldest son absolutely adores her and can’t wait for «my Tina» to take his pictures. This comfort he feels around her I truly believe helps capture the perfect pictures. I owe her so much for providing me with the memories of my little men for years to come. I feel as though she has become apart of my family because she has shared with me some of the most monumental moments of my life. So in closing I’ll say it again I LOVE LOVE LOVE this women’s work and highly recommend her to everyone. You won’t be disappointed!

I am in quite disbelief of the bad reviews!
I am a mother of 3 (7 year old, 4 year old, and a 19 month old) and have been coming to Tina for over 6 years, we have had over 25 sessions, yes 25 I’m that crazy picture lady!!!
Now mind you not every session went great, some days my kids were tired, fussy and grumpy! But a majority of our sessions went great!!! However you have to have an open mind set that there’s a possibility that may happen! There kids, and even more so when your trying to get more than one to cooperate. Pictures by no means are easy or relaxing. It’s a long tiring process for the kids, mom and photographer! If you are trying to base your bad review on the «one time» you brought «3» kids to a mini session you ought to purchase a regular session so you are not rushed! I have done maybe 2 mini sessions (out of my 25) for that reason, I know my 3 kids need more time. I am so happy with all my photos. I have over 100 hanging in my home! I know sounds nuts!
Now onto pricing, I have purchased digital and prints, sizes ranging up to 30×40, yup that’s right ;))) The sessions that went not so well I purchased the minimum, the ones that I just loved which were just about all of them (we did have some bad days) I splurged! You really do get what you pay for, your paying for the wonderful studio, use of props, wonderful edits to the photos, and her time. You can’t put a price on these beautiful photos. Our children are only children once! And I’m so happy to have all these to look back to in 30 years!!! Thank Tina, for your service, creative eye, and wonderful photos! We’ll be seeing you soon.

What an amazing studio. We traveled quite a distance to get our daughter’s pictures done by Tina. We had seen her work and really wanted her to do the pictures. She did not disapoint us. The pictures turned out amazing. She has such an eye for posing and shooting. Tina was so sweet and addressed all of our wants and needs. Yes we could have gone to a closer studio, and yes we could have paid less. However the saying is true that you get what you pay for. We are still in awe of the pictures. They could not have turned out any better. All of our friends and family constantly comment on them. We will definately use Tina again.

It all started 8 years ago when I was thumbing through a local parenting magazine and stumbled across an ad of some amazing pictures captured of newborns and maternity sessions. I was in awe and mesmerized. It was from that point that I made it a mission to have this very photographer shoot some pictures that I could display in our home.
Our first session was a «Mommy and Me» in an outdoor setting on a bed, under a tree w/​a hanging chandelier (what a picture perfect prop idea) Wow, this was a very easy process… went very smooth… have to be honest… I didn’t feel like I was being very photogenic and was a little worried. The day we came to view the pictures… I couldn’t believe my eyes… they turned out great and I looked like a natural. Tina worked her magic and took some very beautiful pictures of me and my 2 boys.
Our second session was a few years later… a Newborn/​Family shoot after our 3^rd boy was born… I came w/​many ideas in mind and shared them with Tina and in just a matter of minutes… Tina put all my ideas into action and made it all happen… it came together very well. and then some. I will say… the hardest part about the whole process was coming back to view the photo session because not only did a few turn out great… they ALL turned out AMAZING and I wanted them all but we were on a budget… I could of cried (matter in fact… I did) because she did such an amazing job capturing baby alone, all three boys together and of course the family… it was really hard walking out and leaving many behind that I absolutely loved… but we walked out and had ordered many precious shots that I just absolutly treasure!
We will be having another Newborn/​Family session come August when baby boy #4 makes his debut (yup, you read it right… boy #4.) I didn’t think twice about having Tina shoot yet another session of our family… I know that she will NOT disappoint!
I have had many ideas for this up coming session with different poses/​props and what nots… Tina is always there to answer questions, to listen to my ideas and bounce ideas off one another. I truly appreciate it… the communication and effort she puts into it.
Looking forward to having Tina capture memories that will last a life time for my family… after all… the quality in her work and the photos that she captures exceeds beyond my expectations.
See you in August Tina!!!

We have been going to Tina from Barefoot photography for 8 years. She has captured my children growing up from new born photos, watching them grow their first year, Christmas photos, Valentine’s, Easter and we have even had some beautiful off site photos with Tina. She has been wonderful to my children, they love her. I just have to mention we are going to see miss Tina and they get excited. She takes her time, she is patient and has a great eye. My children are 5 and 7 and they are busy kids. There have been a few sessions were I thought we couldn’t have gotten any good photos because my kids were being toddlers and explorers. Tina was wonderful with them made them laugh smile and be silly. When I saw the photos we had tons of great pictures that captured my kids personality perfectly. My house is filled with Tina’s beautiful work. Her studio had a family feel to it. The other photographer compares to her, she is great ! I am so happy we found her and use her. I will not go to anyone else.
I recommend to anyone going in for the first time. Sometimes photos take time. Kids and unpredictable and Tina takes dedicates her time to her clients to give them
Great photos. Don’t go rushed, and pressed for time and trust Tina she has a great eye, let her work her magic and you will have beautiful pictures that you can cherish forever.

I have been using Barefoot Photography for over 5 years now. I have 10 children. Tina has done multiple maternity, newborn, family, & individual sessions for my family & as far as I’m concerned, she’s the best. She gives very clear, simple instructions & as long as you are willing to listen (as any adult should be able to do) & trust her you will get beautiful pictures. I have been there when the parents refuse to listen, demand shots that she states won’t look good & have unruly children that won’t cooperate and parents won’t correct. I doubt anyone brings in a bigger, or more age diverse, group than mine & yet I have never once been disappointed in my pictures. Tina has even done pictures for us during our family’s darkest hour and was so very sensitive, kind, and loving to our grieving family. My experience with Barefoot has been nothing but professional & excellent service in my more than 15 sessions with them. No other photographer will ever capture my family’s special moments.
And just a side note… disappointed people don’t pay thousands for bad pictures. That just makes no sense at all. She also says VERY clearly that her turnaround time on digitals is 2 to 3 weeks. Each photograph is edited & the time that takes is approximately 1 hour per photo X # of photos X number of clients per week = do the math.

WISH I HAD LISTENED TO EARLIER REVIEWS…
Pros: Great scenes/​sets/​props, all pics can be done on location
Cons: Mediocre photography, not engaging with kids, very slow responsiveness (if at all)
I should have followed the advice of previous reviewers. Tina is good for sleeping newborns because she only needs to position them and does not have to interact with them. She’s probably good with adults/​maternity… but if you have small children BEWARE. She is not engaging. She is not friendly or warm. She just snaps away and the photography skills are average.
I took my three toddlers for a one-​hour photo session. She ran 30 minutes late (OK, no problem). We took pictures of the kids — she didn’t talk to them except to say «Look here… try to smile…» They are toddlers, they need to be engaged. She couldn’t be bothered asking them questions, like their name, age, etc. She asked me to make them laugh and sit next to her so that they would look in the direction of the camera. My kids are on the shy side, but they love adults and are sweet and easy to amuse. They were totally intimidated by Tina. We couldn’t get a single shot of them all smiling or looking at the camera (you can tell in every shot, they are looking at me, sitting to the side of Tina). They were miserable (and we have used other photographers in the past, who were great with kids, so I have a fair basis to compare).
I didn’t have my watch, so I asked how much time was left… Tina told me a few minutes, so I rushed my poor kids through a wardrobe change, she snapped a few pics and we were done 5 minutes later. It turns out we still had 15 minutes left and Tina short-​changed us without apology or refund.
Fast-​forward to ordering the pics. I purchased all the digital files — a hefty price for VERY AVERAGE pics, but we went through so much effort to take those pics (new outfits, day off, etc,) that I figured better than nothing. I was told the digital files would be emailed to me after a week. It took no less than 6 emails and 3 texts and a post to her FB page to get my digital files 4 weeks later. (In fairness, she lost a loved one and took 10 days off in the interim, so I won’t hold her to those 10 days… but still, 3 weeks for digital files is unreasonable. And I had to badger and badger to get any answer… They are happy to book your apt and get your money, but after that, you are on your own. Beware.

Extremely disappointed still. It’s been 5 months since we took our newborn/​family pictures and as I keep going back onto Tina’s website I can’t believe how different our pictures came out compared to the ones advertised. I’ve used her in the past for our second born and the pictures were beautiful, so going back to her was easy. She’s very expensive but I told my husband «she’s worth every penny!» Boy was I wrong this time. The initial session felt rushed and she wasn’t very personal. In fact she just kept complaining about personal things to her assistant the entire time and didn’t even recognize we were in the middle of a sessions. My 3 year old even said «she looks mean mom». But I still didn’t care if her manner was overall rude because she did such a great job captioning the beauty of my children in our very first session with her. But this time not only did the session feel rushed but the pictures look like something I could’ve took. We drove over 70 miles with 3 kids just to use her and then went back a week later to view the pictures. I was in tears. They were awful. In fact I asked (she didn’t offer) to please let us retake the photo of my 3 boys. So I drove down a week later to retake a photo which again came out looking disproportionate. I ended up paying the $ 1600 for the pictures not because they were worth it but because it was the only professional pictures I had of my newborn. It’s been 5 months and I still have them on a cd because every time I look at them and decide to print I feel sad because they should have come out LIKE THE ONES DISPLAYED ON HER WEBSITE. My kids and very good looking and photogenic (as you can see in our very first visit) so there’s no excuse for these. Even the background wasn’t taking into careful consideration. Not to mention Im still waiting for her new husband to get me a few pictures I requested in black & white.

Wow. So glad I read the reviews. I was looking for a photographer for a maternity photoshoot and newborn. I can’t even imagine going through what some of you have went through with this company. Thank you for your honest reviews. Definitely looking elsewhere.

Not so good at responding back… or ever .
I’ve been trying to contact this «business» for over 5 months now! I have called, left messages, emailed, and even wrote on their Facebook trying to get some information and contact from them… of course, with no help or response at all.
I’m not looking for anything baby related, was just interested in pictures for my fiancé and I, and possibly a boudoir shoot as a wedding gift for my husband to be. I can see that they really only work with babies, so, maybe that’s why I was (am being) ignored for sooooo long.
She used to have a whole boudoir section on her website, under «galleries», but, I just checked back and it’s no longer there. So, maybe they want to specialize in pregnancy and babies now. And that’s great, good for you, but the polite thing to do would be to call me or shoot me an email explaining.
Didn’t anyone ever teach you manners?

There are plenty of talented photographers who will be more than happy to take pictures of you and your precious little ones. But after looking at many websites, it was Barefoot that really grabbed my attention. I wanted genius for my new granddaughter, Ava. After all, you can only capture «newborn» once in a lifetime. Tina’s gallery of photos on her website were totally compelling. My daughter, the mommy-​to-​be, completely agreed.
I arranged for a 2 hour photo shoot with Tina for not quite 3 weeks after little Ava was scheduled to be born (C-​sections have an advantage that way). We hoped to get a memorable family picture or two that included her adoring big brother, 1 ½ year old Drew. A big order getting a 1 ½ year old to cooperate. It could have been nothing short of a miracle, but Drew had been practicing with Mom and Dad and already had a love affair with the camera.
It was like walking into someone’s home, a charming, early 20^th Century Craftsman bungalow on a historic boulevard in old Riverside. There was plenty of parking in the back, and a stroller ramp (yep, a wheelchair ramp too) to make it easy to get our two precious starlets inside. Once inside, we settled down in her cozy waiting room with dark oak built-​ins and large fireplace. Her assistant greeted us, asked us to flip through the portfolios and select some poses we liked while we waited. She gave us 6 numbered stickies to indicate our preferences. There were plenty to look at. Hard choices, so many cuties.
We had a bit of a wait, but not too bad. But by then, I was beginning to wonder if a 2 hour session was going to be more than little Drew could handle. But shortly, we were escorted into the magical studio where genius resides. The studio? A comfortably warm, darkened room full of fun props for all occasions, drawers full of ribbons and bows, furniture, toys, backdrops, and fluffy stuff. If you see something you like, you’d better speak up. Some of our portfolio choices ended up not working, so we fell back on choices we saw during the shoot.
Tina and her assistant, Angela, were all business. Very little on the niceties, this lack of warmth was a bit of a turn off. But frankly, I’d seen her beautiful work. As long as she used her artistic eye to get the job done, I figured I could live without that warm and fuzzy feeling.
Once the family pictures were done, it was all about Ava. She prefers her newbies sleeping, and Ava cooperated to the fullest. Using a white noise box to keep Ava dreaming, Tina gently arranged and rearranged Ava, a malleable lump of clay in Tina’s hands. Needing a little time out for a diaper change and a brief nursing break was to be expected and went smoothly. And although Tina made it clear she needed us to stay back and not hover, there were some moments when Drew was in the picture where extra Mom and Dad teamwork was appreciated. The final outcome was rewarding.
Next was the return date to view our photos. We were escorted upstairs by yet another of Tina’s staff, into a darkened room with a large screen and huge couch. A computerized slideshow made it easy to narrow it down to the final choices. My daughter preferred to get her choices downloaded to a thumb drive so she could make her own special creations. Not really any cheaper than purchasing a package deal of printed photos, but it was just what she needed.
Ultimately, this was everything I had hoped for. Lovely poses, so many keepers. So glad we found Tina. Precious memories captured in the nick of time.

I just read the two star review above. Im sorry you didnt have the same expereince as I.
I had Tina take maternity and later newborn baby pictures for me and I cannot say enough about the quality of pictures. I recommend everyone to Tina because she was very professional and I was happy with the outcome. Came with my husband for an hour photoshoot I had more than enough good pictures to choose from, I had 25 to choose from. You need to not be picky and let Tina do her thing. She’s a professional and you need to trust her.
Later for the newborn pics. There were 4 ladies helping with making the photoshoot perfect. I had 55 pics to choose from and they were all beautiful and breathtaking, one lady was burping my baby rocking her to sleep, one (Tina)taking pics, one holding up the blanket and the other holding a prop. They are so fast. They kept the room very warm for my naked baby.
The quality of pics and quality of paper is the best. I was very picky with the editing and her husband as I were constantly emailing each other back and forth. He made sure I was very happy with every detail. I purchased two black leather books and spent about $ 2,000. They are expensive but I do not regret it. I knew what I was getting into too.
Thank you Tina and everyone at Barefoot photography you guys are the best!!!