Yellowhale Portrait Studio - Potomac, Maryland

Dale Y.

Working with Kyung is awesome. We've worked with her twice now on family portraits and they turned out really well, so much so that when visitors come over they make positive comments and ask us who did these photos.
Recently I worked with her and an intern to get a professional headshot done, it was easy to make an appointment (she does after-hours), they were able to quickly get me to relax and be genuinely happy (you can tell in photographs when smiles are fake, that's for sure).
Highly recommended - well worth it.

Stacey G.

Yellowhale Photography Studio is an inspiringly beautiful and professional studio. Kyung is creative, talented, and passionate about photography, which shows in the high quality of her finished product. Kyung is professional yet warm and easy to work with, and Christina her talented make up artist and hair stylist transformed me! I hate having my picture taken but actually walked out of the studio having had a lot of fun! It's a total 5 star experience!

Jill B.

Kyung did a wonderful job capturing my son's personality and creating really beautiful images. She has done several sets of pictures for me and my son since he was a newborn. She is really energetic and fun to work with.

Mandy P.

Let me start by saying I have a Type-A personality and I did my homework before reaching out to Kyung @ Yellowhale! I absolutely loved the images I saw on her website, but I was hooked when I called and spoke to her over the phone. Kyung's attention to detail and professionalism are like no other, but what was so refreshing to me was her personality and friendly disposition. She took the time to hear my vision for my daughter's "Celebrity Experience" and left no stone unturned. My daughter and I were in awe when we arrived at the shoot......confetti, sparkles, fans, lights, balloons!!! Every little girls (and moms) dream to have all of this ready for THEM! Kyung made us feel at home for those few hours and my daughter had the time of her life (and still asks when do I get to do it again?!) This is a memory that I will hold dear to my heart forever. I couldn't help but get emotional at the "selection meeting." The images she was able to capture far EXCEEDED my expectations. Everything about Kyung and Yellowhale are well worth the time and investment. My family and I will definitely be back again!
Fondly,
Mandy

Stefan J.

I had several sessions wtih my family or just head shots for business with Kyung and her work is really great. She is very passionate, professional and pays attention to all details. I really recommend choosing her as an outstanding photographer.

HEBA S.

I had a terrible experience with Kyung Jung. She was non transparent with pricing, she lost pictures before I finalized my order and she deleted my pictures even though she agreed to keep any picture I purchase for future orders and now I can no longer order large prints. I retained her for a photoshoot to celebrate our 10th anniversary. She was very opaque with her pricing. Aside from $300 for the session, she did not give me a pricelist but said that different customers spent different amounts. She said that I would get the digital and that she would keep the images I buy for future prints. I was new to this service so I thought OK surely with a budget of 1500-1700 or so I can buy the images I like and print some large ones over time. The photoshoot itself went well. When I tried to buy the 30 images I liked in a photobook she gave a price of $5000. I was shocked. Then she became belligerent and chaotic. She went from minimum $3100 for digital only 3K resolution to I will give you an economy book and digital for $2200. All offers were set with time limits answer within 24 hours or I close the file (i.e., delete the pictures.) After weeks of this unfriendly belligerent attitude she finally settled for $1700 for 25 digital only images and refused to give black and white except for 7 pictures. When I tried to order two larger prints through her a day after receiving the pictures (the 3K resolution that she sold prints maximum size 11X14) she did not answer my request. She also lost/deleted my portraits. Denied that there were ever any portraits. I spent $2000 on session plus purchase and I was totally drained by a very aggressive and hostile photographer who simply took my memories for ransom. Now I do not even have my photos to print for wall decoration projects or any future purpose. All that would have been well if it was written down in a contract upfront and explained to me so I choose to go with her or not. But no, in the beginning super kind and friendly and after she captured the images aggressive and rude.
If you choose to use this person nevertheless: get detailed pricelist and sign an agreement on what will happen to your images after the shoot. Also, be aware that she claims to do family shoots but actually she is strictly a children photographer. My husband and I got only two pictures that we could use. The family shoots were nice because she captured the kids nicely but my husband could have definitely been guided better our shots had pause problems that a photographer should pick and adjust during the session. She expects you to buy for thousands of dollars immediately after the session, as in within days, otherwise she will treat you like a beggar and will hold no obligations towards you or your images. She simply sabotaged a very precious day for our family. Family photos are not only about the artist they are about the family too and there has to be some standard of protection but there is none so you better choose your photographer carefully.

Nancy W.

Raha Y.