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David Hill spends a lot of time being herded by crazy dogs. When they allow him to escape, he works as a WPJA and Knot award-winning wedding photographer in Austin, Texas, the San Francisco Bay Area, and San Jose. As a destination wedding photographer and experienced traveler, David is available nationwide and in countries he likes. Drawing from a dozen plus years of professional photography experience--including six years of all digital photography methods--David will shoot your wedding or event in a modern, laid-back and often boldly edited style, mixing a palette of vivid colors with black and whites and creative lighting techniques. Your wedding will most likely look better than you remember it (which we hope is a good thing).

David shoots wedding photography and events without distracting amounts of scripting or pretension, but we do take time to get those important group pictures and portraits that you want, if you want them. With us, it's up to you! David trained classically as a news photographer, in a darkroom with lovely black-and-white film, and at his first real newspaper job. As such, we always work with a strong influence of wedding photojournalism, mixed with other creative photography techniques.

David is among the select group of Austin and SF Bay Area wedding photographers who are award winning members of the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA). David lives and works between Los Gatos, California 95032, and central Austin, Texas 78722. Where do you want him to go?
this gallery contains austin wedding photography, as well as images from Los Angeles wedding, Houston weddings, and Dallas weddings, including an image of Elizabeth, a Dallas bride in veil at an outdoor wedding
10.8.09 - David Going Bi-Coastal
David will officially be splitting his time between Austin and the Bay Area starting in January 2010, with an emphasis on Silicon Valley. We've been traveling for years, but this will mean more time for our friends in California (And now we're SO glad we decided to trade in the 2006 TDI for a CARB-legal 2009 version!).
4.12.09 - Knot "Best Of" Pick!
After months of rumor, David Hill is now officially a "The Knot Best of Weddings 2008/2009 Pick." Of course we're excited about this particular award, because it is given by survey input from local brides! We suggest you grab a copy of the Knot's new 2009 Best Of issue--and tell us what it says, because ours isn't here yet!
2.20.09 - Vegas!
We just got back from the most bodacious Wedding and Portrait Photographer International (WPPI) shindig in Las Vegas and are glad to be home in Austin. Curious? The blog.


We highly recommend David. He is a very talented photographer that made us feel at ease, but at the same time confident that he was capturing all the memorable moments. He was great to work with!
We got married this past November and had David do our Wedding and Engagement photos.  Without exaggerating... David is to photography what Kandinsky is to painting (j/k).

We could not be happier with our wedding and engagement photos.  We discussed out style with David and he captured exactly what we wanted and more.  The wedding photos capture the emotion of the day and the fun of the reception.  Everyone who has seen them is amazed with the quality of the shots and the vibrance of the colors.

  The engagement session was one of the most fun days my wife and I have ever had.  We were shooting in 100 degree weather and it was a blast.  I am outgoing but my wife is reserved and a bit camera shy.  David made her feel at ease and gave us exactly what we were looking for.  The photos show expressions of joy and laughter that can not be obtained through phony poses.

  When we first saw David's website, we wanted to use him but hired someone else to save a bit of money.  After the worst engagement session ever with the other guy, we fired the other guy (and lost our $600 deposit) and hired David like we should have done from the beginning.  We like David as a person and he was perfect at the wedding.  He got the photos without being bossy or getting in the way.
See some of this Austin photographer's old favorites before they go away in the next update. You can find newer favorites on the blog and in the galleries.

Areas Served
We charge no mileage fee to venues within our favorite areas--anything within 100 miles of Austin's UT Tower or 100 miles of Cupertino's 1 Infinite Loop. Naturally this includes San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Carmel, Marin, San Rafael, Sausalito, Santa Clara, Alcatraz, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Mountain View, Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Daly City, Watsonville, and San Antonio--pretty much the entirety the SF Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and Central Texas. Travel fees to all other areas will always be reasonable and competitive.

Other cool cities where we have proudly served wedding clients include Orange (California), Buffalo, Seattle, Houston, Waco, Dallas Fort Worth, Eagle Pass, Piedras Negras, Padre Island, Galveston, Santa Fe, La Grange, Fredericksburg, and many places in between.

For corporate event work we're as global as your budget allows, and we have served Shanghai, Tokyo, Prague, Beverly Hills, Stockholm, Jacksonville, and all major Texas cities.