Testimonials

Chaning is simply amazing. She puts so much passion into her photography and that makes for moments captured beautifully. She is so versatile, creative and is open to your ideas. She did our family pictures, she worked well and was so patient with our 3 year old son and made us feel so comfortable, and she can easily bring out the model in you! 😉 So if you want stunning modeling pictures, fun crazy cool pictures, or heartwarming family pictures…79Palms hands down is the photography that should hang on your walls.

 -Carolina Radebaugh

Chaning is a phenomenal photographer! She has done pictures for me from solo work, maternity, newborn, family, birthday, and more!! She is very good at what she does. She is a great listener, just telling her your vision for the photos she will go beyond what you imagine! I absolutely love all of her work and I highly recommend her!

-Iesha Murphy

Chaning is simply amazing! She has captured some of the most important moments in our lives. Everything from my sons one year photos to the birth of our daughter. She’s incredibly professional and made me feel very comfortable with having her in the delivery room. Her photos of our newborn daughter are absolutely beautiful. She is always patient with our kids and is willing to wait for the perfect moment, even when they’re not acting so perfect. We will continue to have her capture the precious moments of our family. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of a photographer. We are in love with her work!

-Jennifer and Joseph Ingalls

It’s with great pleasure that I highly recommend Chaning Martin with 79 Palms Photography for any photo shoot you could think of. Chaning has a special gift and an eye like you’d never believe! Ever wished you can make time stand still for just a moment? Chaning does that! She takes the moments that you wish you can hold on to forever and turns them into photos so naturally! She has done our family pics several times and I promise you will not be disappointed with the quality of her work or the quality of the prints! I highly suggest you choose Chaning for your next shoot! You will love her!

-Krisantha Bryant 

Choosing 79 Palms Photography to do my maternity pictures led into finding the perfect person to capture my family’s most precious moments. Not only does Chaning know how to guide you during the shoots but she has a natural talent to capture the perfect photo. I am so blessed to of had her as a photographer and friend.

-Jennifer Lovell

I had seen Chaning’s work before I chose her to do our family pictures and just fell in love with it. She has tremendous skill and when she looks through a camera lens she captures people, families interacting, her pictures come alive. Chaning made the whole process very easy, she gave suggestions on locations, time and attire. Chaning even took some pictures of my 9 year old with his dirt bike that turned out amazing…. I love all the photographs!! We highly recommend 79 Palms for any occasion!!!! Chaning does an amazing job with the camera.

-Kim Tabin

“My husband and I are having our first child. We requested that Chaning take our maternity photos and I couldn’t be happier. On the day of the photo shoot, we met Chaning at the Barstow train station. She came with several fun ideas for pictures and worked to get us several beautiful shots in different locations around the station. The pictures are stunning and I hope to schedule a family photo shoot with her in the future.”

-Brandy Pulver

We’ve used 79 Palms Photography on a couple different occasions: family photos and my youngest’s first birthday photos. Chaning truly is amazing at what she does! It is not easy to get a family with young kids to all look at the camera at the same time with happy faces and she managed to capture that millisecond. She has a very easygoing spirit, which made the experience comfortable for us. She’s also very patient with little kids, especially sticky cupcake-encrusted one year olds! Chaning is my go-to photographer and I highly recommend her to anyone looking to get quality photos.

-Sara Deperro

Chaning from 79 Palms Photography is absolutely amazing. I have worked with Chaning throughout my pregnancy from when we found out up until my son was a week old. She has captured the special moments in my life and I could not be any happier with the way her photos turn out. She truly has an eye for photography and most of all she takes her time, has patience and makes you feel comfortable during the photo shoot. I look forward to getting more pictures done with her.

-Kayla Murphy

Chaning is an amazing photographer. She has an innate ability to make you feel comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera and a shoot with her is fun! We did an impromptu shoot and the photos came out amazing…beyond happy with the result! Love Chaning’s work!

-Lori Robers

Chaning truly has an eye to capture a beautiful picture! I was thoroughly impressed with our entire collection of photos taken and edited by her. At first, while she had us driving to a secluded location in the desert and then wait until the sun set at the moment she felt was right we didn’t get it. Then after seeing the beautiful pictures with the mountain in the background, the sun down and adding just the perfect amount of light we understood! She truly knows her stuff, she knows what it takes to capture a beautiful picture even if that means trekking through the desert and waiting for the sun to go down. I am constantly getting compliments on our family photos. Comments such as: “Wow that looks like a magazine cover!” and also “What a great backdrop, where did your photographer get that?!” Mind you, it was no purchased backdrop! Just Chaning’s great eye 🙂

-Leticia Sanchez

Our experience with 79 Palms Photography was fun and enjoyable. We were kind of nervous, since this was our first time taking family pictures. Chaning made us feel comfortable and gave us direction for poses and interaction with the kids. We had a great time!! My hubby was even smiling, though pictures are definitely not his thing. Our pictures came out great!! She caught every creative moment. We highly recommend 79 Palms Photography and will continue to purchase our family portraits through them.
-Michelle Majcher

Chaning is great at what she does. My daughter was her first photo shoot here on Fort Irwin. She didn’t get frustrated or impatient with her. She took the time to listen to what I wanted and to see how my daughter would react to what she was being told. Her pictures came out great. We will be going to Chaning for more pictures in the future even if its just for my kids. Either way I know ill be receiving quality pictures and treasured memories.

-Kori Woods

Chaning with 79 Palms Photography is an amazing photographer! She has a great personality that makes you feel more comfortable being photographed. She’s taken our pictures twice, more recently helping us surprise our mom’s with ‘pregnancy reveal’ photos for their Christmas present. It’s such an amazing memory for us that we also plan to have her take our maternity pictures and birthing photos. If you want your memories captured beautifully, choose 79 Palms Photography!

-Amber White

 I had the pleasure of working with 79 Palms Photography on multiple occasions (family pictures/pictures of my daughter/model shoots).
Miss Chaning ALWAYS makes you feel comfortable in front of the camera. She takes her time, gives you helpful hints, picks beautiful locations to shoot at and just simply catches the perfect moment for you and/or your family.
I’m in love with every single picture I have received from her! She edits very fast and you receive your pictures in no time which is wonderful!
I would recommend 79 Palms Photography to anybody! Her work is outstanding! Keep up the great work Chaning and I hope I will get to shoot with you many, many more times!

-Nadine Hopper

Family picture time can be a bit stressful … or a lot stressful! I find myself putting it off just to avoid the hassle of getting three kids to cooperate. Chaning was a wonderful photographer! She put us at ease with her gracious and warm personality. She suggested shots that made sense and paid attention so that she could capture each person’s personality. She laughed with us and helped make our experience really enjoyable. No stress! The McVey family highly recommends Chaning’s 79 Palms Photography.

-Conli McVey

I just want to Thank the lady behind this photography. She did such an amazing job. I love her works. It was easy & fun working with her. Chaning had captured our best memories from maternity to birth to newborn pictures. She’s very professional. She knows how to satisfy her clients. She takes care of her clients and made sure clients will be happy with the outcome! With that being said I would definitely recommend her to my family, friends and to anyone who needs a good photographer

-Eda Chavez

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Chaning Martin as a friend/photographer/model. She is a wonderful person and very professional. She spends countless hours pouring her heart into each photo she works on so that the client has a moment they can remember forever. She always tries her best to make her clients feel at ease. She’s also been very helpful to me as a photographer too. She’s always willing to help and learn at the same time. Her work reflects her passion!

-Racheal Hodges

We have worked with Chaning and 79 Palms Photography a few times now. Each time, Chaning was very professional and very easy to work with. Chaning is always on time, ready to go and has great ideas for pictures. My son absolutely loves her and she always captures him perfectly! We have been very happy with her work each time and can’t wait to have pictures taken again this year! I also had the pleasure of working with Chaning for Boudoir pictures as well! I was very nervous to have this done, but she made me feel so comfortable with who I am. I felt very comfortable having her take my pictures as well. They were tasteful, yet a little fun and flirty. I absolutely love working with her every single time and I had so much fun with these pictures! The end results were amazing and my husband absolutely loved them!

-Justine Shivley