about dave

Hi, my name is Dave Herring and I started Herring Photography in 2017. I live in Plaistow, NH with my wife Kalila, our sons Davy and Luca, and our dogs Snickers and Chipwich. I have a dual background both as a pastor and as a financial analyst, but several years ago, I bought a camera to document our trip to the UK and I never anticipated how much that would change my life. As a lifelong fan of photography, I became obsessed with learning about how cameras work and how to capture the important and beautiful moments of life. Through the mentoring of friends, the countless hours of courses, and endless clicks of the shutter, this obsession has grown into Herring Photography.

I take a personal and documentary approach in making pictures. I believe that photography is all about relationships, whether between me and you, or you and those around you. I love not only building relationships, but documenting the natural connections that people have in a candid way. Like the photojournalists that I admire, I look for light, composition, and moment.

 

Testimonials

“David Herring of Herring Photography shot our wedding ceremony and reception and I would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking for a personable, talented, and professional photographer for their wedding celebration. Honestly fantastic. From the get-go, it was very easy to communicate with David. He was always warm, reliable, and accommodating. He reached out before the wedding to talk to my partner and I about our relationship, what we wanted out of the photography, and our expectations. We went into the wedding day fully comfortable working with David and with no concerns about the work he would do. David was absolutely lovely and balanced composed portraits, warm candids, and random requests from guests and family like a professional. It's clear from the photographs he produced that he has real range a photographer, and a good command of framing and lighting. Our family looks beautiful, our cake looks beautiful, even the chairs look beautiful! We received hundreds of lovely, genuine photos. His photo-editing only elevates and illuminates, it never distracts or distorts the subjects. We are so grateful for his talent, kindness, and hard work. I would be more than happy to talk about our experience with anyone considering hiring Herring Photography for their wedding day!”

— Cailin & Ezra

“Dave is an awesome photographer and awesome human. Great photographs -- I specifically got headshots for professional/academic purposes -- and you might even learn some lessons about photography.”

— Basel

“Dave was amazing! He was so helpful and easy going. He made taking photos feel natural; during the ceremony and reception, you wouldn't even know he was there. Our photos came out better than we could have imagined. If we ever need any future photography, we would 100% hire Herring Photography again. Highly recommended!”

— Brianna & Gary

“Dave Herring of Herring Photography, was the photographer for our wedding. He was exceptionally easy to work with, and he did an excellent job capturing the special moments of our wedding! We originally chose him because he was very affordable compared to other photographers and he did not try to sell us all types of bells and whistles and add ons, like some other photographers we looked at. He made us feel like he actually cared about our experience, and not just the money, which in todays wedding industry really matters. His wedding album was a 6th of the cost to buy than what other photographers albums had offered us and he made it out of good material that will last a lifetime. In fact, it has a special spot in our living room book case so all can see it when visiting :) You can also tell the quality of his pictures because they’re clear and crisp, and not uber filtered like I noticed other professionals will do to hide their lower quality photos. If my husband and I could go back in time, we definitely would have Dave take our wedding photos again and we’d highly recommend him for you too! He does photos for more than just weddings, but family photos too and the like.”

— Jessica & Evan

“David's level of professionalism coupled with his passion for photography have resulted in images that add great value to marketing my design business. He is fun to work with and I will be calling on Dave to photograph my projects in the near future.”

— Jason

"There are no words - took us two nights to get through and I bawled about 10 times. We are floored and are so thankful for your beautiful work."

— Sarah & Mike

“We had the privileged of having David as our wedding photographer and he was incredible! He was available to meet with me to discuss plans and had some great recommendations. Throughout the day, he was found everywhere, even in the street stopping traffic to get just the right photo. I really appreciate his talent of capturing the moment and passion for what he does. We felt awkward getting our photos taken at first when we had our engagement session and he was great at reassuring us and making it feel natural. I definitely will recommend him to others.”

— Kelli & Mark

"I had a really great experience getting my professional headshots done with David. As someone who is not used to being the subject of pictures he made it as easy possible to get comfortable and achieve the look and results I wanted. He's very professional, personable and was even kind enough to share some of his photography knowledge with me when I asked questions. I highly recommend David for anyone who is interested in the services he offers here."

— James

“Excellent energy and eye for the perfect shot . Highly recommended . Under priced , I would have paid more . Excited to hire and work with Dave again . My son felt comfortable with him as well which is important.”

— Tracy

"My husband and I can't recommend Dave enough, he was such a pleasure to work with!! From the very beginning he showed how much he was invested in capturing our special day. He came to the rehearsal dinner making sure to capture every special moment. He showed up early on our wedding day and stayed till the very end. We had asked Dave to work with our photographer so they wouldn't bump into each other and he actually ended up going out of his way to work with the event coordinator, dj and more so he could capture every moment! When we got our wedding videos back I can't describe the joy it gave us! We watch them every anniversary and other days when we need a pick me up. He truly outdid himself in recording our special day so that we could relive it forever. Thank you so much Dave for making our special day even more perfect!"

— Brit & Jon