Photo Shoots in Turlock, CA

**Please note I pay Thumbtack up to $150 for each inquiry, even if I do not hear from you or you do not book with me. Thumbtack does not reimburse this charge so I urge you to review my profile, prices, portfolio, and reviews before contacting me to be sure I am the right fit for your photography and creative needs. Thank you! Alternatively, you can contact me directly via my website or Instagram, which are both listed on my Thumbtack profile.** instagram.com/shotbytj_ I want to ensure transparency regarding my pricing. Portrait sessions like proposals, elopements, and engagement photos start at $400 for a 45 minute session and $600 for a 90 minute session. For weddings, the range is $2000-$2500 for a full 6-8 hour wedding day. Please inquire about any elopements or weddings that are not a full day! Those prices do not include any travel fees. I am local to the Reno/Lake Tahoe area, but do offer (and insist on) traveling to wherever you may need me. The Bay Area, Yosemite, Southern California, and Las Vegas are the easiest places for me to offer the most affordable travel fees as of now. Capture the magic of your special day with TJ Ness Photography, the premier choice for destination wedding photography. Specializing in timeless imagery with an editorial storytelling approach, I carefully curate stunning, emotive photographs that uniquely tell your love story. With a passion for capturing intimate moments and genuine emotions, I strive to exceed your expectations with exceptional service and attention to detail. Contact me today to discuss how we can preserve your cherished moments beautifully and create lasting memories of your wedding day. Hello there! My name is TJ and I have a passion for photography. I first picked up a camera a decade ago, but it took time to cultivate the relationship I have with it now. The desire for my photography style is to capture honest moments and document a genuine story. I understand the importance of documenting life's fleeting moments so we can always reflect back and relive our special days. Capturing a photo for me has always been a moment where the world pauses and I can catch my breath. My favorite part is being able to create a feeling in time others can find emotion in. At the end of our time working together, I hope for you to have sentimental photographs which are meaningful to you. Due to my passion & care for the craft, I am able to delve into every project with ambition and a creative lens. I am based in the Reno, Nevada, and the Lake Tahoe area, but am willing to meet you wherever you need me! It is my goal to make your photo experience light-hearted, comfortable, and authentic and to bring your dream to fruition. Contact me today to discuss how we can preserve your cherished moments beautifully and create lasting memories of your special occasions. I look forward to capturing your visions!

(Hablo español) Hi! My name is Carlos Garcia and I've had the privilege of freezing cherished moments and transforming them into timeless memories for many years. My journey in photography and videography has been a continuous evolution, embracing new techniques and trends while staying true to the classic art of creating beautiful, authentic imagery. From the nervous excitement of getting ready to the heartfelt vows and the joyous celebrations, I strive to be unobtrusive yet present, ensuring that every fleeting glance, every tender touch is preserved for a lifetime. I understand the importance of this day and the significance of every image captured. That's why I approach each wedding with a commitment to not just meet expectations but exceed them. It's not merely a job; it's a responsibility and an honor to be a part of your special day. I'm thrilled at the prospect of being part of your wedding day, contributing to the magic that unfolds and preserving those priceless moments. Let's craft a visual story that you'll cherish forever.

**Please read before contacting me** My main service is WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY. I travel all over California, and other states shooting weddings/events. When I am not shooting weddings, I also photograph corporate events, various types of party events, and I work with tourism boards making travel photos for their advertising. I have 18+ years full time experience in the wedding industry, and I'm happy to answer any questions you have. Please note that Thumbtack CHARGES me a fee when you contact me $80-$150. So I please ask that you review everything first. If you like what you see after googling me, and my official website. Please contact me with date, venue, guest count, and any information pertaining to your wedding. My style is more natural editing, and not "over" edited. I focus on real, not fake. I absolutely love what I do. I capture absolutely everything on your entire wedding day. While you are running around, and enjoying your moment. Interactions between friends, family, candid moments, and all the special moments in between occuring. If you're camera shy, don't worry. I'm personable, easy to get along with, and understand fully. Even though I'm a photographer, I actually don't like being in photos myself, so I understand this feeling. I help you relax, laugh, help with natural posing during portraits, focusing on real moments between you both. I'm there to guide, direct, and always help you. I think my photography stands out from others as I have shot on film my entire life (now digital). I focus on everything and those "real moments". When I make photos, I strive to get the shot right the first time "in the camera" - not in Photoshop! A lot of photographers overly utilize Photoshop and manipulate their photos far beyond what they originally shot making things look "fake". With my work, I edit in Lightroom as a "digital darkroom" to develop exactly what I SHOT naturally, darkening, lightening, color correction if needed, removal of unnatural blemishes on face that appeared day before your special day. Photoshop is only used in my work if something major needs to be done, mistake, or a client has a special request for that magazine look of brushing, for example a fashion shoot, modeling ad and so on. No one should "rely" on Photoshop. You should rely on your "photography skills" - while on the job. Note: You will see many "companies/teams" that will reach out to you with their photographers. But many of those other photographers do not edit their own photos. I think it is VERY important the person making the photos, edits their own shots. It makes zero sense to me that the artistic side of the photo, or exactly how the shot was taken by the photographer shooting - is edited by someone else. I do not use fake filters, I actually care about each photo I take, and each one is meticulously edited. Each shot is personalized with MY EYES for your special day. Lastly, of course I WILL EDIT /remove blemishes, pimples or something out of place, color correction, if camera translated colors incorrectly. BUT I cannot do requests for making you thinner, or making you look completely different from who you are. I'm a photographer, not a graphic art designer, nor a Magician. If you want beautiful, non-fake photos that actually represent your special day - and your beautiful self inside and out. Showing your happy moments, joy, love, surprise. I'm your photographer. If there's one major thing to lookout within my photos. Take notice of LAUGHTER. I really strive to capture REAL moments of laughter, smiles, tears, and love.

We are a team of extremely passionate and energetic creatives. In our team are videographers, photographers, editors, graphic designers, animators, script writers, and VO artists that bring their talents together to create impactful content. Our portfolio ranges from corporate work, commercials, promo videos, music videos, animations, TV shows, documentaries, to live events - concerts, music festivals, weddings, quincineras, bat bitzvahs, and the like. We love documentary style filmmaking! We have a broad network of creatives that cover everything from pre-production planning to final product. We differentiate ourselves from the regular video production scene by bringing an artistic aspect to everything we do that brings a sense of individuality and uniqueness to what we deliver. From live-streaming, cinematic film, aerial footage, 360 and action shots, we do it all! Contact us to discuss how we can bring your vision to visual reality! *** As Thumbtack Pros we pay Thumbtack a percentage of your listed budget every time a client reaches out to us regardless of whether we are hired or not, so our kind request on behalf of all Pros is to be conscious of the fact and only reach out to Pros that you are most interested in working with. Thank you for helping us thrive! *** -NIKA131 Team