Top 6 Creative Lake Tahoe Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative Lake Tahoe wedding photographer to create artistic portraits on your big day? The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is here to help! Wedding photojournalists are, first and foremost, photographers — creative artists, in other words. In the AG contests, WPJA members exhibit their skills at digitally enhanced Lake Tahoe couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for Lake Tahoe wedding portraits are held annually, entered and judged separately from the regular WPJA competitions of moments. After each creative photo contest, we add another collection of award-winning portraits to our member profile galleries.
Want to have a top Lake Tahoe creative wedding photographer take some unique and artistic portraits? In a portrait (for these purposes), the photographer has staged the couple, the bridal party, or other participants or groups — such as family, friends, or children — on the day of the wedding. One distinguishing feature of portraits is that the subjects are aware of the camera and are maintaining their positions for the sake of the photograph.
Chris Werner is a highly experienced wedding photographer with over 25 years of professional experience. He has a passion for capturing the love and personalities of engaged couples through his unique and creative style. Starting with black and white film in 1994, Chris has developed a fine art approach to photography and now incorporates bold and bright colors to create contrast and striking designs in his work.
Lauren Lindley is a traveling wedding photographer with a specialty in capturing memorable wedding moments. She has a knack for making people feel at ease in front of the camera and enjoys shooting in unique locations such as the beach or in nature, including trees and wilderness. Additionally, she is known for her artistic portrait sessions in the snow, creating captivating and artful images.
Kevin Sawyer is an acclaimed wedding photographer known for his captivating and vibrant images. His signature style combines bold and colorful compositions with photojournalistic storytelling, resulting in stunning artful photographs. With expertise in off-camera lighting techniques, Kevin masterfully captures the beauty of night portraits with dusk lighting. His keen eye for graphic lines, bold designs, and geometric shapes...
Nicky Byrnes is a wedding photographer who has been capturing moments with her camera since she was young. She studied photojournalism and has her work featured in various magazines. She is known for her ability to create artistic and emotional wedding day portraits and enjoys working in black and white.
Kimmi Cranes, a Lake Tahoe-based wedding photographer, specializes in capturing couples' portraits with a unique artistic touch, influenced by her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Drew Bird is an experienced wedding photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He specializes in capturing authentic and unscripted expressions of beauty, love, and connection through his photographs. His creative vision is particularly drawn to shooting in natural settings, such as woods and woodlands, where he excels at capturing artistic portraits of brides and wedding couples on their special day.
WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.
