Top 7 Creative San Francisco Wedding Portrait Photographers for 2024
Page Updated: January 31st, 2024
Wouldn’t you just love to hire a top creative San Francisco 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 San Francisco couple portraits.
Four Artistic Guild contests for San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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.
Joyce Perlman, a US-based wedding photographer, stands out for her unique approach to capturing weddings through a combination of contemporary and documentary-style photography. With a background in fine art and visual design, Joyce's artistic eye shines through in her portrait sessions, often taking advantage of natural settings like trees, the wilderness, and the golden hour to create stunning images.
Tyler Vu, a wedding photographer based in Northern California, skillfully merges graphic design expertise with a love for authentic storytelling. His vibrant use of color and geometric shapes brings weddings to life in a uniquely creative way.
Tanushree Vaidya, a wedding photographer, specializes in creative wedding day images, blending commerce and artistry in rich detail. Her bold, colorful, and black-and-white captures, celebrate wedding traditions worldwide.
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.
Chris Shum, a professional photographer since 2007, combines his lifelong passion for art with his expertise in capturing artistic portraits and details. With a focus on destination weddings, he creates eye-catching and unique imagery in beautiful environments and scenic landscapes, such as beaches. Chris also excels at close-up shots, artfully filling the frame.
Kimmi Cranes is a creative wedding photographer from Lake Tahoe, offering a unique artistic touch to capturing couples' portraits on their special day - 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.
