Find the Best Photographers in Reno

Lemaire Photography has worked out of its Lakeside Drive studio in Reno since 2008, building an eighteen-year practice that spans family, business, beauty, and newborn photography across the Reno-Tahoe region, including Sparks and Carson City. The newborn work sits alongside senior portraits and branding photography rather than existing as a standalone specialty, which gives the studio’s team a wide base of technical experience — working with tricky lighting, tight timelines, and clients of every age — that carries over into handling the unpredictable, patience-heavy pace of a session with a brand-new baby. The studio describes its newborn approach as centered on the innocence and tenderness of those earliest days, aiming for images that hold up as more than a quick keepsake. For Reno families, having a photographer with nearly two decades of local history means an easier path to seeing real examples of past newborn work before booking, along with a studio address that’s simple to find rather than a home-based setup announced only through social media. Sessions are generally recommended within the first couple of weeks after birth, in line with standard newborn-photography timing. 

Jessi LeMay has spent 16 years documenting the lives of families, organizations, and her own Reno community, and describes her practice with the tagline “Modern Photography for the Bride, The Belly, and The Baby,” putting newborn work in the same sentence as her wedding business rather than hiding it as an afterthought. That kind of longevity in a single market means an established local reputation and an archive of work spanning nearly two decades, which is more history than most single-photographer newborn specialists can point to. Her style is described as natural portraiture that feels honest to the eye, and she works across both photography and video, calling herself a digital storyteller who blends the two mediums to connect with her community rather than sticking to still images alone. That combination could appeal to a Reno family who wants a short video alongside still newborn portraits, a service not every dedicated newborn studio offers. Because weddings, maternity, and newborn sessions all run through the same practice, a family could realistically work with her from an engagement session through a baby’s arrival years later. For Reno parents who value a long local track record and the option of video alongside stills, Jessi LeMay offers both in one practice.

 

JLM Creative Photography is run by Christie Mumm out of Reno, and her site names a wide, specific service area covering Reno, Sparks, Carson City, South Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Tahoe City, and Truckee rather than a vague reference to “Northern Nevada.” She’s identified directly as a “Newborn, Motherhood, Maternity, Baby, Child, Family and Senior Photographer,” with newborn work sitting as one of several dedicated galleries on the site rather than a token category. The studio describes its mission around custom fine art photography meant to be displayed in a client’s home, including archival albums, which points to a business built around a finished physical product rather than a bare digital delivery. That fine art framing suggests a more posed, composed studio aesthetic compared to a loose lifestyle shoot, which will suit some Reno families better than others depending on what look they want. With a direct phone line and a service area spanning the whole Truckee Meadows and North Lake Tahoe region, Christie Mumm’s practice reads as an established, multi-market operation rather than a single-city startup. For Reno families who want their newborn images to end up as printed wall art and albums rather than only a digital gallery, JLM Creative is built around that outcome specifically.

 

Susy Dow Photography is based in Reno/Sparks and describes its newborn approach in three words: slow, peaceful, and completely baby-led, a philosophy that shapes the pace of the whole session rather than rushing through a checklist of poses. The studio identifies its owner as a “Newborn, Maternity and CakeSmash Portrait Artist,” and the business notes she brings a mother’s own perspective to the work, having gone through the same early newborn days her clients are navigating. Sessions are built around comfort and safety first, which in practice means following the baby’s own rhythm for feeding, soothing, and sleep rather than forcing a shot on a fixed timeline. Because maternity and cake-smash sessions are part of the same business, a Reno family could book the same photographer across the second half of pregnancy, the newborn stage, and the first birthday without switching providers each time. For Reno parents who want an unhurried, baby-led pace over a tightly scripted studio session, Susy Dow’s approach is built specifically around that idea.

 

Hope Louise Photography is based directly in Reno, working out of a studio the business describes as gorgeously lit with warm, natural light and multiple furniture arrangements for different portrait setups. Newborn sessions are one part of a broader list that also covers family, maternity, engagement, and branding work, which points to a studio built for a range of client needs rather than a single narrow specialty. The stated philosophy pushes back on a perfection-first mindset, framing the goal as documenting the small, imperfect moments that actually make up a family’s life rather than chasing one flawless, over-posed frame — a useful outlook for newborn sessions, where babies rarely follow a plan. Because the studio operates from Reno itself rather than commuting in from another city, scheduling and last-minute changes around an unpredictable due date are more straightforward than working with an out-of-town photographer. Booking runs through a contact form on the studio’s own website instead of a third-party platform, which suggests the business manages its calendar directly. For Reno families who want a relaxed, documentary-style newborn session close to home, Hope Louise is a locally based option built around that approach.

 

Amber Shore Pictures is upfront that weddings are the core of the business, but the studio carves out “a limited number of family, maternity, and newborn sessions each year for families who connect with our style,” rather than pretending to be a full-time newborn studio. That honesty about limited availability matters for planning: this isn’t a business that can guarantee a slot within a tight newborn window on short notice. The aesthetic carries over directly from the wedding side of the business, described as quiet direction, thoughtful composition, and a focus on honest connection rather than heavy posing or prop-driven setups. Newborn portfolio images lean toward soft neutral wraps and simple textured backdrops rather than themed sets. For a Reno or Tahoe-area family that already loves editorial wedding photography and wants that same restrained, magazine-style look applied to a newborn session, that stylistic continuity is the draw, with the tradeoff being fewer available dates per year than a dedicated newborn studio. 

Ezell Images works out of a physical studio address at 5301 Longley Lane in Reno and states its service area as Reno and the Lake Tahoe region. The photographer holds Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) status, a credential from Professional Photographers of America that requires passing a formal image and written exam rather than being self-conferred, and the studio also displays a “CC24 Reno Winner” badge suggesting local competition recognition. That combination of a fixed studio location and a third-party photography certification is a more formal setup than many boutique, home-based newborn photographers in the area operate with. For Reno families who put weight on professional certification when choosing who handles a days-old baby, that CPP credential is worth asking about directly during a consultation. 

Jessey, the photographer behind Skiddlydoo, describes herself on her own site as a “Reno-Based Traveling Photographer” who specializes specifically in newborn and baby’s-first-year work rather than treating infants as one category among many. Before photography, she spent about twenty years working with children in various roles, including nannying, and holds a degree in neuroscience, an unusual academic background for a portrait business. Her published pricing is detailed and tiered: a studio newborn-plus-Fresh-48 package runs $2,050, a three-hour deluxe session with a custom album is $1,550, and a more basic memory package is $850, with a standalone Fresh 48 hospital session available for $600. That level of transparent, published pricing is rarer in the newborn space than the generic “contact for a quote” pattern most competitors use, which makes it easier for Reno families to budget before ever picking up the phone. 

Tommie Guy markets herself directly as a Reno newborn and family photographer, and that dual focus shows in how the studio handles new clients: every newborn booking comes with a personalized after-session guide mailed out once the sitting wraps, walking parents through what to expect from proofing to print delivery. The portfolio favors natural, editorial-style family portraiture over heavily staged studio setups, which tends to photograph well whether the newborn session happens at home or on location. With a perfect five-star average built across nearly twenty reviews, the studio has a track record specific to the Reno market rather than a large multi-city operation spread thin across the state. For Reno parents who want a photographer who treats the days after a session as seriously as the shoot itself, that follow-up guide is a small but telling detail. 

Five years into specializing in newborn and baby photography, layered on top of a decade in family portraiture overall, Camille Webb has built a Reno-based practice squarely around what her site calls “professional newborn photography for expecting parents in Reno, Nevada.” Her galleries favor warm, textured setups — a sleeping infant in a knit cap tucked against a chunky macramé throw is a recurring look — over the stark white or heavily saturated backdrops used by some competing studios. That specialization shows in the pacing of her sessions, which are built around the slower, more careful handling that very young infants require compared to older baby or toddler sessions. Rather than treating newborn photography as one offering among many, she positions it as her core focus, with family and children’s sessions available as a secondary service for the same client base as kids grow older. Working out of Reno, she serves families throughout the broader Truckee Meadows area, giving local parents a specialist option rather than a general portrait photographer who occasionally takes newborn bookings. For families who want a photographer whose primary identity is built around newborn work specifically — not weddings or events with newborns worked in — her five years of focused specialization stands out as a distinguishing detail in a market with plenty of generalists. 

Tim Conzachi built Conzachi Photography around a philosophy that shows up in nearly everything he writes about his own work: that there’s no such thing as a perfect wedding day, and that the naturally imperfect, unscripted moments are exactly what make each one worth documenting. Based in downtown Reno, he covers weddings, engagements, family sessions, and events, and he’s available to travel for destination ceremonies outside Nevada. His approach favors candid emotional reactions, humor, and the unexpected over a rigid shot list, which means couples get a record of what their day actually felt like rather than a highlight reel of poses. Deliverables include custom albums, high-resolution prints, private online galleries, and canvases, giving couples flexibility in how they want to revisit their photos after the wedding. He currently holds a 5.0 rating on WeddingWire, and while his review count is still small, early feedback points to a photographer who prioritizes making the day feel unpressured for the couple in front of the lens. For Reno couples who want a photographer with a straightforward, no-frills approach to wedding photography — someone focused on genuine moments rather than trend-driven styling — Conzachi Photography is a locally rooted option worth a look. 

Chantell Peck brings an unusually artistic eye to Reno wedding photography, built on a photography degree from the University of Nevada and more than ten years of professional work. While she’s become known regionally for fantasy and cosplay-inspired portrait work, that same imaginative, world-building sensibility carries directly into her wedding photography, which she describes as romantic and whimsical rather than strictly traditional. Couples drawn to fairytale-themed ceremonies or styled shoots with a storybook quality tend to find a natural match in her portfolio, though her wedding-day coverage still delivers the genuine, candid documentation any couple expects. She holds a 4.9 rating across 5 reviews, with 98% of couples recommending her, and clients describe sessions that feel more like a creative collaboration than a standard photo shoot. Alongside weddings, she offers engagement sessions and boudoir photography, giving couples the option to build out a fuller pre-wedding photography experience with the same photographer who will shoot their ceremony. For couples who want their wedding photos to carry some of the same magic and visual drama as a fine art or fantasy portrait session, her background sets her apart from more conventional Reno wedding photographers. 

Rachel Gazes has worked as a professional photographer across Northern Nevada for the past ten years, and her business, GOT Photography, positions itself around a simple promise: luxury wedding photography without unnecessary complication. Her service area stretches well past Reno proper into Carson City, Grass Valley, Incline Village, Truckee, and several other Sierra-foothill communities, and her portfolio reflects that range — black-and-white bridal portraits from luxury Reno ranch weddings, forest ceremonies at Tannenbaum Events Center, and rainbow-lit garden portraits from a barn wedding at Jacobs Family Berry Farm in Gardnerville. She also books intimate elopements and couples sessions for pairs who want a smaller-scale, less traditional celebration. Client reviews on WeddingWire, where she holds a 5.0 rating across 14 reviews, frequently mention how quickly she responds to inquiries and how comfortable she makes clients feel even on short notice — one reviewer specifically praised her for arranging an impromptu family session with only two days’ lead time. Rachel is a Reno-area local herself, and that regional familiarity shows in her location choices, from golf-course ceremonies to more rustic High Sierra forest settings. 

Ashley Robison has spent more than a decade building a wedding photography practice around what she calls timeless, naturalistic imagery — portraits and candids meant to hold up visually long after wedding-day trends fade. Her galleries include ceremonies from Reno backyard weddings to destination celebrations as far away as Tamarindo, Costa Rica, showing a photographer comfortable adapting her eye to very different light and settings. Standard wedding packages through her studio include an engagement session, up to ten hours of day-of coverage, and a digital gallery delivering as many as 500 final images, with optional add-ons like extra coverage hours, a mini boudoir session, or a custom photo album for couples who want more than digital files alone. She holds a 5.0 rating across 15 reviews on WeddingWire, and clients repeatedly describe her as warm and easy to be around on a day that can otherwise feel high-pressure — a quality that matters as much as technical skill when you’re asking someone to be present for some of the most personal moments of your life. Based in the Reno area, she’s become a go-to option for couples who want documentary-leaning coverage without sacrificing polished, gallery-ready portraits. 

Kimmi Cranes runs Starscape Studios out of South Lake Tahoe, working documentary-style weddings and elopements throughout the Sierra region, including regularly booked Reno engagement sessions. Her stated philosophy is to capture a couple’s story “exactly as it happens — authentic, raw, and real,” and that documentary instinct extends past the ceremony itself into the small, unscripted moments between the planned shots that most albums skip entirely. Her portfolio includes weddings at venues stretching from the Marin Art and Garden Center to Lake Tahoe backyard elopements, showing range beyond a single signature venue or backdrop. Starscape Studios also books proposal photography and family portrait sessions in the Reno and Truckee area, which means many couples first work with Kimmi well before their wedding date, building familiarity that shows up in more relaxed, natural-feeling wedding-day photos. She’s picked up 18 reviews on Yelp from her South Lake Tahoe and Reno-area client base, with feedback consistently describing the shooting experience itself as calm and stress-free rather than rushed. For couples planning an elopement or a smaller, more intimate Reno-area ceremony specifically, her packages are built around exactly that scale of event rather than being scaled down from a full wedding-day package. 

Blanca and Brandon run their wedding photography business as a true husband-and-wife team, splitting shooting and coordination duties on every Reno and Lake Tahoe wedding they book. Their site describes a belief in “once in a lifetime” love stories, and their approach to documenting them draws from several traditions at once — contemporary composition, natural candid moments, and touches of traditional and vintage styling depending on what a couple’s day calls for. Based out of the Reno-Sparks area, the pair regularly works venues throughout greater Lake Tahoe, Sacramento, and Truckee, and they’re available to travel internationally for couples who want them at a destination wedding. Their portfolio includes ceremonies at mountain venues like Chateau at Incline Village and Monte Verde, alongside more intimate backyard and ranch weddings closer to home. With 26 reviews and a perfect 5.0 average, clients frequently point to their responsiveness and the seamless way they guide couples and families through a wedding day without adding stress to it. Packages include second-shooter coverage and additional-hour add-ons, which gives couples flexibility to scale their coverage up depending on the size and length of their celebration. 

Monique and Scott Sady have been photographing Lake Tahoe and Reno weddings together since 2002, and in that time they’ve documented more than 500 ceremonies across the region — a body of work built on formal photojournalism training rather than photography-as-a-hobby-turned-business. Both studied photojournalism in college, and Scott was named California College Photographer of the Year, credentials that show up in how the pair approaches a wedding day: as a story to be documented honestly rather than staged. Their style leans artistic and documentary at once, prioritizing real interactions and the texture of a specific place — mountain light, granite boulders, alpine water — over generic backdrops. Scott is also an FAA-licensed drone pilot, and the studio offers combined video-and-photo packages for couples who want motion alongside stills. Reviewers on WeddingWire, where the couple holds a 5.0 average across 39 reviews, frequently mention how comfortable and unobtrusive they are during the day itself. After more than two decades in business, Photography by Monique has become something of an institution in the Tahoe-Reno wedding scene, with a client list that increasingly includes second-generation referrals from couples whose friends or siblings hired them years earlier. 

Kendall Price earned her photography degree from the Art Institute of Colorado before building a thirteen-year career photographing weddings around Reno and Lake Tahoe. Her editorial, timeless approach to visual storytelling has earned her both a WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award and the Best Visual Artist honor from Reno News and Review — a rare double recognition from both an industry review platform and a local editorial outlet. Her portfolio spans destination weddings at properties like the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe as well as intimate ceremonies closer to home, and her style favors intimate, candid moments that reflect genuine emotion between partners rather than a checklist of standard poses. She’s been published in RENO Magazine, Trendy Bride, The Knot, and Tahoe Unveiled. What stands out most in client reviews is consistency: with 64 reviews and a perfect 5.0 rating on WeddingWire, couples across more than a decade of work describe the same experience — professional, personable, and comfortable from the first meeting through delivery of the final gallery. For couples who want images that will feel just as relevant in twenty years as they do today, her editorial-but-timeless philosophy is built around exactly that longevity. 

Kay Kroshus grew up in the Reno-Tahoe region, and that hometown familiarity with the Sierra’s granite peaks, alpine lakes, and high-desert light shows up constantly in her wedding work. Over fifteen years photographing weddings, her editorial, light-and-airy style has landed in Vogue, Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings, and US Weekly, among other national outlets — recognition that’s rare for a photographer still primarily rooted in one regional market. She describes her approach as blending natural movement and storytelling with a refined editorial eye, and it’s an apt description: her galleries favor soft, true-to-life color and unposed in-between moments over heavy styling. Couples on WeddingWire consistently praise how unobtrusive she stays during the day itself, letting real interactions unfold rather than directing every frame. Her practice today leans toward elevated, nature-set celebrations for couples who care about authenticity and effortless style rather than rigid formality, and she regularly shoots at Sierra venues from Edgewood Tahoe to remote mountain overlooks. With 68 reviews and a perfect 5.0 average, she’s one of the most reviewed wedding photographers currently working the Reno-Tahoe corridor, and her portfolio reflects someone who treats the region’s landscape as a genuine creative partner rather than just a backdrop. 

Few names come up as often in Reno wedding circles as Jeramie Lu. Over eighteen years behind the camera, he’s documented more than a thousand weddings across Northern Nevada and beyond, earning five consecutive Best of Reno photographer titles from the Reno News & Review between 2012 and 2016. His approach pulls from documentary reportage as much as fine art — expect candid laughter and quiet in-between moments alongside carefully composed portraits that lean dramatic and cinematic. Couples repeatedly mention how quickly he puts them at ease, which shows in the loose, unguarded expressions that fill his galleries. Jeramie shoots destination weddings worldwide but keeps his home base in downtown Reno, and his studio offers second-shooter coverage, trash-the-dress sessions, and day-after shoots for couples who want more time in front of the lens without wedding-day pressure. With 192 five-star reviews on WeddingWire, he’s built one of the most consistently praised photography businesses in the region — a track record that rarely comes from luck alone. For couples who want a photographer who has genuinely seen it all, from backyard elopements to black-tie ballroom receptions, Jeramie Lu’s experience is hard to match in the Reno-Tahoe market.