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Welcome to James Tanksley Photography! I specialize in photojournalistic and modern photography to capture your story. I shoot weddings in and around the Seattle area. With nearly two decades of photographing weddings, I know how important it is to capture not only the big moments but the small moments as well.

Please view our full portfolio on our website:

www.jtanksleyphotography.com

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

High-Res Images
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Digital Files
Proofs

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Digital Files
Proofs

Reviews of James Tanksley Photography

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The photographer was highly praised for excellent communication, responsiveness, and flexibility, scouting locations and working within budget. Reviewers noted he arrived early, was professional and unobtrusive, and helped ease wedding-day stress with creative photo ideas. His images and edits were called magnificent and he’s strongly recommended.

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The photographer was highly praised for excellent communication, responsiveness, and flexibility, scouting locations and working within budget. Reviewers noted he arrived early, was professional and unobtrusive, and helped ease wedding-day stress with creative photo ideas. His images and edits were called magnificent and he’s strongly recommended.

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Gia S. Sent on 09/22/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Hired James for our Court Marriage Ceremony

He was great to work with and he produced some great work and nice photos. He was very easy to communicate with and very responsive. He has a nice quality cameras.
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Amanda Sent on 07/17/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Simply amazing!

James was just great from the start! He scouted out places for our engagement session on Stevens pass and when we were still on the way he let us know that it was a very busy site and may not be very intimate with all the foot traffic. he traveled on his own will down the pass to eastern WA to scout out another spot for us, which blew our minds to begin with. Our first session a couple years ago was not good, and he made sure that we were heard and had all the help we needed to capture great engagement photos. Now, WEDDING. He showed up before his time frame to look at the venue to scout out places for photos. We went through and entire list of combinations we wanted and confirmed them well ahead of time, and was happy to add any extras that were not written on the combination list. He was flexible, went with the flow when things weren't totally on schedule and TRULY captured magnificent photos. He is someone who works with your budget (sense we couldn't afford a wild amount like most people want) and is down to earth, has a gentle demeanor, kind and LISTENS to you! This is so hard to find, and he well surpassed our expectations for the effort and detail he put into our big day. We had guests and the bridal party all complimenting on how awesome he was!!! We will have these beautiful photos to cherish forever thanks to James 🩷 I would Hire him over again ×1000!
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Alexandria Sent on 04/19/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic wedding photographer!

James was a fantastic photographer, very prompt and with enough flexibility to put us at ease. He came into a situation where we were very stressed out about the wedding and helped give us all kinds of ideas for planning photo ops and took all of that off of our shoulders. I would recommend him to anyone.
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Bonnie Sent on 09/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn’t have had a better experience!

James was well-organized, accommodating, easy took work with, and took beautiful photos!! I’m so happy that we found him!!! Thank you James!
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Tony Sent on 08/14/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful, just wonderful

James was incredibly easy & flexible to work with to take photos of our backyard + flower field wedding. He arrived early to prepare, was professional and friendly, was committed to taking the best photos all while treading the fine line of not being too intrusive into the wedding ceremony itself, the edits of the photos were wonderful... I'd recommend James in a heartbeat.
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Dipankar Sent on 05/13/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect for my low key photoshoot

I was looking for a simple photoshoot of me & my partner for 1 hour. James was very considerate and he offered me a very affordable price. He agreed to do the shoot within a short notice. During the shoot, he directed us with a lot of different poses which came out to be great. He produced many more photos than the number we had initially agreed upon, and also he shared the highest resolution images on request. It was a great experience working with him.
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Michelle Sent on 11/18/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Love Love Love Our Photos

We had the best experience working with James for our wedding photography. He took the time before the wedding to get to know us and understand what we were looking for. As a couple who had never had their picture taken professionally, we really looked to James for guidance throughout the process and he really exceeded our expectations. The day of the wedding he walked us through all the traditional pictures and came up with the most gorgeous shots using the fall colors that were around and an amazing sunset that evening. I am so obsessed with the pictures from the day and can't stop going through them again and again. James really captured who we are and every part of the day. His pictures are a great visual accompaniment to our memories of the day. We loved working with James and highly recommend him to couples looking for a wedding photographer!
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Andrea Sent on 06/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent, friendly and professional.

James was simply amazing. He was perfectly on time even though our venue was a little out of the way. I found him to warm, friendly and extremely easy to work with. As a camera shy couple, James was able to capture our big day with amazing splendor.
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James Tanksley Photography frequently asked questions

James Tanksley Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • High-Res Images
  • Digital Files
James Tanksley Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
  • Proofs
James Tanksley Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
James Tanksley Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
James Tanksley Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Digital Files
  • Proofs
James Tanksley Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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