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About

Based out of Santa Barbara, California, Pinnel Photography produces authentic and symbolic imagery from their clients’ weddings and other milestone occasions. Juan and Talia are the husband-and-wife-duo behind this business. These passionate specialists elegantly experiment with light and organic tones to blissfully portray their clients’ remarkable love stories.

Experience

For over 15 years, Juan has been working as a cinematographer, producing striking freeze-frames that forever encapsulate memorable moments. His artistic background has enabled him to hone a distinctive style as he incorporates the surroundings and his subject’s emotions. Talia developed her talents through her career in literature and photojournalism. Her detail-orientated approach puts every clients’ visions first and ensures that no poignant scene is overlooked. In the past some of their work has been published and can be seen in The New York Times, Modern Luxury, Once Wed, and more.

Services Offered

Every wedding and photo session at Pinnel Photography is addressed using a modern, editorial style to create naturalistic and timeless imagery. Through consultations, Juan and Talia can understand your photographic desires and the images you most want to be captured. From the big moments to candid exchanges between guests, your wedding album will be rich in scenery and individual stories from your big day. All photos from your sessions and wedding are professionally edited in-house and can be presented in a variety of ways. Some of these include online galleries, fine art albums, and archival photo boxes that can be shared with generations to come. Operating out of The Golden State, these experts are willing to travel throughout the United States and beyond for those seeking celebrations further afield.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Hand-Coloring
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Toning
Digital Files

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

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
Hand-Coloring
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Toning
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Film
Natural
Photojournalism
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

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

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Negatives
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Pinnel Photography

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Mike Sent on 09/23/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The BEST Photographers!

If you’re looking for a photographer, Pinnel is the choice. Talia and Juan were absolutely amazing. We received our photos from our wedding day and they were perfect. Juan and Talia are so patient and captured our wedding moments in a way that we could not even have dreamed of. PERFECT. Amazing photographers and amazing people. Thank you Juan and Talia Pinnel.
Hailey
Hailey Sent on 04/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Simply the best 🤍 extraordinary photography team

I could not recommend Pinnel— Juan & Talia enough. They were professional yet personable, incredibly talented and has a timeless artistic style to their images. Great communicators and easy to work with from the beginning to the very end! We’re so thankful for their ability to make us feel comfortable at all times and capture the most special moments of our wedding in such a beautiful way. We are sooooo happy with our engagement and wedding photos! Juan & Talia are an amazing team! If you're looking for a wedding photographer, go with them and you will not regret a minute of it :)
Tanner
Tanner Sent on 01/07/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Absolute Perfection

Juan and Talia are two of the most thoughtful caring people we have met. From our very first video call, we knew they were the right fit for us. It was extremely important for us to find a photography team that we felt comfortable with. Both Juan and Talia made us feel completely at ease. They made the process fun and easy and allowed us to fully be ourselves and be present for this amazing day. They were able to capture the most beautiful moments of our wedding. The final gallery is absolutely perfect. We are so grateful to have had them be apart of our wedding team.
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Ariana Sent on 09/24/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Talented, organized wedding photographers

We hired Juan and Talia to photograph our August wedding and they were incredible to work with. We had to postpone a year because of Covid and thankfully they were available for our second date and worked with us quickly to lock it down. They were so organized and helpful throughout the entire process of planning our wedding twice over 3 years. I really appreciated the tips they sent over and timeline they created for us, which I used as a base for our general day of schedule. They are super talented and took so many gorgeous photos that truly captured the feel of our wedding day in a natural way. We also received our photos quickly, 3 weeks after the wedding which was great. We're so glad we chose them as our wedding photographers!
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Michael Sent on 06/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Professional and artistic, but also felt like members of the family!

Juan and Talia were a calming and friendly presence who felt like members of the family as they captured beautiful, romantic, and cinematic images of our wedding day and engagement session. My wife and I are not especially comfortable in front of the camera, but they made us feel and look our best. They were a total pleasure to work with, our guests loved them, and they rolled with last-minute complications on the day-of without missing a beat. If you're wondering if your wedding photos will look as beautiful as the ones featured on their portfolio you can be sure - yes, they definitely will.
Stephanie
Stephanie Sent on 05/03/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Phenomenal


What an honor, joy, and privilege it was to have Juan and Talia photograph our wedding!!! We are a COVID couple, and had to completely move our entire wedding from May 2020 to May 2021 with little lead time. Juan and Talia were PHENOMENAL throughout the entire process, constantly reassuring us that they were on our team and would be with us through thick and thin. On the big day, they immediately put us at ease, gave excellent direction, and absolutely impressed our wedding guests beyond belief with their attentiveness, consciousness, and unparalleled work ethic. Their work is GORGEOUS, and we can’t wait to have our pictures enlarged, printed, and prominently displayed in our home!! Any couple would be lucky to have them capture their big day!!
Amelia
Amelia Sent on 12/13/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing photographers and wonderful people!

Juan and Talia are wonderful! As a photographer myself, I had high standards for choosing a photographer for our wedding, and Pinnel Photography was one of the very first vendors we booked back in 2019. I didn't know of anyone who had worked with them, but their photos were beautiful, their prices were more reasonable, and I quickly realized that they were an awesome husband/wife team with such a warm and calm energy. They ended up being one of the most communicative vendors throughout our entire wedding planning process, and we had a great time working with them during our engagement session back in August 2019 (and of course the photos were incredible!)

Our March 2020 wedding ended up being cancelled by our venue just a week before because of the first shutdown due to COVID-19, but Juan and Talia were professional and supportive, and we were able to find a new date in December that worked for all of our vendors. As we got closer to December, we realized we'd need to postpone a second time, and this time we rescheduled for another year later. We knew we still wanted to get married this December though, so we let Juan and Talia know that we would be planning a "minimony" and were able to book 5 hours with Juan for this day.

Our day finally came last Sunday... we were hours away from being cancelled on again due to another shutdown, but we were able to pull off our outdoor wedding ceremony and dinner as planned. The day was absolutely perfect, and Juan was once again amazing to work with. We can't wait to receive the photos, and we're so excited to work with Juan and Talia next year for our larger wedding!
Jill
Jill Sent on 11/18/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Kestrel Park Wedding 9/9/2020

Juan and Talia were wonderful to work with. From their introduction email and call, I knew they were the perfect pair to capture our elopement. They were not only professional but also personable. You can tell they have a passion for photography. Their work is art and something we will always cherish. Thank you again!
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Alison Sent on 06/28/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Pinnel Photography was a fantastic addition to our wedding

I can not say enough great things about Pinnel Photography. We hired Juan and Talia about a year and a half ago to do our wedding. During this time, they have done our engagement photos, boudoir photos, elopement photos, and next year they will do our larger wedding photos as we had to alter our plans due to COVID. I have been beyond happy with all of our photos. I originally hired them due to their beautiful landscapes, soft lighting, and romantic details but I have been so impressed with the versatility of their work. Not only have they provided fantastic photos but they actually have been essential to the wedding planning process. They provided suggestions for location of our engagement photos, location and attire of boudoir shoot, and even location of our elopement ceremony. They have consistently been very easy to communicate with via email, telephone, and text. They have been very flexible with planning during COVID times with rescheduling our wedding as well as planning an elopement in less than a month. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them and hope to use them for any professional photos in the future. Thank you so much Pinnel Photography!
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Leah Sent on 11/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Stunning Work, Lovely People

Photos speak louder than words! We are super happy to have had Talia and Juan capturing our big day. They absolutely did an awesome job - photos (both digital & film) came out beyond expectations - elegant, fresh, and editorial. We went over the whole gallery so many times and never stopped smiling. All our guests found their favorite portraits as well ;) It was such a pleasure working with them. Besides bring over calming and warm energy to the wedding, they demonstrated great professionalism not only on the wedding day, but also before and after the wedding in terms of preparation and delivering. It was extremely easy to communicate with them about the style and content of the photos we love. They also collaborated very well with other vendors, even it was the first time to work with most of them. We highly highly recommend Pinnel Photography to all of perfectionist couples!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
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Juan is great to work with! We worked together at a wedding in Ojai. He's easy to get along, knows what he's doing, and takes great photos! He's also great on social media and loves to share his work with clients and vendors that he work with. Check out this page for more of his work!

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Pinnel Photography frequently asked questions

Pinnel Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Hand-Coloring
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Pinnel Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • Hand-Coloring
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Pinnel Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Film
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
Pinnel Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Pinnel Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Negatives
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Pinnel 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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