Pamela James Photography     
Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties California
Will travel to your event!
Vintage-chic ~ Contemporary ~ Glamor
Journalistic ~ Classic ~ Formal or Informal

(805) 647-6808

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Prices range from $995.00 


Ventura, Camarillo, Oxnard, Santa Barbara, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Somis, Ojai, Santa Clara, Santa Clarita, Westlake Village, greater Los Angeles area,
Southern California, Central California

Reviews & Recommendations

   Our Gratitude for Pam James and Rev. Thomas James

     We are eternally grateful for Pam and Rev. Thom James, as key figures in our wedding.  Pam and Rev. Thom provided a model for true collaboration throughout our special day that we will reflect upon, with admiration, for many years.  They ere clearly invested on many levels and helped us to bring our wondrous vision in to wonderful form.  Rev. Thom and Pam showed great skill in rendering a series of moments that will make our special even "A Day to Remember"" with much joy, forever.

    As professional artists, my wife and I could not be more happy with Pam's work as our wedding photographer.  For starters, Pam took care to survey our location ahead of time.  These creative locations gave a visual sense of the layers in our relationship and provided a narrative for our special day.

     As my wife and I are also trained therapists, we greatly appreciated Pam's unique blend of enthusiasm and sensitivity and valued her ability to read our connection as newlyweds. Pam nurtured the best conditions for our photographs - rather than forcing artificial situations - that resulted in dozens of emblematic images that we will cherish for the rest of our lives.

     Rev. Thom's spiritual counsel was truly responsive to our Faith and he shared an abundance of new insights as we began our marital journey.  He was receptive to our requests in structuring the ceremony, highly responsive to our questions, and served as a much-needed pillar of experience!  Rev. Thom served us as both a guide and a leader in realizing new depths of our Love on this day.

      Our deepest gratitude for your Grace and Wisdom on our Wedding Day.
     {Rae and Ryan}
 

 Pam! This is kinda long...I wanted it to capture everything--

Writing this was fun...it really took me back to the day. I had such a blast. Thank you again--from both of us! I mean every word I've written in this review.

"My wedding day was truly magical, and Pam and Thom James were a big part of the magic!

From the moment I met her I could tell Pam was passionate about her work. We started off with an engagement shoot in a cute little park near her home. We had a blast and she even took some time shooting just me being all modelesque (what kinda girl doesn't love that?) The pictures turned out great and were a nice little taste of things to come.

On the day of, Pam and Thom arrived promptly and ready to go. Thom stayed out with the guys and shot pictures with them (I'll never know how he got such a group of guys who are usually so serious to strike such fun poses!) Pam stayed with me and shot me and the girls getting ready. She even helped me on with my dress when we were having a last-minute wardrobe panic (she really knows how to cinch those wedding dresses up!) She stayed with me right up until the moment I walked down the aisle, offering her enthusiasm and encouragement.

Pam's husband Thom was our minister. The ceremony was perfect...touching without being cheesey. I've had several people tell me that it was the most beautiful ceremony they've seen.

Throughout the day Pam and Thom would whisk us away from moment to moment and shoot us having fun. There was even a bubble machine at some point. She captured a nice mix of staged/dramatic shots and cute candid moments. I don't think there's a single picture of us where we don't have huge smiles on our faces.

All in all, Pam and Thom provided me with a fun wedding day experience and excellent photography at a very reasonable price. Even though it's a year later (!), my family won't stop talking about how great my pictures turned out, and thanks to Pam and Thom I can treasure my wedding day for years to come." 
{Kayla and Orion}

Minister and Photographer Review in the same wedding:
This is a long over-due thank you for the great service you provided us on our wedding day.

Pam: Your photography was top-notch. We were very pleased with the way that you planned and approached the project. The final product was well worth the investment. While we will never again have need for your services, [Note: Bride and Groom came in from the Bay Area for their wedding] we enthusiastically recommend you to anyone who might be a future client. Thank you again for being a special and memorable part of our wonderful wedding day.

Rev. Thom: Louise and I found all aspects [of the wedding ceremony] to be well-planned, sensitive, yet not without humor. [You were] also most respectful of our spiritual wishes as well as our wishes to honor all of our guests. We were a bit nervous at first in that we didn't know you at all because we found you on the Internet. However, your professionalism, your friendly manner and your impressive portfolio quickly erased those concerns. {Robert and Louise}

Pam James Photography was recently hired by my organization to photograph our 16th anniversary celebration and to create an album to commemorate our sixteen years together. She did a wonderful job of capturing the highlights of that day's celebration as well as incorporating various photos of the past sixteen years.

Pam was very professional at all times and was able to capture wonderful candid shots of the day while remaining unobtrusive. The album she designed was wonderfully creative and all the photos were so good that it was a challenge to pick the ones I wanted to include in the album.

I highly recommend her to anyone who is seeking a well qualified, highly professional and creative photographer. Her business ethic is impeccable; she delivers exactly what she promises. The finished product she presented to me was excellent and exceeded my expectations.

Thank You Pam,
Gloria Blocksom
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