Tex Kelly Productions
Editorial photography portfolio image from Whiskey Row & Courthouse Plaza in Prescott, Arizona

Photographer · Prescott, Arizona

Photographer in Prescott, Arizona.

Editorial, commercial, and lifestyle photography. Award-winning, FAA Part 107 aerial-capable.

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Tex Kelly, photography for Prescott, Arizona

Hi. I'm Tex.

Welcome to editorial photography, Prescott edition.

I'm a North Coast filmmaker and photographer, voted Humboldt County's Best. Editorial, commercial, and brand photography in Prescott runs across portrait sessions, hospitality and restaurant brand work, real estate listings, and the kind of long-form editorial that turns a small business into a recognizable local brand.

My job is to put you, your team, or your space in front of the most cinematic light Prescott and the surrounding Yavapai County have to offer, and to do it in a way that doesn't feel staged. No corporate-stock smiles. No templated compositions. Just real, intentional, editorial photography that reads as a brand asset, not a stock photo.

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Photography in Prescott, Arizona. Tex Kelly Productions

A note from Prescott

Editorial, commercial, and brand photography in Prescott, Arizona, shot by a Prescott Valley native with award-winning credentials. Whiskey Row historic backdrops, Courthouse Plaza, Watson Lake granite formations, Goldwater Lake. FAA Part 107 aerial integration available.

The Approach

Photography in Prescott. Made for this place.

The Prescott location

Prescott backdrops, picked on purpose.

Prescott is one of the most photographable small cities in Arizona. Arizona's first territorial capital, with intact 1800s storefronts along Whiskey Row, the courthouse-square Plaza, and the Granite Dells landscape minutes from downtown. Photography work in Prescott runs across real estate listings for historic Mt. Vernon Avenue homes, custom-home estates around Watson Lake, brand campaigns for Whiskey Row restaurants and galleries, and editorial portraits in the Dells.

Photography, Prescott, Arizona
Editorial portrait, Yavapai County.
Photography, Prescott, Arizona
On location, editorial direction.

The Prescott session

No templated compositions. Real editorial direction.

Embry-Riddle and Yavapai College keep a steady supply of senior portrait and grad-session work. Local nonprofits, the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe enterprises, and Prescott National Forest tourism operators all hire location-specific photography. Mile-high elevation means clear, dry light most of the year.

The Yavapai County scouting advantage

Prescott, Scouted for years.

Knowing Prescott matters. Regular travel into Yavapai County for photography sessions over the years means the scouting is already done, the right light, the right hour, the venues that photograph well. Not a resident, but the regional knowledge is built and ready before the session.

Photography, Prescott, Arizona
Hometown editorial, Yavapai County.

Now booking, Prescott

Now booking Prescott photography for the year ahead.

Prescott sessions and brand campaigns book on a rolling calendar, weekday brand work fills first, weekend portrait dates fill around it. Send a note with your timeline and we'll find the right window.

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Recent Work

Photographer in Prescott. A look at the work.

  • Outdoor senior portrait session at golden hour
  • Senior portrait against backlit golden-hour grasses
  • Arcata High athletic senior portrait under stadium lights
  • Special Olympics basketball moment at Eureka High School
  • Available-light editorial portrait, three-quarter pose
  • Open-shade editorial portrait against soft greenery
  • Plated dish styled for a Hunan-restaurant brand shoot
  • Editorial portrait with negative-space composition
  • Surprise proposal in Fern Canyon under the redwood canopy
  • Selective-color basketball action. Special Olympics Eureka
  • Multi-generation family portrait in natural North Coast light
  • Drone aerial above the 2025 Eureka Oyster Festival crowd
  • Backlit editorial frame with halo rim-light
  • Cinematic portrait with shallow depth of field
  • Environmental portrait against open Pacific landscape
  • Window-light portrait, low ISO, soft falloff
  • Side-profile editorial portrait at the coast
  • Mid-action documentary capture during a brand shoot
  • Soft overcast portrait, even diffused light
  • Editorial portrait with painterly background falloff
  • Wide environmental frame at the working waterfront
  • Close portrait with directional sidelight
  • Editorial frame with strong negative space
  • Quiet candid moment between subject and environment
  • Tex Kelly Productions editorial portrait, quiet light
  • Low-angle environmental editorial frame
  • Three-quarter editorial portrait, classic lighting
  • Sony cinema-system editorial frame, high dynamic range
  • Documentary-style editorial frame, candid expression
  • Cinematic portrait, shallow depth and warm grade
  • Editorial portrait against a textured natural backdrop
  • Hard-light directional editorial portrait
  • Editorial frame on iPhone backup unit during a brand shoot
  • Eye-level intimate editorial portrait
  • Editorial frame at twilight with mixed ambient light
  • Cinematic environmental editorial, wide composition
  • Subject-in-motion editorial frame
  • Soft natural-light editorial frame, low contrast grade
  • Available-light editorial frame from a North Coast brand session
  • Backlit silhouette editorial portrait
  • Editorial portrait with shallow focus and warm tones
  • Tightly-cropped editorial portrait, expressive framing
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More from the studio

Beyond the still frame. Selected wedding films.

Photography here lives alongside a full cinematic wedding practice. Here's the moving-picture side, feature-length wedding documentaries and editorial wedding films. Click any thumbnail to play in place.

  • David & Monica's Wedding Documentary, 35 Years Before They Met, His Dad Saved Her Dad's Life

    Feature-length wedding documentary

  • Brunton Wedding Film

    Northern California wedding cinematography

  • Shane & Sofia Weekly. A 45-Minute Wedding Documentary

    Northern California long-form wedding film

  • Mrs. & Mrs. McClurg

    Cinematic wedding film

  • An Emotional, Romantic & Cinematic Wedding Film. Trinidad Elopement

    Trinidad, California elopement

DaVinci Resolve wedding-film edit in progress. Tex Kelly Productions editing suite

The Editing Process

Months in the edit suite, curating the story.

A wedding film isn't shot in a day, it's made over months. Hours of raw cinema footage, multi-camera audio, drone aerial, and second-shooter coverage get assembled, color-graded, and scored frame by frame in the edit suite.

Every transition is intentional. Every cut earns its keep. The goal is a film couples actually want to re-watch, not a montage of clips. That kind of editorial discipline is the difference between a wedding film and a wedding highlight reel, and it's why these turnarounds run weeks instead of days.

Venues + Locations

Where I shoot photography in Prescott.

  • Whiskey Row & Courthouse Plaza

    Arizona's most-photographed historic district. Brick storefronts, gas lamps, the Yavapai County Courthouse, editorial backdrops on every block.

  • Watson Lake & Granite Dells

    Otherworldly granite formations with reflective lake. World-class portrait, brand, and adventure-tourism location 10 minutes from downtown.

  • Goldwater Lake

    Forested mountain lake setting. Family, senior, and intimate brand sessions away from downtown foot traffic.

What's Included

What's included with photography in Prescott.

  • Award-Winning Photography

    Medium-format-quality stills with the dynamic range to handle harsh sun, golden hour, and overcast equally well, print-grade detail at billboard scale.

  • Drone Aerial (when relevant)

    FAA Part 107 commercial drone work integrated when the project calls for elevation, coastal, redwood, and architectural scale shots.

  • Print-quality Files

    Full-resolution edited JPEGs and TIFFs, ready for billboard-scale printing or web-optimized for digital deployment.

  • Private Online Gallery

    Password-protected gallery for clients and approved guests, easy downloads, easy sharing, no third-party watermarks.

  • Licensing as Needed

    Commercial and editorial usage rights negotiated at proposal stage, broadcast, print, and digital licensing terms made clear up front.

How It Works

How it works in Prescott.

  1. 01

    Consultation

    We talk on the phone or meet at the Eureka studio. I learn what you need photographed, when, and what the deliverables look like.

  2. 02

    Proposal & Booking

    Within 24 hours of our call, I send a written proposal with scope, timeline, and pricing. Signed agreement and deposit reserves the date.

  3. 03

    Pre-shoot Planning

    Location scouting, shot list refinement, and any logistics coordination, venue permits, model releases, scheduling.

  4. 04

    The Shoot

    Day-of execution. professional camera setup, drone where called for, ambient and supplemental lighting as the project requires.

  5. 05

    Edit & Delivery

    2–3 weeks for portrait/editorial, 6–8 weeks for full wedding galleries. Rush delivery available on request for press deadlines.

Investment

Photography pricing is project-specific. Send a note describing what you need. Tex replies within 24 hours with a tailored proposal.

Photographer in Prescott. FAQs

Frequently asked questions.

  • Where in Prescott should I shoot my session?
    Depends on the vibe. Whiskey Row + Courthouse Plaza for historic editorial. Watson Lake + Granite Dells for dramatic outdoor portrait work. Goldwater Lake for quieter forested family sessions. Mt. Vernon Avenue's Victorians for a warmer historic look. We scout based on the session goal and the time of year.
  • How does Prescott compare to Sedona for photography?
    Sedona is the red rock destination market, great for high-budget weddings and elopements. Prescott is the local market, better for resident sessions, brand work for local businesses, and historic-architecture editorial. They serve different buyers. Many destination couples actually combine both: Sedona ceremony, Prescott rehearsal dinner + reception.
  • What kind of photography do you do?
    Editorial, commercial, lifestyle, and event photography, wedding photography, senior portraits, surprise proposals, brand and product shoots, real estate, and editorial features. The same professional camera setup and the same eye across every category, delivered across both California and Northern Arizona service areas.
  • What's the difference between hiring a photographer for weddings vs. portraits vs. commercial work?
    The skills overlap, but the deliverables and process are different. Weddings are full-day, time-sensitive, and emotionally driven. Portraits are 1–2 hour location-driven sessions. Commercial work involves art direction, brand alignment, and licensing. Tex Kelly Productions handles all three with the same standard.
  • Do you do photo + video together?
    Yes. Most weddings, brand campaigns, and event work include both, full photo and film coverage delivered together so you don't compromise on either side. Solo coverage is also available, just plan accordingly.
  • How fast do I get the photos?
    Standard turnaround is 2–3 weeks for portrait and editorial sessions, 6–8 weeks for full wedding galleries. Rush turnaround is available for press, deadlines, and yearbook submissions, let Tex know your deadline up front.
  • What about prints and licensing?
    All clients get full-resolution print files included in their package. Commercial and editorial clients can negotiate licensing terms (web-only, print, broadcast, etc.) at the proposal stage. Print orders directly through Tex are also available.

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