the Joymakers

We use high-quality professional photography equipment including cameras, lenses, lighting, and other accessories to ensure that your photos are of the highest quality.

Our turnaround time varies depending on the type of photography service you require. For portrait sessions, we typically deliver photos within 2 weeks. For weddings and events, it may take up to 4-6 weeks. However, we always aim to deliver your photos as soon as possible while maintaining the highest quality standards.

Joymaking Memories' founder, Tara Grover Smith, wrote and directed her first short film "The Joymaker" in 2019, starting off her experience with videography. She has worked on multiple films since then. Her step-daughter and J.M.'s Photographer, Bernadette Rose Smith, was taking photography classes at CSU Chico at the time and tagged along to capture behind-the-scenes for "The Joymaker". She has since then graduated with a BA in Art and has had lots of experience taking portraits as well as capturing events, weddings and bts for other films and music videos. Joymaking Memories' videographer, Josh Fesler, has worked in film for many years so he knows how to make everything look cinematic from products to people! 

Joymaking Memories welcomes all. We have worked with all kinds of people in California from filmmakers, event-holders, couples for engagements and weddings, families, artists and business-owners like ourselves. LGBTQ+ couples welcome! 

Our team is made up of professional, educated and trained individuals. We have not only college degrees, but actual experience under our belts as film-makers, art-makers and JOY-MAKERS!