• Couple embracing beside a moss-covered rock, smiling with their foreheads touching.
  • Family of four seated together on a stone wall beside a lake, smiling with trees in the background.
  • Bride and groom holding champagne flutes beside a stone balustrade, with trees and a blue sky behind them.
  • Man in a brown shirt and jeans seated on stone steps beside weathered wooden and turquoise doors.
  • Bride with three bridesmaids and a young flower girl in teal dresses, posing together in front of bamboo.
  • Multi-generation family portrait, autumn outdoor session, Central Valley CA
  • Graduation portrait, academic gown outdoor session, Central Valley CA
  • Bride and groom exchanging rings between stone pillars, wedding ceremony Central Valley
  • Three women smiling together in a close-up outdoor portrait, wearing red and white outfits.
  • Couple embracing outdoors, floral headband wedding portrait, Central Valley
  • Mother and daughter garden portrait with cacti, Central Valley CA
  • Sports-themed senior portrait, football helmet, Oakdale CA photography
  • Graduate in a blue decorated cap and white dress petting a black dog while seated on a park bench.
  • Seated garden portrait holding flower, Central Valley CA photography
  • Family of four posing closely together outdoors, with a young girl in a teal dress and sunlit trees behind them.
  • Four women smiling together outdoors in red, yellow, and white outfits, with a porch behind them.
  • Bride and groom seated together beside an ornate gold staircase railing.
  • Couple embracing outdoors in Raiders apparel against a softly blurred golden background.
  • Man in a green shirt and jeans seated beside a rustic wooden door and stone wall, smiling at the camera.
  • Couple in coordinated red and white formal attire smiling in front of a colorful wall with a large yellow sun.
  • Bride in a white lace wedding dress stepping onto a garden terrace, with a bridesmaid behind her.
  • Bride and groom holding hands at a church altar while a woman and two flower girls arrange the wedding dress train.

Authentic Wedding & Portrait Photography

Serving Oakdale, Modesto & the Central Valley.

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Six women at bridal party celebration, cocktail styled shoot, Central Valley
Graduate adjusting shoe on park bench with dog, senior portraits Oakdale
Two friends on park bench portrait, Central Valley CA
Young professionals corporate headshot session, city skyline background
Man in Stanford jacket outdoor portrait, Central Valley photography
A man and woman walking hand in hand on a beach near San Francisco, with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
A diverse group of young people with eyes closed, praying or meditating outdoors during the daytime with festive lights in the background.
Woman sitting in a chair, talking on a mobile phone, smiling, in a cozy living room with a sofa and coffee table in the background.

Meet Jeff & Carole

We’re Jeff and Carole Carnie, a husband-and-wife photography team based in Oakdale and serving Modesto and the Central Valley. With more than 20 years of experience, we photograph weddings, family portraits, graduations, events, headshots and branding with a relaxed, storytelling approach. We’ll guide you when needed and leave room for real moments, so your images feel natural, polished and unmistakably you. Explore our services and pricing, then check availability with your preferred date, location and session type.

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Featured Weddings

Bride kissed on cheek by groom, indoor wedding reception, Central Valley
A group of women at a celebration, with one woman wearing a crown and veil, holding a bouquet of flowers, dressed in white, and surrounded by other women in colorful dresses outdoors.
A bride and groom holding hands outdoors on a grassy area, with tall green trees in the background. The man is dressed in a dark suit with a blue tie, and the woman is wearing a white wedding dress and holding a bouquet of white flowers.
A bride and groom holding hands in an outdoor wedding ceremony under a wooden arbor, surrounded by landscaped greenery, with a partly cloudy sky above.
Group of five women and one young girl in formal dresses standing outdoors in front of tall green plants, holding bouquets of flowers, during a wedding or special event.
A bride and groom dancing outdoors on a grassy area, surrounded by green trees and bushes, with sunlight filtering through the foliage.

PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMS

Every property has a story.

Professional listing photography, cinematic video, and aerial views.
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Gray modern farmhouse at twilight with warm window light, a landscaped front yard, and a blue evening sky.
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