Joshua was by far the greatest choice of photographer for our wedding. As somebody who has never hired a photographer I was not sure how things were going to go. Joshua made everything so easy and stress free. He showed up early and was ready to start. He was hardly noticed and most of the time we didn’t even know where he was. Our photos came out amazing. Everything about the photos was great! Joshua’s attention to detail really showed in his work. I highly recommend Joshua Rainey for any photography needs you might have.

This is a longer review, so TLDR: Joshua Rainey Photography is great, and you should hire him for your event or wedding!

After scouring the internet for portfolios and searching far and wide for a wedding photographer, I eventually stumbled upon Joshua Rainey’s website. I was extremely pleased with the clarity and detail of the photos, which maintain a realistic yet refined image without appearing over-processed in post. Upon contacting Joshua, my wife and I were met with prompt and courteous communication, which was maintained up to and through receiving our gorgeous finalized wedding photos.

Joshua lives in Oregon, but was able to travel to the Bay Area on two separate occasions for two full day photo shoots - one for an engagement shoot (which we partially decided to do to get to know him before the big day) and again a few months later with a second shooter for our wedding. You would think that this would be quite expensive, but we found that even with the travel and engagement shoot the final cost was actually less than what we were being quoted for by local bay area photographers to do the same thing.

At our first meeting in San Francisco, Joshua proved knowledgeable about the local area, provided good insight on what to bring and where would be good locations for the shoot. He also kept it not super formal or posed, which allowed us to feel more at ease and unstaged, leading to more natural photos. He is funny, kind, and compassionate, while still being professional. Once the finalized and edited photos were returned to us, we knew that we had definitely made the right decision.

Our second meeting during the “big day” he arrived early and ready to go, along with the second photographer he brought, and was able to capture great getting ready shots. He was able to direct the groups of people quickly and efficiently to get the photographs that we requested, along with many more that we wouldn’t have thought about. At the same time, he did not over-run or try to take control of the entire day, which is something that some other photographers are not quite as good at.

All in all, Joshua was a great photographer at a more than reasonable price, and a wonderful human. If either of us had to get married again (which hopefully we won’t), we would both make the same decision to hire him again, and you should too.

oshua made us feel comfortable and relaxed, yet he was totally efficient and professional. We had only chatted via telephone/email before our wedding day, and he had never even been to the venue, but he quickly understood our vision, our vibe and energy and captured it so perfectly. And most importantly, we LOVE how our photos turned out. We have so many to choose from! Highly highly recommend!

Joshua did an amazing job for my wedding! I was coming from out of state and he kept great communication and made things very clear. Would recommend to anyone getting married in the future!

Josh made all of our dreams come true with his album! He captured our first look, which is a memory that is forever ingrained as the happiest memory of my life. His shots were beautiful, and he got some amazing bubble photos! An absolutely outstanding photographer that was punctual, got good work done quickly, and was very friendly. All in all an amazing photographer!

If you're trying to decide on a wedding photographer, don 't waste your time and just hire Josh. The guy is a true pro. He was fun and easy to talk to leading up to the wedding and the entire time taking the pictures. He was able to adapt to last minute changes of plans on the wedding day. He masterfully worked through a long, complex list of photos on our wedding day.
He knows how to take charge to get all the pictures done, but does so in a friendly, fun manner. Pictures turned out great and the he turnaround time for our pictures was really fast!

My husband and I are so glad we hired Josh as our photographer. He is the total package - punctual, kind, flexible, responsive, and fun to spend time with - which is a pretty big deal on one of the most joyous days of your life! The photos that we got absolutely blew me away. I don't consider myself to be particular photogenic, but somehow Josh captured this magical glow to the entire day. He has great instincts and was so patient with my grumpy toddler. Everyone in my family loved him (including the kids and the dog!). Best decision of the day, hands down.

He showed up and knew exactly who to talk to and exactly what photos to take. An experienced and well versed guy. I have recommended him to my entire family.

Joshua is just great to work with. Wonderful man who is easy going and up to do anything. We had to deal with covid and then fires days before our wedding and he was still game to do anything and be anywhere. The day was beautiful and he captured it all. Your doing something of your not booking him!

From our first contact, you were extremely organized and professional. Everything was spelled out and the contract was very straight-forward and inclusive. Your communication with us was very reassuring that you had everything under control. I loved how you handled the family pictures, asking us a month or so before the wedding for a list of pictures that we wanted to make sure were taken, with a template for how we should organize our list. As you know, our list was quite long, and you and Keith absolutely nailed getting all the requisite pictures done expeditiously.
The entire day was extremely relaxed, and you and your assistants made us all feel comfortable because all of you were so calm. Everything ran like clockwork and it appeared that all of you had a great rapport with the other vendors, as well, which made everything run seamlessly.

And I don’t even know where to begin about the quality and quantity of pictures. When you sent me a few pictures the day after the wedding, I was thrilled to get a sneak peek and loved every one of them. I assumed that those were the “best ones,” but was very anxious to see the whole gallery. Boy, was I blown away! Every picture was amazing and there were so many different poses and backgrounds and lighting and tones and candids . . . I have so many favorites!!! I can’t say enough about how wonderful it was to work with you and how pleased we are with the fantastic gallery of pictures that will forever remind us of a beautiful day.