About this vendor
Hi, I'm Josh. Thank you for considering me for your photography needs. My photography career began the summer of 1998 over Chinese food. A professional photographer friend suggested that I should consider turning my photography hobby into a career. So I tagged along with him on a couple of weddings, and then I went for it. Since then, my career has included 27+ years of portrait and event photography and 8 and 1/2 years of product photography. Photographing people is my preference. I really enjoy documenting life events and stages of life. In addition to photography, I'm pretty involved in a local running social club, and I'm a crazy cat dad. (Also an actual dad)
My style: I've been described by my clients as a ninja, a jedi, and a wizard. I prefer to work alone because when I bring less of a camera/photographer presence, everyone is less camera aware and they forget about the photographer which allows me to capture the most genuine of moments and interactions. For most of your wedding and reception, I'll blend in with the guests and the events of the day, but when it's portrait time I'll bring creativity, expert direction, and efficiency that allows us to capture beautiful and contemporary portraits in a relatively short amount of time.
Please don't hesitate to reach out with your questions. I look forward to hearing about your wedding plans!
Details
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2024 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Popular with couples like you
Check out our featured vendors.
Reviews
Your trust is our goal. Our community relies on honest reviews to help
you make those big decisions with ease.
5
out of 5.011 reviews
Review photos
Showing slide number 1 out of 9
Josh is AMAZING! He took the best photos for our big day! His the for photography is so sharp, he finds the perfect scenery and has the best visions! I can’t thank him enough for a...
ll the moments he captured at our wedding. BOOK HIM, you won’t regret it!!
Josh is a fantastic photographer! He was the photographer for my friend’s wedding, and the pictures came out absolutely stunning. He is also extremely professional and personable. ...
I would 100% recommend him for your next event!!!
Josh is very thoughtful and captured one of my wife's favorite all-time photographs. He was delightful to work with and we certainly recommend.
Josh picked out the most amazing place for our photos. It went so well with our theme. We had a Star Wars Themed Wedding with lots of crazy things. Like helmets, lightsabers, bag p...
iper, and a tattoo artist. I think we tossed all the craziness at Josh. He handled it perfectly. We have some of the most amazing photos to remember our special day.
Josh was so easy to work with and communicated with us on every step.
If you are looking for a photographer, who is reasonable then Josh is perfect. He has many years of experience.
Josh is a fantastic photographer. He followed us to any crazy location we wanted a photo in and captured all of the incredible moments of our wedding day. Our families and wedding ...
party were also pleased with his interactions and the final product. Would absolutely recommend using his services.
My Wife Whitney & I knew Josh from similar social circles, and after seeing a few samples of his work, had no hesitation asking him to cover our Wedding as the official photographe...
r.
His quality of work is top tier, fantastic communication regarding details and scheduling of our "Engagement Shoot" and Wedding Day photos, and captured many great memories we will cherish forever. Josh is very committed to ensuring you get exactly the pictures you envision, and, a few fun extra ideas as well.
If Josh is available, do not hesitate! Book today!
Josh’s photographs are beautiful! His demeanor is so friendly and I would recommend him to anyone looking for stellar wedding photos.
I could not be more happy with the photography from Josh at our wedding! He managed to capture some beautiful moments without us even realizing he was taking photos. Both the stage...
d and candid shots came out beautifully, and the lighting in the photos is so professional! He is extremely personable and I highly recommend him for your wedding. We will cherish these photos forever :)
Josh is an amazing photographer! He was flexible with our schedules. My photos came out beautifully. I'm so happy with everything. Josh has an amazing talent. This is the man to h...
ire for your wedding
Josh shot our wedding in 2010. He went along with all my wife’s crazy ideas that had him out in the freezing snow to get wedding party pics at the courthouse with all the Christmas...
lights. His artistic eye caught all of the special moments of our day and then some we didn’t know we needed! He was very professional but at the same time very down to earth and easy going. Over the years he’s shot our family and has turned from a vendor to a friend! I would recommend Josh to anyone who is looking for amazing photos of your big day!
Josh is a great photographer and has such an eye for beautiful shots. He did both our engagement and wedding photos. Posed pictures turned out great but what was even better were t...
he candid photos he got of us and our guests. He also took family photos for us last summer that were amazing as well. Highly recommend. He was also the photographer for my brother’s wedding a few years ago, my best friend’s wedding a few years ago and will be the photographer for my sister’s wedding next summer. Josh is the best!
Contact
Photographing Central IL and beyond
- Wedding Vendors/
- Wedding Photographers/
- Illinois Wedding Photographers/
- Springfield Wedding Photographers/