Joshua Rainey Photography Blog

Ali & Sam’s Engagement Session

Joshua Rainey — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:28:51 +0000

I normally try to only post 6-8 shots from an engagement session, but this couple just made things easy for me. I always love when my subjects make my job enjoyably simple. It’s a good thing that most of them do!

Ali and Sam are quite the couple. And this was quite the photo session. We ended up getting snowed out on day 1 halfway through the shoot, so we rescheduled the rest for a bit later. And, the second day was a strong contrast to the first. Day 1 we battled some really cold temperatures, frozen fingers, a bit of rain, and a ton of snow. Day 2 we battled sunshine, and at least one person on the shoot got to skate.

Jayme & Russ Portrait Session

Joshua Rainey — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:29:12 +0000

One great thing about being a photographer is getting to know other photographers and every once in a while trading services. Recently, Rachel and I got to hang out with the radical Jayme & Russ of Harvest Moon Photography! We shot photos of them and they shot photos of us. Had some coffee, walked around a bit, photographed like crazy, and went out for burgers after. Yes, our jobs are awesome, mostly because of the people we get to work with regularly.

Check out some of the photos they shot of us at: Harvest Moon Photography.

Frances & Trenton’s New Year’s Eve Wedding

Joshua Rainey — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:56:32 +0000

This was quite the wedding, one of my favorites of 2011! What a way to end the year! My first ever Greek Orthodox Wedding followed by an incredible New Year’s Eve Extravaganza at Laurelwood Golf Course in Eugene. The church was really unique and the ceremony was even more so. Everything in their ceremony had such great symbolism. I love that stuff! And having almost two hours between ceremony and reception was awesome. We went over to the Secret Garden B&B on campus and had the place to ourselves to shoot portraits. Then, off to Laurelwood for the party of all parties.

A big thanks to Jerry Rainey for some incredible 2nd photographer work during the reception. Some times things don’t go according to plan, and it’s nice to have a photographer with a backup plan and a backup plan to the backup plan. Haha! And then it all turns out great, just ask Frances and Trenton, they’ll agree.

Becky & Matt’s Wedding @ Bethesda Lutheran

Joshua Rainey — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:29:20 +0000

Every once in a while a group of clients come along that are simple awesome. As is the case for Becky, Matt, and most everybody at their wedding! Thanks for being such incredible clients, thanks for loving my work, thanks for letting me be a part of your day. Photos galore, 1300+, but we’ll only highlight 50 or so random images here.

Poet Family

Joshua Rainey — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:29:52 +0000

Another great family session from the last couple of weeks! I headed up to the Poet’s family farm just outside of Dexter/Lowell to get some family photos before the holidays. We kept the photo session short and had a lot of fun, as you’ll see in some of the images.

Sylliaasen Family

Joshua Rainey — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:16:06 +0000

Another holiday family session for some friends, the Sylliaasen family from Washington. They recently had twin girls and it was so great to get to photograph them. Despite the cold weather, they really cooperated and we had a great time!

Emery Family

Joshua Rainey — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:59:52 +0000

Our good friends found themselves in Oregon around Thanksgiving this year and we made some time to get together and photograph their family. We had a really good time getting some shots and hanging out in their parent’s backyard. This photo shoot really shows how we can have a fun time with everybody and get some quality shots in a short period of time.

Emerson & Reese

Joshua Rainey — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:55:50 +0000

On a recent trip to Southern California, I had the opportunity to photograph two awesome girls: Emerson & Reese. They are the daughters of some very good friends that are supposed to live in Oregon, but don’t for some reason…

I got to photograph these two a while ago at Laguna Beach. Check out that photo shoot here.

Lanie & Jacob Engagement Session

Joshua Rainey — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:24:46 +0000

My brother-in-law Jacob recently got engaged and I had the privilege of shooting his engagement pictures. Him and Lanie are such an awesome couple and their ideas for the shoot were really cool! Super excited for the wedding, super excited to have Lanie be part of the family.

Wish I could put some more shots out there but I don’t want to give away the save the date cards we designed before people get them in the mail…

JRP Awards Week 3

Joshua Rainey — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:37:43 +0000

By now, most of you should know what’s going on. Votes are done through “likes” on individual images on our Facebook Page. Head over there and choose your favorites so these couples can earn some sweet prizes!

BEST VENUE/LOCATION

Jennifer & Ryan’s wedding at Dreamwood Estate just outside of Eugene, OR. Tons of trees, great photo locations, plenty of shade, and an all around great vibe. Loved it!

Ashley & Joseph’s wedding at Ogren Gardens. A great country just off River Road in Eugene. Old barn, gazebo, gardens, trees, grass, amazing venue!

What can I say about Timberline Lodge, it’s incredible. Stephanie & Phil’s summer wedding on the mountain.

MOST UNIQUE COUPLE/WEDDING

Kylie & Jake in Silverton. Rain in the forecast so everybody came to together days before the wedding and transformed a family property into the perfect country venue. Amazing.

Jessica & Erik at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. A great couple that really chose to have fun on their wedding day. No stress, plenty of laughs and a great time all around. These two are awesome.

Christy & Jesse in Elkton. Married next to a trout pond at a lodge in Elkton. They are truly a unique and interesting couple with great hearts and personalities. They love the outdoors and the wedding reflected that in so many ways.

BRIDE’S HAIR

Let’s just get it out there: I love natural looking hair for weddings. If you wear your hair a certain way all the time, why change it up on your big day? Kelsey’s hair looked great! Simple, elegant, and red.

Ashley rocking the messy bun like nobody’s business. Great detail, took plenty of time to do. She wore it perfectly.

Stephanie picked a perfect style for a super windy day at Timberline. I loved the natural look, yet beautiful as it should be for her wedding day.