James Waynauskas Photography

James was amazing! I found him through Groupon, but didn’t ultimately use Groupon to book him. He’d already moved to IL, and even though I live in SF, they came all the way back to shoot our wedding!
I’ve worked as a stage manager for years, and was treating our wedding as a big show. When I’m hiring people for theater, I’m looking for reliable, focused, knowledgeable and calm. James was all these things. He and his wife showed up with their equipment on time, rolled with the punches of my crazy family, and never once got frustrated even though things were changing a ton. They also weren’t carrying around a whole bunch of extra equipment. They had what they needed to make amazing photos and clearly knew what they were doing.
We just got the files to choose which ones to retouch and I have to admit, there’s not much needed. The photos are beautiful, and working with him was great. I’m so glad we hired him for our wedding.

Hands down some of the best photography service I have received. The level of professionalism as well as ability to make my vision a reality is fantastic. The first time I worked JWP was for my sisters quincenaria and the pictures came out great. Another occasion was a live performance with my band when we were performing in Chicago. He was able to capture the moments that made us relive the performance all over again. I look forward to working with JWP more in the very near future!

If you are looking for a 5-​Star Professional Photographer, I highly recommend you give a call to James.
James was our photographer for our client appreciation dinner party at the SFO Airport Marriott. Our clients were older adults (age 55 and up). I asked James to take holiday photos of each guest and then work his magic as our event photographer throughout the night. Jame’s shot list included clients, candid photos, high impact dancers during performance, and many group photos that our CEO & each table greatly enjoyed.
James was very approachable and gave great directions when each client went to take their holiday photos. Most importantly, James was very flexible and proactive in capturing the evening’ moment as I was running around.
Throughout the entire event, James was very communicative — always replying to my emails — and offered his tips/​advice in setting up our photo area. On the day of the event, he knew the event schedule and when/​where he needed to be to capture the moments.
Lastly, James was on time, professional, easy to work with, and extremely flexible. Our photos were edited and uploaded onto Google Drive & given a thumb drive.
THANK YOU JAMES! We look forward to working with you for our future projects.

I cannot recommend James highly enough. After our original photographer bowed out three days before the wedding date, I found James through a Groupon promotion. Though I did not take advantage of the promotion, I found his rates highly competitive and his online portfolio compelling and his willingness to do the job at the last minute sealed the deal.
During the entire event, from ceremony to reception, James was professional, courteous and was in tune to what we were looking for in terms of style and overall theme in our photos. When the reception ran over, he was more than happy to stay as needed without any hesitation.
The photos themselves were amazing, natural and above all worth every penny. They will be cherished the rest of our lives and we again thank James for giving us a permanent memento of our marriage.

I posed for James as a model for his thesis project (quite randomly, actually) and he was really great. I’d never modeled before and he was very helpful and forgiving. He was early to do his own equip. set up, already had many ideas to set the scenes, moved objects until he was satisfied (while I tried to retouch my hair), explored the lighting and shadows, helped with poses and placement. He even directed facial expressions to aide the scene’s theme! (Which I needed!)
James was easy going but always on-​point, looking for the next best angle and potential shot. The pictures turned out wonderfully, even before any Lightroom and Photoshop retouching. He has great technical abilities, a wonderful eye for scenes, excellent equipment and the talent and ability to synchronize all of these factors.
I’m not sure what that last review was really about and it’s unfortunate that she did not have her own expectations met, but I personally found JWP to be really great.

Jimmy was great to work with. I went to him for my headshots. Not only did he give me direction, but his turnaround was quick and he was readily available for reprints and more. He was really very helpful and easy to work with.

I had such an amazing time working with James. My cousin & I both went to him for a photoshoot and the pictures he took were awesome. They were everything we wanted and more! He was extremely professional and made the experience fun at the same time. He took all our ideas into account and added his creative touch too! The result was brilliant photos that we have received numerous compliments on! I have already referred quite a few people to him and will definitely remember him in the future when I need a professional photographer.