Paul Retherford Photography

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Paul is a master! We had a rushed family photo shoot and pictures are amazing. In less than an hour, we had gorgeous, candid and fantastic photos of each member of the family!!! We are absolutely thrilled! We have found our annual photographer! Thank you Paul!

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Paul was exceptional and fit in our son's wedding with 4 days notice so that my terminally ill husband could be there! Not only was he very kind and responsive, he is wildly talented too! Thank you again Paul, I cannot recommend him highly enough!

We LOVED working with Paul for our engagement photo-shoot at Petosky State Park. He was timely and responsive. I also love his artistic style— his photos are authentic and not overly curated— we feel that he captured us well. He also did a great job capturing our restless puppy who accompanied us on our shoot— she’s shockingly regal and not blurry in all the pics, haha! Definitely would work with him again.

I cannot say enough good things about Paul! We contacted him in a panic less than 24 hours before our wedding (our hired photographer had flaked on us), and he answered his phone right away. He very kindly booked us for the next day and did an amazing job! We are forever thankful that he saved our wedding day! He was easy to talk to, good at communicating with us, and took beautiful pictures. He is a genuine person and we are so happy to have met him. He got our wedding pictures back to us very quickly, and we could not be happier! Everything happens for a reason, and we believe he was meant to

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Paul drove a distance to come meet my family at Empire Beach. I had only reached out to him a couple weeks beforehand. I truly appreciated his responsiveness and professionalism. He transformed our evening and took creative shots. I cannot thank him enough for the memories he helped us encapsulate.

Paul was contacted at short notice to photograph our intimate backyard wedding. He responded promptly, was extremely accommodating, and very professional. We received our photos very quickly after our event, which was extra special to us considering our circumstances with an ill family member. Paul is so talented and his photos are something we will cherish forever. We truly can’t thank him enough!

Paul took photos for us while we vacationed in Harbor Springs, Michigan.
While we really liked Paul, he was patient with our group of 19, and didn't seem at all rushed while we asked him for a tremendous number of photos of variations of our family, it's really the photos that count.
And they are great! The various poses and locations worked really well, his suggestions turned out better than what we had planned, and we have a ton of photos that we can use for Xmas cards, framable wall hangings, and some senior pictures of our daughter.
Can recommend without reservation.

Paul was an absolute blessing to have as a photographer. He was recommended to me by two different brides and while I was nervous only hiring one photographer, he did not disappoint!! He was a much welcomed calming presence (especially during family pictures) and was very discrete while taking charge when needing too! I love that he keeps everything crisp and bright to capture the day exactly as it is and really captures all the special moments! His work will be cherished for many years to come as I can click through the many amazing pictures and smile at all the small details and moments that

We had Paul Retherford photography take pictures for our family reunion and are so happy with the pictures!! The pictures are beautiful and so glad to have these lasting memories. Paul was very friendly and helpful with staging the photos and dealing with many of us, all ages. He was super easy to work with and coordinate the event. We received the photos so fast. I would absolutely use Paul Retherford Photography again and recommend him.