I love being a professional photographer in Dayton Ohio because every wedding is a chance to tell a new story. Weddings are fun, constantly changing, but most importantly provide only one opportunity to get it right. I've learned how to be flexible and think on my feet at all times. Dayton weddings are demanding, requiring advanced problem-solving skills as well as detailed organization. I excel under these circumstances and have honed these skills since 2017. See why I am one of the best wedding photographers in Dayton, Ohio.

Sheldon James Photography’s Accomplishments

  • Over 80- 5 star reviews and over 80 weddings shot since 2017

  • Featured in the following publications: Black Love Page
    Black Couple Revolution
    My Beautiful Proposal IG
    He Proposed
    Wedding Day Magazine

  • 2020 & 2021 winner of wedding wire’s Couples choice award ( 2022 ) , I did not participate because we welcomed our newborn daughter and I choose to take some much needed family time away from shooting weddings, but I AM BACK!

You may be curious as to how I became a professional photographer. In 2015 my brother who was also a wedding and family portrait photographer at the time lent me his second camera to travel as his second photographer from time to time. We shot a wedding together and from that day I was hooked. The next year I had invested in my very first DSLR full frame camera and dove head first into the Dayton Ohio wedding photography industry.

Since 2017, I have taken more than 150,000 photographs, added videography, drone piloting to my resume. My passion for photographing weddings in Dayton and engagements in Dayton, Cincinnati, and Columbus has only grown stronger. Being a Dayton photographer and photographing weddings is still my specialty. Wedding photography has taken me to destination weddings in Kentucky, Illinois , Indiana, and West Virginia. I know you have many choices for a wedding photographer in Dayton Ohio. I’d be thrilled and overjoyed to earn your business and be a part of your special day.

I am a father, husband, track and field coach and photographer, who also owns James Design Website Development