So impressed with Tricia, Melissa (her office manager), and the entire experience with this Studio…read more Everything is handled with professionalism, warmth, and authenticity. We were scrambling to find a photographer for our infant son. Tricia was always someone on my radar, but her location out in Geneva (we live in Chicago) always seemed prohibitive for us. As it turned out, other things fell through and I immediately messaged Tricia's studio for a session. And it was fantastic. My husband even agrees whole-heartedly - we will be heading out to Geneva for our photos from now on. Tricia's style is beautiful, she is great with babies and children, the entire process is seamless, and I love that she encourages you to print and display your photos. In fact, we are currently going through *all* of our photos trying to figure out what else we would like printed so we can create a display wall. This is exactly the inspiration we needed. Hire her. She's worth every penny and more.

I'm a 32 year-old male professional wedding photographer. Let me tell all you dudes out there how…read moreincredible newborn photography is to your new addition! Our little newborn Ella was 9 days old when I realized how important it was to photograph her in all the newborn goodness. I was always pretty judgemental about those "baby in a basket" sessions. You don't really get how unique that time in life is until you hold your own little child in your hands. I discovered you've got to photograph newborns within 14 days of their birth, otherwise it gets difficult for them to stay sleepy and stationary for a photo session. I had a minor meltdown trying to reach an incredible, well-known newborn photographer from Wisconsin. They did get a hold of me, but said I needed to come to Wisconsin with the baby for the session because of their busy schedule. They also recommended Patricia Anderson here in Chicago. I was elated to hear back from Patricia that evening. Patricia had a full schedule, but after **slightly** begging her, she fit me into her weekend schedule and we got Ella scheduled for a session at 11 days young. **AH** thank you thank you! Patricia is so easy to work with. She handles everything once you get to the studio. She took baby Ella and all we had to do was watch in amazement as the 1 hour mini session unfolded. Turn around was quick - we were able to see the photographs the same week. Man, did she deliver! And her print products are so fitting to her brand - you've got to get these photographs up on your wall! Seriously - it's the only way to go with artistic photographs that Patricia creates for you. We'll be back for every child from here on out. Thank you so much Patricia!!!

I cannot say enough wonderful things about my maternity shoot with Maria. From the moment we began,…read moreshe made me feel seen, celebrated, and truly beautiful--something I hadn't been feeling lately as I adjusted to all the changes of pregnancy. Her kindness, patience, and gentle guidance brought such comfort, allowing me to relax and enjoy the moment. Maria has a special gift for capturing not just images, but emotions, and she did so with such grace. I'm beyond grateful for the experience and the memories she preserved so beautifully. I've found my permanent photographer and truly can't wait for our next session as she continues to capture life's most meaningful moments.

Delaney was great! She responded quick to my inquiry with clear pricing and availability. She was…read moreprofessional in every aspect of the relationship. She was on time and ready to go when I arrived and made changes to the poses and background with no wasted time or energy. Delaney can put anyone at ease with her charming personality, smile and knowledge of the process. Her portfolio is amazing and makes even the shyest among us come alive for the photos. I highly recommend Delaney for any and all of your photography needs. If I need photography services in the future, I will contact Delaney immediately because she delivered a high quality product on time as promised.

Do yourself a favor and if your considering Elan Photography sit down and talk to Bill. The prices…read moremay seem higher than other places but our package included $1,500 in prints that we pick. We have two proof albums that look great and have seen photos that family have ordered and can't wait to finish picking what prints we want and I love the album options. Also my Grandmother is getting remarried in July and guess who she hired.... Elan Photography!

Haven't even seen our proofs yet, but gotta say Bill was great to work with. We used a Groupon but…read morewe will use Bill again and recommend him. We and our 25, 21 and 19 yr old kiddos posed for our first family portrait ever.The kids were sooo excited about a family photo at 9:30 in the morning on a Saturday. NOT. ; - ) But Bill chatted them up, made them comfortable. Bill knows how "to work it". Can't wait to see the proofs. Robin Salomon Dye Wheaton

Kelly was a great photographer in capturing the true essence of our family. We did an outside…read moreshoot in December in our hometown. She caught the little details and made sure we all looked great in each photo. The photos turned out wonderful and will be treasured.

I would like to start off with saying that Kelly Alexander is extraordinary. We used Alexander…read morePhotography for engagement, wedding, maternity, newborn, annual family photos and holiday photos. We have been in studio and outdoors. Kelly works seamlessly with kids and commotion. I've been nervous when my kids are complaining or won't cooperate and she always gets wonderful shots. We get compliments on our family photos all the time. They are proudly hung on our walls and our kids always have individual shots too. Going back to our wedding photos. They're fabulous. Whenever people see our album they comment on how beautiful the shots are. They truly are beautiful. We keep going back because Kelly is the best. She's flexible and wonderful and versatile. I should add that we have been going to Kelly for 8 consecutive years now.

Although I've known Jim 15 some years, I can honestly say he does amazing work! My whole wedding…read moreparty was impressed with his direction and ideas! He was completely open to suggestions, (my sister in law ran him ragged!) Haven't gotten all my pictures back yet, wedding was a week ago today, but the previews I've seen are awesome! Check out his website, I HIGHLY recommend him!!!

We got married in June of 2021 and we hired James as our photographer after having a bad experience…read morewith another photographer. We stressed that the biggest thing for us was communication. We did an engagement session with James and LOVED our photos. Then it came down to the wedding day. The plan was originally that one photographer was going to come to the bride and the other was going to go to where the groom was getting ready. This did not happen. Both photographers showed up to the bride's house. It felt like he was rushing to get photos. We did not get any photos with the groomsmen getting ready. James left the brides house a while before the bride left to go to the venue, and somehow was late to showing up to the venue. Family photos after the reception felt extremely rushed, we did not get extended family included either. Throughout the night, I figured there would be photos of the tables, the guests, etc. We did not get photos of each table, we got random couples shots. Which there were more couple shots of my bridesmaid and her fiancé than there was of myself and my husband. At the wedding, James promised we would have our photos in 3-4 weeks. This is when the communication stopped (of course after he had been paid in full and tipped). After 3-4 weeks went by we checked in with James multiple times to obtain our photos. Our gallery wasn't ready until the end of July, almost 7 weeks after the wedding. We didn't get sneak peeks or previews of any sort, and we were the ones constantly checking in to see where our photos were, he never once updated us unprompted. Our Custom USB we were promised was on backorder so James finally sent us a link to download our photos. When we received our photos we were LESS than thrilled. There were photos with the photographers accidentally "photo-bombing", the dress and accessory photos were taken on a similar colored background, not making them pop at all. The action shots that we were given, we are either making faces, or one or both of our eyes are closed. They are not flattering AT ALL. We were told they would be candid but we figured they would at least be DECENT candid shots. We have posed photos with our immediate family, groomsmen, etc. I have only one photo with the bride and bridesmaids all together. NONE OF THE BRIDE AND GROOM. We have "action" photos, where we are walking. Not one photo is a posed, looking straight towards the camera, except for one that is impromptu on the dance floor. We are extremely disappointed in our photos from our wedding. The quality of the engagement photo session and the quality of the photos that we received from the wedding were not the same. Communication halted for a months time from August to September. There were still items outstanding that we were waiting on including our framed photo, our photo album, the USB. We reached out via email, phone, instagram message - anyway that we could think to get ahold of him and heard nothing in return. I finally reached out from a different email address and got a response the next day. We understand that things come up, but we expected to be kept in the know. When our photo album finally came in, James dropped it on our front porch (it is somewhat covered) in a garbage bag on a rainy day. He did not text us to let us know he was coming and he has both of our numbers, he did not call first to make sure someone was home. We got an email asking if we received it. The quality of service and communication we received was not acceptable.

We've had Jennifer take pictures for us several times now and have been blown away each time. The…read moregalleries we've gotten back have been more than we ever could have hoped for. Jennifer is super professional, yet also so relatable. She's great with kids (we have 5 of them, so getting them all to cooperate is no small task) and has a super fun, friendly, personality that puts you at ease during the shoot. This is probably part of the reason the pictures turn out so natural and amazing. We highly, highly recommend!

Alysia (and Andi!) were FANTASTIC! Being that you spend all day with your wedding photographer,…read morepicking a good one is important... and they DELIVERED! Alysia made us feel so comfortable, she was so professional throughout the whole process, on-time on our wedding day, speedy at responding to texts/emails & delivered flawless sneak peek photos! We're obsessed. We wanted to go with someone that checks all of our boxes and she definitely exceeded our expectations! She was truly our favorite vendor. 10/10 recommend to our friends and family - you'll get amazing photos and have a great time working with her!

I have used Alysia a few times now for family portraits and just recently again for my wedding. She…read moreis so great. I didn't even know the moments she captured with photography were even possible. The day goes by so fast and Alysia's art helped me remember that day and walked me through all the details! Thank you so much!!!!