I started over in a new city after obtaining my undergrad degree and experiencing the work…read moreenvironment for the first time without school being a priority. The start-over has consisted of reseting and packaging all of the skills I have learned throughout my education and work experience. Because of the breadth and depth of the skills being groomed, it had to display from a qualitative point of view. As I began to package my newly groomed skills, documenting progress and milestones became more important than ever. Suddenly, I decided that I would use a photograph as my mode of documentation. It would form memories of the build up, and provide a timestamp of the occurrence. This would be the first portrait I've take on my own. What a great way to document! It had been over 12 years since I'd last taken a portrait, and that was the idea of an ex-girlfriend, and not of my own. I was somewhat clueless of what to expect with getting in front of the camera... I remembered a photo studio conveniently located in the center of a local mall. I had a good feeling about the work there because every time I had ever passed by I remember passing the photographer providing friendly professional service. She was often seen passionately making children smile, while they prepared for their photos. I was able to locate the studio through a Google search, to reach out and schedule an appointment. The phone call to schedule the appointment scheduling was simple and straightforward. The photographer answering the phone, Runeen process was fairly simple. Runeen, insured an appointment could be set, and further confirming availability. While on the phone she described the process and while also providing the option to take a photos using the Studio's provided wardrobe. The experience turned out great. Runeen was able to take several shots and allowed me to pick the ones I liked. I will definitely go back. I have already been back for a second take shoot, and have another one planned for my next milestone.

I have six sons, I asked them to please go too the Mall to get me a Canvas photo with all my six…read moreSons ages 7, 10, 16, 18, 21, 27. I am terminally ill and I am hanging on as hard as I can for my boys. The only thing I wanted before I die is to have a big Canvas picture of my boys to look up at when I'm laying down so I can see my boys not someone else's painting or picture, I wanted a picture of my boys before I die but it looks like that is not going to happen. The owner was very insensitive, could care less about my situation and would not give me a retake (I have a free sitting fee slip) but she will not. I am an Air Force Veteran, I could not even speak with the employee because she was the owners Mom and she could only speak Arabic. Very offensive to any Veteran. 168.00 plus 20 for a flash drive because she put it on a CD and I do not have a CD player on my computer or anything else. I don't even own a DVD player. So I basically spent 200.00 for 4 pictures, the one 11x14 by far is the worst picture of all. She is the professional, she is the one who knows how to organize the boys in the picture. It looks liKe a kindergartner took the pictures and said now give me 200.00 for this crap that only my Mom and Dad will say is nice because they love me and don't want to hurt my feelings. Well Jannah you are not my child and I will say it like it is, THE PICTURES ARE HORRIBLE! I wouldn't give these pictures free to anyone. They would say: are you kidding? Who wants these? Someone without sight or a family member such as a grandparent that will take any picture and love it. The boys look wonderful, I love them no matter what they were wearing or how fat or skinny. I don't care they are all beautiful in my eyes but my eyes are not the only eyyes lookIng at these pictures. Everyone walking in my house will see those horrific pictures and think what kind of Mom put up pictures of her boys like that. Well I guess I am because I get no retake, I'm on disability so I do not have another 200.00 to take a chance on getting better pictures. You see it is more than pictures for me. I don't know when my last day will be. I took every picture down from my house for hopes of one large Canvas of my boys. At least their faces are painted in my heart. As for Jannah I really hope you change your ways. There is only one judge and he knows all, nothing is hid from him. Boys I love you, you all look great, it was the poor customer service I received and it was very hard for me to get the photos. I love You oxox. It's not any of your faults. She is the professional, she knew the pictures looked bad esp the 11x14.

Chloe did the photography and video for my wedding on 10/07/17. I am the type of person who is very…read moreuncomfortable in front of a camera and being the center of attention. As a bride, you can kinda see why I'd be very particular who to hire!!! Chloe did our engagement session, and she made me feel comfortable. I knew after those pictures of have no problem on the wedding day. Sure enough, everything was smooth sailing! Chloe and her team were professional, and made everyone feel comfortable in front of the camera! Chloe is very responsive and helpful and really came through for us. Our photos and video are not done yet, but from the few sneak peeks she sent I am confident my wedding photos and video will be phenomenal!! I will definitely seek her out for future photo sessions!

I don't know where to begin! Chloe is AMAZING!! I first found her and came in contact with her…read morethrough the thumbtack website looking for someone to take beautiful, quality, inexpensive, professional photos, for my engagement pictures in downtown Chicago. She responded quickly, providing me with a quote and many places we could take pictures according to our wish list of having the Chicago sky line backdrop. She met us on time, spent extra time with us, and we had so much fun! The end result was beyond anything I could of dreamed of. I was so in love with the work she did for me and my husband, for our wedding I wanted to give him a present, I decided to do a boudoir shoot. I asked Chloe if she could do it and she was so excited and grateful! I am not comfortable taking photos or doing anything like that and she made me feel perfect! I did two outfits, and even had my makeup and hair done. AGAIN! The pictures were PERFECT! My Husband is a United States Marine. After he graduated Basic Training, he was home for 3 weeks, it was so important to me to have pictures taken of us in his uniforms. Chloe again went out of her way to find us a special spot to take pictures, letting us do an outfit change, fitting us in, in the small window of time we had and spent extra time with us making sure we got everything we wanted. THEY WERE PERFECT! I have already told Chloe since the day one of us meeting when I start to have a family she will be taking pictures of my babies! She will always be the one I go to and recommend anyone to go to when they need anything or anyone photographed. My 3 experiences with Chloe have been the best and I can not wait to use her in the future! :)

Went to Jeena Studios for my Greek passport pictures as i did not want to travel to the north side…read morewhere most people go. I was very satisfied with the service and my photographer. She was very pleasant and professional. The pictures were accepted with no issue and my passport is complete! SouthSide Greeks - go here!!!

It is a pleasure doing business with Jeena Studios. I appreciate the flexibility taking my…read moreappointment around my busy schedule. Tahany is super nice and does beautiful work. The passport photos were professionally done and were ready within minutes. Thank you for an amazing experience. I highly recommend Jeena Studios for your photography needs!

Just had a family photo shoot at the Garfield Park Conservatory and the pictures are just amazing!…read more Mike and Stephanie did a great job using the natural lighting and gorgeous background to our full advantage. Even well past their nap time and not at all in the mood to take pictures, they were able to get our two boys to cooperate and the results were really so much better than I had hoped for. They were very patient and easy to work with and I would highly recommend them for family photography. We have a really nice mix of comfortably staged photos as well as some sneaky shots I didn't even know were taken. :-)

My family used Prairie Pro Photography to have pictures taken of our two kids. They met us at the…read moresunken garden at Phillips Park in Aurora, IL last Spring when the tulips had just bloomed. It was a great suggestion to have pictures taken there as we had no ideas for an outdoor location. Found Mike and Stephanie (owners) from searching the web and they had examples of their work, and their rates are competitive to other photographers. I think what made them best was the quick turnaround on the photos - they not only provided a burned CD but made them available via the web so that my wife & I could see them right away. We're looking to use them again later this year in the fall or at Christmas.

Recently hired them for my brothers wedding in California so they flew out and did the most…read morebeautiful work ever. So detailed and well knowledgeable of what makes best settings and artistic direction. From multiple staff, to drones and cranes, couldn't have asked for more or better. Thank you so much Sahar to you and your team, definitely using you at my wedding

If you don't mind waiting for you video and pictures then this studio is okay. I can't review their…read morework yet because it's almost one year since our wedding and we have not received our video and picture album we paid for. The experience on the actually wedding day was okay. My family was ready on time but the photographers were a few hours late, but worked quickly and effectively. They lack communication and prompt services for their customers takes away from the work they've done. Update: after loosing the original package, I have finally received copies of my video, no pictures yet. The quality of work is okay. Lighting in some of the video is pretty bad but all together okay quality. The whole video reminded me of a 90s wedding video. I'm sorry, but the awful customer service was not worth it. I added a star for the quality of work. Also, if you look at the other reviews: 2 of them were made by an owner of the studio

We can not express our deepest gratitude enough to Esmat and Sami Studio staff…read more They did the best to capture the magic and the beauty of our wedding. Their professionalism, excellence, and thoughtfulness resulted in the optimal documentation of our wedding. We advise to use their great services especially with drone. We enjoyed your help, and your kindness.

We booked Sami for our wedding in 2020 which was blown away by the pandemic, and they ended up not…read morereturning our deposit or any part of it, despite that we waited till the lockdown restrictions loosened up and most businesses started recovering, the answer was still no and they would only honor it towards another job. Update: Left with only one option, and thinking that this studio's word is reliable, we referred a close friend who's looking for a photographer for her wedding, and when she mentioned our referral and using our deposit towards the total cost, Sami came up with a new rule that only us or a first degree relative can use this deposit. Although previously he pledged to honor it if we have "anyone" who needs photography. I initially gave them 3 stars, considering the pandemic and not wanting to hurt a small business. But manipulation and lies are not something we deserved while giving away our wedding through the same pandemic.

People call themselves "photographers" every day, all over the world. Hell, I even used to think I…read morewas a good photographer at one point in my life and then I saw Ed Corral's work. I originally learned about Ed through an old friend I went to college with who served with Ed in the U.S. Military. I actually had signed a contract with another photographer before I met with Ed. Luckily, I had 7 days to get my full deposit back from that other photographer and was able to get out of our contract. THANK GOD!!! My sister a.k.a. wedding coordinator, fiancé and I met with Ed and in no time at all, I knew he was going to be our photographer for our wedding. He showed us some of his beautiful work and I quickly envisioned him being a part of our big day and, in turn, I could see him envisioning what we desired. My husband's family isn't that large as ours, but I have a large Italian/Mexican family on my side, divorced and remarried parents, siblings coming out of our ears and our bridal party consisted of 7 bridesmaids, 7 groomsmen, 3 flower girls, 1 ring bearer and partridge in a pear tree. I knew that coordinating this large of a group was going to be a challenge, and we thought we had enough time for all the pictures we wanted, but sadly, that was not the case. I only have a few photos with my mother and sister and I and none of them were as perfect as I would have wanted. I got very few photos with my father and step-father, who has now passed away. Had I not danced with both of my fathers individually, we would have had zero photos together just the two of us. I, at no point, got a photo with just my brother, and the list goes on. Let's me clarify that none of this was Ed's fault!! We ran out of time, the day literally flew by (just like everyone had warned me) and coordinating a group our size was a challenge. Ed handled it beautifully. He was a pro from the word go! Ed's and his team captured things that I never got to see. I never even took a moment to look at the bows at the end of the pews at church in person but Ed captured that detail that was so important to me during the wedding planning but I didn't even know it was there on the day of our wedding. I didn't see the programs laid out in the basket I borrowed from my cousin that meant so much to me. I don't think I ever saw the ring pillow on our actual wedding day. I even missed some guests that didn't walk through the receiving line and I barely got to talk to at the reception, but we have photos to show they were there thanks to Ed! Being the bride, I never had to get my own drink at the reception so I only walked over to the bar at the reception one time to do a shot with the boys (if you know me, you'll know that's how I roll) but I had printed and framed a Bride's special cocktail and a Groom's special cocktail and these frames sat on the bar counter. This minute detail, again, was such a big deal for me during the wedding planning, but I didn't even get to see this on my wedding day. The centerpieces were probably one of the largest projects and expenses that went into the reception and at no point, did I have a chance to walk the whole hall before the guests arrived (again due to timing), so I didn't get to see the finished centerpieces...Ed captured them exquisitely. I think he caught almost every single one. He even shot the dessert table that I literally NEVER even saw. So many people warned me that my wedding day was going to fly by so do what you can to soak it in. I did just that. There were several moments at our ceremony that I looked around the church to see the faces of everyone in the congregation and my heart melted. My husband and I stood at the top of the stairs in our reception hall and looked at the room full of our family and friends and just took the moment in, without interruption and I remember chills running down my spine. I glanced around the hall when I was sitting at the head table and looked at all the people that took time out of their lives to be with us on our special day. These moments I will carry with me always. Ed and his team captured them in photos I will treasure for the rest of my life. If you need a photographer for your special event or for a photo shoot with just your spouse or children, you could not ask for a more professional, creative, brilliant, proficient and first-rate artist.

Shame on me! I should have written this review almost a year ago. The good news is that I have had…read moretime to reflect on all of our amazing interactions with Ed and his team. I'd call this a blessing for all of you reading this review. You can bet your booty that I've given it some good, long thought. So we first met Ed almost two years ago. My sister was planning her wedding and we knew the importance of excellent photography, so we started the search. Ed is a military man and I believe he was originally referred by another soldier that my sister was friends with back in the day. I was a pain in the rear. I know I was. The whole time. I had been coordinating most aspects of the wedding as the 'first line of defense' so my sissy didn't have to deal with unnecessary aggravation. With Ed it was different, sure I was around, but he mainly worked directly with her. He was professional and responsive, so I didn't need to insert myself since everything stayed on track. This was a huge plus! Originally, under a lot of sales pressure, my sister signed a contract with a completely different photographer. In less than twenty four hours, we knew it was a mistake and quickly got out of it. But since that had left such a bad taste in our mouths, I think we were a little harder on Ed than we needed to be in the beginning. My goal was to make sure that she had the perfect day for her and her then fiancé. Ed works with his wife, Michelle. She handles the administrative side of things and kept everything well organized. We had no issues on that end, so we had yet another detail in which to be grateful! One of my favorite things was the day of the engagement photos. We all took a trip into Chicago and met up. We went from spot to spot to take the greatest pictures! Ed had a second photographer with him that day. It was perfect! One picture turned out better than the next. My sister had a difficult time choosing which photos to use for what purpose. She wanted to keep using them all! Ed takes his craft very seriously. He has an amazing eye for angles and details and catching reactions at just the right time. He is also extremely meticulous when it comes to setting up the shot. My sister had a large wedding party and family that she wanted to capture. Seven bridesmaids. Seven groomsmen. Three flower girls. One ring bearer. Six parents. One grandma. Numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and close family friends. And this was just at the ceremony site! My suggestion to any bride planning a wedding: give yourself enough time. For everything. The hours literally get away from you on your wedding day. We had checklists and we thought we were organized, but there's only so much time to shuffle people around. And to those sisters/wedding coordinators/matrons of honor...take time to breathe, have fun and get in the pictures. I wish I had worked with Ed to make sure that I took a family photo with my husband and my son. We didn't take one of just of the three of us. That's my fault. I never mentioned it to Ed beforehand and I never stopped long enough to do it. Working with Ed was a pleasure. An absolute joy. He was generous with his time, his talent and even with how he handled the end result! It is with 100% certainty that I strongly urge you to consider Ed for your next special event or family photo session. I'm so glad that my sister and brother-in-law had the luxury of working with him!

It's been more than four years since my initial review of LaRoche Photography, and Kirstin is still…read moremy go to photographer. Since shooting our wedding in 2014, she has shot our daughter's newborn, six month photos, and first and second birthday photos. We've also done a full family photo shoot with my extended family and photos of my dog with her. She's got a great eye. I've never over been disappointed by the photos I've gotten back. She's responsive and professional, and she's got just the right amount of not taking herself too seriously.

Kirstin and Grant are amazing! Kirstin did our engagement pictures, as well as our wedding photos…read more She helped me create a timeline for our wedding day, and helped me put together a list of photos for family pictures. They are both down to Earth and super fun to work with. They are incredibly talented and I will continue to use them in the future!