My wife (fiance at the time) LOVES pictures. To her, the one thing that was most important about the wedding was having great pictures to remember it by. I personally find pictures annoying to take and wasn't as excited about it. My wife and I had attended another wedding in Indianapolis where Rich was the photographer and she loved the work he did and how he did it. I was agnostic and let her choose. The experience started with the engagement pictures. Rich is based in Indianapolis but is expanding into Chicago based on demand. Rich came to Chicago and we just explored the city together with him taking pictures all the while. He would take pictures in what I thought were very random places, but after seeing the results I realized he had an amazing eye for picture possibilities and lighting. Rich also took a lot of candid shots that captured our personalities and interaction. I'm not a huge fan of taking pictures, but Rich made us feel comfortable and made me excited to see the end results. For the wedding Rich was just as good. He blended into the background and used the settings that nature and the venues provided. The pictures didn't feel staged, but instead felt natural and fun. They captured the moments and the true spirit of the day without Rich ever trying to control the situation or be invasive. As a groom, I would definitely rec commend Rich to other guys as being a pleasure to work with. I know that brides will be amazed too, because mine is very picky about her pictures and she was absolutely amazed. read more

When we were planning our July 2010 wedding we knew we wanted to put a chunk of our budget into photography. We met with several different photographers and finally narrowed it down to Rich. He recognized our vision and met all of our requirements: engagement session, all-day photography, all images provided on disc, and photo book. We also received a discounted rate because we had our wedding on a Friday night. Our engagement photos were stunning. We met him for an afternoon at the Canal and he made it look like we had been whisked away to somewhere in Europe. He also gave us about 8-8x10 prints from the session and a few were featured on his website. On our big day, Rich helped capture every moment. He and his assistant photographed the entire ceremony, as well as all the preparations. Some of the pictures from the salon of my bridesmaids and me are my favorites. He also helped orchestrate a beautiful "first glance' moment between my husband and me. After the ceremony, our wedding party took a bus around the city and Rich had us photographed in some beautiful spaces. My only regret is we didn't get to the Circle, but maybe for our vow renewal! He and his assistant stayed well into the night and found big and small moments to capture. We treasure his work and it makes me so happy that we invested our time and money with Rich. You would not regret choosing him as your photographer for any important event. read more

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I met Rich about three years ago through a networking group for wedding vendors...and immediately fell in love with his work! He has a classic edge with a touch of modern flare and GREAT composition. He has been doing wedding photography for 20 years, and his eye is so amazing...he knows how to capture natural light and even create it! My husband and I got some shots done on a trip in Jamaica by Rich. We explored the resort and had sunset photos taken. He shot us for over two hours and allowed us to really get into a comfort zone. He is very laid back and easy going with just a few pieces of advice to get a better shot. He has a subtle touch to handling his subjects and it turned out to be some AMAZING photos that we will treasure for a lifetime! If you are looking for a photographer who can make you feel comfortable, work within your needs and wants and create beautiful photographs with little photoshopping, you will be thrilled to work with Rich. He really knows what he is doing and creates fantastic images straight out of the camera! Highly recommend! read more

Rich is great. He shot the wedding of one of my bridesmaids and when I got engaged I knew I wanted to work with him. He was great thoughout the day and knew lots of locations to shoot at. He was also very flexible and kept his eyes open for interesting spots. We were willing to play around with the shots and I think he appreciated it as well. As a result we have some MAGICAL shots that are just amazing. I highly recommend Rich. read more