absolutely amazing experience for our engagement shoot and working with Lauren! cannot wait until…read moreour wedding day!

I cannot express how grateful I am to have chosen Lauren as our wedding photographer! From the…read moremoment we met, it was clear that she was not just there to take photos but to enhance our entire wedding experience. Lauren was incredibly organized, providing valuable advice on timing, poses, and even handling our timeline to ensure everything went smoothly. On the big day, she seamlessly blended into the background while still capturing every special moment, and we are sure the results will be breathtaking! Yes I am writing this review without even seeing our wedding photos because that is how confident I am!!! Lauren has such a warm and friendly demeanor that made us feel completely at ease. If you're looking for someone who goes above and beyond, Lauren Powe is your person. Highly recommended!

I'm so sorry I didn't write this review sooner- it's been about 6 mos. Kate did my baby's newborn…read morephotos when she was about 2 mos (I think - mommy brain). They were BEAUTIFUL. Kate was so gentle w my little one and patient w me and my requests. Her studio was very nice, clean and organized. I definitely recommend her, you will NOT be disappointed

Kate is an amazing photographer! The pictures are amazing and I couldn't be happier with the…read moreservice! Not only was Kate professional through the entire process, and the pictures are of outstanding quality, but she was very patient and kind. I would highly recommend her!

Amazing services! Scott was pleasantly welcoming with abilities to set people at ease. I think he…read morebrought out my best shots.

Scott was very responsive & great to work with. My partner needed a headshot for his new position…read more Scott took several shots to choose from & sent the file over quickly. We were very happy with his work.

I spent 7 years in the wedding industry as a DJ and worked for over 300 couples. During that time,…read moreI encountered dozens of photographers and I learned that having amazing photos is important, but having a photographer that has a great attitude, is flexible and fun to work with is equally as important. That is why, when it was time to chose a photographer for our wedding, Ben Taylor of Joy Jar Photography was an easy decision. Ben has an incredible eye and a natural ability to capture special moments that others may miss. A great example is a shot he captured of me (with a tear rolling down my cheek) as my bride walked down the aisle. Throughout the day, he checked in with us to make sure we were happy and kept a go-with-the-flow attitude. We could not be happier with our choice to hire Joy Jar Photography. We cherish the photos and the memories Ben was able to capture and would recommend him to anyone!

Ben and Arianne are an absolute wonder to work with. The company I work for hired Joy Jar to create…read morea rustic aesthetic for our food product photography (we are a small plant-based grocer) to give our e-commerce shoppers an experience similar to being in the physical store. They did a beautiful job honoring the unique brands that we represent while streamlining the imagery to create a look and feel of our own. Arianne's experience as a chef and artist meant the food styling was creative, often with a nod to elegance or playfulness depending on the brand and product. They both required very little direction and were able to understand exactly what we needed and translated it with impact and intuition into compelling imagery. Will absolutely be partnering with them again on projects in the future!!

I'm fairly disappointed with my experience here. It has also made me decide I probably will take my…read moreown photos of my kid, rather than continuing to pay anyone. What's included in the package is made unclear, so I never got what I expected. In addition, during the shoot he said that he could take my arm out if I had it on my kiddo and when I reminded him of this later, he said that was considered a complex edit and would cost money but they'd do it complmenetary that time. Had he told me this at the time of the shoot, we would have done something differently to get photos without me there in the background. Not cool.

We booked the Outdoor/On-Location Family Portraits package from MN Photo Studios for our mom as a…read moreMother's Day gift, and it turned out great. Miguel came to my parents' house and took photos in their backyard. He got pictures of my parents together, with each of us kids, with our own families, and with all the grandkids too. Miguel was super professional, friendly, and easy to work with. He made everyone feel comfortable and was really flexible with what we wanted. We just got the photos back and my whole family was really happy with how they turned out. Highly recommend him!

Jake is a wonderful photographer. He did our family photos in the summer of 2025. He was patient,…read morefun, and engaging with our two young children, including a 2 year old who had no interest in making things easy. I consider myself fairly picky about photography, and I was truly amazed at his work -- both his style and technical skill, as well as the sheer number of natural beautiful smiles he managed to get from my kids. Strongly recommend!

Jake was such a pleasure to work with. He was so flexible with our courthouse wedding day. Our…read morepictures turned out amazing and we couldn't be happier!

Julie was running a "special" for Christmas so I had my girls pictures taken by her. When I asked…read moreto receive the pictures Julie wanted me to come look at the proofs. I didn't need to look at the proofs, she only took a couple of each girl. Julie then sent me a message saying she forgot to give me the price sheet and she was a printing photographer. She wanted $400 to get the proofs!!! I never received one picture of either girl:(.

Julie takes awesome portraits for any occasion including the professional head shots we just had…read moredone. The turn around was fast. How good is Julie? We drove from Lombard to Oswego to get the portraits taken. That's how good Julie is!

We started going to Acorn Portraits in February, when they offered a mini session. We had a newborn…read moreat home and it seemed like the perfect time to get some photos done. We had a grumpy little one and had very little expectation in terms of what the session would yield. What we got back was astounding in quality. We had a hard time narrowing down what we wanted. At that moment, we decided we wanted Amanda (the photographer at Acorn) to be our own and only. About Amanda the photographer: She has a great eye and uses natural light and relaxed poses instead of the stilted poses in front of static backgrounds. She's relaxed and fun and she makes you relaxed. I'm in that super awesome postpartum stage some of us go through, where you no longer look like you had a baby recently, but are still carrying around a lot of extra weight, and Amanda has managed to take pictures of me that I actually like. This is quite a feat. From a price and timing perspective, you pay for her time up front. It's a completely reasonable amount. She turns around the pictures from your shoot pretty darn quickly. And the costs to buy prints are really reasonable as well. We've had two more shoots since the first and have a couple more that we're planning on before the end of the year. I can't wait to work with her again.

I had a good experience with my children at their beautiful studio. Great picture quality as well!read more