OUTSTANDING. Ben came prepared with lots of soft lighting options. He took outstanding portraits of our teenage daughter on her special occasion, and also portraits of our whole family. I've ordered a bunch of framed prints to hang on our walls and to send to relatives. Ben was extremely easy to work with. He was especially great at getting our wiggly 7 year old son to smile nicely for the camera. read more

Ben not only shot the most amazing wedding photos and videos, but he and his team did everything in their power to make our day run smoothly, especially when our bus didn't show up. I could not speak more highly of Ben, the quality of the product and person. When our usb was later corrupted, Ben saved the day by providing a whole new set of photos and videos. Our family still talks about how great Ben and his team were and how amazingly he corralled both families seamlessly so it did not take forever to take group photos. Do not look further, he and his team will be the perfect addition to your wedding. read more

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Such a talent! Very generous with his patience and skills to get it right. Highly recommend for a wedding or big event! read more

I am writing this review before I even received our full picture gallery because of how astounding Benjamin and his team are. We received our previews and are so in love with our pictures/video already! From day 1 of for our wedding planning, Benjamin was attentive, professional and one of our favorite wedding vendors that we had. We instantly knew that he was amazing during our engagement photo shoot when he would take direction from us but also had a great vision for what would look best in photos. On our wedding day, Benjamin helped to coral our large family groups for pictures and really made our wedding day run so smoothly. I would HIGHLY recommend using Benjamin for wedding or other photos. We will definitely be going back to him for family pictures in the future. Thank you Benjamin for making our special day that much more amazing! read more

Absolutely amazing photos! We've used Ben for wedding and senior photos, and both turned out perfectly. Ben is really fun to work with and composes beautiful works of art! read more

Ben and his team are absolutely incredible - my wedding photos and video are seriously a work of art, and I am beyond happy with the final product. Leading up to our wedding, Ben was so helpful in making sure we were thinking about the right things and helped us to get organized for the day-of. At our wedding, his team of five were not only incredibly talented, but they were kind, thoughtful, and went above and beyond. They did a great job at managing all the people at a wedding (family photos, getting what they needed, etc.). I could not recommend them enough!! read more

Benjamin captured the best pictures that I could ask for on our engagement proposal! He is very professional and his quality of work is impressive. He made sure that I was happy throughout the process, from the time he was providing me with a quote and samples of his work up until the event itself. Now my fiance and I have many amazing pictures that will forever remind us of our most amazing moment to date. I highly recommend Ben! You won't regret your choice. read more

Ben not only captured my engagement beautifully, he turned around and send me 30 photos within an hour! His ability to record this special moment is something I am truly grateful for and couldn't recommend his services enough!! read more

Benjamin was easy to work with and very communicative. I found him through Yelp for an event my job was hosting in Chicago. He was a one man show and tackled photo and video for us. He was also able to meet our quick turn around time and sent us photo highlights of the event by the next morning. Will definitely reach out to Ben again when I find myself in Chicago. read more

We hired Ben for our wedding in June 2020, which we unfortunately had to cancel due to the pandemic. But Ben took our engagement photos, and they were lovely! He even woke up at 5a.m. to catch our sunrise shots on the beach :) Ben was so helpful in making a plan to be sure he captured everything we wanted on our big day -- both photos and videos. He was an absolute joy to work with, and was so understanding as we attempted to navigate the complications of rescheduling and then cancelling our big event. We will absolutely be hiring him for any big moments we want to capture in the future! read more

Excellent work . Solid Service. Great communicator. 5 stars all the way. We even did an outdoor shoot in the wind and each shot was better than the previous one! read more

Very kind, professional, and speedy. I highly recommend him. I need headshots and Ben was very responsive and professional. He didn't charge much either. I ended up giving him a nice tip for his kindness and humility. read more

Great photographer, hired in September 2021 for our wedding. Very professional, personable, and has great insight on photography locations around Lincoln Park and Chicago. read more

Mr Foote is a consummate professional who is easy to work with and puts his heart and soul into every project. He is hard working and delivers on his commitments I highly recommend him read more

Absolutely loved working with Ben. People tell me it looks like a stock photo, which is the best compliment ever. read more

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Ben did a great job coaching my daughter and her friends to pose for pictures. He was on time and was great on communication. .

We had a great experience with Ben. He was professional, fun and flexible which is exactly what we needed. We had a unconventional wedding with a City Hall ceremony in the morning followed by a luncheon and a 5 hour gap until the cocktail reception that night. He was flexible and really had an eye for what we were looking for. We have received a few sneak preview photos and just judging by the quality of those I can say they are going to look fantastic. We cant wait for the rest of them! Thank you so much Ben! read more

Thank you Ben! We had Ben shoot our wedding for us, it was a non-traditional wedding in which we required him to follow us around to over 4 different locations with anywhere from 2 - 15 - 55 people. He was able to go with the flow and at the same time manage to capture the essential moments and features we asked him to do. He did a tremendous job and we are very pleased with the results. Additionally, the process in which to download the photos was very easy, the website he uses to deliver the results was very intuitive and fast. Highly recommended. Great work! read more

Ben was absolutely incredible and went above and beyond to make our wedding day special. As a 2020 Bride, wedding planning has been incredibly stressful but Ben worked with us every step of the way to make our day special. When we had to move our big celebration, he worked with us to find a new date. And when we decided to elope before our big celebration, he offered to show up up on the holiday to be there for us. He helped us plan the cadence of our elopement and our wedding photos are truly stunning. Everyone who sees the photos comments that they are spectacular. But the best thing about working with Ben was it felt like having someone on our side who moved mountains to give us a special day against all odds. I truly hope no one has to plan a wedding during a pandemic again, but if you do then Ben is the photographer you want on your team! read more

Ben was amazing. I needed a professional headshot and he was able to fit me in despite the short notice. He is very responsive via email and texts and the photos turned out great. Most importantly, the rates were very reasonable. Other photographers charge $200+ for single headshot which does not make sense to be honest. read more

We used Benjamin for our engagement photos and are over the moon with how everything went! On the day we were scheduled it ended up raining too hard to shoot at our chosen location, but Benjamin came up with a great new location quickly. My fiancé, son & I are all relatively uncomfortable in front of a camera but Benjamin helped us with posing and made us all feel really welcomed and comfortable. He got some of the pictures back to us very quickly after hearing that we were in a bit of a time crunch with save the dates. The pictures turned out beautiful! I would highly recommend using Benjamin for any upcoming photos! read more

Absolutely loved working with Ben! He's professional, personable and incredibly talented. My husband and I adore our wedding video--it truly captured our wedding day perfectly. Couldn't recommend more! read more

Benjamin was very personable and progressional during our photo session. He made helpful suggestions for poses and adjusted the light perfectly. He went above and beyond when retouching my photos. He is quick to respond to emails. The photos have received many compliments. Thank you, Benjamin! read more

My husband and I went to Chicago for our babymoon and decided to do our pregnancy photo shoot there. We reached out to Benjamin to get information about pricing and suggestions for where to shoot. He responded to our questions very promptly and thoroughly, and gave us options for venues to take our photos. He was so kind, and his pricing was very reasonable, so we decided to book him. We met Ben at Lincoln Park for our shoot, and he was nice enough to bring us a big umbrella to use at the park, as it was raining. He directed as extremely well during the shoot. We received our photos in less than 10 days, and they look absolutely beautiful! We couldn't be happier with Benjamin and his services! :)) read more

Exactly what you would want in someone capturing your event. Ben went above and beyond from start to finish while working with us for our wedding. The sneak peak was comparable to a Universal Studios movie trailer and the actual video far surpassed any cinema experience I've ever had. We are so pleased and blessed to enjoy our big day over and over again thanks to Ben's amazing work! read more

Very patient and professional. Answered my inquiry through Yelp extremely quickly. I was running late, no problem. Photos were taken without rush or haste. Lastly the finished product was finished in about 30 minutes. Thanks Ben. read more

Benjamin worked well with our schedule and our two year old to create beautiful family photos! Turnaround was fast, too! We will definitely be using him again! read more

I can't say enough good things about Ben. Professional, fun, amazing photos, responsive and very reasonable. I have my go to for photo shoots and I very highly recommend! read more

My husband and I were thrilled when we saw the pictures Benjamin sent us! I am so impressed by his ability to capture moments. Our 2 year old daughter was running around everywhere and he worked with what he had. Not only was he great with her, he managed to capture some of the best pictures I've seen of her! He is extremely professional and responsive. He managed to reschedule with us a few times due to rain. Benjamin also sent us a large album of photos in less than a week! Can't wait to have him take more pictures of our family in the future! read more

We can't thank Ben enough for doing such a wonderful job on our wedding video. From start to finish, Ben was incredibly professional, responding to emails promptly and giving helpful advice. The video captured the essence of our day and truly exceeded all expectations. We plan to recommend Ben to any friends and family getting married in the metro-Detroit/Chicago areas... amazing work! read more

Benjamin shot our engagement shoot at Milton Olive Park by Navy Pier, and we were absolutely thrilled with his work. He captured each picture so naturally, and we honestly had such a great time the whole time. He was incredibly personable and made us feel very comfortable when posing. Ben knew exactly which spots to try different shots, and he got to know us well enough in the hour to know what we would like too! If our wedding wasn't going to be in California, we would 100% have had Ben do our wedding pictures too. We love his work and highly recommend him for anyone looking for high quality work, and a great personality along with the amazing results. Thank you Ben! read more

I hired Ben to complete two different sessions of corporate head shots for our staff at Access One Inc. We couldn't be happier with his level of customer service! We are pleased with the results and he was happy to work with us until we were satisfied. I would definitely recommend Ben as a photographer and we plan to use him again soon for a makeup session :) read more

Benjamin couldn't have been more helpful with our proposal photos. He captured the moment perfectly and went the extra mile to meet in person before the proposal to iron out the plan. We received 10 photos within an hour of the actual proposal and the rest of them in about 3 days. I couldn't have asked for anything more. read more

Benjamin was the absolutely perfect person to capture our wedding, and we cannot imagine having anyone else as the photographer. He truly went above and beyond to make sure our day was special, that we were taken care of, and that we had a multitude of pictures to commemorate our wedding. Every step of the way, Benjamin was extremely professional, kind, and so organized. Even after many changes to our wedding plans due to COVID-19, Benjamin was very flexible and made sure we would still have every special moment captured. His humor and direction for group shots was outstanding and kept everyone smiling and moving along. Our couple's pictures were absolutely stunning, and we had a great time in the process. We also took advantage of the videography services that Benjamin offers, and that turned out spectacular as well. From the first meeting with had with Benjamin, we knew that we wanted to have him capture our wedding. We are so glad that we hired him, and you will be too! read more

I'm thrilled with the photos Benjamin took of my family! He was extremely professional and very quick during our photo shoot. It's hard to get all five of us in the same place at the same time and he did a great job capturing our family at this stage of life. read more

Ben is AMAZING and we had so much fun on our wedding day! He was very responsive leading up to the wedding and knew all the important questions to ask so that the wedding day went completely smooth. He has a great attitude and worked well with our photographer as well. Our sneak peak came so fast, and the full wedding video came shortly after!! We were SO happy with our finished product, our wedding video is something that we will treasure for the rest of our lives, and every time I watch it I love it more and more. I am personally picky about music and he could not have chosen more perfect music for our video. I would highly recommend Benjamin Foote Cinema and Photography! read more

Ben shot our wedding video and the final product exceeded our expectations! He is very personable and knew what types of shots he was looking for. You could tell that he has experience doing weddings. It was raining, and he was willing to get soaked to capture our special day for us, and still had a great attitude. He provided us with a sneak peak video and then a full video, which was awesome! He did a great job of creating beautiful shots and piecing them together for a wonderful finished product. He even included all of the video clips that he did not use in the final video for us. Would definitely recommend, A+! read more

Look no further and book Ben now! Seriously. My wife and I could not have been more pleased with our experience with Ben. He is as down-to-Earth as they come while still being extremely professional. We were told to choose a photographer who you'd enjoy hanging out with in normal life because he or she is with you every step of the way on your wedding day. That is exactly who we found in Ben. I can't imagine our wedding day without the level of comfort we had in our photographer. Not only does he make you feel comfortable, but he gets. things. done. If it were not for Ben, our wedding timeline would have been way off. Everyone in our wedding party loved Ben and appreciated the way he took charge of getting photographs done. Ahead of our wedding, he took the time to make sure he understood our timeline and took it upon himself to keep us sticking to it. He didn't have to do that. He also took the time to get to know us and understand which photos were important to us. The result was a very unique collection of photos that told the story of our day in the way that was meaningful to us. Oh, and he does amazing work too. I know it's hard to trust a couple talking about their own wedding photos, but trust the numerous compliments we've gotten too. I think part of what makes him unique is the way he is able to capture special little moments, that led my wife and I to continuously say, "I can't believe he got that!" Believe us, when the wedding day has passed and all that is left are your memories and photos, you'll be glad you trusted in Ben. read more