Pictures are AMAZING. I couldn't be happier! Caleb is the so easy to work with and made our day so…read morememorable!

Although Caleb Pickman takes good pictures, his behavior the day of my wedding and after was…read moreextremely upsetting. The day of the wedding he went to the wrong church per bad directions, however he did not call me to tell me he thought he was at the wrong place and could not find the wedding party. I called him minutes before the wedding was to start to find out where he was and we had to start the wedding late because of him. Worse, when we left the church after the ceremony for a photo location less than 5 minutes from the church, he took close to 40 minutes to get there. We were already upset by him being late to the wedding, and we became very nervous and more and more upset as we stood around waiting for him to arrive to take our post wedding photos. We were also worried about the fact that the sun was continuing to set and it was also growing colder while the girls were all in short sleeves and short dresses. The excitement and happiness of being newly married changed to anxiety and frustration as we watied, and waited, and waited for him. He later admitted to stopping to get gas for his car, and to use the restroom. For a photographer who had just been late to the ceremony it was insult to injury for him to keep us standing around and wondering where he was again. In addition to all of this, I thought it extremely unprofessional that after sending me 3 photos from the wedding day he asked me to write him a review and stated that reviews were so important in his line of work. So, he upset me greatly multiple times on my wedding day, and then asked for a good review before giving me the photos. After later getting the rest of the photos, I told Caleb that although the photos were good that I had been very upset multiple times the day of the wedding. I told him that because of that and the fact that I had been asked to write a review after receiving 3 photos that I did not feel like a satisfied customer who could write any kind of positive review, but that I wanted to give him a chance to make it right. Caleb had already edited one of the first 3 photos he sent free of charge. I suggested him giving me two additional free edits to the wedding photos as a way for him to make up for how upset I was on the wedding day, and told him I would be happy to pay for any edits I asked for beyond that. (Here, I'd also like to point out that the first time I asked him how much edits would cost he said between $15-$25 per edit, and when I asked for 5 edits - which would be a max total price of $125 - he told me it was going to be aproximately $250. What?!) Caleb told me he was frustrated over me asking for the couple of free edits I had asked for to help me walk away feeling like a satisfied customer after a horrible experience with him on our wedding day. However, after he and I discussed how upset I had been as a result of his actions he stated he would like to do all of the edits free of charge in exchange for me not writing him any review at all. He then proceeded to send me a legal document stating that if I wrote him a bad review I would be charged $25,000. What?! After I informed Caleb that I would not sign such a document he informed me he would not do any of the edits we had discussed. He suggested an online editing site in the email in which he told me he would not do the edits. Let me reiterate- he flat out refused to edit the photos. Bottom line, yes the photos are good (although unedited!), but the experience was a disaster and very emotionally upsetting.

I met Chris Guillen nearly 15 years ago as I was planning my wedding. Since then, Chris has…read morephotographed our daughter (now 9) since she was in my belly. He has photographed my family and my aging and adorable parents. He worked with me on a "girlfriend" shoot that included three of my dearest friends - so memorable and such fun! Through my introduction and because of the quality of Chris' work, he also photographed my sisters' wedding. Two kids later, Chris continues to work with my sister and her family! We also worked with Chris on executive portraits for my former employer. I knew when I met Chris that I would know him and work with him FOREVER. He is simply such a gifted artist. He sees beauty in a way that is difficult to articulate verbally. Chris loves what he does and it simply shows in his work - elegant, classic, timeless, gorgeous photographs. I would highly recommend Chris Guillen Photography!

I had my daughter's First Communion Pics done by Chris in May. A week later, I was invited to his…read morecomfy studio to look over the pictures with him, and they were the most amazing pictures I have ever seen of my family. Chris made my daughter at ease and made her so comfortable in front of the camera. She became a natural and it shows in the pictures. We took a few family pictures and he captured my family beautifully! I could not have been more excited about any pictures (including my wedding). Chris and staff are friendly and knowledgeable! I would use him again in a heartbeat! And thank him for capturing my daughter in an amazing way on her special day!!!

He was contracted to do the photography for my sister's baby shower. He spent the hired time (2…read morehours) getting to know my family, making everyone comfortable, and capturing a beautiful day truthfully through photos. I highly recommend him.

Jon was absolutely incredible and I am SO SO over the moon we had him document our wedding day. I…read morewas always on the fence about whether I wanted a videographer for our wedding day and after looking back at our videos Jon made us, I simply can't imagine not having these videos to re-watch over and over again and relive the best day of my life. Yes, of course videos are so wonderful and important but these videos really transport me back to all the FEELINGS I was feeling in the moment. Now... about Jon. He was so prompt and responsive through all of my correspondence over the last 2 years (Covid postponed wedding!) and made the postponement so easy and seamless when I needed to change the date and time of our wedding. I truly can't say that about all vendors. Jon is also so cool and chill and honestly, sometimes forgot he was even there. I mean this in the best way possible because I feel like sometimes I can feel awkward knowing I'm on camera. Jon's creativity and artistic ability is out of this world. All the transitions of the music, the shots captured, the creative direction were unmatched. We also added the photobooth to our wedding that Jon offered through his business which was an absolute HIT - the props were great and all photos were digitally delivered which was awesome! Also...the quality was phenomenal. Everyone looked so so good!! I truly cannot recommend Jon enough.

We worked with Jon for our December wedding after being referred by a friend. I cannot say enough…read moreabout how happy we are with our wedding video. Not only was Jon very easy to work with, he was incredibly flexible on location, timing, and the shots we wanted. We barely noticed him taking videos throughout the day, and were shocked at some of the shots he was able to obtain when we got our video back. Our "music video" and raw footage is something we are always going to cherish, and we are so thankful for how he perfectly was able to capture our day!

I'm writing this review to express my dissatisfaction with the photography services provided. He…read morewas hired to take photos at my daughter's dance recital. I received the wrong digital print in my package--it was of some other child, not my daughter. After pointing out the mistake, I was then sent the wrong 5x7 print, which was already ridiculously overpriced. It's a shame to have such a disappointing outcome from what should have been a memorable event. The lack of attention to detail and a complete failure to deliver the correct product I paid for is unacceptable.

Is it bad to tell you all that I'm looking at myself ALL of the time now, hands down absolutely…read moreobsessed with looking at my......WEDDING PICTURES! We had the honor of having Andrew photograph our wedding weekend in May. He started off with the Chinese rehearsal dinner at Yank Sing and also photographed our Wedding day which comprised of a morning "reveal" shoot, Chinese wedding tea ceremony, Persian Aghd and reception at the Golden Gate Club. Does that sound like a lot of work....YES! Andrew, did it all with a nice demeanor and a smile on his face, we really could not have asked for more. While I was interviewing many photographers, my in-laws and parents were a little concerned that certain moments and shots would not be captured by someone who may not be as familiar with both cultures, but after I met Andrew I didn't think anymore of it. I looked at his portfolio and knew that I could trust his style and eye for capturing the important moments. In fact I was reminded by my family to send him a sheet of must not miss moments, but of course with everything going on I had forgotten, no worries, Andrew got them all and even MORE than we could of thought. He truly captured the essence of our wedding and told a beautiful story of love, joy, laughter, celebration, family and culture all preserved within these photos. I will forever cherish them and am grateful that Andrew was there to capture them. Thank you Andrew! You must must must Hire Andrew! He's a PRO and a blast to work with.

I used Mark for a head shot session a few years back. Great guy, he was real professional, timely…read moreand comfortable to work with. I loved the final results. He had done some work with other friends of mine, and was highly recommended. Out of the session I use several pictures and still get compliments from them today. I would and will plan on using him again next time I'm in the Chicago land area.

We chose Mark for our family photos this year and we couldn't be happier. Our pictures turned out…read moreamazing but more importantly, Mark was a pleasure to work with. He never made us feel like he was in a hurry and kept suggesting we move to different locations so that he could take shots with different angles and backgrounds. I almost started to feel bad during the shoot - since he was so kind and eager for the perfect shot I almost had to remind him that our time was up! Our pictures are truly works of art and I can't wait to hang them up around the house. What a local gem. Thank you Mark!

We are extremely pleased with the Markowski Photography took for our son's baptism. Our son is…read morenewly adopted, so this baptism was a bit different that most. Konrad was attentive, professional and engaging. He followed up with all emails and calls quickly. He also had the photographs ready quickly, when he said he would. Prior to our event, we discussed our desire to capture all the aspects of the baptism, from the church, to the party, photos of different friends and family and the puppet show. It was important to us that he obtain candid photos of his laughter and enjoyment and our little boy's connections with friends and family who attended. He truly engaged our son and got him to laugh and smile. Our son was never stressed and ran to take photos with friends and family when asked of him. Konrad also took beautiful photographs during the puppet show where the children laughed and played. Most of all, we are especially pleased with the black and white candid photos taken during the actual baptism. The photos of the blessings and the church were absolutely beautiful. They captured us as a family and gave a tacit description of our family's joy. Everyone has been raving at how beautiful they were and how well they captured the joy and emotion of our new family. We highly recommend Markowski Photography and will absolutely be contacting Konrad again for our next family photo needs.

Aaron did a spectacular work in capturing the memories of our little one's first birthday party. He…read morewent above and beyond, not only to get the most cutest shot of our little one but also did a superb job in editing the pictures. Aaron was super friendly and was a real pleasure to work with. He was very methodical from the beginning and provided a customized photoshoot plan that perfectly suited our needs. Working with infants is hard, but Aaron made the photoshoot seamless. I was very impressed with his creativity along with his promptness. He provided us best quality pictures in a very short turnaround time. We are very thankful that we got to work with Aaron for a capturing the most precious memories of our life. He has done a terrific job with utmost perfection! We absolutely loved his work. I would highly recommend Aaron.