Andre and his teammates along with his video services are top of the top. We've seen the 12/14/19…read morewedding proofs and have been looking at some of his favorites for our first looks. We are blown away by his work. Professional and truly an artist with the camera. His direction and posing even the quickest of shots later in the evening gave us the attention detail we wanted. He even gave us a video player portfolio of images set to music as a preview gift. What a nice keepsake. I'd say that if you use Andre you're in for a tough time limiting the images since so many are just that good. Great work! Far exceeded our high expectations.

We used Andre LaCour for our maternity pictures since our wedding photographer, Ben Newton, one of…read moreAndre's colleagues, had moved to California. Our maternity pictures are beautiful, contemporary and capture the excitement we feel in expecting our first child. Andre was so laid-back and easy to work with. We actually enjoyed our photo shoot and it was not stressful at all. We can't wait to have him visit our home once our baby is born to do her newborn pictures. You only get this special time once with your first baby and we wanted to capture it forever. After being a bride I really appreciate that we were able to get a package of pictures and services that was what WE wanted and not a pre-determined set of "products" that I didn't want. He has a great blog with all of his recent work, he would be fabulous for a wedding too, but he obviously doesn't just do brides! You can see my maternity shoot (and others) on his blog: andrelacour.com/blog

I would give this zero stars if I could just for the sheer fact that this snowflake started yelling…read moreat me when I had the audacity of asking when they were going to show up? We had an appointment at 9:00 am and it's currently 2:22 pm. Now mind you, we had chores and things to do around the house, so the fact that they were here at 9 wasn't a problem but show up at some point!! And by no means yell at me when I question your scheduling capabilities not to mention you lied and said you were the owner when the other day you said you were just the scheduler. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY JUST FOR THE SHEER FACT OF THE SNOWFLAKE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PHONE!! DO BUSINESS BETTER!!

Wonderful photography, great people…read more We met Joe at Indie Wed a few years ago and immediately knew Couple of Dudes were the photographers for us. He and Lawrence have fun, easygoing personalities - which makes taking photos so much easier. They're calming, awesome to hang out with. Joe and Lawrence had an incredible ability to capture our personalities perfectly. My wife and I aren't great at relaxing or being the centers of attention. But with COD everything seems natural. They were able to make us feel loose, feel natural - which is so important in wedding photography. As businessmen, they're very easy to work with. They were responsive to our concerns. They had wonderful suggestions to fit our personalities, easy to get a hold of, easy to talk to. We also recommend signing up for the grin shack! My wife and I weren't sure if we wanted it/how many people would participate. The Grin Shack was one of the highlights from the night. We can't imagine having the wedding without it.

If you are thinking that you want one of the most important days of your life captured beautifully…read moreand with much detail, book David. I gave him a looooong list of shots that I wanted for my big day (he actually commented on LIKING how detailed my list was because he knew exactly where he needed to be at all times) and he captured every single detail plus so much more. My wedding day was absolutely perfect and I would have been so hurt had I not had the perfect photographer to capture it all but I am ELATED to say that I had JUST that! All of my family and friends were commenting on how great and detailed he was and I could hardly even tell he was there! He was never nagging me for certain shots, I loved his photojournalistic style of shooting! I told him when we have our first baby, he will definitely be the photographer we are going to call! ;) -Brittany & Rio October 16, 2011

It is hard to know what to say about David, besides that we love our wedding photos so much. We…read morehad the impossible task of selecting our favorite ones to post online to share with family and friends, and we (absurdly) couldn't narrow it down to less than 200. After viewing those, everyone we know called to ask us to post more - they thought 200 wasn't close to enough and they loved them all as much as we did. I don't know how David managed to capture everything he did. Every important "weddingy" moment is there, but he also did an amazing job of understanding who was important to us and getting beautiful candid shots that we could never have planned, but absolutely love. My grandfather passed away a few months after our wedding, and the pictures that David took of him laughing and talking to everyone are truly a family treasure. David is honestly just a great guy who loves what he does and happens to be incredibly good at it. You can tell when you talk to him that getting the perfect photos of the day is as important to him as it is to you. In fact, it might have been more important to him than to us, because I don't think we realized how important all these photos would be to us. Honestly, we could not recommend him more. We are constantly getting compliments on our wedding photos, and we (and our families) can't stop looking at them six months later. He's incredibly talented and just great to work with.

We hired Andrew for our wedding (Chicago) and he did NOT disappoint. Everything from his prompt and…read moretimely arrival to the suaveness of his ability to herd 14+ family members for group shots. Phew! Super professional, but also knew how to keep us relaxed enough despite the chaos. Love his editing style - our pictures came out in this beautifully cinematic, warm hue. It was perfection! The only downside is that he doesn't live in Chicago but will def hit him up for fam photos when we travel to the West Coast. Thanks again, Andrew!

I hired Andrew to do a proposal shoot of my fiancée and me at the Shedd Aquarium. I don't have many…read morefamily in friends in the area and wanted someone to capture the moment so we could share it with family and friends back in California. I'm so glad that I chose Andrew because he got me everything I wanted for our proposal moment and more. After contacting him, he was prompt and attentive with all our different forms of communication. I wanted the proposal and pictures to be a surprise so once we decided on a date, I told Andrew to follow us around paparazzi style until I popped the question. He did a great job staying out of view because by the time I proposed, my fiancée had no idea he was there until I pointed him out. After the proposal, we went outside to take formal shots in inclement weather. It was snowing/ freezing raining outside when we went to take our outdoor photos. Even though it was cold and wet, Andrew made multiple trips to his car and back to get the right equipment for our shoot and somehow managed to maintain an infectiously positive attitude. After that, we continued around the aquarium while Andrew took candid shots of us. All the pictures turned out fantastic. Andrew uploaded all of our photos onto his website with a personal password for us for our own private viewing. Shortly after showing all the photos to us, he mailed a copy of all the photos to me on a usb. Andrew was phenomenal to work with and was professional throughout. To make things even better, he was more affordable than every other photographer that I reached out to. I would definitely recommend Andrew for any of your photography needs.

FIVE LAKE ARTS is wonderful! James Warden did our engagement pictures and on June 18th, 2011, he…read moredid our wedding pictures! We got married at St. Josaphat's and the reception was at Germania Place. We drove around the city on our limo bus to take pictures in between the ceremony and reception and James came with us! He is kind, knows what he is doing, and is very reasonably priced. I have seen some of the pictures so far and they look great! Can't wait to see the rest! :)

I was in Chicago for business and the photographer we hired cancelled last minute. Thanks to yelp i…read morefound Lamont Photography! Very professional and friendly! He was not available right away which I understand but he showed me his work and I was willing to move the photoshoot a day later just to ensure Damian could help out. The photos looks amazing! I'd highly recommend this talented photographer.

This is my first time EVER posting a review on here... and for Lamont Photography I'm more than…read morehappy to! I had some updated actor headshots done by Damion. Not only was it an overall professional experience, but he was able to help bring genuine emotion to my expressions to meet the goals I had for the session. He was patient and made sure I was pleased with the shots before moving onto my next look. I've worked with many photographers in my time, and some do NOT do this!!! I even asked him if he would tweak some things on a few of the photos (twice), and he did so without hesitation! He made sure I was completely satisfied with each photo before sending me the file to download. Oh! And on top of it all he is super friendly and relaxed, which helps create a positive environment to shoot in. Hoping I will get the chance to work with him again someday!

Ian was the photographer for our wedding in November 2010. We first met Ian when he did our…read moreengagement photos, six months prior to the wedding. That initial session was great - Ian made us both very comfortable, and we had a lot of fun posing for pictures! When it came time for the wedding, we were secure in knowing that Ian would do a phenomenal job again - and of course he did. He was open to any and all suggestions my husband or I made, and he thought of innovative, creative shots throughout the entire wedding and reception. The pictures turned out beautiful. He sent us over 400 shots, and I'm having an extremely hard time narrowing down which ones to order! I'm saving Ian's contact information, for any future events we want professionally photographed. He was a joy to work with, I have already recommended him to several friends, and I cannot wait to pose for him again.

Ian was the photographer for our engagement photos and wedding. He found me when I posted about…read moreneeding an affordable photographer and ta-da it was magic! We talked about the style of photos we like and he understood we did not want our photos to look like we were posed at a portrait studio. We went to a few locations for our engagement sessions and the photos really captured my husband and my personalities. He is very efficient and did not take all day to take engagement sessions. His efficiency was also appreciated before the wedding when we were running late before the ceremony. Our friends love the candid photos from the wedding. Ian got lots of good dancing shots. We also received our photos quickly, within a couple days of the shoot.

Marc is a great photographer! He shot our wedding in May of 2013 and also did an engagement shoot…read morewith us in the fall of 2012. Our photos from both came out beautifully! Marc really took the time to get to know my husband & I to see what our vision for our wedding photos was to make sure that we were really able to tell the story of our day. We ended up with so many amazing shots that really captured the awesomeness of our day! So many of our guests have also commented on how great our pictures are as well. As a bride, you have so many things to worry about and Marc definitely helped to make my life easier by making sure that we had talked about & planned as much as possible ahead of time & staying in contact with me whenever I needed him. It really helped knowing that I had that much less to worry about. Thank you so much for everything Marc!!

Marc photographed our wedding, and he did a fabulous job. Our photographs are absolutely beautiful…read more They capture the entire emotional range of the day in a way very few photographers can. I grew up the daughter of a professional art photographer. I have spent a lot of time looking at art photography. Marc has a wonderful eye for composition and emotion. When you look at his work you feel in your gut what is playing out in the pictures. He then combines that talent with a great eye for lighting and beauty. He is also meticulous in his preparations. Marc took great care to understand everything he could about our desires for the photos. This included not only who and what we wanted photographed, but he also sought to understand the mood we wanted portrayed. He probed us to understand our family and friend relationships so he knew who to focus extra time on when it came it to candid shots. He helped us understand how the timeline of the day would play out and how it would effect the photography making sure we would plan in the moments we needed to get specific shots. He was also easy to work with and a tremendously friendly and honorable guy. I feel very lucky to have had him photograph our wedding.