Kim is such an amazing photographer! She has taken pictures of my daughter in dance for years and…read moreloved her work. When looking for a photographer for our son's senior pictures there was no doubt she was the one to use! She spent time to get to know our son and find out what HE liked. Doing this she was able to capture him perfectly. We had a great time at different locations capturing him. When we got our pictures back we were even more impressed at the work she did. We highly recommend Kim and will be using her again when our daughter gets her senior pictures done.

I started searching for a senior photographer about a year before hiring KJay photography to take…read moremy sons pictures. I followed every photographer I could find in the area on Facebook. As I saw pictures being posted there was one photographer who's work always impressed me, KJay Photography. After working with Kim it became apparent why her photos are so amazing. She gets to know her subjects, she provides great suggestions to get the shots you want. She has wonderful locations understands the importance of lighting and works seamlessly and creatively to get hundreds of fabulous shots. My son who wasn't really looking forward to having his picture taken, actually had fun and couldn't believe it went so fast. I am grateful to KJay Photography for capturing this milestone in my sons life. I absolutely treasure the photos and my daughter can not wait until her turn this summer!

My boyfriend surprised me with a proposal in Galena. He hired Amy to shoot the moment. He paid her…read moreinitial fee and then after the shoot we asked about getting some digital images of the shoot. She quoted us over $1,000 for just TEN digital photos. No paper prints. I feel taken advantage of. If I would've known the price of only 10 digital pictures I would've taken more photos myself. Now we are left with very few images of one of the happiest moments of our lives. The experience truly leaves such a bad taste in my mouth. Very dissatisfied!!

Amy did a great job taking the photos. However, had no idea the prices would be so expensive. She…read moresaid there would be packages and that would be explained once she took the photos. We ended up paying over $1300 for 11-8x10 photos. No digitals were included or offered. Such a shame. She needs to be more transparent about pricing and become more realistic about how to price in today's market.

We hired Kaia for our engagement and wedding photos. She was wonderful! She is so professional and…read morerelaxed at the same time, I really never worried about a thing with her behind the camera capturing our day. I was especially impressed by how many moments she was able to capture. She got them all. The finished set of photos are so wonderful and beautifully captured. Kaia works fast and always got photos to us in the timeframe she originally told us to expect.

Kaia did a beautiful job capturing those sweet, fleeting expressions of our young family. With…read morethree little kids always on the move (somehow doing that even when they are standing still) , that's a real skill, but I know it comes from her willingness to take a lot of shots and to patiently sort through it all for just the right one later. She is an expert at making the most of any location and situation, working with whatever set and scene she's got and magically transforming it into what appears to be a planned and manicured backdrop. Kaia's ever-kind, patient and fun personality put my entire family at ease, bringing out comfortable smiles on every face. Thank you, Kaia!

My brother used Mindy Joy Photography for his engagement and wedding photography. Mindy was very…read morenice and professional. She had a list of photographs that the bride and groom wanted to take and she was very efficient and got through them all very quickly. She went with the bridal party to a local park to take pictures before the wedding. Mindy and the other photographer were very nice and easy to get along with. The most amazing part was that she was done processing the photos and were available on her website within a week!!! The pictures turned out great and everyone was very happy with them. I highly recommend Mindy Joy Photography!

Mindy is an incredible photographer. She always makes me feel at home and not like my picture is…read morebeing taken. Her humor and kindness is one of a kind. She always captures the perfect photo the one you felt and relive that feeling when you look at the image. She knows all of the best spots for any time of day or weather condition. From rockford to Iowa, Chicago, or wisconsin. She's done it all! 10/10 always would recommend.

Romulo did such an amazing job with our family's photo shoot! He loves what he does and it shows in…read morethe quality of his photos. He was very responsive when listening to what we were hoping to achieve and found an option that fit our budget. We had a few travel and medical schedules that caused a reschedule, but he was very considerate and understanding when we spoke a few weeks ahead of time. He wore a mask for our session and appropriately socially distanced (much appreciated during COVID times with family members of all ages). He travels light, which really speaks to his ability and talent to get incredible shots, both formal and candid. Will heartily and happily recommend him to friends and family.

We used Ueda photography for our wedding, and are so happy we did. Romulo was extremely wonderful…read moreto work with, and made photos a breeze. Romulo spent the day with us and did an incredible job capturing not only the memories of the day but also the emotions. He was with us for all of the important moments of the day, yet never in the way; he captured moments we didn't even realize he was there for. We're so thrilled we have his photos to look back at to remember our day by. We were extremely impressed with how our photos turned out, and could not recommend Romulo more!

Simply AMAZING to work with! From start to finish Christine was fabulous. The kids were laughing so…read moremuch, jokes about poop work everytime!

Working with Christine and Justin was so much fun! Our whole family enjoyed their time with them!…read moreWe hired them for an extended family session, and just could not wait to share a raving review! Especially after reading the review on here! Our experience was nothing but seamless. Christine answered all our questions, helped with our outfits, and they both made the kids laugh! Which isn't easy some times (you know kids!) Would would HIGHLY recommend this fabulous team for any photos you may need! They are professional, fun & always there to help with anything you may have a question on. Hire them! They are fabulous, I repeat you will NOT regret it!

We had our family photos taken by Ruthie 2 weeks ago, we are MORE than pleased with the end result…read more - Ruthie is a true professional. I can be pretty forward, and have what some may say an attitude at times.. She didn't flinch when I insisted on moving furniture around, she smiled and happily obliged. - Our original photo location fell through with 2 days before the shoot, she found another location that was perfect! - Ruthie is AMAZING with children my daughter had so much fun with her. - Her turnaround time is 7 days, we received our photos in 5! - The photos... They are amazing. Her style of photography fits our personalities so well, she truly has "the eye" we'll be using her for photos for years to come.

Ruthie is absolutely amazing. We used her for a family session recently and I can't say enough good…read morethings about her, her quality of work and the end results. She is so creative with angles and lighting making the pictures you get with Ruthie truly one of a kind. Additionally, we never felt rushed during the session and in fact she was more than happy to go over our time when on the way back to the car, she saw a great stream of sunshine glowing through the trees. If you are considering making an investment for family photos or ANY kind of photos (wedding, newborn, whatever) I would not look any further!! Thanks Ruthie!

Ron photographed our outdoor wedding at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens this past July. Our wedding…read morewas a very intimate, immediate family only wedding of about 22 people or so. Our wedding would be very simple with no decor, matching bridesmaids, etc, so we wanted to make sure we found a photographer that was great at capturing people since our wedding was going to be all about our families. Ron did an excellent job photographing our wedding! He captured how intimate the ceremony was from many different creative angles and did a great job capturing the character of our family members in the photos. Our bride and groom portraits turned out gorgeous as well. We were extremely happy with the photographs, all our friends and families gushed over how beautiful the photos turned out and the candid moments he caught on camera. Ron is a great guy to work with. In addition to being a great photographer with a good eye for color and composition, he also helps make you feel more comfortable in front of the camera and is great with the guests. Our families loved him and thought he was great. In addition, he was also extremely discreet during the ceremony, I honestly didn't notice him through the whole thing and was surprised about all the locations he had taken pictures from without me even noticing he was there. We're very glad we decided to hire Ron. He was the right photographer for us and I don't think we could have found anyone better to capture our day. We would definitely recommend him for wedding photography.

We had Ron shoot our wedding photos. He was very professional and accommodating. There was rain…read morein the forecast on our wedding day and we had wanted to take photos outside post ceremony. I was worried we wouldn't be able to shoot what we wanted, but Ron agreed to come two hours early the day of so that we could get our pictures before the rain started. He followed the storms on his phone so we were able to clean up and hop in the car just as the first rain drops started to fall! Even our guests commented on how many great shots he was getting during the reception. The photos turned out beautifully and I am so happy that we decided to hire Ron. I would highly recommend him!