Kara did an amazing job with my professional headshot-style photo shoot…read more I wasn't even sure what I was looking for, so she took some time at the beginning to discus the traditional versus "new wave" style of business pictures. With LinkedIn and social media being such a big deal now a days, you better look profesh, and you better look good while you're doing it. She made everything stress free for me and guided me through the process. I'm not used to professional pictures, but she made me feel comfortable and confident during the shoot. Tried on some different outfits with some different backgrounds at her studio (which is lovely and nicely decorated) The day was painless and casual, she had a quick turnaround process and gave me a stunning final result, including a great editing process for some general blemish removal, etc. Would highly recommend Kara not just for her professional photography skills, but her personality and her ability to make you feel at ease. She handles family portraits, weddings and adorable baby shoots, too!

Kara generously offered to schedule me in the next day after I had anxiously reached out because my…read morebaby was nearing 6 weeks old and I was having a difficult time scheduling newborn photos (typically taken within the first 2 weeks of life) with a different photographer. She cleared her schedule and was able to beautifully capture my increasingly huge and more active, less sleepy infant. The preparation that went into the shoot was top notch from the heat being turned up in the studio so my baby wasn't cold to the wide variety of outfits, props, sound machine, and she even had a camping/outdoorsy background that fit our nursery theme! We BOTH felt we were in the best of care; my baby is normally fussy in the hands of strangers but Kara had a way of calming him to get all the cutest poses effortlessly, and I as a new mom was able to finally relax for a few hours. She is also a mom to two littles and was incredibly easy to talk and relate to. It was apparent she truly loves her career and genuinely cares about her customers and their family.. which is increasingly hard to find these days! I recommend her services to anyone looking for family photos; you will treasure them for decades to come.

Jessica is amazing! The best photographer I have experienced! She had creative ideas; was succinct…read moreand deliberate when she took photos (didn't waste your time); was efficient and allowed for many poses and settings; was pleasant , professional and friendly. I cannot saying enough great things about The Refinery Photo Studio!

I was long overdue for updated head shots and I am very glad that I chose The Refinery for this…read moresummer's session. I was able to book several weeks in advance and lock in a time for an outside shoot. In terms of the studio, the place is very cozy and the "dressing room" area even features R+Co Hair Products which are awesome! Jessica is an excellent photographer and the outside session has fun and nicely paced. Afterwards, we went back up to choose the ones I'd like to keep and have as final products. In under two weeks, I got the link to my gallery and I am quite happy with the array of finalized images. I highly recommend the work of Jessica and Ryan.

Karen Oliva is the most talented photographer I have ever worked with. She is professional,…read moretalented and creates the most gorgeous photos I have ever seen! If you want something unique, and your event to be captured perfectly, look no further. Karen invests heavily to every client and caters to whatever look they are going for. She is great for weddings, headshots, personal shoots, or any other event.

George Street was beyond amazing to work with. We were so impressed the moment we met with them,…read morethey ended up being the ONLY photography company we met with. From then on, every encounter we had was pleasant and positive, always going above and beyond anything we asked of them. The day of our wedding George Street was on time, friendly and ensured every moment was captured perfectly. We saw the photographers involved every step of the way on our big day. Once we received our sneak peaks we couldn't wait to see the rest! Everything was more beautiful then I even remember! George street even beat their estimated time for final pictures!! I cried and laughed looking back through them all, just 5 short weeks after our wedding! Thank you for everything!!

We booked George Street for our October wedding. Our wedding was in Milwaukee, but we were planning…read morefrom Minnesota. Planning from far away had its challenges, but we had no problems with George Street. From our initial conversation through our wedding day, George Street was responsive and answered all of the questions that we had. They accommodated the various picture requests that we had without question. We had two photographers, and both my husband and I had great experiences together and separate during the process. Throughout the reception, each of the photographers was always ready to jump in and take pictures as we had requests, but also captured our wedding day perfectly. I felt 100% confident after our wedding day that our pictures would turn out great, and we were not disappointed. I highly recommend George Street!

Jen was amazing! Let me start by saying, if you are thinking about working with Jen for your…read morewedding, stop thinking about it and book now! Jen made Chris and I feel 100% at ease, comfortable with camera, and delivered images that blew us away. I am beyond grateful to have the images that Jen took be the representation of our wedding. Our photos were delivered quickly, with a preview post the day after the wedding, a blog post a few weeks later, followed by the full collection! I really couldn't have asked for a better photographer!

Hear ye, hear ye! It's about time that Jen gets a 5 star rating from this amateur photog…read more I have been to two yelp events that Jen has attended as the resident photographer (of course all of the #picstitchers and #instagrammers also come out of hiding at these events - myself included, but let's be real, we aren't real photographers). Long story short, Jen takes beautiful photos. Any photographer can take beautiful staged photos, but it takes a true photographer to capture her subjects' raw emotions on film, and Jen does just that! I always look forward to her event albums and the silly candid photos. (: ...By the way, did I mention that Jen also takes the most wonderful close-ups of food?! Seriously, I could eat her photos up. :Q Beyond that, Jen is very gracious and professional. I wouldn't hesitate to work with her in an actual photo session. Thanks for sharing your work with us, Jen!

We loved working with McKenna! She is so friendly, kind and made us feel better through all the…read morejitters and even more excited through our joy! We did a small micro wedding in an art gallery and she was so flexible in working with us even though all the details didn't come together until right before! I would definitely recommend.

McKenna did an amazing job wrangling even the rowdiest family members for extended family photos…read more She did a wonderful job reminding us to stay on schedule, but was relaxed and flexible enough to let us enjoy every moment. Her attention to detail was spectacular. She was accommodating through multiple postponements due to Covid-19. She brought fun energy to both our engagement pictures and wedding day while still remaining very professional. All expectations were stated and communication was easy. Most of all, our photos are so dreamy- they capture all of the sentimental and funny moments of our big day in a way that is polished but still so authentic to us.