Portrait Photography Chicago | Chicago Portrait Company

Portrait photographers in Chicago serve as visual historians for the melting pot within the melting pot that is the USA. My grandparents left Puerto Rico in the 1950s to raise their family in New York, eventually moving to Chicago. I made this portrait of my grandma while visiting her in Puerto Rico, where she and my grandfather returned after their children were grown.

A Chicago portrait company has one of the most rewarding tasks - documenting one of the most diverse cultures in the world. I call it a task instead of a job because it’s so enjoyable and rewarding that it can barely be called work. I made this portrait of my cousin yesterday in his kitchen during a boisterous Puerto Rican family gathering.

Photographers in Chicago area have the widest range of personalities, locations and culture to choose from, making it one of the best places in the world to be a photographer.

Model Photographer Chicago was the title of a Craigslist ad I answered a few years ago. I’m glad I did, because it introduced me to a style of photography that was new to me, one that allows me to be creative and that continues to bring me a lot of enjoyment.

Photography in Chicago IL has its pluses and minuses. We can only make photographs outdoors for 6-7 months a year, so I decided to turn lemons into lemonades with this fun portrait by asking the model to put on her winter clothes and go outside to make a snowball. As her lighthearted expression shows, it’s a great way to turn the winter cold into a memorable portrait.