The detail shot Em took of my grandmother's necklace, the one she gave me to wear, is the photo my entire family asked for prints of. I had no idea he had even photographed it.
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The detail shot Em took of my grandmother's necklace, the one she gave me to wear, is the photo my entire family asked for prints of. I had no idea he had even photographed it.
Em's portrait of me in scrubs by the cardiac catheterization lab is now the hospital's feature image for their interventional cardiology program. Surreal.
Got the gallery five weeks after the wedding. 847 photos, every single one of them edited beautifully. I spent four hours scrolling through it the first night and cried twice.
The spot Em shot in our Andersonville roastery — wide tracking shots, smoke in the light beams, hands working — looks like a film. The owners wept.
Em handled concept, treatment, production, post. Our internal team had to do nothing except show up on shoot days. The spot ran on Polish broadcast.
My daughter wears hijab. Em never asked her to take it off, adjust it, or pose differently because of it. She felt seen. That mattered more than the photos themselves.
We did our engagement session at the spot Anthony proposed. Em recreated the angle without us even asking. The photo is now our save-the-date.
Em's 30-second TV spot ran on Albanian TV in Chicago and got our cousin in Tirana to call us asking what we had done. International reach.
Em's editorial portrait of me at my desk is on every speaker page I get featured on. Booking inquiries from speaking events have tripled.
Em filmed our 30th anniversary gala. The interview clips with founding members we did during cocktails — three of them have since passed. Em gave us an archive.
Em flew his drone over our marina at twilight. The photos are in our showroom, on our website, and on the cover of our annual brochure. Iconic work.
The drone footage of our venue at golden hour is the most beautiful video I've ever seen. It's our phone wallpapers. Both of us. We didn't plan it that way.
I used three other photographers before Em. None of them flew drones in downtown because none of them could. Em files LAANC and gets it done.
Italian wedding, 14 hour day, four locations. Em's feet must have been destroyed. The gallery shows zero signs of fatigue from frame one to frame nine hundred.
I have used five different real estate videographers in Chicago. Em is the only one whose interior exposure does not look like a HDR cartoon.
Three years married now and I just watched the wedding film with my wife last weekend. We both cried at the same part we always cry at — the moment her dad let go of her arm at the altar.
Em respected that I did not want photos of myself unveiled before the ceremony for my husband to see. He worked around that without ever asking me to explain or justify. Thank you.
Our family of seven. Coordinating that many people is a logistical nightmare. Em handled it like a director on a film set. We were done in 50 minutes.
My in-laws are very traditional and were skeptical of having an outside photographer. After they saw the gallery they asked me for Em's contact info for my sister-in-law's wedding next year.
Em's aerial photography of our outdoor wedding venue is now used in every marketing pitch. The view from above sells the venue better than the brochure ever did.
My headshot got me 4,200 LinkedIn impressions in a week and three new business inquiries. Em is now in my pitch deck as a recommended partner.
A brand film about my family's vineyard in Puglia that I import from. Em traveled with us. The work he came back with was a love letter to where I come from.
I have a phobia about photographers running long. Em is in and out in 90 minutes for a standard residential. Has never delayed one of my showings.
Booked Em for an investor walkthrough of a 12-unit building. He treated a multi-family rental like a luxury listing. Investor signed before the cinematic even rendered.
Em worked with our photographer like they'd been a team for years. No tripping over each other, no awkward staring contests. The coverage map they made beforehand was genius.
Annual family photos with three young boys is a fool's errand. Em made the fools look great. We have a wall of these now.
We did the session at my mother's house in Elmwood Park where I grew up. Three generations in the kitchen, cooking together. These photos will be in our family forever.
Em made a film about my mother's recipes that my mother now plays for her friends when they visit. That is the highest form of brand work.
Booked Em as a regional director on a national campaign. He delivered footage at the same standard as my LA crew at half the budget. Hiring him for everything Midwest-based now.
When you are Albanian, you know how loud a wedding gets. Em never flinched. The audio on the toasts is perfectly clean despite the band that started 20 minutes early.
Em's broadcast-quality portraits gave my career a new visual identity. My contract was renewed with a substantial raise three weeks after the new headshots ran.
Our annual gala at a downtown hotel. Em delivered the highlight recap by 9am the next morning and we used it in fundraising appeals all week. Brought in an extra $42K.
First-birthday session for our daughter. Em captured her face when she tasted cake for the first time. That photo is the screensaver on every device we own.
Em's film about my crew — most of them Albanian, most of them with 20 years on the job — made my workers proud. They send it to their families.
I refer Em to every agent at my brokerage. He has not let a single one of them down. That is rare in Chicago real estate vendors.
Em filmed our annual fundraising luncheon. The keynote recording quality was good enough to use in our grant applications. Real production value.
Em's drone footage of the dabke dance circles is now the festival's identity. Used on all our promotional material for next year.
Em made a 60-second brand spot for our bridal alterations studio that looks like it could run on a major fashion publication. Customers screen-shot it and DM us asking who shot it.
Em captured the moment my brother (the best man) realized he'd forgotten the rings in his hotel room. The look of pure terror on his face is now a family joke. Priceless footage.
Em filmed my sister and me prepping a wedding cake at 4am the day before a big event. The footage of us laughing at exhaustion became our brand identity.
Holiday menu spot delivered in 14 days from brief to broadcast-ready. Used by all four restaurants in the chain. ROI clear within the first weekend.
Em photographed my father six weeks before he passed. The portraits of him with my children are everything to us. I do not know how to thank him.
Brand film about my tailoring shop in Little Italy. Em's camera work on the hands at work — basting, pressing, fitting — feels like a documentary about a vanishing craft.
Em filmed our medical conference at a Chicago university campus. CME-quality recordings, professional title cards, deliverable in a week. Used by half the speakers afterward.
Em did headshots of my entire firm — 14 architects, 4 hours. Every single one looks like a New York Times feature. We are using them in a portfolio book.
My grandmother passed three months after the wedding. The footage of her smiling at me during my speech is everything to my family now. I will treasure this work forever.
My buyers can tell when listing photos are honest versus manipulated. Em's are honest. That builds trust before they walk in.
Brand film for my architecture practice. Em's footage of my hand on the drafting pencil is shown in every pitch we give now. It closes deals.
Em's direction is gentle. He doesn't over-pose. The photos look like us if we were slightly cooler versions of ourselves.
Em photographed our completed townhome development from 400 feet up. The photo sold the last three units before they hit the market.
Em's color is unreal. The reds in my mother's rebozo are correct in every single photo. Anyone who has tried to photograph a mexican wedding knows what I mean.
Em did a documentary day-in-the-life session. He was here from morning routine through dinner. The photos are us. Actually us. Not a stylized version.
We sent the gallery to my husband's family in Pristina who could not attend. They printed 30 of the photos and hung them at the family home as if they had been there. The work is that powerful.
We did a fall session at the conservatory. My twins were a nightmare and Em didn't flinch. The photo of them mid-tantrum, my husband and I laughing, is the family photo of the year.
My dress had 4,000 hand-sewn beads. Em's detail shots capture every single one of them. I sent the photos to my seamstress and she cried.
Em's documentary about three Arab women founders in Chicago STEM is being used by my university's gender studies program as required viewing.
The portraits of my parents together — both of them looking at me getting ready — broke me. I sent them to my dad and he didn't respond for an hour. He was crying at work.
Em photographed me with three vintages on the tasting room table. The portraits are now on every Italian wine bottle in my distribution that bears my signature.
Twilight shoot on a $4.2M North Shore listing. Sold above ask within a week. The video was the bait. Em was the line.
Em's aerials of my West Loop development closed the construction loan. The bank had not seen progress documentation that detailed before.
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