Family Portraits

Session Options

ANYWHERE IN OPRF
After living in River Forest for 20 years, Matt's OPRF roots run deep. He's always happy to come back, especially for a family portrait session! Whether at your home, one of the many parks (Lindberg is great!), or Thatcher Woods, Matt will capture a variety of great photos of your family.

ON LOCATION
From the Chicago River Walk to the lakefront to a favorite city park, there's nothing like the energy of photos taken with the beautiful city as a backdrop. We'll shoot almost anywhere it's legal within a 5 mile radius of Ashland & Chicago.

A professional photo assistant will accompany Matt on all shoots to ensure maximum quality and efficiency during the session.

Please scroll down for pricing.

About Matt

Before Matt was photographing other families, he was busy shooting his own. Bitten by the "photo bug" while working for Eastman Kodak Company (remember them?) in 1993, his photography really took off after the birth of his first daughter five years later. In 2007 he began doing "lifestyle" sessions of young neighborhood children as they played in their yard or a park. In the intervening 13 years, he's taken hundreds of portraits of people all over the world. With his signature style and ability to connect and draw out the true personality of the subject, there's no one better to capture enduring portraits of your family and children.
Choose from a session in the studio, your home or on location. Whatever the choice, rest assured you'll love the photos.

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Studio

30 minute studio session
Matt's studio is large enough to accommodate families of four for waist up groupings.
Great for individual natural light portraits.
Can be combined with a location session (subtract 25% from the combined session fee).
Images available in color and B&W.
Matt's studio is in Ukrainian Village on Hermitage just north of Chicago Avenue.

Cost $495 + $95 per Person
Includes $250 Product Credit

On Location in Chicago

On location within 5 miles of Ashland & Chicago Avenue.
Suggested locations include the Chicago Loop and / or River Walk, North Avenue Beach, Montrose Harbor, etc.
A professional Photo Assistant will accompany Matt. This will enhance the quality of the images, while enabling a much greater quantity and variety of images to be captured because a second set of hands can hold a reflector or artificial light.
Other locations are possible. Inquire for travel fees to your favorite spot.

Cost $995 + $95 per Person
Includes $400 Product Credit

Anywhere in OPRF

Matt and his assistant will set up and shoot for approximately 30 minutes on location within Oak Park & River Forest
Family groupings plus individual portraits
Images available in color and B&W
Session can be at your home or a park in the area

Cost $995 + $95 per Person
Includes $400 Product Credit

Custom Hard Cover Coffee Table Albums

Images are artfully arranged and printed on beautiful heavy weight, lustre, laminated pages bound into a hardcover coffee table album.
Download of all images used in album @ 3,000 pixel long available for additional fee.

Pricing

8x8 with 20 pages, 10 spreads, at least 30 images $1,850

10x10 with 30 pages, 15 spreads, at least 45 images 2,550

12x12 with 40 pages, 20 spreads, at least 60 images 3,450

Other Locations

Matt is available to travel to just about any location, near or far. Fortune 500 companies regularly send him across the country for executive portrait sessions. Please call 312-543-3302 to discuss what kind of a session you'd like to create and where and we'll be thrilled to put together a custom package for you.