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Essi Raakel Photographer | Reviews
Top 10 Chicago Fine art Photographer with Roots in Nordic Minimalism. Striving to tell real stories with a cinematic vision.
5(13)
$6 500 
13 Reviews for Essi Raakel
5 
We LOVED our photos, Essi did an incredible job for our engagement photo session!!! I was shocked with how good these came out despite my fiancé and I never doing professional photos before. I never saw myself as photogenic person but she made it look like I was!! She made it easy for me to be comfortable with posing. The photos speak for themselves, they are amazing. The lighting and quality, and angles were perfect, she knows exactly what she’s doing. I couldn’t have pictured better photos, these completely exceeded my expectations. This is exactly what I dreamed of for engagement photos but did not think would actually be mine! We were able to do multiple locations so we got so many beautiful photos in Chicago in the one session. Thank you Essi, we will definitely book for future events!! I have so many favorite photos, could not decide which ones to post!!!
I booked Essi to take our wedding photos due to reading many many reviews. I was expecting our photos to be amazing but that doesn't cut it. I discussed with Essi what my approach was and the style I wanted - they were exactly what I imagined them to be and couldn't be happier!
Essi was just phenomenal to work with. You can tell she is very passionate and serious about what she does & it definitely displayed in her work. The entire process from start to finish was seamless. Essi met with my fiance & I twice, once when we first inquired about photography for our wedding and again a month before our big day. A lot of photography agencies and freelancers will just hop on a call or zoom to meet with you, but not Essi. She made it a point to meet with us & get to know us in person. Having never serviced a middle eastern style wedding, she absolutely crushed it! She was so attentive and took her time with us; never rushed us or made us feel like we were just another booking. She got to know us on a personal level and took interest in who we were as a couple. As someone who lost a large deposit to a previous photography agency who outsourced knockoff photographers, I am so incredibly happy I stumbled upon Essi. Her work is simply unmatched, professional and so so sooo beautiful. You will not regret booking with Essi.
Essi's beautiful work speaks for itself, but she is also really great to work with! She's great at giving instructions and just letting people relax in front of her camera. We hired her for an engagement session and our wedding day. We truly felt comfortable with her from the very beginning.
Oh my goodness. Not enough kind words to say about Essi. BOOK HER!!! If you’re looking for a photographer with a unique style and perspective for your wedding photos, she’s your gal! She goes out of her way to create the most perfect images that left us speechless. She’s incredibly professional and her photography is such quality. She also did our engagement and boudoir photographs and we are considering her as our go to photographer from now on. She takes time to get to know you prior to your shoots which shows how much she really cares. She’s the absolute sweetest to top it all off! BOOK ESSI!!
Essi captured my daughter's January wedding with style and elegance. The photos were artistic, magical and fun!. Essi captured the sweetness of the day! No stiff, awkward photos. I would HIGHLY recommend her!!
We hired Essi to be our wedding photographer and we will never look back - Essi was outstanding. Essi was friendly, knowledgeable, attentive, prompt, and it was very clear she really cares about her work and making sure the couple’s needs are being met. She also made me and my (now) wife feel very confident and empowered in front of the camera, something we were not very experienced or comfortable with. We really enjoyed working with Essi and will certainly hire her for any future photography needs. If you want an educated and reliable photographer who is enjoyable to work with then look no further - choose Essi. We have not received all of our photos yet (the wedding was less than a week ago), but Essi shared a sneak peak album with us and the photos were breathtaking. We cannot wait to receive the rest! Thanks for everything, Essi!
I cannot say enough great things about Essi and her work! Our wedding plans changed several times due to COVID, and Essi MADE our wedding by helping us plan and determine what we wanted from our wedding photographer, and was able to be very flexible in making what we gave her beautiful! We had a great wedding location in the Indiana Dunes area near Chicago (after rescheduling from what would have been a beautiful destination wedding in Cancun), but Essi's photography makes it look as though we actually left the country, the pictures and the nature elements incorporated are absolutely gorgeous. Even better is all of the kind words that went along with the photos on Essis's social media, she truly loves what she does and the people she works with and it shows. We can't imagine a better photographer for the best day of our lives, and we are so lucky we were able to have her capture those memories for a lifetime. If you want a wedding photographer who is professional, kind, fun, and brilliant at what she does, book her before its too late.
I found Essi after a pretty stressful engagement session with another company. I knew after our first phone conversation and seeing her work, I wanted her to be a part of our special day! Essi has such a great energy and wants to make sure the day truly captures the essence of the couple and we couldn’t be happier with our wedding pictures!! What I love most about her style is that she isn’t just in one lane but let’s the moment and picture dictate the style - light and airy, editorial, moody. She is such a positive, calming force and loved that we met with her and got to know a little bit about us before our wedding. I recommend Essi to anyone who wants amazing pictures from an artist who truly loves her craft!!
hank you Essi for the amazing photos of our wedding day. Having great photos was really important to me so I looked at a lot of different photographers before making my decision. I love your style and the photos are just what we wanted. You made us feel comfortable and I loved that you captured everything we wanted! I would highly recommend you to anyone!
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