Chelsea Mazur Photography

I can’t say enough good things about Chelsea. She shot our engagement session — two people who are NOT comfortable in front of the camera — and her calm, encouraging, yet straightforward demeanor truly put us at ease. As other reviewers have mentioned, she really makes sure you’re positioned to get the most flattering shot. And now I never forget to stick my chin out and down in photos!
She was also extremely easy to communicate with throughout the process leading up to it, very thorough in her recommendations of types of poses, locations, and attire. I’m using her work in basically my entire online presence. Definitely recommend and will be hiring her again!

I had the best experience working with Chelsea! She made me feel so comfortable and beautiful that all nervousness washed away within minutes of shooting. Her confidence behind the lens was very assuring. She was willing to take risks and I trusted that she would make me look my best. The shoot was a 30^th birthday present to myself and my friend Jen and I had a great time being «models» for a day. We had wine and music to add to the fun.
Chelsea was very accommodating with my many outfit and hairstyle changes. All in all I couldn’t be happier with the quality of the shots. She definitely emphasizes quality and bringing your personality through in the shots. I’ve already recommended her to family and friends for personal pictures and professional head shots! Would use her again in a heartbeat.

My friend and I are from New York and recently took a long weekend trip to Chicago for my friend’s 30^th birthday. We thought it would be fun to capture the weekend and big birthday milestone with some beauty portraits. We had an absolute blast! Chelsea made us feel comfortable posing in front of the camera for the first time, made us feel beautiful and it was just an overall fun morning. I was incredibly pleased with my photos, they came out stunning. Chelsea is truly talented and I recommend her to anyone looking for classy, high quality photos.

Working with Chelsea was a blast! I recently did headshots with her, and she is tons of fun to work with, very professional, and great at giving tons of direction. I always get frustrated by photographers who leave the posing up to me. She makes sure that you are standing in the right light, tilting your head at just the right angle, and putting all your limbs in the right spots. In other words, no more slouchy poses, double chins, flyaway hairs, or squinty eyes. She does what it takes to make you look your best! I feel like I walked away from her studio with several great photos and even a few tips on how to look great in my future casual pics with friends. Highly recommended!

My husband and I (and our dog, haha) have used Chelsea for our annual Christmas card photo for the last few years. She is great to work with and the resulting pictures are always wonderful! We get tons of compliments on our Christmas cards each year so we always try to up the ante. Chelsea always comes through with brilliant and creative ideas. Two years ago, she shot pictures of us wrapped in Christmas lights in a Christmas tree nursery. Awesome pictures! Last year, she actually built a teepee filled with blankets and white lights that we sat in and those photos turned out fantastic! In fact, our friends and family members keep our Christmas cards on their refrigerators year round because they love the photos so much! Chelsea is truly a gifted photographer with a great eye. I love all her ideas about locations and lighting. I also really appreciate how much thought and effort she puts into her work. There is nothing better than someone who loves their work, and it shows!
I highly recommend Chelsea to anyone seeking a professional and friendly photographer for any life event! We will definitely be using her again! :)
Jenny Alvarado

We used Chelsea for our engagement session in May 2014 and we were blown away by her skill and professionalism. We had no idea where to even begin with our photo session and she offered great advice on attire, types of shots, and planned amazing locations in the city to shoot. She was prepared, efficient, and very accommodating. We love the quality of the pictures and are very excited to have these beautiful pictures for a lifetime. I would highly recommend Chelsea to anyone for their photography needs!

Chelsea was fantastic! She was so patient with our newborn and really took her time to get the perfect shots of our family. She was able to capture some great family moments as well as the sweetest pictures of our baby. I am so happy with the final edited photos and can’t wait to get them printed. She was extremely quick with her turn around as well. I highly recommend Chelsea for any photography needs!!!

Chelsea was great to work with. She was very prepared and professional. She had great ideas for shots and totally understood the «feeling» we were going for. Even after the shoot, she went above and beyond to make sure that every photo was retouched to perfection. Affordable and totally accommodating, be sure to book now because I’m sure she will be in high demand very soon!