John Dart Photography

I have been able to see John work a few different events now. Definitely the professional, easy to work with, social, easy to talk to. I recommend John to everyone I know after taking part of a wedding he shot. John will be one of the firsts to know of my wedding plans. John Dart Photography is worth a call if you are considering any photography needs. If I could give him six stars I would!

Full Disclosure: John Dart is good friends with a person who performs regularly with my cabaret show, The Kiss Kiss Cabaret. As a favor for that friend, John has shot our show a half dozen times. He always sends along the extra shots of other acts and we’ve used them on our website. I have offered to pay him for these services, but he regularly turns me down. So, we’ve had some business contact, but I have never paid him for services.
John Dart is a wizard.
I’ve told him that several times.
He is a wizard, because he captures fragile moments in time that would otherwise be lost, freezes them with his camera and preserves them for all time.
The quiet moment, backstage, before a performer makes their grand entrance.
The confident handshake between two new business partners.
The sweet smile of a bride, when her mother sees her in her wedding dress for the first time.
The jokes between nervous grooms and their groomsmen.
The Mother In Law’s head resting on her husbands shoulder as they watch their child go down the aisle.
These moments and more are captured by John Dart, when he shoots your wedding or special event. He does his homework ahead of time, checking his equipment to avoid any technical malfunctions. He scouts out the location for lighting and best angles to shoot. He meets with you to get your input on what you’re looking to shoot. And best of all, on the day of, he’s quiet and unobtrusive, sneaking in to capture the little moments that you didn’t plan to shoot.
There simply is no better way to capture your Special Event, than to have John Dart, wizard, at your event.

John did our engagement photos and wedding photos. We had nothing but fun with him. He got amazing shots for our engagement! You can see how happy we are in all the photos. He really captured who we are in the photos. I am going to look at these photos for years to come and be happy beyond words. He is really fantastic and the photos are all AMAZING. I really wanted to look amazing on my wedding day and I think that John really made that happen. He is amazing at what he does and I would recommend him to any other bride in a second.

This is part one of my review. My fiancé and I have seen John’s work around on the interwebs and because we have a pretty strict budget for phtotography, we chose John Dart for our engagement photos and wedding.
A couple of weeks ago we did our engagement shoot. First off, my fiancé is not the best at smiling on command. He’ll try to, but then it looks like a wince. With John, he ended up being pretty comfortable within the first half hour of shooting. We first went to my company (we have a 12′ yellow door in front of our building) and the first few shots were used to get to know another as photographer and photographees. John was great. He kept telling us commands, would shoot from the ground, do these crazy shots, etc. He shot for about four hours, with three being at Navy Pier. He had all of these ideas about certain poses and in looking at the photos, almost all turned out really great. I can’t wait to see how the photos will turn out for the wedding!