Chicago and Suburban Chicago Family Photographs by Marmalade Photography

This gallery is made up of Chicago and Suburban Chicago family photographs by Marmalade Photography throughout our 20+ years in business spanning both on location photography work and photography at our curated Marmalade Locations.

Chicago and Suburban Chicago Family Photographs

There is something that happens when a family stops moving for just a moment – when the kids forget the camera exists and mom and dad forget the performance of it all. That pause brings on flow and this is the kind of moment I live for.

Those are the Chicago and Suburban Chicago family photographs worth making!

Marmalade Photography creates custom photography for Chicago families on an appointment basis. Because Chicago is THE city of neighborhoods we’ve familiarized ourselves with some favorite things about each one!

We’ve been traveling on location to areas such as character rich and historic Old Town, the beautiful and luxurious Gold Coast, in the bird’s eye view of some of Streeterville’s most luxurious high rises, in fun and lively Wrigleyville where you can feel the vibe. We often find ourselves in spacious and lovely Lincoln Park where greenery abounds. We love photographing in Chicago’s Printers Row with its industrial roots – which make outdoor shooting locations fun to source. Photographing people in the theater district? It’s never the same session twice – there is no shortage of iconic and lit up venues! Another favorite on location area is in vibrant and texture filled River North where the light reflects just so off the Chicago River and onto the many layers of texture that sit in the threshold between the water and the skyline. In historically and culturally rich Hyde Park where the energy shifts to something quieter and more considered.

And all points in between.

Or maybe you want to be photographed in your home and at your favorite park like the family in the photo featured in this section. There is no wrong way to have an on location photo session with your child and family.

Far from being limited to the urban settings of the city – Marmalade proudly serves clients in beautiful Evanston and we travel to the northern suburbs on a regular basis. We’ve traveled on location for clients who have spaces in New Buffalo Michigan and beyond. We photograph frequently on location in Naperville and in Hinsdale and the beautiful spaces of LaGrange (and everywhere in between all these ‘burbs!)

Our Marmalade Locations are curated sites in the SW Suburbs, we have a variety of scenic areas to choose from whether you seek an open field type of atmosphere for airy photos or a dynamic river backdrop or the ever-changing forest location filled with greenery (or color!) – which happens to be one of our most favorite spots to work in.

What we create together is not just a gallery of Chicago and Suburban Chicago family photographs – this collaboration results in a document of your family at this exact moment in time – the ages, the dynamics, the love that is specific to your people and no one else’s. In twenty years the images we create, what seems like mere photographs right now, will matter in ways you cannot yet imagine and you will cherish those long gone moments and relive the light of the setting sun that warm summer afternoon or the calm breezes of the lakefront that early fall morning or you will remember the timeless scent of the leaves burning in the crisp autumn air of late fall.

Ultimately what you envision for your Chicago and Suburban Chicago family photographs is a dream we can help make reality.

With over 20 years of experience creating Chicago and Suburban Chicago family photographs, Marmalade Photography is equipped to make nearly any vision come true. We would love to talk with you about yours!

Not sure where to start when looking for a professional family photographer to capture images of your children or family? QUESTIONS TO ASK A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER BEFORE HIRING is a great article that also has a printable pdf associated with it for interviewing potential photographers.