Photo & video locations in Chicago
Chicago, IL has a handful of spots that make a photo sing, and plenty that don't. Pick the moment you're planning and see which ones suit it.
Pick the moment you're shooting
Each milestone has its own guide to Chicago: the venues that suit it, the light to book, and the photographers who shoot it.
Bumps in gardens, on the water, and in golden-hour light.
First-week, lifestyle, and at-home newborn sessions.
Extended families, kids, and yearly milestone portraits.
Senior portraits and graduation-year sessions.
Cap-and-gown and campus graduation portraits.
Surprise proposals captured discreetly from a distance.
Proposals, save-the-dates, and city-backdrop couple sessions.
Anniversaries, date-night, and lifestyle couple shoots.
Personal-branding, dating, and lifestyle portraits.
Top locations, ready when you are
Our Chicago guides start from real shoots in the city, so you are choosing between spots that photograph well. Open a milestone for the list that suits it.
- 01Chicago RiverwalkThe Loop / Streeterville · Outdoor
- 02Millennium Park — Cloud GateMillennium Park / The Loop · Outdoor
- 03Alfred Caldwell Lily PoolLincoln Park · Outdoor
- 04Lincoln Park ConservatoryLincoln Park · Indoor
- 05North Avenue BeachLincoln Park lakefront · Outdoor
- 06Adler Planetarium & Skyline WalkMuseum Campus · Outdoor
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