Chris Guillen Photography

Chris Guillen Photography is here to help you and your company with your personal branding needs. You call, we listen. We listen to your goals, review your brand & website, and build a plan. Using Chris’ 30+ years of photography experience, we will create imagery to compliment you, your company, and your future. We will be your creative partner to develop your story with powerful, effective imagery to help connect you to your community and future clients.

Chris Guillen Creative

Chris Guillen is a photographer, producer and creative partner, and brings a unique skill set to the Early Intervention field. He is a husband of 31 years to Early Interventionist Chelsea Guillen, who ran an EI program for 12+ years and is currently the EI Ombudsman for the state of Illinois. He is a father of a child born with a vision impairment, who received vision services, speech therapy, OT, and DT through EI. Chris also has a wealth of experience working with early childhood non-profit organizations and other advocates for children and families as a photographer and producer. Using photography, video, or both, Chris is a strategic and creative partner who'll help create an image library and relatable videos to strengthen your Early Intervention or Early Childhood program's brand. CGC will help you connect and broaden your relationships to your legislative sector, future workforce, community and families...who all need to better understand your Early Intervention/Early Childhood system.

Photography Services                                              Video Services
Corporate & Executive Portraiture                           Video Production
Environmental Portraiture                                        Videography
Image Library Development Video Editing & Post Production
Editorial & Documentary Photography                   Creative Direction & Brand Consulting
Website & Annual Report Photography                     Family Portraiture      

Testimonials

Rachel Steininger Executive consultant/coach - March 2023

Imagine walking into a meeting with a new contact and they feel like they know, like and trust you already, just from a picture. This is what I’ve experienced by working with Chris Guillen. Because while photography may be his medium, capturing the essence of someone’s personality and personal brand is Chris Guillen’s zone of genius.

Being a couple years into my work as a business consultant & coach, I wanted some “grown-up” branding shots taken. Chris had known me for a short while before I hired him but even so, we had an in-depth conversation before the photo shoot to talk about what I needed, how the photos were going to be used and shared, and most importantly, what I wanted to convey to people about myself and my business. Everything in the process built off that conversation.

So fast forward to the other day, a business mentor of mine was reviewing a sales page for my new program and, as he got to the picture of me that Chris had taken, he started raving about the photo. All the words he used to describe it were EXACTLY the impression I’d wanted conveyed.

Then, a couple of days later, another person was looking at my website and her impressions of the photos were again EXACTLY in line with me and my personal and professional brand.

I think anyone can have nice photography and certainly a lot of people need better headshots (I know I did!). But to have photos that convey YOU is priceless. I wholeheartedly recommend Chris Guillen for all of your professional and personal photography needs.

Jacob Tedlund Independent Insurance Agent - January 2023

I can't recommend Chris enough for business photography. If you don't have a professional photo for all of your business pages (LinkedIn, Facebook, website, etc.) or if your photo is outdated, drop everything and hire Chris Guillen immediately. Quite frankly, not doing so is costing you money.

I've had an online presence for seven years. Chris took my photo in the Fall of 2021 and immediately I started seeing results after updating my online photos. My business website brought in 400% more business in 2022 YOY and I know much of that is due to the professional photos that Chris Guillen took.

Besides the fact that it is a terrific investment in yourself and in your business, working with Chris Guillen is a pleasure. He is a professional, but able to use his experience and sense of humor when it is necessary during a photo shoot. If you are like me, you aren't always comfortable when you're having your picture taken. I had a lot of fun during my photo shoot with Chris Guillen. I plan on hiring Chris to do some family portraits if I can ever get my family to all visit from Montana, because I know he does a great job on family portraits as well.

Have you read this whole review and still haven't messaged Chris about taking business or family portraits? What are you waiting for? :)