Dave Pavlina Photography and Videography
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Introduction
I've been creatively telling stories and marketing products through photography and videography since graduating from Columbia College Chicago's photography program. My clients include Arnold Palmer Apparel, The Walt Disney Company, Patagonia, Vertimax, and Craftsman.
Working behind a camera allows me to use creativity in a variety of ways from marketing a product or home for sale to capturing the unfolding of a wedding day.
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Hired 11 times
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13 years in business
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31 photos
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31 photos
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Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, work quality, and value.
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Greg C.
Jun 3, 2017
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Hired on Thumbtack
Dave was amazing! Im a photographer who needed an assistant in his state, and I was not disappointed. He understood my vision and what I needed to accomplish and seamlessly fit in and was always in the right place at the right time.
Commercial Photography
Kevin C.
Oct 21, 2017
We couldn't have been happier with the experience we had with Dave as our photographer for our wedding. The pictures turned out perfect and the passion he has really showed in the pictures and the overall experience. Dave went above and beyond by checking out some great backgrounds/locations at a near by park for some pictures prior to the wedding. He also took into account any ideas we had with our pictures while also offering plenty of ideas for us. I highly recommend using Dave for your photographer/videographer for any occasion!
Danielle N.
Nov 2, 2017
When I told people the budget for my Saturday June wedding in Chicago, people laughed in my face. Like every other bride, I wanted my special day to be beautiful and perfect, but my husband and I were paying for the wedding ourselves, and neither of us had an extra hundred grand laying around. I had a very specific idea in mind of what type of wedding photos I wanted. It just so happened that most of the photographers I contacted had starting prices of $4,000 or more. I did not want to compromise quality for price. If you do execute your dream wedding, the last thing you want is the pictures you have to remind you of that day to be crap. I was recommended to Dave by a friend, and after looking at his work we decided to hire him. It was legitimately one of the best decisions we made regarding our wedding day. Dave was responsive, super accommodating, open to suggestions, easy to work with, and didn't mind that our group was a little obnoxious, loud, and hard to direct on a very hot day. The turnaround time for photos was a little longer than expected (about 4 months), but they were worth the weight. Our pictures were beautiful, shot in the more "photo-journalistic" style I wanted and absolutely on par with the more expensive photographers we had been quoted. We could not have been happier with our decision to book Dave as our wedding photographer!
Sadie S.
Aug 30, 2015
Dave has completed short films and photography for our athletic wear company that's innovative, creative, professional, and highly in tune with our identity as a brand. His work ethic is outstanding and we thoroughly enjoy working with him.
Suzi K.
Jan 12, 2016
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Hired on Thumbtack
Dave did a great job. He was on time, totally professional and priced to get the job done. I will definitely use him again.
Wedding and Event Photography
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David Pavlina