Inspired Eye Photography - Downers Grove, Illinois

Rebecca Hintz

I cannot recommend enough working with Inspired Eye to book your boudoir shoot. I did one as a wedding gift to my husband, but I didn’t even realize how much of a gift it would be to myself too.

I just gave him the book of photos and the look on his face with him grinning ear to ear said it all - the pictures were everything and more. On top of that, the whole experience made me feel so confident going into my wedding which was the best feeling in the world.

Sarah does an amazing job. She has the most welcoming presence and made me feel so at ease every time I interacted with her which is so important for these types of shoots. The studio being in her home enables her to create the coolest backdrops for a variety of pictures. The way she coordinates with her glam artist is great, and the artist did the perfect makeup to make me feel beautiful. The quality of the photos is just unreal - every little detail is captured so flawlessly.

I would 100% work with Sarah again and cannot recommend her work enough for anyone looking to do a fun photo shoot at any point in their life.

Kyle and Cheyenne Novak

Words cannot explain how great it was to work with Sarah. She does PHENOMENAL work. I attached a few of my favorites but honestly there are hundreds of amazing ones. It's really hard to pick and choose just a few. Picking a photographer was hands down one of the most important vendors to me, so I had a ton of questions, and I really appreciated Sarah answering all of them and not giving me a hard time. She even adjusted some of the wording in the contract just to put my mind at ease that we can print these pictures and post them on social media without an issue (different photographers have different rules). Our plans had drastically changed due to COVID. We ended up having to cancel our original ceremony and reception sites. Sarah offered to do a video call to check in to see how our plans were going, she offered some venues to look into for new sites, and she of course wanted to check in to see if we had any specific photo requests and how to maximize our photo timeline. She even sent us an email with some of the different venues we talked about. This definitely isn't a photographer's job, so I really appreciated her going out of her way to do this. Some companies won't even have you talk to your photographer until the day of or maybe the week of to just go over the final details. I could go on and on, but I think this gives you a pretty good idea of how great she is. I'd absolutely recommend her to anyone.

Kristin Niznik

Sarah was just what I didn’t know I needed!! Being a mom and a bride I had so many mixed emotions around my body and how I would look photographed. I wanted to embrace my “bridal” era by getting a special gift made for my husband however, the reality of body post baby had me feeling insecure. Turns out after my session with Sarah and seeing the product this experience turned into more a gift for me than my husband. Sarah made me feel beautiful, strong, and confident. I would a million times over recommend any woman, no matter what stage of life you are in, do a session with her.

Kathryn Fitzgerald

Sarah made my first boudoir experience and amazing one!! She coached me through the whole process and helped me to get out some nervous giggles. Sarah made me feel so confident and beautiful and I am so grateful to have had such an amazing experience with her. Not to mention I now have some amazing photos!! Do yourself a favor and book a session with her, it’s the ultimate self love gift!

LaToya Coleman

Sarah was absolutely amazing! This was my first boudoir session, so I didn't know what to expect. She made me feel comfortable from the moment I had my zoom meeting with her to the final product. Sarah is very talented at capturing the perfect angles and telling me how to pose. My photo book came out better than expected and I am so happy with it. I definitely would recommend Sarah and I would use her again for future projects.

Sarah Manrique

Sarah is AMAZING! I was nervous at first due to not being confident in my own body, however, Sarah made me feel beautiful. I was awkward at first but truly felt like I was rocking the photo shoot. My husband LOVED the photos as it was a wedding gift. I 100% recommend doing a Boudoir shoot with Sarah!

Skylar Nagy

Sarah is amazing at what she does. I scheduled a personal shoot after I saw her finished work after a close friend's wedding. I was so impressed with what she was able to accomplish as one person for a whole wedding day! The personal shoot was awesome--I was so nervous going into it, but Sarah worked so hard to make me comfortable, giving me helpful direction, hair and makeup, and even playing music that helped me feel more confident. My husband and I both adored the finished product! I will definitely go back to Sarah if I ever need any other professional photos for anything in the future!

Alex Garza

Sarah was amazing. She made me feel comfortable and was a great cheerleader. I booked a boudoir session with Sarah to help me feel more confident and sexy myself. I was absolutely nervous in shopping for outfits and going into it but she sent notes to reassure me ahead of the session and then absolutely during the session! My photo's came out amazing - highlighted the best parts and made me feel confident 🙂 Highly recommend doing a session with Sarah for yourself (and your partner will just reap the benefits 🙂 )!