Rena Captures

yall ever wanted to do a photoshoot with me? 👀

here’s a fun chance to do so whilst vibing out to r&b with Chicago’s top-tier DJs❤️‍🔥 you will get your photos day of and everything 😍

who doesn’t like brunch? you don’t if you don’t come through 😝🤪

is holding it down for me from 2pm-3pm then i’ll be on from 3pm-5pm - see you there 😘💘

my favorite kind of a situation. kim said we needed a photo with Amerie, and instead of snapping something quick where they originally were at, i lead them to the closest story-telling backdrop. we used the texture of backstage as their backdrop and we captured our mini photoshoot that made it to both their IG profiles! 😍🥹📸👑

2025 recap continued with horizontals 🚣‍♀️

everyone in this post is special to me in some way. has put me in awe with her growth in branding herself, proves grit pays off, can tease and call me reeena and it somehow fills me with love lmao, you brought me to a unique experience getting married at the City Hall i’ll never forget, your talent and eye for hair+ constantly makes me proud to know you, your like my best industry friend, my touring mentor, i am so honored to photograph your milestone moments, you said you were going to be famous and look at you now, your personality lights this city, you are soo intelligent, i’ve told you this already the speed you move at i can only pray to have half of that myself lmao, and .naltsy my lil sister who id be so lost without. everyone who is in my life i am drawn to because you only try to fill other’s cups. let’s keep pulling each other up in 2026 🧗‍♀️🚀💪

ended 2025 by going as far south as possible to key west, florida 🌞

this year’s journey was 10 years in the making. i’m proud to say i’ve been a fully independent photographer since 2015, booking 100+ gigs this year, celebrated with a solo photography exhibit, and have nurtured so many relationships in this badass of a city.

i want to give a special shoutout to those who i just started building to those who i have been with already:

obviously 🤯😂🥰 😘
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🎨
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collective 🤝
angelz .retro_ 💃🕺
x x 🎤
x x x 🎧
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🎥🎙️
x 🍋‍🟩
📀
🫂
💪
🌷
😎
x x 👟

i am so grateful to be able to continue to provide the important skill of photography. photography is the only permanent documentation of past moments. it helps build community. it helps make people feel. it helps change the world. love yall for continuing to support an independent lady photographer 🥰📸

to 2026! 🥂✨🎇

bringing back this photo cause i feel like it 🌹

Arcada Theatre in St. Charles 2017

model/artist:
creative director & stylist: .killa
makeup artist: Kayla Quint

a random plethora of vertical photos - professional x iphone dump 💙📸







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just wanted to share some light-hearted content of some of my favorite photos of the team this year 💞💞💞




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e.a.s.t.o.n.e


PS happy birthday 🥳🎉🎉

we’re no longer googling over men’s egos, pl***oy 💋

that girl ❤️‍🔥

we had a lil story line along with our photo shoot ✍️ is an actor so i wanted him to get into character with whichever clothing category we gave him. pretend store owner pretend styled him into a western cowboy, a 50s greaser and a 90s streetwear coolkid, showing the diversity of Well Rounded’s vendor portfolio.

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this was an exciting photo shoot opportunity because our location was the vintage store itself, where we were able to pull clothes and have the models styled by the talented@_kels_c . Well Rounded is a vintage store in Pilsen with a variety of clothing venders with different styles, from street fashion to western belts and hats, to glam. this mini photo series is intended to show some of the versatility the clothing store can provide! we all left with a new item for our closets for real lol

models 💃🕺
MUA 💄
Stylist 👗
BTS/Production assistant 🤌
Lighting Guru Kurt who doesn’t have an instagram 💡
Location 📍
Produced and photographed by yours truly 💕