Photos by Tony Drago

it went well

Tony did a great job for a fantastic price. Very pleasant to work with. A much better alternative then my daughter's school's recommendation. The pictures were so much better and Tony gave us the disc. Definitely recommend.

I found out about Tony not from an advertisement on/with Angie's List, but rather I saw a letter to the editor that someone wrote speaking of what wonderful service and results he provided, i think in December in 2013.  I cut the note out, found him online and emailed him.  Maybe he is now advertising with Angie's I'm not sure. 
I emailed Tony with my needs, a few professional head shots for things like LinkedIn and some casual shots for other things like dating websites, yes I must admit.  Tony got right back to me, told me to look at his website and see other similar photos he has done and we set a date to take the photos.  I don't know about you but I hate having my picture taken when it's not in a spur of the moment casual click, sitting for photos is so uncomfortable and to me seems so egotistical.  Anyway, Tony was the guy that made that feeling go away, he put me at ease so I relaxed a bit.  Coming up with a smile that doesn't look forced and fake in those staged photos is to me something I just can't do, he helped me get through that.
Tony came to my house did the formal photos there and then we headed to a park near my house and we did the casual shots.  Tony is a great personable guy that's down to earth but obviously knows what he's doing.  At first you can view your photos on his website until such time as he gets a CD in the mail to you to use as you please.  I'm very happy with the results and am thankful that I read that letter to the editor about him and his work. 

Very patient and professional.

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Everything went fine!  Tony is a great photographer. He was very professional and we had marvelous photos.

Tony came to my home for a one hour session of my two-month old baby.  We struggled a little to find a good location and poses for a floppy infant but I thought he probably got 5 or 6 good shots.  He was very fun and engaging to work with, my 6 year old daughter was present and she was an instant fan. 
Tony sent the images about a week later and they are fantastic, far exceeding my expectations (which were high based on the other reviews).  He was able to capture so many facets of her personality, every picture is a good one.

I met with Tony to work out some details and come up with a price. My
sister was having an outdoor wedding, and the reception was at the same
location. Tony offered to attend the rehearsal as well for free, but they
did not have one. He gave me a very fair price that included coverage
from before the wedding all the way through to the end, all of the
editing, and all of the pictures on a DVD. I also added 10x10 custom photo
book that he designed, and 2 6x6 copies of that book for both of their
parents.  I was more than satisfied with the price, especially after
looking at others that were more than double the price for what we
wanted.  He met with my sister and her fiance about a week or so before
the wedding to work out all of the details. My sister said she felt very
comfortable after meeting with him.
The day of the wedding he
showed up early and was ready to start shooting. He got lots of great
photos of my sister and the girls getting ready. And lots of great
photos of the venue itself. During the ceremony, without being a
distraction, he was everywhere! He even climbed up onto a bluff to get a
great wide overview of the whole scene. This was great with the river
and waterfall in the background.  He was always shooting, I don't think
he could have missed a shot if he tried.  He was very creative with the
posed photos after the ceremony. Especial since it was raining a little.
One of my favorites includes a broken umbrella that was just laying
around (you'd have to see it).
During the reception he got lots
of great photos all along the way. After the bridal party made it
through the food line, he grabbed a bite and was done before the bride
and groom. He seemed to be everywhere at the same time. He was shooting
from all kinds of angles.  A lot of my family came up to me and told me
they were impressed with how fun and personable he was.  He made it fun,
even for those who don't like getting their pictures taken.
After the ceremony, I think the next day, he put a good handful on Facebook
for us to have a sneak peak and share with our friends. This was great
because I knew it would be a couple months before I got everything
edited and back. I was getting a little anxious waiting for the photos,
but when they were completed, it was deffinantly worth the wait! He
posted them on his website and provided a DVD with a great custom label.
And on the disk, printed right on it, was the copyright release. But,
the most impressive thing was seeing the custom photo books. I could not
believe the quality. What a great gift they made for their parents.  I
just wished Tony was our photographer when we got married....

Everything was great! I needed a professional-looking head shot for work, and selfies were not cutting it. I contacted Tony based on a similar user's experience, and he said he would charge $50 for this, which was a very reasonable price. This includes a CD of all the photos, which have been edited/formatted, and you can order prints from him or Walgreens, wherever you want. This is a very good deal -- other professional photographers will give you rights to literally one photo and charge more than double this amount. Tony has a day job, which is what allows him to charge such low rates -- but he has quality equipment and knows what he's doing, so don't mistake him for anything but a professional photographer.
Tony agreed to meet at Forest Park within a couple days after our initial email correspondence, and we spent about an hour taking photos in various spots. A couple days later I emailed asking when he might have some sample photos online, and he got them to me within a couple hours, which was nice. I received a DVD in the mail a few days after that. All in all, a great experience.

Tony was great! He was on time and worked with the kids to get the best pictures we could. He really did a great job.

Excellent experience.  Very flexible with scheduling and was a fun experience - the pictures turned out great.  Will definitely use again.

I did some initial checking of prices and for this type of shoot I was getting quotes of $250 and up. 
Tony promptly returned my initial call.  I am a singer/songwriter and needed some professional shots with my guitar for promotional purposes.  We were able to set up an appointment that same week.  He conveniently came to my house on time to do the photo shoot.  Coming to the customer is a great plus that Tony provides.  He promptly set up his gear in our living room which includes an optional green screen background ($50 extra) that would allow him to use unlimited choices of backgrounds that would compliment each photo.  I highly recommend this option.  He selects the right backgrounds after the shoot back at his office.  Tony is very professional and makes you feel at ease. Tony will continue shooting until he has the necessary number of shots he needs.  After he was done with me he took shots of my family as well.  The nice thing with Tony is that he mails you a CD within a few days with all the images and they are yours forever.  This is all included in his price.  No need to go to Tony for additional prints etc.  You have total ownership of all the pictures.
I highly recommend Tony highly and would use him again. You can check his work out and what he did for me at his web site below.
http://www.photosbytonydrago.net

I needed some head shot photos for use on professional websites and general applications. I read favorable reviews of Tony's work on Angie's list, so I reached out to him.  He definitely lived up to his billing.  He was professional and prompt.  I was reviewing the shots he took the by the evening of the day he took. them. If you're in need of a top quality photographer at a very reasonable price, Tony should be your first call.

Tony was excellent in all areas. We had a very small window when all my family would be home and he worked with us to make it happen. He was courteous and fun to work with. We had 7 people and 2 cats and a dog. He was great with the pets. He took a lot of pictures in multiple groupings, and locations in our house. He was very affordable and gave us the cd so we could share and order prints as we wanted. I would call him again if the occasion called for a photographer.

The idea to give my husband a photo of myself for Christmas was a last minute idea, and price was an issue too.  I liked that Tony would photograph me where I wanted, and that I could get the photos on a disk without copyright, which meant I could get them processed anywhere. No high-priced portrait package with photos I did not want! (In the end I did purchase prints through Tony and they were very reasonable.)  The unique thing about my session was that I was doing the photography without make-up.  Oh boy!  Tony ran with this idea and not only did the photos turn out great, we had a lot of fun shooting them.  Really great guy with which to work.

He was very professional. He seemed to work very well with the kids. We got a lot of great photos. I couldn't be happier. He will become our go to photographer for our family.

I contacted Tony on-line and setup a time and place for us to do the photo session.  I chose the place and Tony met me there.   He spent a full hour taking photos of my grandson.  In one picture, he provided a studio backdrop and my grandson wore a suit and tie.  This was done outside but it appeared to be in a studio.  We then removed the jacket and tie and proceeded from there.  The rest of the pictures were in the park.  The picture on his website of a young man sitting by a creek is my grandson.  The shot was great along with many others just as good.  I paid the sitting fee when the hour was up and had my pictures on a disc in a couple of days.  Actually saw them the same night on Tony's website.