Caption This Photography: Photo Sessions
Milestones & Special Occasions
-CELEBRATE!-
Graduation, new career or promotion, milestone birthday, newly independent (aka divorced), overcoming a medical journey, achieving weight loss or strength goals, a sober milestone? Whether you are celebrating a traditional milestone or are recognizing the beauty in new beginnings and reward in achievements, our Individual packages will offer you the flexibility you need to showcase these moments in life.
-Package prices start at $275-
Senior Photos
-Let's hear it for the Senior Class!-
The beginning of the final chapter of childhood and the bridge into young adulthood. We offer several Senior photo packages designed to meet everyone's needs while celebrating this special time in life. From the family wanting a few basic images to those wanting an expansive package capturing a bit of everything throughout the year, including activities, we have an option for you.
-Package prices start at $275-
Maternity & Adoption
-We cannot wait to meet you-
The journey to motherhood can take many paths, and not all begin with a "baby bump." However your path is beginning, let us help you capture the memories along the way, and record your story for the special one (or more) who is/are going to be joining your family. Select from any of our Individual & Couples packages, or contact us to create a personalized package that can follow you through the steps of this journey.
-Package prices start at $275-
Individual
-Hey, it's me-
Whether you want something more personal or candid than school photos, more practical than business shots, or just need to update your frames or gallery on your wall, individual sessions provide the opportunity to capture today, real-life, just how you want to remember it.
-Package prices start at $275-
Couples & Dynamic Duos
-Unforgettable-
Honoring the special bond between two people and capturing the connection they share is priceless. Whether you are a dynamic duo or share a special family bond, whether you want to celebrate a friendship, romance, or both, we will highlight the energy that represents your relationship. These packages are also perfect for those celebrating an engagement, anniversary, or just honoring a commitment to one another.
-Package prices start at $275-
Sportraits
-It's portraits, but for sports-
Traditional school photos, boring! Action shots, ahhhmmmazzzzing, but not always what fits best with the living room decor or on Grandma's photo wall. So, we introduce Sportraits--traditional, clean backdrops in an array of color options, with poses that are not as stiff as a yearbook photos, and yet still manage to show personality, hobbies/interests, and meet Grandma's needs all in one. Sportraits can be done on an individual basis through our Individual package options, or teams can contact us directly to inquire about booking larger groups. For individuals or teams wanting more dynamic, hyped up images, please check out our Media Day package options offered through AdrenalineShots.net (coming soon!).
-Individual package prices start at $275-
Coming Soon!
-Family Packages-
Coming in July! We will begin booking family sessions at that time for appointments just after Labor Day and in time for the holidays.
Business & Professionals
-Make a strong first impression-
Offering professional headshots for individuals, as well as promotional headshot and team images for businesses to use for advertising with a commercial license purchase. Professional session information is available now on our website, with sample images coming soon.
CommUNITY Events
CommUNITY Events
-Being a part of the community, also means giving back-
How we show up for others reflects in the world around us. To capture this sentiment so beautifully in an image is why we do what we do. We are proud to support several local non-profit organizations by capturing their live events at a reduced rate or as a professional donation.
The result, when executed well, is being able to produce a high-resolution piece of art worthy of display, which evokes the memory and emotion of the present day throughout your lifetime.
Brittany Ottino, Caption This Photography
-Capturing your Passion for performance-
AdrenalineShots Sports Division: Capturing Your Passion for Performance
Live event, game-day action coverage:
Wherever your performances take you, AdrenalineShots, our dedicated Sports division, has you covered. Capturing your passion for performance through the speed of our shutter! Available package options for dedicated player/participant focus of live events can be found through our AdrenalineShots Sports Media Studio link coming soon.
Note: Limited number of live
Media Day:
Dynamic studio or on-location images available for individual or team media days. These sessions are all about getting hyped for the season, building your fan base, showing the competition what they are about to face, and bringing the energy and attitude it takes to bring home the W!
Sport & Specialty Banners:
Custom designed to match the aura of your athlete, senior, or team. All banners come in standard 2x3 or 3x6 sizes and are printed on outdoor, weather-resistant materials.
*Names removed to protect athlete privacy.
Caption This Photography: About Us
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Our Story
Caption This Photography, LLC, and AdrenalineShots Sports Media Studio is truly a business built on the foundation of family and community.
Meet the Owner & Photographer: Brittany Ottino
For those who don’t know me, I am Brittany Ottino, the owner of Caption This Photography, LLC, and Adrenaline Shots Sports Media Studio. I am excited to invite you into our studio!
I grew up in Central IL, where I met my husband and high-school sweetheart, Jonathan. After attending college and graduate school, and then living in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago for several years, we decided it was time to move back to Springfield to be closer to family. I always said, “I don’t know if it is the right decision, but I know it’s not the wrong one.” So, with 2 toddlers in tow, that is exactly what we did.
Fast-forward over 15 years later, we now have 3, mostly photogenic, teen/young adults, all of whom have grown up and been very active in the Ball-Chatham School District (GHS classes of 2024, 2026, and 2030). You will see some of their images throughout the website, and you may also see them around the studio or even assisting with a session. So, if my name sounds familiar, but you could not place it, it may have been through my relationships with any number of local organizations (Making Strides for Breast Cancer as a Portrait of Hope Ambassador, Scouts, Chatham YBA, GIS/GMS PTO, Girls on the Run, and a large amount of sports related activities), or perhaps from the thousands of photos posted for local athletes, cheer, dance, band and flags members, or during community events on Facebook pages and in the local Clarion.
Like many of you, my life tends to revolve around family and friends, caregiving for others, and school events. We use the in-between moments for catching up on yard and housework, traveling (I love the beach, but any trip will do!), spending time on the lake, or finding time for a game or movie night. And, admittedly...I scroll a lot on socials.
I also have a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in public communication and human relations, as well as a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and am a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of IL. So while I spend much of my time behind the camera, rushing to catch the action, mapping out the weekly practice and game or meet schedules, designing and editing, and spending time with family and friends, there is another quieter component to my life. The softer side that often works in silence, is less directive, and resists the hype of attention. In these moments, you will catch me on Do Not Disturb while I work with individuals, families, or organizations needing a little extra support and time processing the unexpected incidents in life.
It all begins with FAMILY...
My photography journey: Turning passion into production
Photography has been a passion of mine for over 20 years! My father was a hobby photographer with a talent that would have rivaled many of today's pros. I grew up around cameras, had pictures taken for every holiday, developmental milestone, and special event. I watched my father pose groups for wedding photos, create beautiful albums with my mother when the prints came back, and sort film strips for much of my childhood. I watched him work his magic to create beautiful portrait images and even double exposures before Photoshop ever existed. He captured the important “Moment In Time” for many families and individuals, and this later served to become the name of his own photography business/hobby.
As I had my own children, the importance of having a “good” camera became even more evident, and my passion for capturing all of their lives ignited. I even joked at one point, they probably didn’t recognize me without a camera over my face. Capturing the growth of my children was important to me and always something I found great enjoyment in doing. This period of time also coincided with my full-time practice in psychology and work with both children and adults. At some point, I began to realize that through photography, and the images we capture, history is solidified, memories develop a stable anchor, and details are preserved. In truth, however, how we narrate the image in our mind often becomes the history of it, even if convoluted. And so, the notion of “Caption This Photography” was born: a bridge between the reality of the image, and the caption or memory we desire to put with it. As a clinical psychologist, photography also creates a personal bridge between helping people during their worst of times to heal, recover and build resiliency, and as a Photographer helping them to see themselves as beautifully as others do, or as they wish to be seen, and capturing some of their best moments to become forever memories as well.
...and builds with CommUNITY
Community: It takes a village, and what a village we have!
Our studio is located at 221 N Main St in Chatham, IL. Few things relay hometown pride and sense of community more than Friday night lights and a business on Main St., USA, which is why this was the perfect location for a studio created by the community. How so? Years of taking photos for our local sports teams, capturing irreplaceable images of athleticism, grit, determination, victory celebrations, and anguish in defeat, accompanied by bonds that words cannot express, also led to many opportunities to capture other special moments…Senior year, first birthdays, local talent, new relationships, and ongoing friendships.
As requests for photography grew, so did the years, months, and hours of researching and studying both photography and laws surrounding it in greater depth, taking notes on lighting, composure, editing, re-reading manuals, and learning new media platforms. In March 2024, I finally purchased rights to two website domains, thinking maybe I would start a business, but I didn’t tell anyone…just in case. It stayed on my mind though, and each passing season reminded me of what could be, while also reminding me that raising 3 teens and managing an active household was already a full-time job in itself. Add into that, a breast cancer diagnosis in the family, aging parents, and college transitions, and it seemed best to set personal dreams aside until the timing was better.
But, this Village, the one it takes to raise a child (or 3 in my case), has been here and helped us to navigate through it all. So, in reflecting and remembering, in trying to determine what is truly important in life, I was reminded not only of what an honor it has been to capture so many beautiful moments, but also of what the uncertainty of life is and the value of pursuing one’s passions while you are still able to do so. There truly is no "right time," just as there was no "right" decision to move back to Springfield. Sometimes, you just have to have faith that it is not the wrong time and have confidence that you can make it work! It was then that plans for something more than a garage set-up became a reality. I knew if I wanted to truly embark on this journey, I needed to do so right here in Chatham, and I needed to do it the right way, by establishing a true business, to fully support our community even more.
With the help of my good friend and realtor, Carrie, in November 2025 we were able to find this space, which became the shell of what Caption This Photography and AdrenalineShots Sports Media Studio would become. After months of planning, building, renovating, ordering materials, expanding equipment to accommodate longer sessions, bigger teams, more environments, and expanded options for customizing sessions in many ways, and testing our design and workflow, we finally reached the goal of opening our doors and launching publicly.
So, to the community that gave me a platform for my passion, feedback and encouragement to grow it into a business, and the space to do so, thank you! In whatever capacity our paths may cross, I hope to see you in person, and through my camera lens soon!