Meet The Picture People

Founded in 1987, The Picture People currently has more than 170 company-owned portrait studios located in shopping malls operating in 33 states across the country. We deliver quality portraits to you within an hour with no sitting fees, ever, and back that up with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

The Picture People's foundation is built on capturing expressions that will last a lifetime. Whether you are looking for a traditional family portrait or documenting your child's milestones, at The Picture People you'll get a great session experience and high-quality portraits to display and share. From beautiful portraits to quality merchandise for display in your home, we strive to assist our customers, meet their needs, and make the session fast, efficient and fun for all.

Who We Serve

We serve all customers who are looking for professional portraiture to mark a special occasion or who want to document a moment in time for themselves or their family. This includes moms looking to capture those very important infant and child milestones; families and grandparents looking to cherish a moment in time; seniors and graduates, prom-goers and pets, activity groups, and even professional business people looking for passports or business cards portraits.

At The Picture People, we know that every moment counts. So don't let that moment slip away without capturing the memory in a portrait.

Our Studios

The Picture People is currently "making over" all of our studios across the country to offer you the best possible experience. The studios showcase our work on gallery walls to give you wonderful representation of the variety of portraiture and expressions available.

The open camera rooms are bright and engaging, giving your children and family a comfortable experience, while the use of innovative props, colorful backgrounds, and great poses offer you the variety of portraiture that you want.

Our Photographers

Our photographers are trained in their field, but more important to you, they know how to capture expressions. They are just as comfortable with photographing an infant, as a large family group or your pet. They will work with you to capture the right poses, and help you make decisions on which portraits best fit your needs.

Capturing SmileStone

Smilestones is our way of identifying those wonderful milestones in your infant's life when a portrait is essential to "capture the moment" - Baby's first smile, first step or first haircut, a first tooth or a first birthday.

Our customers come to The Picture People to mark these "smilestones" with beautiful, lasting portraits, and return time and time again as their children's personalities or families grow.