We create and photograph perfect moments that live in homes, not hard drives
By putting intention and forethought into our sessions, we are able to thrill our clients with custom, priceless art that fits their home perfectly.
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What is Portrait Design?
It's easy to take a picture or print one, and just about anyone can hang a photo! But as portrait designers, we will decide what kind of portrait would look best in YOUR home, in YOUR stage of life, create real moments that artfully tell your story, and deliver priceless, personal works of art that will be passed down for generations.
We Believe in Home
What makes a house a home? Home is where you belong, where your kids are nurtured and protected, and where friends are comfortable. Home is about how a place makes you feel! Family photos, displayed in every room, have an important role in making it feel warm and welcoming!
What Will Your Experience Be Like?
Begin With The End In Mind
We could simply chase you around the park and hope we get a shot that you'll like well enough to put on your wall. But, if we take the time to find out where you would most enjoy your photos every day, we can create something that fits perfectly into your home & lifestyle. It will look like it was made for your home... Because it was!
We will meet with you either at our studio or in your home to talk about outfits, give you suggestions tailored to you, and go over our product options. A consultation is free for new clients, and return family portrait session clients.
Photo sessions are available weekdays, or Tuesday & Thursday evenings. A few weekend sessions a year are available for an additional fee.
We shoot your family! Photographically speaking of course. 😉 Come prepared to have a good time. We love to interact with you and make it so that even dad has a good time.
You get a baby-sitter and all the decision-makers come in to our studio for a fun time of viewing your photos and our suggestions to you. We will show your photos at actual size and even displayed on your own wall through our sweet software. We will help you choose all your artwork and this is when you will place your order.
We include free delivery and installation for any wall art grouping with 3 or more pieces. Sit back and watch Kris hang your portrait art with pinpoint precision. (He's a little bit of a perfectionist)
How often should you be photographed? How should 20 years of accumulated family photos be displayed or kept? Just like an art collector will add to a collection and it keeps getting better, we will work together to tell your story as it changes and grows. Just like we shoot each session with intention, we have a master plan for future sessions. What a relief to know that you have a doable plan and that we are here to help you see it through!
Why Choosing The Right Photographer Matters
Here's the simple truth. Those perfect candid moments don't just magically happen in front of your photographer's lens with perfect light streaming down from heaven! An experienced photographer knows how to create those moments. He will know how to place you in just the right position to make you look your very best and put your loved ones around you in a pose that portrays your family dynamic. With a specifically chosen setting and angle, he can create the perfect lighting to illuminate the sweet expressions produced by saying just the right thing.
Why Printing Your Photos Matters
The images we make for you today, we make not only for you, but for your children and grandchildren. You already know your family needs to be photographed. But they also need to be preserved for future generations. Digital files are fragile and disposable. Your memories deserve to exist for more than 10 seconds on your feed or in a hidden file on your computer. How will you view your photos in 20, 30, 50 years? Physical prints and albums are the best way to ensure your grandchildren will be able to enjoy your photos. No technology required!
Why Displaying Your Photos Matters
Studies have shown that displaying family photos in the home helps to instill value, belonging, and self confidence in children. It adds that personalized touch and brings life to your home. It celebrates and communicates what is really important, family and relationships. What better way to decorate your home than with personal, priceless works of art?
Over 3,000,000,000 photos
Are taken digitally each day worldwide
Source
Over 68% of people
No longer have photo albums
Source
Print what is important
We want to make sure YOU are not part of that statistic.
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How do you know if we are a good fit?
We are a good match for you if...
• You believe in creating a home
•You're an intentional kind of person
• You'd rather not DIY your family portraits
• You invest in things that will last
• You like to work with friends
• You believe that "fashion passes, style remains" -Coco Chanel
You may be better off with another photographer if...
• You just want the files so you can Do It Yourself
• You're more interested in putting your photos on mugs and scrapbooks then on your walls
• You value the things you experience outside of home more than what you experience within
• Your style is whatever happens to be trending
Follow Kris and Samaria
Samaria
Family, wedding and portrait photographer, editor, designer, mama and homemaker, probably doing dishes or making coffee at this very minute.
Kris
Commercial, wedding, and portrait photographer, the main man and behind the scenes guy too. Dad jokes and science projects are his specialty.
About Kris & Samaria
We are Central Ohio based photographers since 2005, married, parents to four sweet kids.
We believe life is precious.
It is a gift: priceless, invaluable, and short.
We are passionate about photography because it is a way of celebrating life!
As artists, we take pride in perfecting every detail of your images – planning, prompting, capturing, editing, guiding, retouching, printing. Our role in telling your story is completed with the delivery of physical art pieces- albums, wall portraits, and printed products. Because the images we make for you today, we make not only for you, but for your children and grandchildren.
Our signature style is a blend of classic and contemporary, and we want you to always see your images as fresh, authentic, and timeless!
We are committed to learning-growing-pushing our boundaries and increasing our skills as award winning photographers and business owners.
Call 740-966-1365
Style Life Photography, ltd - Utica, OH
kris@stylelifephotography.com