You should be aware that the owner (Mary) is not the photographer. She has no knowledge of, or…read morecontrol over, the photographer's work. I cannot recommend this photographer. I paid $450 for professional photography for my daughter's first birthday, a once-in-a-lifetime celebration that cost over $7,000. I trusted this photographer to capture such a special occasion, but the final gallery was extremely disappointing. Many of the photos were taken from low, unflattering angles, had poor composition, or were unnecessarily repetitive. Several important moments were either missed or not captured well. What was even more disappointing was the response afterward. When I raised my concerns, the photographer claimed that the angles had been "edited to eye level." That explanation made little sense. While editing can adjust exposure, color, and cropping, it generally cannot change the original camera angle or perspective. A photo taken from a low angle cannot realistically be transformed into an eye-level shot through editing alone. The photographer also failed to avoid obvious reflections in people's eyeglasses. Can you imagine paying $450 for professional photos, only to receive images in which bright white glare obscures people's eyes and faces? Instead of acknowledging the problems or offering a reasonable solution, Mary, the owner, refused to take responsibility or provide a refund. This was my daughter's once-in-a-lifetime first birthday, and after spending over $7,000 on the celebration, I expected professional-quality photographs that would preserve those memories. Unfortunately, both the quality of the photographs and the customer service fell far below my expectations.

We are so grateful to Lasting Impressions Photography for capturing precious moments for our family…read morerecently. We were operating under a tight timeframe to plan a memorial service, and the team at Lasting Impressions Photography handled it seamlessly. Mary was exceptional to work with -- she was highly responsive, helpful, and ensured great communication, which was vital given our quick turnaround. Kevin was also wonderful. He had excellent communication to understand what we were looking for and captured the event beautifully (at two different locations), all while being incredibly empathetic and kind. His professional and respectful approach made us feel very comfortable during a difficult time. Many thanks to Lasting Impressions Photography for delivering high-quality photos for our family that we will cherish.

We recently had our holiday family photos taken by Alonzo with Esteemed Photography. He was willing…read moreto take the pictures at our house (score) and showed up exactly on time (great). I have a four year old daughter. Those of you with children know that family photo shoots with kids are hit or miss. Some days they are hams in front of the camera and the next they hide behind your leg as if they've never seen a camera and think it might bite them. We also have a four year old surly dog who loves to bark at strangers abd friends alike, and is next to impossible to photograph. But we asked Alonzo if he thought he could photograph us with our dog (after all, he *is* family), and he said absolutely. Alonzo made our daughter comfortable right away and worked some miracles to get our dog to comply, as well. Stanley (the dog) even took solo pictures. Alonzo was very easy going, but also had a vision for the pictures. He was able to make the atrocious lighting in our sitting room work. The shoot lasted about 45 minutes. Alonzo dropped of a disk with the photos two days later, and we absolutely loved them. It was great to find someone not only willing to photograph our dog, but who did a great job of it, to boot. Also, his pricing is VERY competitive. If you're interested in seeing some of the pictures, they are on Esteemed Photography's facebook page (the Magana family). I cannot recommend EP enough!!!!!

Great photography! Candid as well as posed shots. Alonzo is great at capturing every moment so you…read moredon't miss a thing-- and you don't have to be the person behind the camera! He's also very friendly and will ease any nerves you have about getting your photos taken :)

We are likely leaving the area in early 2014 so I wanted to have some professional photos done of…read moremyself with my husband and our greyhound to commemorate our time here. After doing some online research and talking with a few photographers I decided to work with Stacey. We met in Old Town Alexandria one Saturday afternoon in October. I was nervous at first but shortly into our photo session I felt at ease as Stacey is friendly, professional and fun, not to mention amazing at what she does! She was also great with our greyhound and got some adorable shots of him. Stacey has a wonderful eye for light and color and found a lot of unique backgrounds for our photos. Our online gallery was available after about a week and a half and the results were fantastic! Soon after, Stacey scheduled a free consultation with us to view all our photos on the large computer screen that she has and to help us pick out which prints and framing options we wanted to put up in our home. She even helped us decide how best to place the photos on the wall. We received all our prints last week and have gotten our framed prints up on the wall, we couldn't be happier! If we were staying in the area I would absolutely work with Stacey again in the future.

Stacey is fantastic! We've been working with her for a few years now and she always makes the…read morefamily sessions fun, quick and easy!

The owner of PG Portrait Studios has been my go to photography for over 10 years, from prom…read morepictures, pregnancy pictures, graduation, newborn arrival, family photos, Easter, Christmas and the list goes on. You can tell Mr. Graves loves what he does through the great energy and fun he puts into his photoshoots. Go to the studio or he comes to you either way you will not be disappointed. Give him your vision and he will collaborate your views and his pointers to brinng your dream pictures to reality. Thanks for the many of many great years, see you soon!!

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My then fiancé (now husband) and I spent a lot of time looking for a photographer for our wedding…read more The moment we saw Jenna's work I was very impressed. My main concern was that photographers only post their best work, what if they didn't capture those great pictures for my wedding--I tend to over worry about these things. Anyway, we scheduled a meeting with Jenna and she was professional and answered all of our questions. Fast forward to our wedding day, she was prompt and easy to work with. She gave enough direction but still listened to my requests. We haven't received the full set of photos back yet, but I was excited that she was quick to post a sneak peak of our pictures. So far, I'm very glad we found and decided to have Jenna capture our special day. I highly recommend Jenna. I love her candid, natural, style-it perfectly captures and reflects the memories we want to remember from our special day. Thank you!!

Jenna was extremely flexible when I booked her about two months prior to my wedding date. She…read moreprefers to meet with you either in person or Skype with you in order to get to know what you expect in your wedding photos, what your style is, and if you like her work. She recently relocated to Hawaii from Texas and from her portfolio, you can see that she dove right into photographing weddings in one of the most perfect locations possible. She has such a beautiful style of photography, while capturing moments in the most natural way possible. Her use of light is perfect if you want something soft and romantic, and yet she has a variety of edgy photo shoots that are still very personal. She's really personable and accommodating when it comes to what you want and she has some serious skills. Plus, she's got a military background and it'll definitely resonate with you if you share the commonality.

I'm so disappointed in this place. I call them twice before driving from Annapolis MD. I spoke to…read moreJosh on the phone asking about active duty military discount or any specials for V- times pictures. He told me he'll give a military discount take care of my family just come i told him I'm coming further away so I'll like be sure or I could go to PG mall do my family pictures. I get there no discount, was there a few hours waiting and store didn't even have more than 2ppl. I asked about discount we spoke about nothing he just look at me crazy. I told him this bad business and I'll never return ever. I'm posting it here and on my social media go to PG. Plaza cause telling people lies just get them to your store is really bad.

This business scammed me. I asked if they could do 18 4" x 6" prints. After almost an hour, I got…read moreprints with weird white borders on some sides. They also charged me over $95.00 for prints that would have been less than $10.00 at CVS. I generally pay more to support local business, but charging nearly 10x as much and still providing a worse product is not acceptable. I recommend going literally anywhere else.