If you're lucky enough to live in or visit Charleston SC, you're definitely lucky enough! If you're…read morereally lucky and you live in or are visiting Charleston SC, Rhett Marley of Charleston Family Portraits will be available to take your family portraits! We are repeat customers and have been lucky enough to have Rhett photograph our family during our Beach Week vacations. Rhett is excellent at capturing all the amazing candid moments as well as position everyone for posed group photos.

Rhett was super flexible with our last minute scheduling. He picked a magical spot for our large…read moregroup photos, and he was helpful and sensitive to some members of our group with mobility issues. He spent time taking posed photos but also also took many candid shots. He never rushed us or seemed bothered at our silly ideas. We are so happy that we had Rhett capture our family reunion photos. They turned out better that we all imagined. We will cherish these photos for years!

Working with Krissy has been so much fun for our family! Her knowledge of the composition and…read morelighting of a photo plus the background is truly mind blowing! She has such a unique skill and beautiful art. We have now worked with Krissy three times and each time was a beautiful experience . (And we laughed and had so much fun-bonus!)

Krissy has done an exceptional job for events I manage and has a great reputation in our community…read more I've appreciated her active pursuit in making our event pictures shine. She is always on top of our shoots behind the scenes and has beautiful photos to me quickly. Her quality of work has gained our event national exposure multiple times. Really appreciate her work ethic!

I was happy with my professional headshot session from beginning to end. I completed their online…read moreform and received an email response promptly. They asked about my availability and recommended a gray background unless I had something else in mind. I scheduled my appointment for a morning session at their studio, which has its own small parking lot. My session was 40 minutes, including time afterward to select the pose I wanted. I appreciated the dressing room to fix my makeup and hair before the session. They had some hairspray, tissues, and hand lotion in the room. My photographer, Trevor, was friendly and professional and made me feel comfortable in front of the camera. He gave me great directions and helped me select the best pose. During COVID, he and other staff had masks on. The total cost was $150. I will receive a high-resolution image for printing and a low-resolution image for screens/internet by email. I can't wait! I've never had a professional headshot taken and I wish I'd done it sooner. I would not hesitate to consider this studio if you want a professional experience and product.

We just found out that our Corgi has lymphoma. Before he passes, we wanted to get some nice family…read morephotos to remember him by. We paid a family friend to take photos and I am truly sad that I actually paid for those. So I asked around for a professional photographer with a studio, as our youngest pup isn't fully vaccinated, and that was good with pets. Based off recommendations from friends, I emailed four photographers in the area and Tourine from Johnstone Studios was one of the first to respond in a timely manner. Due to the time constant, we didn't do the complimentary consultation, but just made an appointment for the photos on a Sunday afternoon of that week. She did ask what breeds of dogs they were, to make sure she'd have the correct background color ready. We showed up 15 minutes early and she met us at the door. Tourine was warm and welcoming to both us and the pups. Johnstone Studios is beautifully set up, both welcoming and professionally decorated.We went upstairs to a studio with hard wood floors and she went to work. She was extremely kind to the pups and knew how to keep their attention. Tourine had a great energy and the dogs fed off of that. I could tell that Tourine has experience with working with dogs, as she waved treats, talked to them, jumped around and used a train whistle to see what they responded to best. Our Crogi is a ham and loves to take pictures, but our new golden doodle has no concept of what's going on, so getting him to look in the right direction was taxing. After she was done, she checked with us to see if we had time to view the photos in their viewing room, or if we needed to go home for the dogs. They were both doing well, so we stayed to view our photos. Not only did she get a few beautiful pictures of our ailing Corgi, but pictures of the dogs together and one of the four of us. Everyone was looking, beautifully positioned and I will treasure these photos for years to come! Down stairs in their viewing room, we went through the photos on a big screen tv. We picked a package that gave us three of the photos we choose retouched and the digital rights for a very competitive price. My husband also ordered an Urban picture collage of our three pictures. Tourine was extremely low pressure when it came to selling additional add ons and even offered to leave the room so we could talk our choices over. Our digital prints came over retouched in three days and the photo collage we ordered should be here within a month or so. I am so happy with our family photos! Tourine did a great job and Johnstone Studios will be our new place for yearly family photos!

My son is stationed in Charleston in the Navy, and my daughter and I had come down from Ohio to…read morevisit him. We hadn't had a family photo taken in quite some time, so spur of the moment I tried to find a photographer for a Charleston photo shoot. The minute I saw Melissa's examples on her website, I knew she was the one I wanted to use. Due to my son's military schedule, we had to do some juggling to find a date and time that worked, but she was super accommodating. We wanted a "Charleston" backdrop, so we met at White Point gardens, took many photos there, as well as throughout downtown Charleston, and along the seawall at the battery. Melissa was great to work with, and made you feel immediately at ease. She had a lot of great suggestions, and really worked hard to get us a variety of photos so we'd have many to choose from. I also really liked that we would be given access to all the photos that she took, and weren't locked into a specific set amount. We are thrilled with the results, and would highly recommend her! Don't hesitate to give her a call, you won't be disappointed!!

We are so excited for our pictures. Melissa did a great job. We had a small elopement and I had a…read morevision of taking pictures at different downtown Charleston spots. Everything was just as I had imagined. We had our dog with us and she was able to capture his personality as well. Melissa was very professional and laid back, perfect for me. She listened to us and captured forever moments. If you are having your wedding in the Charleston area, contact Melissa.

Adam was absolutely brilliant! Get shot our engagement photo shoot.. he was so helpful in making…read moresure our pictures were perfect. He would make small corrections about hand placement, hairs out of place and small details to make the picture as perfect as can be. He made us feel so comfortable and encouraged great poses to really feel the moment. The photos are stunning.. 10/10 for quality, kindness, professionalism and a truly awesome guy! Thank you Adam!!

The pictures came out great! We had such a blast and I'm pleasured with the results.read more

I wanted a photographer to capture my proposal, and Lindsey absolutely crushed it. We're nearly 7…read moremonths pregnant, so Lindsey not only captured the proposal without my fiancee suspecting - getting tons of amazing candid shots - she basically set us up with engagement photos and maternity photos all in one. We were visiting Charleston for the weekend, so Lindsey helped me plan every detail down to a location in the heart of the city at the perfect time of day. She is personable and so easy to work with. We emailed, texted and jumped on the phone to discuss logistics over the two months leading up to the proposal. During the session, she suggested different poses and locations and never once made us feel rushed. She even made a couple restaurant suggestions for us as we parted ways. Lindsey has a great eye, and we are blown away with everything. My fiancee is so excited - not only that I had the wherewithal to plan this without her knowing a single detail, but also that I selected an awesome photographer. Lindsey has given us a very special way to remember this moment, and we can't thank her enough!

We hired Lo to take photobooth shots at our wedding and couldn't be happier! She was great to work…read morewith, very responsive, and even revised contract language to fit our needs. She also took the initiative to visit the venue on her own time to know what she would be working with. She arrived with plenty of fun props and our guests had a ton of fun. We would highly recommend her to anyone!

Chris did an amazing job with our business photos. He was great to keep us going! Quick turn around…read moreand they all look great!

Absolutely the best experience! I had my son's senior pictures done by Chris. I wanted downtown…read moreCharleston and my son wanted the beach. Chris was able to do both. We were in town for a college visit and thought it would be fun to have his pictures done while we were there. The photo shoot was fun- Chris did a great job- clearly knows the best spots and time of day for great pics. I thought the pictures would be good but I didn't expect them to be as beautiful as they were! Hands down - BEST PICTURES EVER.

We had the whole family visiting from out of state for the weekend for the first time ever. Booked…read moreErin for family photos on Sunday afternoon. As we got closer, weather was questionable. She gave us Saturday am as alternate if needed--it was. She did a great job moving all around The Sanctuary (the place we chose). Took so many great shots. Not sure what she didn't show us, but the ones she sent were all pretty impressive. Seven year old was smiling in all photos! Great communication, flexibility, and so friendly and accommodating. Also, turn-around was faster than expected. Great job! Thanks so much, Erin!!

What a joy to spend some time with Erin taking photos. Erin is such a pleasure to work with. The…read morespots she chose were great. She had everything we needed. She took care of all the details like keeping my glasses in place and brushing the hair out of my face. The photos turned out so much better than I hoped. Getting a photo portfolio together is the first step in adventuring into casting calls. I'll do more photos with Erin and will recommend her to everyone.