We are begging it not to cost tens of thousands to run a business 🥵

CPI Studios had to file for bankruptcy because their prices didn't actually work out for the company all year round, hire the professional charging $250, you are paying their worth! The cost of doing business is included with that. How we break it down, there's either a sitting fee or not, the cost of the gallery hosting, the cost of softwares, for us that's Lightroom+Photoshop+Aftershoot, the time calculated for editing, any props provided, I have 15 years experience, I value that into my price

Walmart’s photo team couldn’t sustain at those prices! Thus why it’s no longer here.

Jc Penny portrait studio is good and they have Groupons

There’s a reason places like Walmart portrait studios closed their doors…

use your phone please and stop expecting pro to serve you for free

So how much is 10 hours of someone's time worth to you? Because if you think all they do is press a button and send you the pictures, you are mistaken. If that's all they are doing then yes, it's overpriced. But a true professional will spend 5-10 times longer than the photoshoot itself making the photos look great. You only see the photoshoot. You don't see all the work that goes on before to prepare, and afterwards to make the photos look their best.

Tank of gas - $100, it's a miracle that professionals putting on pants for less than $250

I’m a family photographer. $250 is pretty affordable. I use at least 5K of camera equipment and lenses in every photo session though. Nowadays everyone can take a family photo with their phone and order prints at Walgreen or CVS