Monday, February 22, 2010

JCPenney Portrait Studio – Professionals at Work

I wanted to go to the JCPenney Portrait Studio for Valentine’s Day photos couple a days ago because of my experience with them being so positive. First of all, employees were so polite. They made me feel like I was at home from the second I walked in. I had to wait only several seconds to talk to someone. All photographers were busy handling requests, but it didn’t bother me.

When we started with the photo session, the photographer was thorough, professional and on top of everything. It was not all business with him; he was really into it, trying to catch the moment. It wasn’t anything like, “Stand there, say cheese, don’t do that.” After feeling like we were just warming up, the session ended after about 15 minutes. The photo session lasted for about 20 minutes. And let me tell you, it felt like seconds. Then I sat at JCPenney Portrait Studio and waited for about 2 minutes or so.

Next, the photographer went over to his lap top and began editing the pictures. To me that was really interesting because he just started editing photos as I stood behind him watching the whole process in silence; than we started chatting. He explained to me some basic editing tips and asked me which pictures I wanted. Also, he explained to me everything about the packages. After around 5 min of chatting and watching him he showed me the photos. Than we went through all photos; after every photo he would ask me, “How do you like this one?” He explained to me everything about the contrast, shadows, background etc. I never had to stop the photographer after asking additional questions because it was all clear to me.



Best of all, I only had to wait for a couple of days for them to contact me. I was so excided to hear my photos are ready to be picked. When I finally found time in my busy work schedule to go pick up the photos I want back to JCPenney Portrait Studio. The photographer that took my remembered me and I was so happy because of that. The only negative remark I had is the length of the photo session. I wished it lasted longer because I really enjoyed. Now I realize why all girls want to be supermodels.



Overall, the photo session was the best; the professional photographer was so kind and totally focused on his work, and the price is great. The photographers used quite a lot of different camera angles and this added a great dimension to the photos. Furthermore, the prices were quite reasonable. Best of all, photos were great quality and there was absolutely no hard sell for additional portrait purchases or useless accessories at the time of pickup. I am very impressed and will continue to use their services. Because of all of this, I give full five stars and I warmly recommend JCPenney Portrait Studio.

Friday, February 19, 2010

JCPenney Portrait Studio – Say Cheese

When my daughter was born, which was 3 years ago, I have been to the JCPenney Portrait Studio. That was my second time there. And both times I was more that satisfied with the service. Since 3 years ago I have been their regular customer. This great photo studio has fulfilled all of my needs great by providing best pictures ever; and all of that at an affordable price.

A million dollar question, “Do I need an appointment to visit the JCPenney Portrait Studio?” Of course I do not need an appointment. However, do I need one if I want to visit their competitors’ studios? In too many cases the answer is yes. And no one wants to make appointments to be able to go to a photo studio in the local shopping mall. But, a girlfriend talked me into trying a new portrait studio; you guess I made an appointment.

My nervous persona got there several min before the scheduled appointment. Unfortunately, there was no one working at the counter and only a couple of young girls who seemed like employees were both taking photos of a cute elderly couple. They saw me standing there, but didn’t say one word. Not even a short, “Would you mind waiting just a minute?”

Right away I was mad for not going to JCPenney Portrait Studio instead. There some really professional photographers have taken some great photos of my daughter and my son and several of me and my husband. And I am not of that people who expect every picture to be perfect, but with them it simply is. Also, I just love the fact that I can right away see the pictures on a lap top, just after and I can order ones I like the best straight from the screen. But, I simply know the pictures are not going to be great before I viewed them.



Things I really like about this photo studio is the fact that I never have to wait. There is no waiting in the line and no long waiting for the pictures to be all done. Employees are so efficient; no surprise that the waiting room is never crowded.



Best of all, they have a great web site. From my home computer I contacted their customer service to let them know of how much was I happy each time.

So, I am planning to go to visit JCPenney Portrait Studio over and over again, as long as they keep making great photos. And as long as the service is good I will be back for more. With them you just do get what you pay for.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

JCPenney Portrait Studio – Perfect Choice

Several year ago when my younger son was four years old, we had his photo done by the JCPenney Portrait Studio. As you guess, wiggly boys and little kids are very hard to photograph. Although, as long as you have plenty of patience and a child that is not hungry, you should get the best pictures. Fortunately, my little rascal wasn’t naughty at all and couldn’t wait to have his picture taken. The middle-aged man woman taking the photos apparently had a lot of professional experience with kids. He plopped my precious boy up on a 3 foot seat and shoved just the right thing – an automobile toy at him, of course making him laugh.

The photographer had no problems taking. While he was staring at the toy car the photographer took several beautiful pictures. His next prop was a small yellow bench. After taking more photos, we continued through another 15 min of prop changes and backgrounds to get a total of twenty great pictures to choose from. There were several photo sizes 8 by 10 and 3.5 by 5 inches for wallets. This pleasure cost me around $20.



We choose the photographs we liked. And let me tell you, he was so adorable on each and every one and by all means was it the ideal photo. We had no need to go to another studio. I paid for the photos and went satisfied. A couple of days later photographer from the JCPenney Portrait Studio called me and said that photos are ready to be picked up. Some of the pictures we have selected turned out to be a great mix that really showed the mood of my son staring at the car toy. The picture was centered beautifully and it was very clear. The only downside was the background. The background of the picture was not in sharp contrast as I wanted it to be. But this is only a minor downside. The background theme was green fields which I especially liked.



As I was collecting my photos I heard some rude woman demanded a refund. And let me tell you, she was very mad. She was told that the refunds are not keeping in with company policy. I could never understand this kind of people. Overall, I will keep coming back to JCPenney Portrait Studio. Of course, these days with good software and a lot of photo editing experience you do not need a professional to do your photos. On the other hand, you still need the good camera and good lighting. Not to mention experience. Concerning all of these things, I strongly recommend letting professionals do the job. And ones in JCPenney Portrait Studio are my choice.

Overall, this Portrait Studio is a great place to have portraits of you, your kids, and your whole family. Employees are very and they are spending almost 30 minutes for taking photos in different postures. And it really made my precious baby boy to look like angel in the photographs.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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Monday, February 15, 2010

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