Families and Children's Portraits - The Details

Our Style

I love genuine, relaxed and candid portraits. I seek out genuine moments that make me FEEL something. Family portraits are lightly posed, meaning I'll help you get in position first, and then encourage interaction and real expressions while we are snapping away. If you have young ones, It's all about developing a relationship before the session, and playing games so they are having lots of fun. I love to capture kids being kids, and creating infant portraiture that is not the same "big box" store approach that every one else is capturing.

The Outdoor Studio

We are one of the few studios in WNY that has an outdoor studio park at our location. I love the fact that it won't cost you a penny more, and you don't have to travel to different locations to get the look that YOU want. Best of all, you have more choices, the ability to change outfits, and I have complete control over the quality of light. My outdoor park gives you the option for a simple outdoor feeling, or is always changing to offer you different sets from year to year. See our Gallery !

Package Options

My wife and I have always disliked the "cookie cutter' approach many professional portrait studios take, so we created a way where you can create your own package based on your needs. All packages also include the option of receiving the digital files for you to own for your own personal use. The options are many, with family and children packages starting at only $118 we have a package for every budget. You can invest in 1 portrait or 100 portraits, with the average investment in our studio between $300- $600. Best of all, we guarantee you are happy with your portraits or we give you every penny of your session fee back to you.

What should I wear, and can you "Photoshop" me?

Truthfully? Yes, however my style of photography is authenticity, not on overly retouched images that don't convey reality. We will soften laugh lines, remove skin imperfections, soften around the eyes, but I won't make you look like a wax figure. If there is something specific you need to address, no problem. In regards to outfits, we will discuss with you prior to your appointment, In addition, we will send out a getting ready guide prior to your visit with us which will give you helpful pointers..

This is the best part! Your images will be ready to view 2 days after your session. We do not "sell" your portraits to you, we provide you with a menu of options and help you make the best decisions for your portrait needs. In addition, we don't make you jump through hoops by making you look at little thumbnails of your portraits on-line, and having to call the studio with questions on pricing, cropping, etc. You will return back to the studio, and view every image as a slideshow in our family viewing room on our 72 flat screen monitor. We can show you actual size images, custom framing, custom cropping, collages, etc and place your order right in the studio with our staff.

Viewing your images

This is the best part! Your images will be ready to view 2 days after your session. We do not "sell" your portraits to you, we provide you with a menu of options and help you make the best decisions for your portrait needs. In addition, we don't make you jump through hoops by making you look at little thumbnails of your portraits on-line, and having to call the studio with questions on pricing, cropping, etc. You will return back to the studio, and view every image as a slideshow in our family viewing room on our 72 flat screen monitor. We can show you actual size images, custom framing, custom cropping, collages, etc and place your order right in the studio with our staff.

Mobil Phone Apps

Exclusive to Creative, every customer will receive there very own "Show me Album" app for their mobile device. This app will contain all the images from their portrait order for them to show off to friends and family. You can even share the app with your friends so they can have it on their phones and tablets as well.