Cady Studios

My son took his senior pictures here and BEWARE they ask the guys to wear dirty tuxedo shirts. For the fees and extremely expensive picture I had higher expectations in regards to the cleanliness of the gowns and shirts.

Would find another place. Photographers are great, office staff, «presenters» horrible, manager non responsive and customer service ran much like the government on hold for 20 minutes…

Read the rest of the reviews on this site. We had a similar experience and the touch up work was not good at all. Glare off glasses was very noticeable in the pictures we were given. Prices are high as is the sitting fee. Will be complaining to the school for not allowing the kids to go where they want. The pictures on my phone are as good.

This place is a complete Rip-​Off!!! I have to pay a sitting fee for my daughter to have her senior pictures taken? Also there is nothing special about the quality of these photos. The prices are completely ridiculous. There are no affordable packages for families that have a lower income. This is a complete shame!!! Here is a more affordable package, why not just scan the proofs on a printer and have Costco print them out.

I would echo nearly all of the other customers in that the picture taking process was fantastic, the staff was wonderful, and the pictures were beautiful. My only caution and concern is that you need to be very aware of the cost. Our picture session resulted in roughly 50 pictures. In order to obtain most of them, we would have had to spend nearly $ 2500. It was very difficult sitting there with my daughter collectively wittling the list down to 3 and still paying $ 1000. It was really hard to walk away from so many great pictures, but I just couldn’t spend more. Frankly I thought $ 1000 was too much.

DON’T GO HERE!
Our local high school dictated that our daughter have her senior portrait taken at this studio. The session fee was $ 125 + touchup costs and included multiple backgrounds and props. The photographers were very nice and professional — but the management and their policies are terrible.
We ended our session with a meeting to discuss package options. There are a few things you should know before you waste your session fee:
#1. You cannot purchase a CD of images separately — you must spend at least $ 945 to be eligible for the CD.
#2. The cheapest package is $ 150, and doesn’t include an 8×10 or wallets.
#3. Most of the packages have WAY too many photos of the same pose for a small family such as ours. We don’t need 300 photos, we wanted multiple poses and wallets for announcements. My daughter isn’t vain, we aren’t hanging 5 huge canvases of her on our wall. We have 3 other teenagers!
#4. You’re not allowed to photograph your child in the dressing room area. No cameras allowed at all.
#5. You cannot «add-​on» additional poses to the packages. To get additional poses, you have to spend some serious cash.
Now here’s where my problem became their negative Unilocal review. During the post-​session meeting, I specifically asked if I could purchase additional poses from the additional photo sheet pricing page if I purchased one of the packages. I refused to schedule an appointment until I received verification. I waited about 30 minutes before someone (I’ll not name her, she is very sweet) came back and said «We spoke to our manager. You can order as many poses as you like at $ 50 a sheet but each sheet will be the same pose.» I scheduled my appointment for July 18^th.
When we arrived we sat down and watched the canned presentation of all of the photos. Yes, this is emotional blackmail, but fortunately my daughter is practical and realistic. We weren’t shown the cap and gown photos though — we’re told we have to wait for those until early next year.
After the slideshow, the young lady grabs all of her pricing sheets and I immediately stop her. We’ve already decided how much money we planned to spend and how many poses we were going to purchase in addition to the $ 300 package. She said right away, «I don’t think you can use the additional sheets for additional poses but I’ll go get my manager.»
Well, the manager came in and said, as if this would satisfy me, that he would allow me to purchase 1 additional sheet with a different pose. I said «What?! I’ll leave right now. You are attempting to emotionally blackmail me into spending an unrealistic amount of money for far fewer photos that I would receive if I went to the same photographer that the school used last year.»
So, the manager goes away for about 15 minutes. Just more of my time wasted. When he returns he says that I can buy 3 additional poses — but that’s the maximum. My daughter and I proceeded to pick photos when she turns to me and says, «Mom, this is ridiculous. Let’s go.» I lost billable hours driving down there to be lied to and manipulated by a system designed to bankrupt parents.
I’ve since scheduled my daughter’s second session with the same photographer that took my oldest daughter’s photos, In and Out Photo. Guess what? No session fee. Guess what else? I’ll be able to purchase an entire book of photos in various poses for her just like I did for my oldest daughter.
Just now Cady Studios called me to «reschedule» my appointment — As if I missed it or something? I told her this story and thanked her for reminding me to write this review.
Cady Studios is a RIP OFF! Their quality is no better than the In and Out Photography in Cumming. (I receive no compensation for writing this review or for recommending an alternative trusted photographer.)