Jcp Portraits

I went there today with my friend for taking her son’s 1 year birthday photos.
Even though she had an appointment, we had to wait for a few minutes. There was only one lady working at the front so she was too busy answering phone calls and talking to other customers. When she was finally done with calls, we could talk about the photo plans.
My friend found a coupon from groupon so she had about $ 30 discount. I would really recommend you to look for a coupon before coming here.
The photographer was really nice. She knew how to make babies laugh. They had so many little toys you could borrow to take pictures with.
When you were done, you can see the pictures and choose ones you like. They’ll also make some collages with your pictures and you could buy them too if you would like.
Besides their service was really slow, we were satisfied with the quality of the pictures and friendly staff.

Only 1 person was on shift, which makes it impossible to answer the phone, return customer photos and take pictures.
The staff member was very green and didn’t know how to take pictures any better than you or I. She kept fumbling with the lighting and the seating, not knowing which was best. She didn’t know how to reduce glare on my glasses or even to tell me where to look when the photo was taken. I was looking at the camera, but, in the photos, I appeared to be looking off camera.
Reviewing the photos afterwards was an ordeal. Rather than looking at the photos systematically, she clicked through them randomly saying «I like this one! Do you like it? I do. Do you want this one?» On the one hand, she was pressed for time, and had other customers to attend to, on the other hand, picking out the photos is the most important part that can’t be rushed.
The groupon deal was for $ 20 instead of $ 70, which was great. The pictures definitely were not worth $ 70. I hesitate to say they were worth $ 20.