Galveston Old Time Photos

After checking out both old timey photo places on the strand (literally a block apart) we decided that the better of the two was this location (next to La Kings Confectionery). We booked an early session with the Wild West theme. Our family is made up of me, my wife, 12 yr old daughter, and 1 year old son. The lady working the counter helped my wife and daughter, and the photographer helped me and my son find the best options for our photo. This process could have been painstakingly slow with a 1 year old, but he workers got us squared away very quickly. The actual photo session took about 15 minutes and the photographer kept my 1 year old calm and smiling. We thought that was going to be tough considering that it was almost nap time. The photos were reasonably priced and we bought a really nice old timey frame for a little extra. I highly recommend this photo place over the one nearby.

We had a really good time here! The employees were super sweet, and took the time to be sure we looked right and got the setting we wanted. We are a family of 6, and between dressing us, posing us, and selecting pictures they spent a ton of time with us and were super patient the whole time. We had a great experience and love our pics.

This place was rockin’! Not only are there several packages to fit exactly what you want, there are also several backdrops and eras to pick from! «Old Time» here doesn’t just mean saloon, it also can mean: early colonial, 20’s flapper/​gangster, etc.
The young lady that helped use with our choices was great. She knew what would look good on each of us. The gentleman who checked us out and helped us with choosing a picture was equally awesome.
Seriously, top notch!

While walking up the Strand, Galveston Old Time Photos caught my eye. I immediately insisted that my friend and I get our photos taken.
No question about it, this was happening.
There are a handful of themes to run with: Civil War, Western, Victorian, 1920s… They each have separate sets and a variety of costumes to choose from.
We decided on the 1920’s.
The guy running the shop that day was very helpful and eloquently relayed instructions for putting on my one-​size-​is-​made-​to-​fit-​all flapper costume.
He helped me accessorize appropriately, and said my short hair was perfect to portray a flapper girl.
My friend, the gangster, wore a stripped tux and fedora.
We leaned against a faux brick wall, made up to look like a dark and dingy back ally (very cool!).
The same guy who helped with my costume (I wish I had asked for his name, he was great!), took our photos.
He arranged us in different poses with various props.
He set the tone by describing different scenarios as if we were acting out a scene; «Okay, now act like a strange car just rolled up and you’re gonna shoot first and ask questions later…»
The shots we chose featured the two of us bearing giant machine guns with smug expressions.
We were also highly involved with the selection and editing process:
First he went through and deleted any blurry shots.
Then continued scrolling through each pose frame-​by-​frame, until it was narrowed down to a handful of images.
It’s $ 29.99 for the first portrait, and only $ 10 for each additional image.
We bought 3 different poses along with cardboard frames, spending around $ 60 in total.
You can tell he loves his job, the guy who took our portrait was very helpful, personable, and professional.
A couple of our images printed bearing white dust marks, and he continued to reprint them until everything was perfect.
Galveston Old Time Photos is a whole lot of fun, and worth every penny!
I highly recommend this stop on the Strand!