Welcome to our new website!
Some of you may have heard us talking about revamping our website back in March. Yes, it’s been a long haul, but we’ve finally gotten there! While our old site had it’s simple charm, we think our new site is a big step beyond.
It provides a great deal more information about Portrait Playtime practices, prices, tips, and product choices.
Among the new features is a news and updates section where we hope to be posting to on a regular basis (what you are reading now is a post in this section). We would like to keep our customers, partners, and friends up to date with what is happening here at Portrait Playtime, and this area will let us do it quickly and easily. You can even subscribe to get these updates in your favorite RSS reader.
We also have a new Fundraiser Calendar so that you can check to see what fundraisers might be coming up that you’d like to participate in.
We’ve tested the site out in recent versions of Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. If there’s anything that doesn’t look or work quite right, please let us know and we’ll try to resolve it asap!
Thanks to all of our Portrait Playtime friends for assistance in making this possible! Laura Champe Mitchell was an invaluable resource, as were Susan, Melinda and Elizabeth. The new website was designed by Cary Scott, thanks Cary for putting up with a very long process for getting the site out the door. We think you (all of you) will agree with us that it was worth it!
Testimonials
Our session with Portrait Playtime was so much fun that I almost forgot we were there to take pictures. Jessica really captured my children’s personalities and our family dynamic in the images. I am very happy with our pictures and I know we will enjoy them for years to come.
— Maggie T.Doing a fundraiser with Jessica was easy, and enjoyable. I loved watching her interact with babies, children and adults to create great portraits.
— Marianne V.My daughter's picture softens the room and everyone who can't help but to stare at it.
— Lizette A.Working with Portrait Playtime was the perfect fundraiser for our La Leche Leauge group! We hosted the locations for the photo shoots, spread the word to fill up the schedule, and they did everything else. Not only did we raise money for our group, but everyone who participated was delighted with the photos that were taken. The portrait of my family captures each personality perfectly.
— Jenn GriffithYour photographs are brilliant. Looking at them, you immediately know that our campers are interested, active, challenged and engaged. If you look at the pictures on any other camp web site, you see only posed pictures of smiling campers with their arms around each others' shoulders.
— Shane MishkinJessica knew how to engage the boys so that the photo session was very easy. The pictures are beautiful and we will treasure them forever.
— Kristin H.Working with Jessica was 100% enjoyable—from the photo shoot to the final product. The magnificent shoots captured the true essence of my daughter's personality. I love my pictures!!
— Lori B.Thank you!! So excited...we just had our La Leche League meeting on Tuesday and the pictures were an absolute hit. Everyone was in awe of the beauty you captured.
— Rene K.Working with Jessica on my headshots was a delight -- she was diligent, creative, enthusiastic and playful, and the whole process was fun. The photos were great and my publisher is thrilled!
— Benjamin R.Jessica and Rebekah wen’t above and beyond based upon our families unique situation; my husband is leaving next week for a 6 month deployment. Because of the special bond between these ladies and our family they expedited the photo process so that my husband will be able to see them before he leaves. On the surface this may appear to be more than a kind gesture, but for me, this has allowed my family to enjoy the beautiful photos together.The professionalism, humor and care that we experienced with Jessica and Rebecka will be something that we will take with us for the rest of our lives. These ladies have truly given my family a reason to smile at such a difficult time in our lives. Thanks so much Playtime Portraits!
— Paris T.Jessica and through her, Portrait Playtime made some beautiful portraits of our family. We were especially happy with Jessica's ability to get everyone to relax and "act" natural. My in-laws are in their 90s and it is not easy to get them to loosen up, but Jessica did, and the pictures are a tribute to her abilities as a photographer. Thanks Portrait Playtime!
— Nancy S.My children are far apart in age—our son is 17 and our daughter is 9—and I worried it would not be possible to get intimate, loving photos of them together. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Jessica engaged my children with each other and with her. The photos exceeded my expectations. Visitors to our home almost always ask who the photographer was.
— Marianne V.Jessica captured the spirit and personality of each of my 3 boys, she was patient calm and sweet and the photographs are treasures for our family
— Alisa H.Simply awesome. Thanks for a job well done.
— Wilfred C.What I love about my photos is that Jessica completely captured the essence of my two children at different stages and ages. Their quirks, their expressions and their personalities. When I look at our family photos I feel like I've entered a little time capsule where I can experience memories that I may have otherwise have forgotten. Thank you Jessica, what a treasure!
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- At Campbell Elementary's Wetlands Benefit Concert and Silent Auction today, you can bid on a Portrait Playtime photo session!









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