Picture Day: What Schools Are Saying

Dear Warling Studios,

I would like to recommend Warling Studios as an excellent choice when considering a company to hire for school photos. As the director of a preschool that services 200 children, I know how important it is to find a company that is reliable, easy to work with, and delivers quality photos. Through my experiences with Brian Warling and his friendly staff, I can finally say that I no longer dread the school photography process.

From start to finish, everything about the process was easier when working with this studio. When scheduling “picture day”, Brian was flexible and he understood the time constraints a school is bound to regarding the length of time available to photograph. The children were comfortable with Brian and his staff and therefore, they were more relaxed as their picture was being taken.

Pictures were delivered on a very timely basis and the parents responded with joy at the results. Many, many parents commented on the quality and professional touch presented in the photographs. Class pictures were wonderful as well.

In addition to smiling children and happy parents, I was extremely thrilled to have received a check for our school for a portion of the photographs sold. Since everyone was excited about their child’s picture, more photos were sold than expected which translated into more dollars for our school.

I can’t say enough about how smooth “picture day” went, how qualified Brian is as a photographer, and how pleased the parents were with the results.

Sincerely,

Carol Teske
Director
School for Little Children

Case study

School for Little Children

In September 2003, Warling Studios contracted to shoot school pictures for School for Little Children in Evanston, Illinois. The school was seeking, first and foremost, a more professional and dependable resource to provide school portraits than their previous resource. They found in Warling Studios a polished photography provider with an artful sensibility, the knowledge and experience to work well with children and a strong commitment to delivering on time.

Over two days, Warling Studios photographed individual portraits of 175 students ranging in ages from two to five, twenty classroom portraits, as well as numerous candid shots taken on the School for Little Children campus. Black and white and color proofs were delivered within two weeks of picture day and parents were given three weeks to place orders through the school. Money was collected and a check for the school’s order percentage was presented at that time. Portrait packages were delivered within four weeks, on budget, and on time as contracted.

Additionally, a DVD of candid photos set to music was prepared and delivered for sale at the school’s annual auction.