Owned by a local mama, this photography studio does on-site and studio shoots! She is absolutely…read moreamazing, works well with children and families. Her style is phenomenal, she works SO hard to make sure everyone is comfortable and that you love your photos. Her prices are amazing as well, and she offers the BEST mini sessions around! Thank you so much for capturing our moments!

my utmost FAVORITE photographer. She goes above and beyond for my family and our photoshoots-…read moremaking sure we're always comfortable, and loving every shot!! she gets smiles outta my kids, when I truly thought there was no way!! She's been our photographer for both my babies and all the memories in between - HIGHLY recommended by us!!!

Vickie did a wonderful job on my pictures! I will definitely be booking with her again in the…read morefuture! She knows all the good angles, lighting, and tips to make me look great. I'm very pleased with her work!

Chris has been doing family photos of us for many years now. My oldest is 3 and youngest is just a…read morecouple of months. We have always been happy with Chris' work. When we have pictures take of our family, it's because we want to capture those moments of our daughters growing up. I wouldn't want to waste that on amateur photographers. But not only has Chris been doing our photos, but he has been doing digital art for my business. Flyers, ads, etc. I'll contact Chris, tell him what I'm thinking and he always knocks it out of the park. By far, Chris is awesome at what he does.

We booked the Easter special with Christopher Lee Studio in Lexington, NC on 4/18/2014. Our…read moresession was set to begin at 5:00PM. When we arrived at the studio, Christopher and his girlfriend were finishing up the session before us. We watched them interact with the family, and generally try to get good pictures. Our session started almost 20 minutes late. Once the other family had left, Christopher disappeared to the back of the studio, to a separate room. His girlfriend, Hannah, sat down on the floor with the camera and proceeded to take pictures of my children. She never introduced herself, didn't attempt to pose them, didn't ask their names, or ages. She made a few half hearted attempts at getting them to smile. My children are 3 and 1. They don't just take direction like an adult would. After several minutes of this, she got up and went to the other room, where I could hear her tell Christopher that she needed his help in getting my daughter to smile. I did not hear his reply, but he didn't come out. She returned and spent several more minutes with the same techniques that clearly weren't working before. She appeared disinterested, frustrated and bored. I quickly became frustrated and asked why he wasn't out there with her. She went to get him, he came out and said that they switch off. When I asked why both were working with the family before us, he got an attitude and offered my deposit back. We left the studio empty handed after driving 54 miles round trip. I was unable to obtain another appointment with another company for pre-Easter pictures so close to the holiday. Christopher and I exchanged several messages via email where he became increasingly hostile towards me. When I tried to make a comment on his facebook page regarding my experience, it was deleted and I was blocked. I then made another comment from a different profile and that was blocked as well. In the ensuing aftermath, he has made several derogatory comments regarding the "type of people" we are, used foul language towards us, and told us to "get a life". He did finally email me the proofs from the session. Out of 85 pictures, there isn't a single one worth purchasing. Several of the shots are shown with one child half out of the picture, none of them are showing my children posed with both smiling, and the lighting is bad in several. I would highly recommend booking elsewhere, not only for the quality of your portraits, but the overall experience. Extremely unprofessional.

I was lucky enough to meet Amy and Joe through my brother in law. I decided to hire them for my…read moreson's baptism because I saw the great work they did and I wanted my son's big day to be captured by a professional. I am so happy I did! Immediately Amy and Joe made us feel comfortable! The pictures they presented to us have completely blown us away and we will be using them as our family photographer from now on! Amy and Joe have a great eye for capturing all our baby's sweet expressions and I love how they utilize natural light to do so. They were so accommodating in terms of meeting times and venues. I cannot recommend Picture Astoria Photography enough! They are absolutely fantastic!!! If you are looking for professional photography that won't break the bank please hire them!!! Thanks Amy and Joe!!!

A+++ Amazing!!! Amy and Joe are great! They captured all the wonderful moments of my…read morenephew/godson's baptism!! They captured all the great moments without being pushy.Great job! Great people! Great photos ! Bravo! Give them a call you will be happy you did.

Booked a mini-session (30-minute photo shoot) with Amber to take our first formal family photos…read moreever. I was a little nervous with a spirited, almost 3-year-old and 8-month-old who was nearing bedtime. It's been so hard for me to find time to do anything after work so I was already stressed trying to plan the family around this narrow window of time. We were also playing by ear with rain consistently in the forecast, so I was nervous about the conditions. Amber communicated with me via text consistently so I knew where her mind was at and miraculously, the sun came out and did so radiantly! It was like a moment of heaven and I wish I could have stayed forever. Clearly, this wasn't her first rodeo! We started promptly and Amber was very productive with our time, guiding us with cues for poses, working in the moment with our little tornadoes, and making the most of our family dynamic. Going home, my hubby told me how happy he was that I arranged this for our fam and it was really validating because it meant to me, that he also felt at ease and happy with how our shoot went. More surprisingly, Amber turned around our photos at lightning speed! Honestly couldn't decide which photos to pick from, so I'm glad that Amber included as many as she could! This goes a long way with me as a busy mom who appreciates the little details and nuances in the extras. Now I've got much-needed, BEAUTIFUL, updated photos to hang on my walls AND the most beautiful captured memories to cherish forever.

We had such a wonderful experience with Amber! They made our whole family feel so comfortable and…read morenatural in front of the camera -- even our kids, who usually hate taking pictures, were laughing and having fun. The photos turned out absolutely beautiful -- full of warmth, genuine smiles, and special moments we'll treasure forever. Communication was easy from start to finish, and the turnaround time was great. I can't recommend her enough for anyone looking to capture real, heartfelt family memories!

DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE! I used this lady for my wedding a while back and they were terrible! At…read morethe beginning I thought they were going to work out great as I was referred by a trusted friend who also got terrible treatment/service for her wedding. Apparently they were in the process of getting out of the wedding photography business when they were working with me and therefore the service was so awful that I had to wait over 4 months to get my photos back! When I tried to ask about the status of my photos I got snippy nasty emails saying that she "Turn around is a minimal 12weeks. It usually averages 12-15 weeks but that does NOT include holiday weeks. You guys are projected to be completed on or before 2/13." My response to this was "Wow really I had no idea it took that long" as of course she's not holding my wedding pictures hostage and I didn't want to make her anymore angry than she already was but then I get this response to mine:" That time frame is expressed at every consultation. It is specified as 12 weeks. It is also expressed that Weddings are not the front runner of my business, newborns are so my calendar stays frequently full. While we work on all sessions each style of session holds a different time line of being completed. As we work through the images I will be happy to send over additional sneak peaks but I can say with honesty that the time frame of a minimum 12 weeks is disclosed." The next time I heard from her was on 1/22 with a few sneak peaks and a promise to email once the CD's were mailed out. So why did it take so long to get CDs! The day of was also a crazy mess as we missed half our reception taking pictures and she was pushy and not working well with the other vendors for our wedding. On the note of quality, I didn't think they were that good and actually used family and friends photos instead when printing them out. Just stay away from this company unless you like being treated like you're working for them and not the other way around.

DO NOT HIRE THIS COMPANY. Extremely unprofessional, disorganized, cannot handle book keeping, does…read morenot honor commitments. If I could give less than one star, I would. I hired this photographer over a year ago, set dates and paid deposits/location fees along the way. Less than one month before my bridal portrait shoot, she decided to take on a new full time job and can no longer commit to the date and time we had arranged. We tried several dates with the venue, however they were not available on that day. The photographer called me a liar and stated I had caused "hostility and disdain over something she could not control" - you chose to take on more than you could handle honey, that's not my problem. So now, less than two months before my wedding, less than one month before my bridal portrait, I have no photographer. She did refund us the deposit minus services rendered, however she refunded us the incorrect amount initially. I had to provide proof that other money had been paid to the company (as evidenced by a check with her signature on the back) to get the full refund - she can't even handle the finances of her company. Brides - avoid at all costs.

Olivia was great in so many ways. She was professional, prompt and prepared. She had scouted out…read morethe location of our photo shoot ahead of time and had prepared ideas, but she was also open and receptive to what we wanted. She was able to handle her subjects (my fiancee and me) with tact while getting us to pose and smile and still be relaxed. I'm an amateur photographer, and I can say that Olivia knows her profession very well; she is skilled and well versed in the technical side of things so that the focus could be on the subjects and setting and the shoot could flow. She was able to capture quick and impromptu things. Her finished work was wonderful. Her editing is classic and tasteful, not overdone or washed out-just right! We'd hire her again.

Olivia was amazing!!! Not only did the pictures of our engagement shoot come out beyond amazing,…read morebut she was also very helpful, responsive, and such a sweetheart! I am from Florida and I wanted to do my engagement shoot in the mountains near waterfalls up in NC. Being that I had never visited the mountains in NC specifically, I had no idea about what was around there and nor did my fiance. Olivia was so kind and so helpful- she listened to exactly what I wanted and what kind of pictures I dreamt of having, and then she herself suggested our engagement photo shoot location. We were initially nervous about doing the engagement shoot at Dupont Forest since Olivia never had done a photo shoot in this area, but luckily she did all her research before hand and was very knowledgeable once we got to the site. Despite it being cold, she hiked with us to get us to different waterfalls to take beyond amazing pictures. She was very patient with us! We loved her enthusiasm!! A week later we were even more surprised that our pictures were done and posted. She even surprised us by creating a lovely you tube video of our engagement shoot photos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPO6gCxnmto). All my friends and family keep complimenting every single one of our photos and if I hadn't yet booked my wedding photographer in Florida, I definitely would have just hired her! Thanks Olivia for everything :)!

Tommy Sink is not only an outstanding photographer, but close personal friend as well. Tommy's…read morestudio is centrally located in Lexington, NC. Tommy's bio reads like an open book: "Each wedding is as unique as the couple's personalities. My job is to not only creatively capture a most memorable day - the beginning between a newly married husband and wife - but to photojournalistically record the day's cherished moments unfolding between the couple which truly reveal their feelings for each other." Tommy sincerely believes that wedding photography is an art form. An art form of both traditional and photojournalistic creativity of the wedding day. You can browse his gallery online at http://www.tommysphotography.com/