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    Kramer Portraits

    3.7 (58 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Oh boy - lol. Let me preface this by saying I should've done my research before this experience - I definitely take some of the blame here for going into this very uninformed. Anyway- I was scrolling through Instagram & saw an ad along the lines of "looking for siblings to win a complimentary photo session at our studio!" So I put my email in, because why wouldn't I want free photos of my beautiful kids?! I forgot about it after that. Then one afternoon I get a phone call from a lovely enthusiastic woman telling me I WON THE SESSION! How exciting!!! She asked a little bit about my kids and toward the end of the phone call she advised there'd be a $200 *REFUNDABLE* deposit just to save our spot. Totally understandable! I wasn't ready to pay it so I told them to try back in a couple weeks- so the time came & it was scheduled and I paid the deposit... but not before double checking that I would be getting it back and the session was complimentary. I was enthusiastically assured that it was in fact refundable and the session was complimentary. Great- booked the session. Had another lovely phone call to go over some details of the shoot, what the kids should wear, etc. Awesome- I'm excited now. 2 days before the shoot I open Google maps to see how far it was from our house- and Yelp pops up. This is where my heart drops & I realize I made a big mistake. I was a sucker- just like the rest of these people in the reviews Their business model is to lure you in and make you *think* you've won an amazing prize & a beautiful portrait worth $1500- what you actually "win" is a photoshoot, then a presentation of your beautiful photos with INTENSE pressure to upgrade... for THOUSANDS of dollars. Now knowing this when I went in after seeing Yelp, my husband and I had a firm stance that we were going to walk out of there with our complimentary portrait and our deposit back. Now- the photographer, Michelle, was amazing. She was GREAT with my kids (11 & 2.5), and she took beautiful photos of them!! Unfortunately, the experience with the art director, also Michelle, was not so great. The whole interaction was so, so awkward The awkwardness started when she asked if my toddler was going to cooperate bc it was very important that we sit & listen to her presentation of the photos. That perhaps we should schedule to come back to review them without the kids- absolutely not- we traveled an hour & a half here, I ain't coming back to look at 10 photos I get it, she had a lot of very compelling and interesting facts during her presentation to express the value of these photos. We politely expressed that we didn't want to waste her time and were under the impression based on my previous phone calls that we were just coming here to get our complimentary photo & our $200 deposit back. She sternly reminded us that it was her job, we weren't wasting her time, and to let her finish her presentation. So we let her finish. And then stood firm on the fact that we weren't going to be upsold. She was NOT happy. We ended up settling on an 11x14 unframed portrait (worth $1500 ) which was what we "won" + $25 shipping, and the remaining balance from the $200 deposit would be refunded to us. We will receive the portrait in the mail in 12-15 weeks She was visibly agitated that we couldn't be swayed and she didn't even want to say goodbye to us But I made sure to thank her for her time & the beautiful photos, nonetheless. Listen, if we were in a different tax bracket maybe we could justify spending $3k on a big, beautiful portrait of our kids. And again, my fault for not doing my research beforehand. I ABSOLUTELY would not have booked the session & all of this would've been avoided. Coulda, woulda, shoulda But DAMN- their business model is tacky as hell. Preying on families & luring them in with *razzle dazzle* only to back them into a corner & pressure them to spend an obscene amount of money on something so frivolous. I just hope y'all see this review before you book your session- I wish I had

    Our Dog Angel
    Kyra G.

    Submitted an application for a complimentary pet portrait session and finally made it to my appointment. The decor and ambience at Kramer is beautiful and inviting, and the staff were incredibly helpful and kind. Jamie our photographer was so nice and easy to work with and her energy was great. Once the session ended and we met with Laura, we reviewed our options for canvases and she was extremely gracious, understanding, and very thorough in terms of being patient and transparent when reviewing the different packages. We ended up getting a 16x20 and though it wasn't a purchase my partner and I would normally make we knew this was a worthy investment as the photos came out beautifully and their work is amazing. Looking forward to seeing the final result!

    The email pt.1
    Kanea M.

    I found this company via Instagram where they promoted an open call for an E-magazine "Art of Dance E-Book". As soon as I filled out the inquiry, I was called 3 times, and received 2 emails. That should have warned me. Next, I spoke to a woman named Michelle whom set up my appointment. She informed me that I needed to leave a $200 deposit for the photographer to take my daughters photos but assured me that I would see it returned the day of the appointment. Okay so I'm out $200 on my credit card, then I actually check my account, and it's actually $400! I called the studio, no answer. A phony recording stating that they are only open on Wednesday-Saturday. I immediately called my bank to flag my account for fraud. This was on a Monday. On Tuesday, I kept calling the studio and got denied there were 2 separate $200 charges but I argued that I actually sent the screenshot. Hours later an " owner" called me back saying they will be refunding my card and that was a mistake made by a person named Brianne. Okay. Next morning, Thursday 11/11/21, is my appointment for my daughter to go be photographed and talk about the e-book. We arrive, it's certainly nice and looks high end, but the red flag on the door was "appointments only". Okay so they clearly have a systematic approach to luring people into their studios. Now I'm here, I'm looking at the " hand painted photos"...I want to Pratt Institute, my major was Fine Arts and let me tell you, NOT HAND PAINTED!!! These are photos that are edited to appear painted, giclee printed onto canvas, and given the extreme photoshop edits to appear as painted. Ironic part in this experience is that I said I went to Pratt and they stopped trying to push that garbage on me. However, it didn't stop Dina Dolan from trying to sell me a $10, 750 Art of Dance package. After I explained that I wasn't interested in buying, just the e-book feature, she started talking "discounts", referring to the $1500 Gift certificate and the "savings value". Here's the thing, savings DO NOT MATTER if one didn't intend to spend period. So after I kept rejecting for over an hour, Dina took away the framing, I said I want my $200 back and she said " $178.00 due to the shipping expense of the complementary image". All of that for one 11"x14" giclee print. Lesson learned.

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    Great time with our pet dog as well as a family portrait. We're looking forward to our "forever portrait" honoring our dog and love

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    Super experience n great great photo shoot w lovely photographer ! My fur babies looked incredible and it was super fun !

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    great staff! great photographer! love how the photos turned ou! can't be happier! Truly one of a kind experienced!

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    Our experience at Kramer was absolutely amazing! Couldn't have asked for a better time, Thank you!

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