Family Portraits Articles

John Servais, from a playful studio session

Come In and Play!

Free Portrait Sessions in February

Nights are still long and the days gray. But my Fairhaven studio is nice and warm, with flattering lights and a variety of backgrounds. I’m ready to play with some new photography ideas this month and have a special offer for a few people who are also in a playful mood.

During the month of February I’m offering a few free “Play Date” sessions in the studio. I want to try out some new lighting techniques, experiment with posing, play with new multi-image and digital processing techniques I just learned, and create some new studio samples I can use in my marketing throughout the rest of the year. Continue Reading »

Stahlberg family portrait

Home for the Holidays Portraits

Is your entire family gathering at your place for Christmas or another winter holiday this year? Has it been longer than you can remember since your last family portrait?

We have a limited number of portrait sessions available in late December to accommodate your family’s schedule. Call 360-671-6851 now to get on our calendar. Continue Reading »

Bloom Family Portrait

Give the Gift of a Family Portrait

With Christmas and other winter holidays fast approaching, now is the perfect time to have your family portrait created — just in time for gift giving.

I’ve got a very special deal for the first nine families to call 360-671-6851 and schedule a family portrait in November. Your session fee will be only $99 (instead of $200), you’ll get a discount on your entire portrait order, and you’ll have a chance to win a 32” flat screen TV and other prizes. Continue Reading »

50th Anniversary Studio Portrait

Studio Portrait $79 Special

I’ve got a special deal for budget-minded families that want a family portrait. Schedule a 30-minute mini-session in my Fairhaven studio for only $79.

I’m also offering a special gift package for only $250 that includes a mini-session, 25 slimline holiday cards, a framed 8×10 portrait, four 5×7 gift portraits in presentation folders, and a small digital file to share on Facebook or by e-mail. Continue Reading »

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Holiday Cards

Let Turner Photographics turn your family or individual portrait into a beautiful and personalized holiday card. Save the hassle and let us create your cards this year. Continue Reading »

Autumn Family Portrait at Whatcom Falls

October is Family Portrait Month

With Christmas and other winter holidays fast approaching, October is the perfect time to have your family portrait created — just in time for gift giving.

A family portrait is the perfect holiday gift. It’s unique, it’s personal, and it comes from your heart. Continue Reading »

McDaneld family at Larrabee State Park

Family Portrait Special Benefits Food Bank

Larrabee Saturday & Whatcom Sunday

Have your family portrait created at one of our favorite locations, Larrabee State Park or Whatcom Falls Park, and support the Bellingham Food Bank at the same time. The weekend of September 17 and 18 we’re offering a special price of only $100 for the session (half our regular price) and we’ll donate the entire session fee to the Bellingham Food Bank to support their “milk money” program. Continue Reading »

Holiday Gift Card

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Don’t be a Zero — Be a Hero

Dark and rainy days during the winter months aren’t anybody’s first choice to have a family portrait created in a favorite outdoor location. It’s a big challenge to find a day when the weather cooperates at the same time everyone is available.

But the winter holidays are a time when many families are together and thinking about both fond memories of their time together and giving special gifts. Continue Reading »

Stanovich family at Semiahmoo

Fall Family Portraits

Fall is an ideal time for a family portrait by Mark Turner. The holiday season is just around the corner and few gifts are appreciated as much as portraits of family members.

If you’ve been thinking this is the year to have a professional family portrait created then now is the time to act. Your session can be in your home, your garden, a favorite park, or almost anywhere you can imagine.

Of all the gifts you give your children — iPods, cars, designer clothes, cell phones — all will be replaced and forgotten; but long after you are gone and your children have grandchildren of their own, family portraits will be the things they treasure the most. The portraits you create today are not just for you, they’re for your entire posterity. What legacy will you leave for them?

Call 360-671-6851 today to schedule your portrait consultation and session.

Finnegan's Alley window

Portrait Sidewalk Sale September 18

The Historic Fairhaven Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, September 18 is a huge one-day event throughout Bellingham’s Fairhaven district. Look for tents in front of businesses throughout the neighborhood where there will be bargains on books, clothes, portraits, pottery, shoes, and much more.

I’ll be out on the street in front of Finnegan’s Alley at 1106 Harris Avenue, where my studio is located, with an outdoor portrait studio. Stop by for a quick portrait of you, your kids, your family, or your pet. Bring your friends, bring your funny hat, dress wild or dress mild. It’ll be fun and it’ll be quick. Packages begin at just $20.
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