Target Stores Portrait Studio

This is your normal, everyday Target. Nothing special.
The layout and everything is uniform, and it may have been when I went, but I didn’t see too many people out to help customers/​re-​stocking in the food area. Do I expect 100 associates, no, but a few.yes.
I will note that I was looking for a couple of things in the food section that are hit and miss in others, but this location had it which was nice. Glad I didn’t have to go fight with the crowds at Jewel on this Superbowl Sunday morning. It was already a zoo, but was a well spread out frenzy of last minute shoppers like myself.
Customer service, when it was found was okay, except a couple instances I saw a few associates gathered chatting and cracking each other up in the middle of isles.

I felt inclined to write a review since during my search it appeared these reviews were a bit out of date. I decided with the coupon I found online it was worth giving them a shot. I took my 4 and 2 year old daughters for Valentine’s photos.
I made an appointment pretty easily. The first time I called, there was no answer so left a message. Called back 24 hours later when the call wasn’t returned and was able to book an appointment and get info quickly.
When we arrived the photographer was having issues with the equipment. The camera and flashes weren’t quite cooperating. The photographer was very apologetic and friendly. She did a pretty good job getting my girls’ attention, but they’re 4 and 2.
The photos came out okay. I bought the digital package and so received the 23 photos via email to download. (6 of these were black & white versions of the same photo). Out of the 17 shots I would say I LOVE 3 of them and like 3 others. The rest are nice to have, but not great (some closed eyes, looking somewhere else, etc).
I gave 4 stars because I would go back. I think it’s a good value for the money if you use a coupon. I’ve gone to professional photographers for mini-​sessions and they are double this price for just a few more good photos. I also liked the photographer here. She even gave me a discount for the equipment trouble in the beginning.

This was the worst photo experience I have ever had. When I booked the appointment I was not told that my $ 50 photo session was only 15 minutes in length. Had I known that I would not have booked the appointment. We were rushed and did not have time to change the infant into three outfits as promised on the phone. The young girls taking the photos were very nice and helpful but are clearly not very experienced. We received only 18 digital photos of which 3 are mediocre and the rest are not usable. When I called the store manager to share my feedback I was told the photo studio is operated by a third party and there was nothing he could do. The studio is called «Target Portrait Studio» and all of the signage leads one to believe it is managed by Target. False advertising on top of a rip off.

Photographer was awesome! I took my one year old and she was very patient with him as he kept wanting to flee from the session. Prices are great and I got a great collection of photos of my son’s first birthday! Thanks Target Portrait Studio

Here is an unbelievable story about poor customer service.
I wanted to get some pictures taken of my son for a reasonable price so I went to Target. The experience of getting his picture taken was fine and the results were fine. They were nothing special, but I wasn’t expecting anything special.
They told me my pictures were going to be ready on a Friday. I went in on a Saturday AM to get them. They were not ready and I was told to come back that afternoon. I was not happy, as it was not convenient for me to drag my baby to Target, but fine. So, I go back that afternoon to get them. I show up a the portrait studio and wait patiently for about 15 minutes while the employee chit chats with her friend. I start to get inpatient as my baby is starting to get fussy. So, I politely say, «Um, excuse me, there are some pictures I would like to pick up when you have the chance.» The employee turns around and literally yells at me «EXCUSE YOU. IT IS RUDE TO INTERRUPT PEOPLE. I WILL BE WITH YOU WHEN I CAN.» She then continues to talk to her friend. So, again, I interrupt her. She then pretty much tells me off, swears and all. I was horrified that she would treat s customer like that.
I was so angry that I had already paid for the pictures. Otherwise, I would have said forget about it, and left. I have put in a few complaints to Target as i swore «I would not rest until this women was fired.» However, I have not heard a thing from them. I am very disappointed in the service I received here and would never recommend this place to anyone.