They are very friendly. They engage the children and don’t get perturbed if they have uncooperative children. My favorite part is that they offer different themes throughout the year. It’s not just a one-time thing. The parents like the different backgrounds for different seasons, and the pictures are always great.
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We Make Picture Day
Easy.
Safe.
Fun.
Child's Play.
Easy.
Safe.
Fun.
Child's Play.
Let Picture Day Be Our Specialty— Not Yours.
Tired of stressing over
photo days?
We're the photography superheroes who swoop in and rescue directors from picture day nightmares with our super-easy process and play-centered photography.
We're Shining Star Studios
You're Going to L♥ve How Easy This Is
Send Us Your Info
All we need are student names, classroom, and parent contact. We do the rest!
We even bring our own assistants and take care of parent communication.
Let Us Handle the Details
No more tracking down order forms or keeping tabs on money envelopes! And if a parent has an issue, we'll quickly resolve it so that you don't get stuck in the middle.
Choose Your Delivery
Don't like passing out pictures? We'll ship each order directly to the parent. Want to save parents the shipping? We can send a bulk order to you to pass out.
Why Directors L♥ve Us
Team
We bring our own assistants — and plenty of them. Your staff won’t be stretched thin or pulled from their classrooms.
Details
We handle all communication & payments online. No envelopes, no money collection, no follow-up headaches.
Delivery
Flexible delivery options. We'll ship directly to families or send orders to the school for free group delivery — it's your choice.
Protection
We provide secure, private, online galleries for each family. Parents only see their own children’s photos — no snooping!
I cannot say enough amazing things about Shining Star Studios! From start to finish, the entire experience was absolutely seamless, not just for our team, but for our families as well. They made everything so easy, organized, and stress-free!
What truly sets them apart is their incredible ability to connect with kids. Even some of our more hesitant little ones, who typically don’t love having their photos taken, were smiling, laughing, and actually enjoying the experience. The entire photo day experience was nothing short of incredible.
We've already booked them for the entire next year, and we cannot wait to work with them again!
Erica Barnes
Director | Giving Tree Child Development Center
They give personalized time, care, and dedication to each individual. Parents love the photos which makes all the hard work, the tickles, the silly faces to get that smile, WORTH IT!
Alicia O'Reilly
Director | Legacy Academy Woodruff Rd.
Why Parents L♥ve Us
Family Galleries
One gallery for the whole family. Parents receive sibling and group portraits bundled together, with special discounted pricing.
Authentic Smiles
We never force expressions— we play and patiently interact with kids to get real smiles. Be sure to ask about our "secret weapon."
Affordable Digitals
Parents can buy a single digital download or the full set. There are no minimums or required package purchases.
Print Sizes
Our prints fit real frames. All paper prints match common sizes you’ll find at your local stores.
We had my kids pictures taken with this company and I am beyond impressed!!! From her being able to get my 9 month old to sit still, smile and then a actual group pic of all three children together.... it’s like magic! The prints are super good, clear quality! She was able to capture each one of my children’s personality flawlessly. These are photos I will cherish forever!
Heather Walls
Parent | Kid to Kid
Why Kids ♥ Us
They Have Fun
Our friendly photographers love to play. We bring interactive sets with real props. We don't use green screens — ever. We let kids have fun with their environment.
They Feel Safe
If a child needs a break or a trusted adult, we pause immediately. With our child-centered approach, we don't ever force kids to smile if they aren’t in the mood.
L♥ve Notes
Katie Deweese
Director | Legacy Academy Feaster Rd.
"They should be nicknamed Knight in Shining Armor Studios !"
My biggest problem with other photography companies we had come is that they had all these rules we had to follow, and they could never adjust a schedule to benefit the children. Plus, they never seemed happy to be there or have patience with more challenging children.
From my first interaction with Shining Star Studios, it was already a breath of fresh air. Esther & Michael were able to solve all our picture day problems just by being them. They are creative, helpful, flexible, professional & dependable. They work so hard & obviously love working with children.
They have ignited a love for picture days in me that I never thought would happen!
Mary Charping
Teacher, Brushy Creek Weekday Preschool
Highly recommend! They are amazing with children and I absolutely love all the photos they have taken of my children. I always purchase the digital download since I can never just chose a couple pictures and this way I can share on social media as well as print as many sizes and options.
Katlyn Middleton
Parent | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Google Review
Absolutely stunning photos of my two girls- managed to capture them in the best way possible which isn’t easy with a 4 year old and 6 month old!
Courtney V.
Parent | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Google Review
They are very knowledgeable, easy to work with, and great with kids!
Meghan Goins
Parent | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Google Review
Works of L♥ve
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