Back-to-School 2026 Sessions Open

First days,
forever frames.

We capture the grin, the new-backpack pride, and the hallway reunion — then deliver polished photo and video packages your family replays for decades.

4,200+families served
98%would re-book
48hrdelivery
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Lily's First Day ✨

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Photos delivered

147

in your gallery

Mini-Film

1:42

cinematic video

Four tiers of memory

Your package, your story

Hover any card to see exactly what you'd be getting — and what you'd be missing at the tier below.

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Tier 1

Portrait Set

$79

per session

The classic, done beautifully.

  • 12 edited portraits
  • 3 backgrounds
  • Digital download
  • Print-ready files

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Portrait Set

What you're getting

A dozen polished portraits in three settings — enough for the fridge, the grandparents, and the school directory.

  • 12 edited portraits
  • 3 backgrounds
  • Digital download
  • Print-ready files
Upgrade to Portrait Set
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Tier 2

Candid Collection

$149

per session

Real moments, not poses.

  • 30 edited photos
  • Candid + portrait mix
  • Sibling shots
  • Same-day preview

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Candid Collection

Why parents love this

The laughing-mid-twirl shot. The shy wave. The backpack-too-big moment. Thirty images that tell the whole story.

  • 30 edited photos
  • Candid + portrait mix
  • Sibling shots
  • Same-day preview
  • Digital download
Upgrade to Candid Collection
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Tier 3

Lifestyle Day

$249

per session

Morning to bell — all of it.

  • 60 edited photos
  • Home + school locations
  • Family group shots
  • 10 black & white edits

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Lifestyle Day

The full first-day story

Breakfast table, front door, school gate, classroom door. Sixty frames that replay the entire morning, every September.

  • 60 edited photos
  • Home + school locations
  • Family group shots
  • 10 black & white edits
  • USB keepsake
  • Print credits $50
Upgrade to Lifestyle Day
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🏆 Best Value

✦ Yearlong Package

Premium Year

$599

per session

Four seasons, one childhood.

  • 4 seasonal sessions
  • 200+ edited photos
  • Cinematic mini-film
  • Printed photo book

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Premium Year

A year in their life

September through June. Four sessions, one photographer who knows your kids by name, and a hardcover photo book that outlasts any screen.

  • 4 seasonal sessions
  • 200+ edited photos
  • Cinematic mini-film
  • Printed photo book
  • Priority scheduling
  • Dedicated photographer
Upgrade to Premium Year

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$149

Candid Collection

30 edited photos
Candid + portrait mix
Sibling shots
Same-day preview
Digital download
Real moments

Not a pose in sight.

We follow your child from breakfast table to classroom door, catching the moments that happen between the official shots — the ones you'll still be showing at their graduation.

"I didn't know I was crying until I saw the hallway shot."

Sarah Chen, Shutter client mother portrait

Sarah Chen

Mom of two · Candid Collection client

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Young girl laughing mid-twirl in new plaid dress on first day of school

mid-twirl, 8:14am

Two siblings holding hands walking through school gate on first day

the gate moment

Boy showing off new superhero backpack with proud smile on school steps

"look at my backpack!"

Best friends reuniting with big hug in school hallway first day back

the hallway reunion

Parent and child quiet moment at school front door first day goodbye

the last hug

Child looking up at teacher with curious expression in classroom doorway

new classroom wonder

The difference a candid photographer makes

Generic stiff school portrait with grey backdrop looking forced and unnatural
Stiff backdrop

vs candid

Natural joyful candid photo of child laughing on first day of school by Shutter
✨ Shutter candid
Upgrade to Candid Collection

+$70 from Portrait Set · 30 photos included

▶ Cinematic Mini-Film

Two minutes they'll
replay for twenty years.

A cinematic short — scored, color-graded, and edited — that captures the whole first-day story in under two minutes. The kind of video that gets shared at graduation parties.

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🎬

Cinematic grade

Every frame color-graded to that warm, honeyed late-August light. Slow-motion at the key moments.

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Licensed score

A custom-selected soundtrack that fits your family's energy — not a stock loop.

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Delivered in 48hrs

Private streaming link, 4K download file, and an optional USB keepsake in a kraft box.

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Johnson Family · First Day 2026

1:42 · 4K · Color-graded

Sample Film
Add the Mini-Film — $99

Add to any package · Delivered within 48 hours

For School Administrators

600 kids, 4 hours,
zero chaos.

We've run picture day for schools from 80 students to 1,200. Our logistics system means no queues, no retakes pile-up, and every child photographed before lunch.

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Riverside Elementary — 2025

614 students · 3 hrs 48 min · zero retake backlog

96% satisfaction

By the numbers

47Schools served
28kKids photographed
4hrAvg. picture day
100%On-time delivery

How it works

1Pre-day roster upload — we prep every name card
2Staggered class scheduling — no hallway queues
3Same-day preview portal for parents
4Bulk delivery + individual family links

"Shutter ran our picture day for 580 kids without a single complaint. Parents were sending me thank-you emails by 3pm."

Marcus Williams, principal of Oak Hill K-8 school, Shutter client

Marcus Williams

Principal · Oak Hill K–8

"The preview portal is a game changer. Parents were approving or requesting retakes before the kids even got home."

Jennifer Park, school administrator at Maple Grove, Shutter logistics client

Jennifer Park

Admin Coordinator · Maple Grove

Book picture day for your school

Schools of 100–1,500 students. We handle scheduling, logistics, and delivery. You handle the coffee.