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First and foremost, welcome to our site and we hope you've either visited our store or will visit soon, no doubt you'll have an enjoyable experience, Old Time Portraits are a lot of fun!
We are located in Monterey, California on Cannery Row, one block from the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium.
We have a wide variety of costume options;
Wild West, Formal West, Western Wedding (shot gun optional), Civil War, Victorian, Roaring '20's, the ever popular Bath Tub....
What era would you like to go back to?
Keep in mind we welcome pets!!
Enjoy viewing the many sample shots in our waiting area of the folks that have come before you and been put on the walls of fame... maybe you'll recognize someone! After you have decided on the era, our Staff will assist you with your costume and will pose you for your portrait. Typically, depending on the size and the male/female make-up of your group, we take between 3 and 5 portraits of you, all slightly different poses, for example, smiling, serious and the ever laughable goofy shot....
Once the Staff is satisfied with the images they've taken you'll be asked to review your portraits on the computer monitor. This is the hardest decision you'll have to make, which one's and how many? Our goal is to make this a tough decision by producing the highest quality work available in ANY Old Time Portrait studio... we hope you'll agree!
Once you've made your choice we'll print your portraits (this takes just a few minutes). We use Kodak Dye-Sublimation printers to give our customers the very best possible prints available. Unlike ink jet printers, this is a dry, heat process which includes a final overlay that provides a UV, fingerprint and water resistant coating. This produces a printed portrait that will last many years without the risk of fading. Be sure to take a look at the many frame options we offer to complete your Old Time Portrait.
Most of all during your visit we hope you enjoy yourself and take with you a lasting memory and portrait.
Hope to see you soon!!