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Fine-art studio family portrait by Michael Anthony Photography
New Clients · McKinney & Valencia Studios

Your Complimentary Portrait Session

Experience an award-winning fine-art studio, guided session, professional styling, and a private reveal, with no session fee and no obligation.

Named #1 Wedding Photographer in the USA, 2019 & 2021Master of Photography, Professional Photographers of America200+ Awards in International Print CompetitionBest of Nations, Photographic World Cup 2020Gold Medalist, Team USA at the Photographic World Cup 2020 & 2022
What’s Included

The Full Studio Experience


A Guided Studio Session

Professional Profoto lighting, hand-painted backdrops, and unhurried direction, you'll never be left guessing how to stand or where to look.


Styling & Gown Wardrobe

Wardrobe guidance before the day, and a studio collection of designer gowns, especially for maternity, in a range of sizes.


Posing for Every Age

From toddlers to grandparents (dogs welcome too), we direct with patience so everyone looks, and feels, their best.


A Private Reveal

Return to see your images projected at full size, and only then decide which pieces, if any, you'd love to own.

The shooting bay inside our McKinney studio, backdrops and professional lighting
Why Complimentary?

Because We’d Rather Show You

Fine-art portraiture is hard to explain and easy to feel. So instead of selling you on it, we invite you in: a real session, real direction, real studio light, on us.

At your reveal you’ll see the finished work at full size. If you love it, the investment lives in the artwork you choose, hand-finished wall pieces, albums, and prints, with financing available. If you don’t, you owe nothing.

How It Works

Three Simple Steps

01

Claim Your Session

Send the form below. We reserve a limited number of complimentary sessions each month, first come, first served.

02

Plan It Together

A quick call to plan wardrobe, looks, and who's in the frame, then we reserve your studio date.

03

Shoot & Reveal

Enjoy the session, then return for your private reveal. Keep what you love; skip what you don't. No pressure, ever.

Who It’s For

Choose Your Session

Tap a session and we’ll set up the claim form for you below.

In Their Words

Families Who Took the Leap

From the moment we walked into the studio, it felt personal and intentional. The portraits are part of our family's legacy now.
Family Client
Our maternity photos made me feel beautiful in a way I didn't expect. It was intimate, elegant, and so easy.
Maternity Client
I never thought a dog portrait would make me cry. He captured the exact way she looks at us.
Pet Client
The Honest Answers

Before You Ask

Is the session really complimentary?

Yes, the session itself is on us: studio time, professional lighting, posing direction, and your private reveal appointment. It's how new clients experience the studio with zero risk.

So what's the catch?

There isn't one, just a business model we believe in. The investment lives in the artwork: if you fall in love with your images at the reveal, you can purchase hand-finished wall art, albums, and prints. If you don't, you owe nothing and part as friends.

Where do sessions take place?

In our private studios, McKinney, Texas (on the Frisco-Prosper border) and Valencia, California (Santa Clarita Valley). Each is appointment-only and reserved exclusively for your session.

Who is the session for?

Families, mothers-to-be, high-school seniors, professionals, and yes, dogs. If you've been putting off real portraits, this is the easiest way to finally have them made.

What should we wear?

We send full wardrobe guidance once you book, help coordinate palettes and textures, and keep designer gowns in studio. You'll never plan it alone.

How fast will you reach out?

Within one business day, usually sooner. Complimentary sessions are limited each month, so if the form is up, sessions are still available.

Limited Each Month

Claim Your Session

Tell us who’s in the frame and which studio is closer, McKinney or Valencia, and we’ll reach out within one business day to plan it.

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