Watch Me Grow
$59.95 and three poses! Regularly $79.95 and one pose.
Includes session, 1 8x10, 2 5x7s and 8 wallets
Family Special
$99.95! Includes session, 1 8x10, 2 5x7s and 8 wallets, one pose of your choice.
Senior Special
$25 Session! Includes 3 outfits and online proofing.
$395 package REDUCED to $175!
Includes 2 8x10s, 8 5x7s and 32 wallets of four poses - WOW!
Offers on-going through the end of February, call now for details and to reserve your spot! 304-472-8416
Main Street Studios is pleased to welcome back award-winning photographer Heather Kessler. Heather began her professional career with MSS in 2005. In 2008, Heather left MSS to establish her own successful photography business.
In capturing quality images, Heather shares the level of excellence customers expect from MSS. Her portrait artistry earned her a top 3 spot in PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER magazine's cover contest in 2009. Her landscape photography has also been featured in WONDERFUL WEST VIRGINIA magazine. Heather joins Renee Preston and Susie Herndon, bringing the MSS staff of full-time photographers to three.
Established by Scott Preston in 1997, MSS has grown from a one-man studio to a staff of five. In August of 2010, Scott began a new career as an abstractor, and is available for photography on a limited basis.
In addition to our photography, MSS offers custom framing by Master Framer Lanora Wentz. Lanora managed her own local framing business before joining MSS. With more than 20 years experience, Lanora is known area-wide for her framing expertise. Supporting both areas of the studio is Customer Services Manager Betsy Leigh. Betsy schedules appointments, processes orders and much more.
MSS, while specializing in children and high school senior photography, also offers family, pet, pageant and commercial portraits as well as wedding photography. Our sports, dance, baton and youth teams fundraising program typically doubles the amount of money leagues are used to making from other photographers. Contact the studio for more information.
Heather returns to the studio on February 8, 2011. Please call 304-472-8416 to schedule an appointment with Heather, Susie or Renee.
Our annual childrens' Christmas special has started and will continue thru December 10. The set this year is called "The Peppermint Forest" and features giant peppermint sticks and lollipops. Our cutest Christmas set yet! This set is all red and white, so red clothing works best.
This special is offered for the low price of $59. This includes the session fee, an 8x10, 2 5x7s and 8 wallets of one pose of your choice. Additional discounted packages will be offered, as well as Christmas cards in various styles and types.
Calll now to schedule an appointment for this limited time set. 304-472-8416
This fall has seen one major change at the studio, and that is the absence of "founding father" Scott Preston. For the past couple of years, with Scott's degenerative arthritis resulting in 5 surgeries, he was doing less and less photography. Susie Herndon and I (Renee) were doing 90% of photography here in the studio and on location. Scott found he was becoming less challenged and decided to look for opportunities outside of the studio. At the first of August, Scott had his second hip replacement on his right side, and at the end of August began working as an abstractor. For those of you whom don't know what an abstractor does, (I didn't!) they research mineral rights at courthouses. He is very much enjoying this new challenge.
Now, this resulted in changes for those of us remaining at the studio. We have divided Scott's duties among us to pick up the slack. Wow, I didn't realize just how much Scott did to keep the studio running smoothly! For the first time, we are photographing schools and processing those orders without him. While we've all helped at the schools, Scott was the go-to guy on actual processing of proofs and orders. Betsy, Susie and I have learned a lot this fall about how this all works!
On top of all the new stuff, Susie's Dad has been in the hospital for close to 6 weeks now. He has been so ill, sometimes are afraid we will get "the call" anytime. Because of this, Susie has been working a less regular schedule. As a result, our usual quick turnaround time has slowed a bit. We are so very sorry for the delays, but except for working 24/7, we just can't avoid it. We love our clients and want to please all of you, so please continue to be patient with us. I know that we are taking longer for seemingly small requests like putting images online, or adding a photo to facebook, but please keep in mind that those are not the only things we are juggling now. Each one is important, and we WILL get to them!
As photographers, Susie and I LOVE our careers. We want to create beautiful, heirloom-quality memories for each of you. We devote hours to continuing education, attending photography schools and conferences across the country to learn new trends and hone our old skills. Nothing pleases us more than the "oohs and aahhs" and tears we see when we present our work to our clients.
I've invested thousands of dollars in the last 2 years in beautiful angels wings and pettiskirts for children, cool, one-of-a-kind senior sets both indoors and out, and props galore! We are busier than ever, and look forward to photographing you and your families for years to come.
Thank you again. We truly appreciate your patronage, your kind words about our art and most of all, your friendship.
Renee Preston
In the next few weeks, high schools all around our area will be graduating the class of 2010. Hard to believe another school year is almost over. While that means summer break for most, it means "busy season" for us! June 1 starts our best senior session sale of the year. For the entire month of June, the class of 2011 can take advantage of the low price of $20.11 for up to a FIVE outfit session. In order to take advantage of this once-a-year sale, grab your calendar and a credit card and call the studio. You must pay for the session when you schedule, and you must be photographed in June. We've added some new sets for this year to complement the many great indoor and outdoor sets we have. A huge variety of sets and backgrounds set us apart from other photographers.
Susie, Scott and I are so excited to meet you and create the kind of senior pictures you've dreamed of! Questions? Give us a call, we will be glad to answer them. Want more information than we can give over the phone? Schedule a free, no obligation consultation, we will show you our sets and products. New this year, square cards, skinny minis, metal prints, dog tags, photo announcements and much more. We are full-time professionals. We travel the country each year to keep up on all the latest trends in high school senior photography. We've taken classes from the biggest names in pro photography today. We invite you to experience your senior session with Main Street Studios this summer!
Main Street Studios is proud to be the official framer for WVWC, offering framed diplomas complimented by beautiful professional photos of the Wesleyan campus. Seniors receive information about this service in their graduation packet from the college.
Wesleyan provides us with the diplomas before graduation and grads can pick up their framed diplomas immediately following graduation ceremonies. A representative from our studio will be located outside the WVWC security office on graduation day. We will remain at the college for one hour after graduation ends. We ask that all frames be picked up by then.
There has been some confusion this year about viewing images on our website. The brochure was printed last year, then we changed our website, not taking into account the instructions in the brochure for viewing WVWC photos! To view the images, return to our website, www.mstreetstudios.com and click on "sessions proofs" enter wvwc (using lowercase letters) and the images available for framing will come up. We apologize for any confusion caused by our mistake! Also, the brochure lists a deadline of April 15. It is NOT too late to order! Please call the studio, we will be happy to accept late orders, up to the week before graduation. 304.472.8416
It's that time of year again when we will be crawling on all fours in our camera room, chasing not only children, but bunnies! Our Easter special starts March 23, 2010 and runs thru April 3. This popular special includes session fee, 1 8x10, 2 5x7s and 8 wallets. Package is of one pose of your choice. Additional sheets may be purchased of additional poses for a discounted price. A $186. value, this special is only $49.95!
You are probably wondering what the set will look like, and as the one who designs all our sets, I am wondering the same thing!! I admit I am a procrastinator, so I will build this set at the last minute! I can tell you it will most likely have a green background and will feature accents of springy pastel colors. Please coordinate your child's outfit accordingly. Please avoid primary colors. I guarantee that you will be much happier with your portraits if your child's clothing matches the colors in our set. If you aren't sure about colors, please do not hesitate to give us a call, we will happily make recommendations!
Don't delay, prime slots are filling fast. Call now to schedule an appointment for this limited time special!
Renee Preston commented on November 10th, 2010
A piece of matboard that size would be around $10. Thanks for the inquiry!