Chattanooga & North Georgia
The Family Studio Experience
Classic portraits without weather worries, rushed timelines, or guesswork. We guide the wardrobe, posing, expressions, and every detail so your family can relax and enjoy being together.
Classic. Comfortable. Completely You.
Your family’s story deserves more than a hurried snapshot.
Our studio gives your family a comfortable, controlled place to slow down and create portraits with intention. There is no heat, humidity, rain, wind, or changing light to work around—just beautiful lighting, thoughtful guidance, and time focused on the people who matter most.
We create the polished portraits grandparents treasure, the meaningful groupings that become more valuable with time, and the genuine expressions that still feel unmistakably like your family.
Choose Your Experience
Two studio options, thoughtfully designed for families.
Both experiences include planning guidance, a relaxed portrait session, and a personal ordering experience where we help you select the artwork and photographs you love most.
Immediate Families
Family Studio Experience
$150 Reservation Fee · 45 Minutes
Enjoy a 45-minute studio session in a comfortable, controlled setting. This experience is made for immediate families who want classic, polished portraits without worrying about weather, heat, or changing outdoor conditions.
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Multiple Generations
Extended Family Studio Experience
$200 Reservation Fee · 60 Minutes
Enjoy a 60-minute studio session in a comfortable, controlled setting. This experience is perfect for extended families who want classic, polished portraits without worrying about weather, heat, or changing outdoor conditions.
Reserve This ExperienceGuided From Start to Finish
All the beauty, without all the guesswork.
You do not have to arrive knowing how to pose, what everyone should wear, or which photographs belong on your walls. We guide the entire experience.
Plan
We help coordinate clothing, learn which relationships matter most, and plan the portraits and groupings your family wants preserved.
Create
We guide flattering poses and natural expressions while keeping the session comfortable, efficient, and easy for every generation.
Preserve
We help turn your favorite images into albums, wall art, prints, cards, and digital keepsakes designed for real life and future generations.
Inside the Studio Experience
One studio session. Every connection that makes your family yours.
A studio experience gives us time to create more than one beautiful family portrait. We photograph the whole family, the relationships within it, and the individual personalities you never want to forget—all in one relaxed, guided session.
Heirloom Artwork
Your photographs deserve a life beyond the screen.
Someday, when you share these memories with your grandchildren, will everyone crowd around a phone—or will you open an album, hold finished prints, and point to the portraits that have lived in your home for years?
Heirloom Albums
Archival albums with beautiful lay-flat spreads, custom-designed to tell the complete story of your family experience.
Image Boxes & Prints
A personalized keepsake box filled with finished portraits—made for holding, sharing, and revisiting together.
Infinity Galleries & Mobile Apps
Your downloadable gallery remains online for as long as Matt & Shea Photography is operating, with mobile access made simple.
Wall Art & Gallery Wraps
Statement portraits and custom groupings designed to bring warmth, scale, and your family’s story into your home.
Greeting Cards
Custom 5×7 holiday and announcement cards that turn your family portraits into something meaningful to send and receive.
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Explore the Family Studio Portfolio.
See the connection, laughter, generations, and quiet moments that make every family studio experience different.
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Ready When You Are
Let’s create the portraits your family will grow up with.
Reserve your Family Studio Experience or reach out with questions. We will help you choose the session that fits your family best.
Questions Before You Reserve?
Tell us a little about your family.
Share who you would love to photograph, your children’s ages, and anything you are wondering about. We will personally help you decide which studio experience is the best fit.