Why schools switch to a local photographer
The big picture-day companies photograph a school and move on. A local studio answers the phone, knows your office staff by name, and comes back for retake day. (Early-learning centre? See preschool & daycare photo days.)
Built for yearbooks
Files arrive sorted by division and named to your student list, in the format your yearbook software expects.
Paperless ordering
No envelopes, no cash in backpacks. Each family gets a private access code; packages start at $18.
Individual & class photos
Every student photographed individually, plus a class or group photo for each division, with prints for the school included.
Staff headshots included
Teachers, admin, and support staff photographed free on picture day, ready for the school website.
Retake day built in
Absent students and do-overs are handled on a scheduled return visit, not forgotten.
Digital backdrop choices
Families choose their backdrop colour after the fact: same portrait, their pick.
PAC fundraising
Picture day can put money back into the school. Ask about fundraising options when booking.
Privacy-first
BC PIPA-compliant handling: school-approved lists only, private per-family galleries, nothing posted publicly.
About twenty minutes per class, start to finish
The schedule is built with your office around the bell: divisions come down one at a time, a teacher keeps the line moving, and each class is back to work in roughly twenty minutes. Kindergartens get the gentlest slot of the day and as much patience as they need.
Secondary students get thirty seconds of real direction (chin, shoulders, genuine smile), because a yearbook photo shouldn't look like a licence renewal. ID and admin-system exports are available whenever the office needs them.
PLAN A PICTURE DAY →How picture day works
Date, division schedule, student list import, and ready-made parent notices, all handled up front.
Individual portraits and class photos division by division, plus staff headshots, about 20 minutes per class.
Access codes go home with students; private galleries arrive by email in about a week.
Prints arrive at the school; yearbook and admin files go to the office; retakes happen on a scheduled return visit.
What picture day costs
ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS · 2026 / 2027
Picture day, class photos, staff headshots, and yearbook files, free for the school.
Print packages and digital options for every budget. Families buy only what they want.
Up to 15% off for families who order in the first week after galleries open.
Digital purchases include personal print rights, so you can reprint and share anytime.
Local pricing that competes with the national companies, and PAC fundraising options that keep part of every order at your school.
Google reviews
As a parent, there’s nothing more special than seeing your child genuinely comfortable, happy, and confident in front of the camera and he made that happen so effortlessly. My daughter absolutely loved him and felt so at ease during the session.
Daycare photo day · Google review, May 2026
Volkan did an amazing job capturing photos of my child at daycare. His professionalism and ability to work so naturally with children truly set him apart. He made the experience comfortable and enjoyable, and the photos turned out beautifully. I highly recommend Volkan to anyone looking for a talented photographer who is great with kids!
Daycare photo day · Google review, June 2026
Volkan was the photographer for school photos at my daughter's daycare. The photos were great, but her bowtie on her graduation cape was crooked. Volkan emailed me, offering to redo those photos, and emailed the new photos within 48 hours. The customer service was even better!
Daycare photo day · Google review, April 2026
Questions from school offices
Kindergarten through Grade 12: elementary picture days, middle years, and secondary yearbook portraits, plus grad and senior portraits as a separate session.
About twenty minutes per division, scheduled around your bell and recess. Most elementary schools finish in a single morning; larger schools get a full-day plan.
Yes. Images arrive named and sorted to your student list in the format your yearbook program needs. Tell us what you use and the export matches it.
A retake day is scheduled from the start. Absent students, new registrations, and anyone who wants a do-over are photographed then, and their files merge into the same galleries and yearbook exports.
To BC PIPA standards: photography from school-approved lists only, private per-family galleries behind access codes, secure data handling, and no public posting of student images.
Yes. Public, independent, Montessori, and francophone schools across the Lower Mainland, plus preschools and daycares.
Picture days for schools across the Lower Mainland & Fraser Valley: Langley, Surrey, Abbotsford, Vancouver, Burnaby, the Tri-Cities, New Westminster, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, North & West Vancouver, White Rock, Chilliwack, and Mission.
Bring picture day back to a photographer who answers the phone
Tell me your enrolment, number of divisions, and preferred dates, and you'll have a proposal within one business day.
Plan a Picture Day
