This is the time of year when many families make their yearly family portraits. these pictures hang above the mantle, down hall ways and are often found all of over the houses of parents, grandparents, aunts and relatives all over the place. These make perfect holiday gifts and family pictures make a house a home. Alpharetta offers several choices of places for you to have these done.

JC Penney is offering portrait sheets starting at $3.99 each. They also have a promotion going on that will give customers a $50 reward credit toward a future portrait session when they spend at least $100 on one right now. Families can get a cd of all of the portraits the same day as the portrait session and included on this cd are all of the rights to the pictures so  they can be used and printed any way that is desired. Picture holiday cards start at 59 cents each and package deals are available that are perfect for gift giving. Coupons for the studio can be found here.

Sears has a portrait studio with some sales and deals going on right now as well. They have coupons here. These deals include personalized holiday cards starting at 50 cents each and packages that start at $9.99. This studio will even make a package of professionally printed portraits from your own camera pictures. They have a free wall portrait option and with the deals offered at Sears, there is sure to be one for every family.

Kiddie Kandids is located inside Babies r Us. This studio is accustomed to working with small children and they too are offering some great savings right now. They will make portraits from your photos, create picture packages starting at $7.99, holiday greeting cards starting at 50 cents each as well as other deals which include savings of up to 40 percent and free items. They have coupons for all of their specials here.

The Picture People has a studio in the North Point Mall. This studio often offers creative props and backgrounds that families may not see elsewhere. They have packages of portraits that start at $135. Coupons for 20 percent off of your purchase as well at $25 off of each 4100 you spend can be found here. Having your pictures made into photo cards, put on cd's and even printed on canvas are all options at the Picture People studio.

Cassesse Photography will do on location photo sessions for your family. The price starts at $59 for a one hour session with 20 images on a cd as well as all of the rights to these pictures. Additional pictures can be added for additional fees. Packages are available starting at $125 for humans and $65 for pets. be sure to check out their website or call them for more information.