Garden Oaks Montessori

2022 Spring Portraits

Thanks for your patience. Spring Portraits are ready to view! We've worked hard on these images and hope you love them!

Scroll down to see password information, gallery access, ordering instructions, and more!

Get Your Spring Pictures

Spring Pictures are now available for ordering on our order site. To access your student's galleries, please enter your online code as described below.

ONLINE CODE

Use the FIRST FOUR LETTERS OF LAST NAME, followed by the FIRST FOUR LETTERS OF FIRST NAME, and the code "S22." For example, Jonathan Anderson would be "AndeJonaS22" and so on.

Please use the student's name as registered at the school; no nicknames or middle names. If the name is shorter than four letters, please enter all characters. If the student has two last names, please use the first last name in the passcode. For example, "Sarah Garcia-Jones" would have the passcode "GarcSaraS22."

Please enter this password and your email to log in to the gallery. Should you have any trouble accessing your child's gallery, please contact us immediately.

AUTOMATIC DIRECT SHIPPING

All orders will automatically ship directly to your home with Free Shipping; no coupon code necessary. ORDERS WILL NOT BE DELIVERED TO SCHOOL. Please make sure your shipping address is correct as well as your email for delivery of digital downloads (if purchased).

ORDERING FOR MULTIPLE CHILDREN

If you are placing an order for more than one child, you may combine your shopping cart and applicable shipping fees. Please scroll down and click on Ordering Instructions to find out more.

VIEW YOUR SPRING PICTURES HERE

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Ordering Instructions

How Does Picture Day Work This Year?

Safety During a Pandemic

As you know, the pandemic has created challenges with children in schools, an photography is no exception. At Lot Five Studios we are making every effort in keeping your student (as well as ourselves) safe!

Garden Oaks Montessori students will be photographed in the gym and socially distanced during Spring Picture Days. We adhere to a strict protocol when photographing your child and are taking every precaution to protect the health and safety of the students and school staff during their portrait times. Masks will only be removed from student's faces for less than 5 minutes by the student while they are being photographed, and immediately put back on when done. Multiple portrait stations are set up more than 10 feet from each other for safety.

All photographers and Lot Five Studios staff will be masked and the use of sanitizing products such as hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes will be utilized between each student. Each class is allowed in the gym only during their specific, scheduled times, one classroom at a time to avoid multiple classes gathering together.

What To Expect

So here's the drill...please take note of the following:

For Your Safety

The Pandemic has been a crazy time for all of us. Please know that when we photograph your child, we adhere to safety standards which include socially-distanced photography between the subject and photographer, removing of student's mask for less than 5 minutes while far away from others, and an abundance of hand sanitizer in between. Additionally, ALL Lot Five Studios employees are masked at all times when working with your student.

For more information on our Covid-19 policy, please click the button below.

Our Covid-19 Policy

Photo Backgrounds

Simple, colorful, and modern. Sorry, but we don't employ the use of wagon wheels, picket fences, fake flowers or Green Screen. We keep it simple and keep the focus on your child, and not the backdrop.

Student's Choice!

Please be aware that your child gets to choose their color of background, yay!

Unless that color totally clashes with their outfit, we take the photo on their chosen shade. Please don't be angry with us if your boy ends up on hot pink, or if your girl ends up on hot pink for that matter...because THEY chose it!

Also note that once they are photographed on a color, we cannot change it because we don't use Green Screen (we think it's cheesy).

Portrait Style & Wardrobe

Spring Pictures are shot at 3/4 length, meaning, we photograph your child from the knees up, so have them wear their best outfits! Clothing for Spring Pictures is school-appropriate Free Dress on your Teacher's assigned Picture Day (please check the schedule below).

We suggest something colorful, fun and stylish for spring; please AVOID giant logos or wordy graphic tees, and costumes. We also recommend that if you FORGET to dress your child appropriately, please send them back on their non-scheduled day, as we DO NOT DO RETAKES for Spring Portraits.

Hair and Grooming

We do our best to clean the faces of little ones, and ask the big ones how their hair is supposed to look. We always do our best to fix your child's hair before taking their picture, so please prompt your child on what to do with their hair when they're in front of our camera.

For long-haired girls, we suggest wearing hair down, as ponytails and braids do not photograph as well as loose hair. Hair bows and accessories should be smaller in size as to not distract from your student's face.

Smile, Please!

At Lot Five Studios we try our hardest to get the very best and natural smiles out of each and every child. We take our time to make kids feel comfortable in front of the camera.

However, despite our best efforts, sometimes they are shy, or just plain not willing to work with us. Maybe you can help? Please, help us help you get a great photo of your child by asking your student to smile and comply, we appreciate it!

No Class Pictures for 2021-22

Group/Class photos will NOT take place this year due to COVID-19 and HISD district guidelines on masking and social distancing.

Class Pictures require us to photograph your children standing closer than six-feet apart without masks, for up to 10 minutes per class. This may not be safe during these Pandemic times, so your school has decided to cancel Class Pictures for this school year.

Thanks for your understanding.

Wait, Where are My Fall 2021 Pictures?

Missed ordering last Fall's school pictures? Never fear--we've got you covered!

Click the button below to go to our Fall Portraits page and get instructions for gallery access to your child's fall images.

Last Semester's Fall 2021 Portraits

Proofing

OMG, yes! No more squashed order forms or losing your payment in the black hole of your child's backpack! No more wondering how their photos came out.

Get online and SEE your portraits; pick your favorites!
Don't miss another picture order! Pay via credit card to ensure that we got your order and get receipts via email instead of misplacing the order form.
No more pressure from family! Email the Grandparents their link so they can get their own copies!

A Few Final Notes:

NO RETAKES will be offered for Spring Pictures as this program is done as an additional service to the families of Garden Oaks Montessori. If your child misses their scheduled day, or forgot to wear free dress, PLEASE send them back to be photographed again the following day, if possible. Thanks for your understanding.

Ordering Online. It's our thing. There will be cut-off date for orders to be delivered to the school, so please keep your eyes peeled for deadlines. After deadlines, you can still order, but you will have to pay a shipping fee, and we don't offer as many cool packages or products as the ones we deliver to the school. Please expect up to 6 weeks after deadline for order delivery.

Your Kid is a Star. We'd love to use your child's photo! At Lot Five Studios, we are always looking for smiling students to use as our models. If you are interested in allowing your child's school photo to serve as one of the faces for our school-specific marketing pieces, please make sure to read the info at the end of your online order before checkout. If you do not wish for your child's image to be used, please read the info and let us know. Don't worry, we never use any identifying information about your children--just their awesome image.

Coming up this summer! Family Portraits, Grad Sessions, Headshots and Other Good Stuff. If you are in need of family portraits, corporate headshots, sports portraits, or Senior photos, please subscribe to our newsletter below or request a session! We offer quick and modern photography sessions during our "Open Studio Days" in our nearby studio, located in the Arts District off Sawyer and I-10. Check out what we're up to this summer!

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