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Best Portrait Photographers in Birmingham, AL

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Our goal is to connect people with the best local professionals. We scored Birmingham portrait photographers on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best.

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Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
South Shades Crest Road, Hoover, AL 35022

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5.0 (4)

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Connie Collum Photography, a boutique studio located in Hoover, provides Birmingham Metro area clients with a custom photography service, in studio or on location, focused on your pet(s). As a Fine Art Pet Photographer, Connie offers a unique no stress experience for your pets. Sessions may include you and/or your family along with your pets.

Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35244

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Red Rabbit Studios is located in Shelby County Alabama and offers professional headshots, environmental portraits, and fine art to clientele in the greater Birmingham metro area. Artist and owner Stacey Higgins’ style is candid and non-traditional, focusing on the client’s environment and personality to tell their story. She specializes in giving every client an individually styled portrait experience.

Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35226

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4.7 (20)
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5.0 (2)
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5.0 (1)

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Angela Karen Photographer has photo services suitable for individuals, families, and businesses in and around Birmingham. Areas of expertise include narrative shots, portrait photos, celebration portraits, and fine art photographs. Ms. Karen sees herself as a visual storyteller. She studied under the renowned fine art photographer Joyce Tenneson.

Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
Pelham, AL 35124

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5.0 (10)
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5.0 (1)

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Arden Photography is a Pelham-based studio that, in addition to wedding photo services, also provides portraiture and other options to its Birmingham Metro clientele. Leading the team is Arden Ward Upton, an experienced photographer who has produced images for numerous wedding couples, local and national publications, and celebrities. She has a photojournalistic style that makes her subjects appear beautiful but natural, rather than posed or airbrushed.

Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35235

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5.0 (43)

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At Pixel Outflow Design & Photography Studio, Stanley Parrish takes portrait photos, and performs graphic design, for local families and businesses. Although specializing in wedding photos, Mr. Parrish can also take portraits and headshots. The Trussville-based artist is a graduate of the University of Alabama's Fine Arts and Graphic Design program, and has worked as a professional graphic designer for more than 15 years. He has appeared on Borrowed & Blue as a "Featured Wedding Vendor."

Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35216

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Love Be Photography is the studio of Brittany Arias Sturdivant, an inveterate wedding and portrait photographer serving customers from all over the Birmingham Metro. She founded Love Be Photography to serve local couples, providing them with enduring memories of their big day. Prospective clients are welcome to contact Ms. Sturdivant and set up a consultation.

Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35213

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5.0 (31)

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Kevin Roberts Photography is a Birmingham photography studio that emphasizes collaboration between the artist and the client. People working with Mr. Roberts can help him plan the style of the final product. Prospective customers should view the portfolios on Kevin Roberts Photography and then contact the team to set up an initial consultation.

Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
1211 28th St S, Birmingham, AL 35205

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5.0 (51)

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Amanda Dyer Photography is a boutique portrait studio that's located in Birmingham and serves clients throughout the city and its surrounding areas. Photographer Amanda Dyer offers a variety of portrait services, including senior portraits, family portraits, and corporate headshots. Portrait sessions can be booked in-studio or at a location of her clients' choosing. Amanda is experienced in working with children of all ages and aims to help them and their families feel comfortable and have fun during family portrait sessions.

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Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35242

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5.0 (6)

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Be Light Photography is a team of photographers based in Birmingham whose specialty is portraiture. The studio's specialty is weddings. In 2016, staff members have shot portraits at weddings as far north as Oregon and as far south as Florida. Be Light Photography has received a flurry of awards from wedding websites and publications. WeddingWire gave the team its "Couples' Choice Award," Blue Ribbon recognized it as a "Blue Ribbon Vendor," and Southern Celebrations Magazine has published features about the group.

Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35242

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Rebecca Long Photography is a Birmingham photo studio that offers portrait photography for weddings, engagement parties, materinity, graduations, and other special occasions. Ms. Long, whose professional background is in graphic design, has progressed over the years from photographing still objects and posed scenes to taking candid shots that look natural, not posed. She does not over-edit her photos. Clients can expect crisp, richly colored pictures, rather than artificially perfect representations.

Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

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5.0 (69)
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5.0 (68)

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Fossil Photography captures memorable moments in the lives of individuals, couples, and families in Birmingham and the neighboring areas. Its photographer, Jessica, helps her clients tell their stories through wedding, engagement, birth and newborn, and family portrait photography. She also creates mini videos that illustrate a whole day or even just a few minutes in a person's life. In addition, her studio provides design services for birth announcements, wedding invitations, holiday greetings, and handcrafted albums.

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Best Portrait Photographers Serving Birmingham
2031 Valleydale Road, Hoover, AL 35244

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4.9 (52)
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5.0 (3)

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kp studios is a photography company serving the Birmingham metro. It offers a variety of photography services, including portraits and business, acting, and lifestyle headshots. They provide a headshot and portrait picture that says a lot about a person and their business. Advertising, commercial, lifestyle, editorial, and industrial photography are also available. The company's owner, Kristie Pickett, aka KP, LaRochelle, holds a bachelor of fine arts degree. She has 20 years of advertising and commercial lifestyle photography experience.

  • Traditional
  • Glamour
  • Fine art

Compare our Top Portrait Photographers

NameExpertise RatingAddressPromotionsLearn more
Connie Collum Photography, LLC
South Shades Crest Road, Hoover, AL 35022
Red Rabbit Studios Photography
Birmingham, AL 35244
Angela Karen Photographer
Birmingham, AL 35226
Arden Photography
Pelham, AL 35124
Pixel Outflow Design & Photography Studio
Birmingham, AL 35235
Love Be Photography
Birmingham, AL 35216
Kevin Roberts Photography
Birmingham, AL 35213
Amanda Dyer Photography
1211 28th St S, Birmingham, AL 35205
Be Light Photography
Birmingham, AL 35242
Rebecca Long Photography
Birmingham, AL 35242
Fossil Photography
Birmingham, AL
kp studios
2031 Valleydale Road, Hoover, AL 35244