Durham Elementry

Student Portraits Fall 2024

Order by December 9th to Receive Before the Holidays!

Portrait Gallery

Hello Durham Dalmations! We're Lot Five Studios, and we're super excited to be back to photograph your school portraits for the 2024-25 school year. We can't wait to see friends old and new.

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Durham Student Portraits are now available for ordering. Please read below to learn more, then click the button to visit the order site.

How to View Your Pictures

ONLINE CODE

To access your student's portrait gallery, please enter your online code which is the FIRST FOUR LETTERS OF STUDENTS LAST NAME followed by FIRST FOUR LETTERS OF STUDENT'S FIRST NAME then the code F24 For example, John Smith would be SmitJohnF24. Please enter this passcode and your email to log in to the gallery. The email you enter should be one that order receipts and/or digital downloads can be sent.

ORDER DEADLINE & DELIVERY TO THE SCHOOL

Orders are DUE by Monday, December 9h for free delivery to the school.

Digital Download orders will be delivered immediately via email--check your spam or junk folder.

LOG-IN ISSUES?

If you have trouble accessing our child's gallery, please contact us immediately by clicking the "Password Help" button below.

NEED A RETAKE?

Don't like what you see? No problem.

Retake Day is January 21st.

Please, sign up for a retake and let us know how we can improve upon your student's portrait. New students and those who were absent on Picture Day need not sign up; they are already on our list, and will be pulled from class.

ORDERING FOR MULTIPLE STUDENTS

Have more than one child and want to combine your shopping cart? No problem! Please find the button below called "Step-by-Step Ordering" to find out how, or contact us if you need help. Please use the same email when logging into subsequent portrait galleries.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD HELP

If you've ordered a digital download, please note that this item is sent via EMAIL immediately after completing your order. Please enter your email address correctly when logging into your student's gallery. After ordering a digital download, please CHECK YOUR JUNK/SPAM folder for the emailed file. Please contact us if you have any trouble.

Ordering Instructions

Password Help

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What To Expect

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

Headshots in Uniforms

Fall Portraits are headshots for students and staff on a grey backdrop! The look is clean and modern and focuses on your child and not the background.

All Durham students will be photographed in uniforms. Please make sure your student is well-groomed and camera-ready!

Questions? Contact Us

Hair & Grooming

We make it a point to help clean faces and fine-tune hair before we take your child's picture (like smoothing fly-aways, fixing headbands, etc.). Please your child to bring any hair grooming items they might need for final touches before they're in front of our camera.

For long-haired girls, we suggest wearing hair down, since ponytails and buns tend to get messy throughout the day. Hair bows should be small so as not to distract from the face. And don't forget to ask your kids to brush their teeth!

Make Ups and Retakes

At Lot Five Studios, your satisfaction is always our goal. If your child missed their picture day, or you'd like them to get a retake for any reason, please sign up for Retake Day on--January 21, 2025.

Please send us a retake request by clicking the button below. This will ensure that your child will get pulled from class, and it will also let us know how we can do better and improve your Yearbook photo.

NOTE: NEW and ABSENT students will be pulled automatically--please do not sign up for retakes if your child is new or was absent.

Retake Please!

Online Proofing

About 2 weeks after Picture Day, your child's Fall Portraits will be uploaded to our website in a password-protected gallery for viewing and ordering.

Proofing information will be sent via email or through the school, but our Newsletter Subscribers will get notified first!

Want to be the first to know about all picture-related photos for Durham Elementry? Click the button below and sign up today!

Missing Old Portraits?

Remember when they were so tiny and cute? And you forgot to order their portraits? We get it, you were busy. If we took their picture, we've got your back. One less thing for them to roll their eyes at you for!

Durham Elementry Past Portraits

Family Portraits, 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 in Oak Forest.

Private Portrait Sessions

Wanna Get Updates?

Want to be in the know before everyone else? Sign up for our newsletter and email notifications specific to your school. We give you the latest on upcoming Picture Days, proof gallery openings, retakes, order deadlines, and deliveries. Don't worry, we won't spam you.

Subscribe to our Durham Updates

Online Proofing

Online Proofing & Ordering!

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

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 your Grandparents their link so they can get their own copies!

Order 2024-2025 Fall Portraits

Picture Day Schedule

How It Works

1. We photograph students on Fall Picture Days--10/15-10/16.

2. Give us about 2-3 weeks to process the images and get them ready for viewing.

3. When the images are uploaded and ready to go, we will send information to the school telling students and parents how to access their student galleries, including passcodes and ordering instructions. If you are a newsletter subscriber, you get to know before everyone else does (perks, yay!).

4. Request a retake if you are unsatisfied with your image--Retake day is January 21.

5. Place an order by the deadline date, please. Orders will be delivered to the school.

6. If you missed the ordering deadline, don't worry--your images will still be available for purchase; however, you will have to pay a shipping fee, and your order will be sent directly to you.

7. Sign up for our Durham-specific newsletter to get emails about school pictures. Click the button below and sign up today!

Meet Your School Photographers

Hello Durham Elementry Families! We are Lot Five Studios--a small, local photography company based in Garden Oaks and Oak Forest with more than 15 years of experience photographing children in our neighborhood schools.

Our approach is to connect with your student to get natural smiles and laughs, all while documenting their growth through school photos. We are determined to bring you beautiful photography in a fresh, modern style while helping your child gain self-confidence and be at ease in front of a camera.

We're local moms whose kids went to SRL ECC, GOMM, Durham, FBMS and Energy, HSPVA, and Heights. We live and work in the area, so don't be surprised if you spot us at Kroger or Starbucks on 43rd or if your kids recognize and greet us. We are super excited to be part of your community again and can't wait to reconnect with you! See you soon, Dalmations!

A Few Final Notes:

RETAKES will be offered for Fall Portraits on January 21, 2025. Sign up for the School Picture Newsletter to receive notices regarding fall pictures and retakes! If you have already been photographed, the new image will be uploaded into the same gallery as your original photos within 3 weeks of the retake date. Your retake order may incur additional shipping fees.

Ordering Online. It's our thing. There will be a cut-off date for orders to be delivered free to the school, so please keep your eyes peeled for deadlines. After the deadline, you can still order, but you may 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 4 weeks after the deadline for order delivery.

You are a Star. We'd love to use your photo! At Lot Five Studios, we always look for smiling students to use as 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 image to be used, please read the info and let us know. Don't worry; we never use any identifying information about students--just your awesome image.

Family Portraits, 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 Oak Forest area.

Want To Get Updates?

Subscribe to Durham Elementry Picture Day News!

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