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Images 4 Kids Franchise History
 

Images 4 Kids Franchising Corporation was founded in Texas in February 2003. Our franchise model was based on the successful children’s photography business started by Marcia Altizer in 1983. We began offering franchises in 2003, and became the nation’s largest and best children’s photography franchise in just 4 years, with over 60 locations in the USA.

Marcia had a successful 20-plus year history of running a photography business in Dallas, Texas. She started her company with no training, virtually no money and a burning desire to have a better life for herself and her daughter. She realized that by becoming a part of “corporate” America, she wouldn't have the time needed to raise her child properly and be able to enjoy seeing her grow up.

Marcia Altizer - President and CEO of Images 4 Kids
Marcia Altizer - President and CEO of Images 4 Kids with daughter

Marcia began by photographing outdoor portraits in the children’s schools and daycare centers. Eventually, Marcia opened up two different studios and expanded into virtually every type of photography, including: engagements portraits, event photography, beauty pageants, model portfolios, dance school portraits, commercial photography, and senior and family portraits. At one point, her company was the largest wedding photography company in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She also had a large number of major contracts with children’s sports teams throughout the Dallas area.

But time after time, she returned to the children’s portrait photography in the daycare centers and private schools. It’s a simple fact…parents will always buy pictures of their kids. It just proved more profitable than maintaining a year round photography studio and keeping it staffed full-time.

Marcia perfected a business system that worked seasonally with the school systems schedule and took December and part of January off each year. The best part of her business was having the entire summer off to spend with her daughter.

Why Children’s Photography?

One aspect that has remained consistent: (and any parent will agree with this) a parent cannot take a great studio quality picture of their own child. The kids make sure of this! In a hectic world for working parents, the opportunity to have beautiful portraits taken of their child while at daycare is just one more way to make their lives a little easier. This is something that the schools also really enjoy providing to their parents as an extra service. The kids literally change in appearance with each passing year so, as long as the photographer is doing a great job; we will always have a strong customer base.

Digital cameras can be set up to run like computers. This means better photographs and less wasted time. Marcia went through the learning and earning curve and refined the business model so that it can be taught to anyone with a passion for this creative business.

We focus a majority of our training on working with the children. Our success has come from our ability to capture perfect images while making “picture day” very special for the children and as easy as possible for the school directors and the parents. Images 4 Kids has an easy-to-use E-Commerce system for viewing and ordering child’s portraits, and for previewing their pictures with friends and relatives all over the country. This encourages more picture sales.

The same proprietary business format and systems that allow your customers to place orders is also used to manage and run your photography businesses from your home computer. The Backend/Workflow Management System is designed to be “user-friendly” and has been an integral part in successfully managing our franchise owners businesses.

Award Winning Expansion

Images 4 Kids offers the closest thing to a “recession resistant” business. In the markets we specialize in: daycare, preschool and private schools, we deal with parents who can afford the best for their children. They want great photos of their children as they grow up each year. Images 4 Kids builds business based on quality and relationship, with parents and schools.

In 2007, Images 4 Kids was ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the Top 500 Franchises in the U.S. and one of The Top 50 New Franchises. In addition, Images 4 Kids has been ranked in several other national publications, as well. Images 4 Kids’ past is well documented and our future is bright. Children are our primary business, and we pride ourselves on mastering the art of children's photography and capturing the special energy of the children. We will teach you our System for Success at Images 4 Kids.

“PROVIDING THE VERY BEST IN CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHY!”
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