Is Lifetouch a good company to work for?

Lifetouch has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 2,394 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 46% of employees would recommend working at Lifetouch to a friend and 25% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lifetouch have been left by employees working as Operations Manager , School Photographer and Underclass (K-12) School Photographer .

Does Lifetouch pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lifetouch employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lifetouch. This rating has improved by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lifetouch?

46% of Lifetouch employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lifetouch 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lifetouch?

Photographer (582) , Photographer - School (94) , Sales Associate/Photographer (87) , Preschool Photographer (54) , Studio Manager (49) , School Photographer (43) , Sales Representative (42) , Customer Service Representative (38) , Manager (24) , Photographer & Sales Associate (22) , Sales Professional (22) , Lead Photographer (21) , Account Specialist (19) , PSS (17) , Sales Associate (17)

What are the pros of working at Lifetouch according to real employee reviews?

"The people I work with are great and it’s a hard bun fun job working with the kids." ((in 182 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and you get to learn a new skill" ((in 96 reviews)); "Fun work environment; Get to work with children; Get to use creativity for 99% of the job" ((in 30 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling and very understanding about family issues." ((in 29 reviews)); "The great thing about Lifetouch is it is seasonal so you do get time off in between seasons for vacation." ((in 20 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lifetouch according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and there is a definite inequity between compensation for men and women." ((in 236 reviews)); "Management was poor in some areas and left a lot of new employees in the dark." ((in 127 reviews)); "Long hours and a lot of travel (travel used to be one of the pros until I got married)" ((in 106 reviews)); "We get emails all the time about some other created position that benefits no one at the territory level." ((in 60 reviews)); "I was thrown in my position with no training and no raise." ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lifetouch layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lifetouch layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lifetouch in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Lifetouch locations?

Eden Prairie , Minneapolis , Baltimore , New York , Dallas , Muncie , Chicago , Denver , Houston , Charlotte , Los Angeles , San Diego , Seattle , Chattanooga , Tampa , Atlanta , Hayward , Chico , Orlando , Chesapeake , Detroit , Austin , San Antonio , Columbus , Bensalem , Pittsburgh , Portland , Saint Louis , Reno , Philadelphia

Lifetouch reviews

3.0

46% would recommend to a friend

(608 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

44% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Career opportunities

Ratings by demographic groups

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Reviews by job title

608 reviews

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1.0

May 18, 2020

Doesn't Care about your work experience or growth

Sales associate/photographer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent camera and flash setup. Moderate storage for abundance of props for photos.

Cons

-No adequate professional training for photography. Anyone can apply and be "trained" but really could be a high school student who took photos on their phone. About 3-4 days of "photography training" but only alooted what the company gives for training hours and then you are thrown to the wolves and do actual sessions. So customers anticipating professional photos really have to take their chances on who they get. -Long wait times for IT or technical support issues -No guaranteed hours even for part-tim. Can barely live on their wage given to a part time employee. You are given more hours during the holidays but you will be killing yourself working with rarely any breaks. There were days I went without any food or potty breaks because of the back to back scheduling for 15min sessions. Not every kid or family can work within that time. -The photography is graded by their standards. Even if the customer only needs certain ones you have to get the requirements of the company which sometimes angers the customer. -Money is the main focus. Selling over-priced packages in studio yet the online prices are extremely low barely gives the sales representative a chance to sell said packages and get "commission". -Scheduling changes throughout the day based on appointment log. So if you are "on call" you can easily be sent home and barely get any hours. OR be extremely understaffed since you only have a set number of hours allotted throughout the week to the employees. -You have a 15 min window to photograph a session, and somehow this can allow an outfit change. Then spend 45 min in the sales process. Yet if you have someone booked directly 15 min after them, but you don't have enough apt. on the books to bring in a co worker, you somehow have to juggle those two (or three of four or however many are scheduled back to back). -Expect not to have a life. Sat-Sun are the busiest so expect to work all day. But also be on call for weekdays which you will most likely work. Schedules are posted a week in advance and even your requests off for personal events arent always honored.

4.0

May 9, 2020