Is Lifetouch a good company to work for?

Lifetouch has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 2,392 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 48% of employees would recommend working at Lifetouch to a friend and 26% 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 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lifetouch. This rating has improved by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lifetouch?

48% 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) , Sales Representative (42) , School Photographer (42) , Customer Service Representative (38) , Manager (24) , Photographer & Sales Associate (22) , Sales Professional (22) , Lead Photographer (21) , Account Specialist (18) , 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 178 reviews)); "Coworkers were great and you get to learn a new skill" ((in 93 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling and very understanding about family issues." ((in 30 reviews)); "Fun work environment; Get to work with children; Get to use creativity for 99% of the job" ((in 29 reviews)); "A great team" ((in 29 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 237 reviews)); "Management was poor in some areas and left a lot of new employees in the dark." ((in 126 reviews)); "Long hours and a lot of travel (travel used to be one of the pros until I got married)" ((in 102 reviews)); "We get emails all the time about some other created position that benefits no one at the territory level." ((in 56 reviews)); "They are completely out of touch with the day to day stress that Studio Managers have to endure ." ((in 43 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

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(2,229 total reviews)

Ken Murphy

51% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

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Lifetouch has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,229 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lifetouch employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

1.0

Aug 2, 2012

Not All It's Cut Up To Be!

Photographer - school

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I worked in my career area, photography.

Cons

Low pay, low mileage reimbursement, backstabbing management, health benefits were astronomical, management power play, would take their time training you (if they even decided to train you), too much office politics, open door policy was a joke!

3.0

Apr 16, 2012

Frustrating

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The ESOP is generous compared to other retirement plans.

Cons

Senior management is arrogant and they treat hourly employees very badly.

2.0

Feb 19, 2012

Loved it but now extremely disappointed

Preschool photographer

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Pros

Love photographing everyday. Working with little kids. Loved the travel. The other photographers I work with are great, wonderful people. I love the hours. If waking up at 4am means I get home to my kids by 1 or 2, awesome! I loved working here, I didn't even mind much about the off seasons, because you can still get unemployment and do your own photography on the side to make ends meet.

Cons

THEY TOOK AWAY OUR MILEAGE PAY!!!!!!!!! I don't think I can add enough "!!!!!!" to that. Where I live I got a higher start off pay that was better than and other photographers I've talked to. The main reason this job was so great is because of the mileage pay. At times you may only work at a center for 4-5 hrs but depending on your coverage area, your round-trip drive time could be 6 hours. So if you add up your mileage pay plus your drive time pay, do that a couple times a week, your mileage could possibly be more than your photography hours worked. Plus, mileage pay was tax free!! It pretty much made up for the wear and tear on your car. We now have gas cards. Which is a big joke. I can fill up once, and if I'm working local, that can last me over a week. But if you take the mileage that I could have earned, I would have made double or triple that amount of gas. We also get a few cents of our mileage put into a "savings account" that we can use towards can maintenance when needed. But if we work there for years, and don’t end up using it. We don't get it back. That's lovely. What a great incentive!!

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