Hudson’s Portrait Design

Bruce and his team at Hudson’s Portrait Design have such an eye for detail and their work is stunning! Their studio in Tukwila showcases a variety of photographic work from senior portraits to weddings to corporate work to family occasions. I’ve enjoyed working with Bruce and truly value his years of experience and passion for what he does. Bruce knows how to connect with his clients, build relationships, and capture just the perfect moment in each image.

*This review is for the Hudson’s Photo Workshops only.
I came across there group while searching for a photography class. I was looking for something with a decent price, not a huge commitment, and in my area. So this looked like a win win (and I didn’t even get the groupon, full price was still a great deal).
I finally got a chance to take the class last weekend and was so pleasantly impressed. Bruce teaches the classes, and he is friendly, funny, personable, informative and patient. All the thing you need when trying to learn something new. I felt in the four hour intro class I gained all I needed to to get me going, anything more and my brain would not have digested.
They do offer extended classes which I will be signing up for very soon!

I had the pleasure of meeting Bruce and his son Josh while partaking in a 4-​hour, 7-​steps to improving your photography class. The level of detail, customer service and overall commitment to the craft was evident from the moment we walked in the door. Although a large portion of the class had called and cancelled, Bruce still taught the class for the five of us who did show up. I have a little camera knowledge, but found the instruction and tips extremely useful. Bruce truly is an artist and I would highly recommend them for classes, and photos for your collection.

Met Bruce a few years back, and finally had my children photographed at his Santa event. Awesome! Thank you so much for making this first time event for my family so fantastic. No crowds, no rush and great value! I now have a treasure forever! Looking forward to doing a family portrait very soon! HUDSONS ROCKS!

I took the 4 Hour Photography Class using one of those Discount social coupons (Groupon or Living Social). The class was informative and worth the $ 49. Don’t think it would be worth $ 150 regular price. The class was more about technique and settings on your camera. If you don’t know how to change settings on your camera bring the manual. The class will definitely improve your photos. The lighting demo was the best part. It did go over the 4 hours mostly due to 20 minutes in the beginning of the class that was like a commercial for Hudson’s. If he nixed that part I would have given 5 stars.

I love Hudson’s photography and we’ve been using his services for several years now. He did our family portraits several years ago and also my mom’s wedding pictures. So when I got married, who did I go to?! Bruce of course!
Bruce is a consummate professional. He has been doing this for many years and his photos have a very traditional and well balanced feel. I’m not a fan of many of the newer «artsy» style pictures with weird angles and out of focus pictures of flower arraignments and shoes.
I figure when you get married, your pictures are what is left years later as a concrete memory of the day. I have had many friends regret that they didn’t get wonderful pictures from their wedding — and in a couple of cases, their pictures were terrible. I knew that would not be the problem with Bruce at all. In fact, there were so many wonderful shots, we had a hard time cutting enough out for our wedding book. I could not be happier with the service and the product that Bruce provides. Give me a professional over an amateur any day!

Bruce and Josh are great! We had been wanting a family portrait for a long time, but never found the right time. Then we found Bruce through LivingSocial. I can’t imagine a better experience with a photographer, or any other business for that matter.
During our consultation Bruce was very friendly and took the time to get to know us and get a feeling for not only what we wanted, but how to get THAT picture. On the day of the shoot he and Josh were a lot of fun to work with. We did two different sites and they made the entire afternoon enjoyable. We added an extra layer of difficulty for them by bringing our three dogs, but they handled them easily and got some very good shots of entire family. I really appreciated how easy the session were, Bruce had ideas of what he thought would be good places to shoot, but most of the ideas just came from the surrounding and what was natural for us. There was not a lot of posing, and awkward positions for us to conform to. They really got what we wanted– a portrait that represented who we are and what we are about.
When the pictures were ready Bruce and Josh had put together a good presentation and worked with us pick out the best of the best and decide how we wanted them printed (and they had some really interesting and flat out cool options).
Overall, I am thrilled with the entire process and can’t wait to share our portrait with our friends and family for years to come.

Living Social has awesome deals, but the deal I got with Hudson’s is by far the best deal ever! From my first phone call through the photography session up to picking out the best shots, Bruce and Josh gave us their undivided attention. I truly have never experienced better customer service and cannot say enough good things about Hudson’s. Clearly an artist of Bruce’s caliber is accostomed to working with high end clients and he extended the same quality to my family and I. These guys are great to interact with and their work blew me away! I couldn’t be happier with the pictures and he was so patient photographing my 4 month old AND my dog!!!

I was fortunate enough to find Bruce and Hudson’s Portrait Design on Living Social and bought 2 sessions with his company.
I called after purchasing the sessions and Bruce was so happy about the response he got and immediately invited me to his studio for a sit down to talk about my goals and plans for the shoot and ultimately for the photos. He went so far as to ask about the colors scheme of my home and where I would be displaying any pieces I purchased from the session.
The first session we used for my husband, myself, and our dog Bella. He met us at Marina Park in Kirkland along with his wonderful assistant for the day Amy. We shot in a number of places around the park and he spent well over an hour and a half taking photos.
The second session was used for a larger family portrait, which had never been done with this family before. Bruce even drove all the way to Legion Park in Everett from Renton to accommodate the group who were coming from the North end. He did such a great job with not only the kids but also with the adults. Everyone felt so comfortable and he really took the time to get to know the family so he could capture the true personalities.
I would highly recommend Bruce and Hudson’s Portrait Design. They are friendly and very easy to work with. I was able to meet not only his son Josh, who is just a pleasure, but also two different assistants on the days of our sessions.
I have viewed and selected my pieces and they are supposed to be ready next week. I am so excited to see the large pieces and add them to my home. My investment in these photos will be something that I can enjoy for many years to come.
Thanks Hudson’s!

Bruce is a very talented photographer. Unfortunately, even though I love high-​quality photos, I felt so uncomfortable interacting with him that I got a refund on a LivingSocial portrait deal where I could have had 80% off his services.
I have worked with a few other outstanding photographers in Seattle and they all have their own personality quirks, well, they’re successful and creative artists so that’s to be expected. However, I will not deal with being condescended to and made to feel as though I am an annoyance for asking a couple of questions about possible locations for the photo shoot. I talked with Bruce for exactly three minutes. Apparently this was far too long for him to talk to a brand new, inquiring customer, because he took my name and number and said «I will call you back tomorrow.» This in and of itself wasn’t so bad, but after I gave him my name and number, he said, «Living Social,» in a tone of voice as though he had a fly in his expensive dinner. «I will TRY to call you back tomorrow.» I was so shocked at his snobbishness (He had initially been pleasant) that I only said «Okay.» He did NOT call me back. When I called back the next afternoon, I got voicemail… and I never got a return call.
I understand that he would have been taking a pay cut from his normal rates, but it was his choice to list his business on LivingSocial. Why did he list on LivingSocial if he is so irritated about working with customers who found his business that way?
I am the sort of person who gives about 95% of businesses and products a high rating, and I almost never ask for a refund on anything. I think I have asked for a refund three times in my entire life, and I am in my early thirties.
I was very sorry I purchased the LivingSocial deal to work with Bruce. I would never use his business again.
Unless you are extremely wealthy and also famous, in which case Bruce would probably treat you well, I suggest you don’t use his business either.

Hudson’s is *the* photographer in Renton. He (and his family) do it all — weddings, senior class pictures, events, houses, and even some art. He recently took a trip to Italy and his beautiful photo’s adorn the walls of Armondo’s and many other Renton establishments.
Bruce is a great guy and a huge asset to the Renton community. His photographs are uniquely beautiful and really capture the moment. That being said, I don’t think he’s cheap — but he is very high quality!