Clair Pruett
Award winning, Clair Pruett Studios is the area’s leader in the wedding, portrait and social event industry specializing in digital multi- media. Their goals are simple: to provide their clients with the finest products and service at a fair price. They have been committed to these fundamental principles since their first year in business, 1932.
One will not find inflated egos at any of their locations, rather a compassionate, and excited team that wants to work with them and make them happy. The compassion and excitement one will observe in the Clair Pruett Team comes from the third generation owner, Rich Pruett who has successfully transitioned the company from analog to digital, and used technology to better the service. Aside from the passion they both have for the customer service, one will find both of them very active in the studio always trying to stretch to new heights with all products, and technologies.
For 25 years, Richard Clair Pruett has been humbled by so many clients in the Philadelphia area with his incredible knowledge of Wedding Photography. In 2012, Rich married another champion Wedding Photographer, Dasha Pruett. Their commitment to both the
Photography Industry as well as to good business practices, is a testimonial to their success.
C. Pruett Studios, a fine photography and video establishment that serves the Greater Philadelphia region, announces its 83th Anniversary this year. What began in 1932 when founder, Frank “Clair” Pruett, opened his first studio at 52nd and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is now a third-generation, family-owned business that has overcome obstacles such as the Great Depression, economic recessions, death and a devastating fire. C. Pruett Studios is among the top five oldest, family-owned portrait and wedding photography studios in the country, and current owner, Rich Pruett, has stories of turmoil and triumph from the last 8 decades dating back to when his Grandfather began this business.
In a way, they represent the American dream: continuing a family legacy with the rarely successful formula of the tainted, “third-generation” ownership. Their story is one of inspiration and hope, and how with the right combination 
of motivation, business acumen and creative photography skills, you can continue in what has become a shrinking professional photography industry.
With recent news such as Kodak filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, it can be challenging to stay positive. But owner Rich Pruett seems determined to not only survive but also prosper. “Today, we continue to serve our clients with the best in digital photography using best of breed technology. From weddings, family and children portraits to mitzvahs, corporate events and commercial work, we credit our success to one guiding principal ~ deliver superior products at the best value.”
