Vita Brevis Fine Art

What Vita Brevis Fine Art does

Vita Brevis Fine Art is a premium portrait photography studio founded in 2019 and headquartered in a single Colorado Springs, Colorado location (525 E. Fountain Blvd #110). The studio operates an appointment-only model with daily in-person sessions and a $250 refundable reservation fee. Its core offering is "Masterpiece Artistry," a proprietary digital painting technique applied corner-to-corner (eyelashes, hair, clothing, backgrounds) on museum-quality canvas to deliver Old Master-style family and children portraits. The product line includes Black Label Masterpiece and Black Label Fine Art portrait sessions, plus themed experiences — Magical Fairy Garden (fantasy costumes, fairy garden set, ADA accessible, special-needs friendly) and Tiaras & Tuxedos (invitation-only formal children's sessions). The studio accommodates individuals through families of 12+ and is pet-friendly across dogs, cats, reptiles, and small animals.

The business generates the majority of revenue from artwork sales, with price tiers ranging from a $1,000 14-inch Fine Art print on mat board to $6,500+ Premium Triptych Framed Artwork collections, plus Print & Digital Collections starting at $2,000 and Single Framed Artwork starting at $3,250. Production runs 6-12 weeks after session or payment plan completion. To reduce price friction at these high ticket sizes, the studio integrates third-party financing via Affirm and in-house no-credit-check financing via SweetPay. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer through phone booking (719-301-1035, 719-301-2535) and the vitabrevisfineart.com website; marketing is concentrated on the website, regional earned media (KRDO 13, KKTV, Fox 21, Westword, 303 Magazine), social media, email, and a giveaway program that uses complimentary sessions plus tangible product as a customer acquisition lever.

Name

Vita Brevis Fine Art

Legal name

Vita Brevis Fine Art

Website

https://vitabrevisfineart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vita Brevis Fine Art is a Colorado Springs-based premium portrait photography studio founded in 2019, serving local families, children, and pet owners with proprietary Old Master-style digital painted portraits and artwork collections priced from $1,000 to over $6,500.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Portrait Photography Services

NAICS

Photography Studios, Portrait (541921), Photographic Services (54192)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Illustration) (EDAAAGAA)

Keywords

• Family portrait photography
• Fine art portraits
• Children portrait sessions
• Museum quality canvas
• Pet friendly studio

Headquarters

HQ city

Colorado Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Portrait Photography Sessions: The company offers portrait photography sessions with a $250 fully refundable reservation fee. Sessions accommodate single individuals to families of 12, with pet-friendly options available.
2. Artwork Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling artwork products including Fine Art prints on mat board ($1,000), Print & Digital Collections (starting $2,000), Single Framed Artwork (starting $3,250), and Premium Triptych Framed Artwork collections (starting $6,500). Production and delivery typically takes 6-12 weeks after session completion.
3. Financing Services: Partnership with Affirm (third-party financing app) and SweetPay (in-house financing with no credit check) to provide flexible payment plan options for customers, enabling higher ticket purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vita Brevis Fine Art is a portrait photography studio in Colorado Springs, CO that captures family, children, and pet portraits and transforms them into Old Master style fine art on museum-quality canvas. Sessions include in-studio photography plus digitally painted artistry finishing, with specialty themed offerings such as the Magical Fairy Garden and Tiaras & Tuxedos for children, and artwork deliverables ranging from individual prints ($1,000) to premium triptych framed collections ($6,500+).

Product overview

Vita Brevis Fine Art is a portrait photography studio offering family and children's portrait services in Colorado Springs, CO. The company provides three main portrait product lines: Black Label Masterpiece (museum-quality canvas with digitally painted Old Master style artistry), Black Label Fine Art (high-quality print portraits on gray background), and specialty themed sessions including the Magical Fairy Garden and Tiaras & Tuxedos. The product portfolio includes various artwork deliverables ranging from individual fine art prints ($1,000) to premium triptych framed collections ($6,500+). All sessions include artistry finishing, with Fine Art or Masterpiece finish options. The studio is pet-friendly and ADA accessible.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tiaras & Tuxedos: Private formal portrait session for children aged 1-16 featuring princess gowns, tuxedos, vests, bowties, hats, tiaras and crowns. Currently booking by invitation only.
• Magical Fairy Garden

Products and services

• Black Label Masterpiece Portraits

Quantifiable outcome

• Studies show children who grow up with family portraits in their home have a greater sense of family unity and self worth

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Shutterfly: Consumer photo-products platform (prints, canvas, framed art) and parent of Lifetouch. Adjacent incumbent offering self-service alternatives to Vita Brevis's bespoke canvas and framed artwork products—same end-use, different delivery model.
• Lifetouch: Largest U.S. school and family photography company (part of Shutterfly). Broad incumbent in the family/children portrait category that competes for the same end-customer wallet share as Vita Brevis, with overlapping family portraiture products delivered at scale.

Direct peers

• Portrait Innovations: National portrait studio chain offering family, child, and senior portraits across multiple U.S. locations. Comparable to Vita Brevis as a directly competing portrait studio operator, though positioned at a more mass-market price tier.
• Bella Baby Photography: Specializes in hospital-based newborn, maternity, and family portrait photography with on-site sessions. Direct comparable for Vita Brevis's family/children portrait focus, with similar full-service session-to-print sales motion and high-touch customer experience.
• Bellagala: Minnesota-based boutique photography studio offering portrait, wedding, and event photography with multiple locations and a premium in-studio experience model. Highly comparable to Vita Brevis's premium, appointment-only portrait positioning and similar product/brand tiering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vitabrevisfineart
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vita-brevis-fine-art

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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