Chocolate Lover
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 3, 2014 13:36:59 GMT -5
The problem is that they suck. MY senior pictures were done by an outside photographer, including the one with the stupid drape thing. I turned it in for use in the yearbook. I was black and white instead of in color. Supposedly there was some special coating or something missing. (back in the 90s and I didn't really care so the explanation didn't stick in my head). My only comment was "in 20 years, MY makeup won't look stupid". I was right. ETA: the problem also is that I resent having to pay $30 to have my kid's picture in the yearbook just because he's a senior. in my kids' HS if you only wanted the picture for the yearbook there was no sitting fee...the sitting fee only applied if you wanted the entire senior picture package done. maybe that's what your kid's HS needs to fix. I'm sure the school will get right on that and lose out on that money.
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973beachbum
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Post by 973beachbum on Sept 3, 2014 13:41:01 GMT -5
The problem is that they suck. MY senior pictures were done by an outside photographer, including the one with the stupid drape thing. I turned it in for use in the yearbook. I was black and white instead of in color. Supposedly there was some special coating or something missing. (back in the 90s and I didn't really care so the explanation didn't stick in my head). My only comment was "in 20 years, MY makeup won't look stupid". I was right. ETA: the problem also is that I resent having to pay $30 to have my kid's picture in the yearbook just because he's a senior. in my kids' HS if you only wanted the picture for the yearbook there was no sitting fee...the sitting fee only applied if you wanted the entire senior picture package done. maybe that's what your kid's HS needs to fix. I think the problem is the pictures are being bought less and less now than before with everyone having digital cameras and photo printers at home. The less common it becomes to buy a package the more each package gets. At a certain point the photographers probably wouldn't do it because they didn't make enough to cover their costs plus make a few bucks even at the crazy high prices senior pics are. My kids school doesn't have a sitting fee for senior pictures and they do tons of shots so I can't imagine you wouldn't take at least one good one unless you were really trying. I will add that we have bought most of the school pictures over the yeas but forgot totally some years. We did do the scan thing for some shots and printed them on photo paper but thruthfully it didn't look the same in a frame as a real photo from a photo place. I will take the packages from Walmart or Kmart over printing them myself. It just looks so much better. Another thought might be that it is to prepare you for the costs to come in college. After the initial high of getting in and picking "the" school comes all the bills and supplies needed. Compared to that the couple hundred for school pics doesn't seem that bad.
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Post by busymom on Sept 3, 2014 13:46:25 GMT -5
I've always purchased a small package of each kid, because their Grandparents, and the Aunts & Uncles always wanted one. The problem is, during chaotic years I'd forget to send the pics to the Aunts & Uncles, so I've got a LOT of pictures laying around the house. This is the last year I have to buy a package, because DS will be a senior next year, & seniors get to opt out of picture day at the school. (But, of course, paying for senior pictures is a whole 'nother kettle of fish!)
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