Professional pictures - how often?

Doublestroller

Wed, Mar 30 2011, 10:17 pm

I love pictures. I take once a year before purim, professional family and single pics of the kids. I did it the last 3 years at olen mills. Then I did once by picture me in walmart in the summertime. I wouldn't take more then once a year from the older ones because you need where to hang and store all these pictures.

Ruchel

Thu, Mar 31 2011, 9:46 am

sky wrote:

[I'm feeling like such a bad mother. I haven't paid for pictures of my kids yet. Are they going to complain when they are older?]

So you'll tell them to pay for it themselves! lol

Chayalle

Thu, Mar 31 2011, 9:46 am

I once did Olan Mills but I didn't like how they put their logo in the corner of the picture (though the pictures themselves were really cute).

I love picture people, and I try to find deals with them to make it a bit less $$$.

There's a Walmart near me that takes nice picutres, but at this point I only like them for singles. For family pictures, their platform is really small so they tend to do the same poses, which gets boring.

Ronit

Thu, Mar 31 2011, 1:20 pm

Chocolate moose & Rachel, most of the time it's really cheap if you don't buy a whole lot.

I always go with a coupon for a free something or a nice discount.

Last time I went, they only got one good shot (they kids where tired) of the kids together. I had a coupon for $10 off. It costed me $8 & I went home with one 10x13 enlargement that is now hanging in their room.

The time before they got great shots of the kids individually, together & as a family. I purchased 4 8x10 total (which was one good one of each). The 8x10 is a standard sheet at olan mills. Because of the special at the time, I paid 5 bucks a sheet. That totals $20.

I've paid more when I went with a newborn, but that was because I purchased enough to send all the grandparents + enlargements for ourselves.

I'd rather go often take a few pics in one outfit, then go once in three years & change the kids a million times....spend a few hours there. Then you are also loaded up with many good shots & it costs alot if you buy them all. My way works out much cheaper & better for me.