"When my father got out of the Navy, he cursed a blue streak. It nearly cost him his job as a baby photographer."
Today was picture day at Abbie’s preschool. We’ve had pictures of Abbie taken professionally several times, but this is her first set of school pictures. It will be the first time we get to open an envelope she brings home, look at the pictures inside, and wonder why nobody took a second to straighten her hair.
I believe picture days serve two purposes. They give parents the opportunity to take pictures of their children at least once a year, ensuring that years from now they’ll be able to enjoy the photographic progression of their children from year to year. Also, they give schools the chance to profit from their students’ cuteness.
Picture days are a big moneymaker for the schools. At least I hope they are, because if the school pulls my kid out of class to solely for the photographer’s profit, I’m going to be ticked.
The photo packages offered to us were pricey. I chose one of the cheaper ones, which provides more photos than I could ever use unless they’re part of some wallpaper or aluminum siding decor. We get a couple 5x7’s, which are nice to keep. We get a couple 3x5’s, which are okay for giving to relatives. We get a bunch of wallet size, which will work for giving to relatives we see no more than once a year. We get a ton of “exchange wallet” size, which would be great for trading with friends if she were old enough to have any, so we’ll probably end up giving them to people like her bus driver. Then we get a class photo so we can wonder who all her classmates are. We did not pay for extras, such as a colored background,* printing her name on the photo,** or the “retouching” feature.***
We sent her to school this morning in a cute, yet casual outfit. She was still wearing it when she stepped off the bus, so that’s a good sign. Whether or not her hair looked decent will be unknown until her pictures return.
* Grey works for us.
** We’ll remember who she is.
*** The order form warns us that retouching won’t fix scars, moles, or glass glare, which begs the question, what will it fix?
I believe picture days serve two purposes. They give parents the opportunity to take pictures of their children at least once a year, ensuring that years from now they’ll be able to enjoy the photographic progression of their children from year to year. Also, they give schools the chance to profit from their students’ cuteness.
Picture days are a big moneymaker for the schools. At least I hope they are, because if the school pulls my kid out of class to solely for the photographer’s profit, I’m going to be ticked.
The photo packages offered to us were pricey. I chose one of the cheaper ones, which provides more photos than I could ever use unless they’re part of some wallpaper or aluminum siding decor. We get a couple 5x7’s, which are nice to keep. We get a couple 3x5’s, which are okay for giving to relatives. We get a bunch of wallet size, which will work for giving to relatives we see no more than once a year. We get a ton of “exchange wallet” size, which would be great for trading with friends if she were old enough to have any, so we’ll probably end up giving them to people like her bus driver. Then we get a class photo so we can wonder who all her classmates are. We did not pay for extras, such as a colored background,* printing her name on the photo,** or the “retouching” feature.***
We sent her to school this morning in a cute, yet casual outfit. She was still wearing it when she stepped off the bus, so that’s a good sign. Whether or not her hair looked decent will be unknown until her pictures return.
* Grey works for us.
** We’ll remember who she is.
*** The order form warns us that retouching won’t fix scars, moles, or glass glare, which begs the question, what will it fix?
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