Mommas' Minutes: Do it Yourself!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Do it Yourself!

I just got back from the Sears Portrait studio today. Yeah, don't go to a studio. I received a coupon in the mail for $25 portrait cash--no purchase necessary. Didn't sound too bad so I decided to give it a try.

The lady at the studio was nice enough, but she talked so fast I could hardly understand her. She took tons of pictures in different poses, backgrounds, and props. Before I knew it, she was roping me into some package that was WAY over my price range. I felt cheated and stuck as she told me the cheapest I could get anything was for $176. What's even worse, instead of saying no and just going home, I bought the stupid package. I can't afford the stupid package, but I was pressured into buying it because she didn't tell me the price until after she had taken and edited all the photos. Ugh! Awful, awful experience.

So, if you're ever wondering if you should go to one of those portrait studios, don't. Take it yourself and use photo shop. You'll get better pictures of your little one and you'll still be able to buy food for the month!

2 comments:

NatalieSeptember 24, 2010 at 8:31 AM
AMEN! I was just thinking about this same thing as I looked at Nora's one-year-old picture that we had done at Wal-mart. You pay way too much for pictures that maybe aren't quite right and you don't even get access to the digital version! Just plain silly. I've discovered that I'm a much better "photo director" than they are, too. Better to do it yourself! (Or do like we do and mooch off friends and family with super-nice cameras!)
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ErikaSeptember 24, 2010 at 10:09 AM
The only reason I was forked out the money was because they gave me a CD with all the poses on it and they gave me the copyrights(+ their overpriced prints.) So, at least I can make a bajillion copies of these picture for family members. Still... I feel conned.
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