Senior Pictures breaking the bank

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Registered: 08-04-2008
Senior Pictures breaking the bank
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Wed, 08-12-2009 - 12:15pm

When did senior pictures get so expensive?




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Registered: 05-20-2005
Wed, 08-12-2009 - 1:18pm

Can I just say I'm sooo not looking forward to this stuff.........LOL.


My DD is only 10, but I can't even afford to have her in any lessons right now (she wants to take ballet and piano) so I can't even imagine how hard it's going to be once all the high school fees kick in.

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Registered: 10-01-2008
Wed, 08-12-2009 - 1:36pm

OMG, all I can say is I'm glad I had a boy and his senior year was 2000 and everything was cheaper then.

Norma


"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus


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Registered: 11-14-2008
Wed, 08-12-2009 - 1:45pm

I don't remember how much my school pics were. It was just through the school though with cap and gown shot. They were likely $100 but that was a looooooong time ago! LOL!

I am sure this not the quality you are looking for......I got 30 pics of one pose of my boys together(smiling!!!) at Walmart for $7.99cnd. This info might be helpful to others. I have their regular single school photos but had to get their passport photos done so I thought why not? Then I can give the bigger ones as gifts to family and have the 8x10 for myself. I actually can't wait to pick them up towards the end of August.

I know it is expensive but it sounds worth it so don't worry. We need to have less spending anxiety on things we want too. We deserve it for our hard work. The pics will be there forever at a very special time in your special girl's life.


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Registered: 04-10-2003
Wed, 08-12-2009 - 2:00pm

I graduated highschool in 2000, University in 2004 and Grad school in 2007. All I bought were my highschool pics. They had them done at the school for the


Bex -

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-15-2008
Wed, 08-12-2009 - 3:25pm

"Sitting Fee" for DS was $40.00.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-02-1998
Wed, 08-12-2009 - 4:31pm

would they put them onto a disc for you to take home to confer with your mom and DH? $600 sounds like an awful lot of $$ for pictures. What if you were to just pick out a couple for your Mom and your family. And take some photos of your own to have prints done for others that you need to send them too?

We did that for our wedding, we just bought a few of the professional photos and had a friend take some other photos that we sent to family.

Sharon





iVillage Member
Registered: 12-21-2004
Wed, 08-12-2009 - 5:51pm
My daughter graduated in 2007 so we had her senior pictures taken at the end of the summer of 2006.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2005
Wed, 08-12-2009 - 5:52pm

Connor will be a senior next year and this is exactly why he won't be getting special photos taken.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-22-1999
Wed, 08-12-2009 - 7:46pm

Dear Marie,


I used to handle senior portrait sittings for my college...a long time ago, but perhaps I can give you and others some ideas.....


The proofs were considered property of the studio, not yours, so that's why they had to be returned after viewing them.

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-09-2000
Wed, 08-12-2009 - 11:15pm
I think you can get away with less for a boy ;-)

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