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Activity #327: Get a Free 8×10 Portrait
Look at my son. He is such a baby supermodel! Look at him!
Although I am usually opposed to studio photography, there is something about it that’s easy to look at. I guess that’s why our parents took us to Kmart for portraits all those years.
Your assignment: Take advantage of the free 8×10 portrait offered by the Picture People company on their website. Their style of photography is a step up from the Kmart photos we grew up with. Cheesy or adorable - there is a fine line. And when it comes to your own baby, I’m guessing you’ll side with “adorable”. These Picture People stores are found in malls (high class, I know) and you’ll have to use their store locator to find out if this is a feasible spur of the moment outing.
My professional advice (and yes, I am actually qualified to give this) is to have your baby wear something timeless such as a solid colored onesie and jeans or overalls. The more skin you show, the better. Bare feet and bare arms make baby photography even more irresistable. Jeans + Bare Feet = One Cute Picture. And don’t forget to take a couple of pictures with you in it, even if you think you have bad hair, are fat or unworthy. You are her mother, and you are beautiful. She will definitely want the photos later in life, when she’s done hating you.
Make a deal with yourself that you will not buy more of the pictures than the free one. You might be embarassed to leave the place with only your single enormous free picture, but that’s the only way we can keep this activity in the free/cheap category.
by Whitney in Month 10, Photo |
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April 25th, 2006 at 8:58 am
[...] The challenge is to pack up, hit the road with a friend, and stay out of the house until bedtime. Heather and I went on an awfully big adventure recently. We put both carseats in her car, packed in the boys, their snacks and various milk sources, and went out to do some random activities that have already been suggested on this web site. We put the boys in a photo booth and as you can see on the left, we struggled to keep them both in the frame. Note: If you are going to try this one, allow yourself half an hour to deal with the carseat adjustments the first time. The second time we did it, it took less than ten minutes. [...]
May 1st, 2006 at 11:33 am
[...] Whitney and I had a great time the other week lugging our boys out to Marin County to visit the professional photographer for our free 8×10. Luckily, we turned the afternoon into a huge adventure and didn’t get too upset that the photos were not worth paying for. We learned what we already suspected: that sometimes Mommy is the best photographer because real photographers can be scary. [...]
March 24th, 2007 at 9:34 am
I take RGP to Walmart for photos. Their packages range from $5-10 depending on the time of year and you get 35 photos, one pose. We’ve received free pics from them twice b/c they lost our order (just in the computer, not actually). I take RGP once a month, for every holiday. We’ve had good luck.
March 24th, 2007 at 10:29 am
I did this every two months of my little girl’s first year of life. It was quite interesting to see the changes throughout the year. We did buy our first time because we just couldn’t resist such cute pictures (plus they were Christmas pictures), but after that I just got the free one.
March 25th, 2007 at 10:47 am
I go to picture people all the time..sometimes I leave with just the 8×10, sometimes I spend $80…the pictures are too cute to resist. And about the “high class” mall location…I personally think its convenient!
March 25th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Ugh - The PP In our town just closed without notice to anyone last week. I’ve used them (and loved them) for her 1 month and 3 month pictures. I’m a bit ticked off because I bought into their club for the discounts and used less then half of the discounts before they closed. Oh, and they closed 3 days before our scheduled 6 month pictures and never called me. I heard about the closure on the news. UGH!!! I would go to another one but the nearest is like 2 hours away!!
March 26th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
he is super cute! hey ladies be sure to ask if there are any unadvertised specials. the clerk gave me a photo sheet for free just because i asked for it. or maybe because my son is so cute?? hmmmm