Pictures are Pricey

I think we can agree on that. I wanted a picture of Colin for our living room in his red shirt and blue overalls. I wanted a white background. I had portraits done at Sears for his 8 week photos and I liked them. This time I decided to try Portrait Innovations. FAIL!

I told the lady EXACTLY what I wanted. I told her if you get a white background and let him play on the floor, you will get the exact picture that I want. But instead, she puts him in a white basket (girly and 80s) and then a blue chair (I would call it a study chair) and then finally they did some in just his diaper on a black fabric thing. He was getting fussy and I wasn't getting what I wanted, and I finally told her this wasn't working and that I would choose from what she had already.

So we sit down...and they all suck. I mean MAJOR suck. I knew right then I would ONLY buy the $9.95 package. She kept pushing different photos and poses on me and I kept telling her politely that I didn't want them. She showed me the old ugly style photos where there are two pictures on one sheet and they fade into each other. I politely told her no - I liked plain and simple and that wasn't it. I almost told her that it was too old school, and perhaps that was in style when she had hids in the 80s, but I wouldn't hang that in my house. But I didn't.

I did eventually have to say "No thank you. I ONLY want that one pose. Honestly, I don't like a single one of the other poses. Sorry." I didn't even have to say my husband was cheap and only let me spend $10. I was honest and she finally checked me out...and I am sure made notes in whatever filing system they have that I am a pain.

Here is the photo I bought for $10 (this is a picture I took of the picture with my phone):


It is OK. Not great. I have it in the kitchen right now and one on my desk. And I will give copies to the grandparents and scrapbook it. But I am seriously thinking about taking it off my desk and out of the kitchen b/c I think it is so cheesy.

This morning he was in his red shirt and overalls again, and I decided to try with the nice camera I borrowed from my dad. And here we go...I finally have a picture for the frame. I just wish my background was white. Polka dots aren't bad though!


She would have made money off me if she had just listened. Next time I will either go back to Sears for quick simple photos, take my own, or pay a sitting fee for less cheesy ones.