Want Good, but Inexpensive Portraits of My 3-Month Old

Updated on May 24, 2008
L.W. asks from Houston, TX
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My son will be 3 months in a couple of weeks and I would like to get a nice photo taken of him. I know nothing about what this costs or the pros/cons of the various studios out there. Is it cheaper to go to a studio or hire a private photographer? I would love any advice.

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J.P.

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Try the Picture People. They take the best pictures. They have a digital camera and the photographer moves with the child. I your case, they would not move that much. you can bring in diffrent outfits and have many outfit changes and they have several props they use. i have never had a bad experience with the Picture People. When you walk in, you can get a free 10 x 13 or an 8 x 10 picture for just walking in. the best part of the experience is that they will down load all the pictures and you view them on the computer. they will fix any blemishes and then you wait for about 10 to 15 minutes and then your pictures are ready to take home. No need to wait your 6 weeks for your pictures to come back.
Hope this helps!
Check out their web site www.PicturePeople.com
Best of luck!
J.

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L.L.

answers from New Orleans on

I don't know anything about a private photographer. We always take ours to JC Penney and the pictures always come out great and professional! You can get coupons on the JC Penney website or sometimes if you call the studio closest to you they can tell you where to get the coupons or they have some.

It would normally cost anywhere between $100-$200 at the regular rate of about $9.99 or more per sheet, but we never pay more than $50-$60 for a load of pictures and quite a few poses. (Usually the coupon is $3.99 per sheet and you get a free 10x13 with most)

Tip If You Go: Ask the studio personnel when is the best day and time to come (slow days) so you won't have to wait risking your baby napping or getting irritable while waiting; and also go anti-nap hour and don't dress fully (no shirt) until you get ready to take the pics. (because of accidents; spit ups, spills, diaper!)AND-It can be really hard to choose which poses you want after you are done, try not to buy too many extra photos and do a family count before you go so you will know how many you need or it will defeat the coupon/inexpensive purpose and you will have plenty of leftovers for yourself!!

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N.C.

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I've gotten very good pictures from WalMart when my kids were little; but the best portraits were taken at home by us for free. To take a good baby picture here are some tips:
-use natural light- flash washes out that pretty baby glow
-take pictures when baby is happiest- just napped fed and changed? that's a happy time.
-get down on your belly and shoot from the baby's perspective.
-really look at your background, is there laundry on the couch or the floor untidy?
-get in close, the child is the focus crop everything else out of the photo.
-look at pro photographer's work online for ideas to copy.
When you get the shot you like, don't forget to print it BIG and use a good frame. That will make it look professional more than anything else. If you have a digital try converting it to black and white. Babies look great in black and white! Remember, a protrait doesn't have to be the formal, baby sitting up with mom holding the outfit from behind shot that everyone has. Make your portraits something unique. Now go! Create memories!

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M.P.

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We found a fabulous place! Inside Babies R' Us is a Kiddie Kandids. They are quick, creative & inexpensive. We took our son to our family (professional)photographer and he did a great job however he is one who spends a lot of time with attention to detail and is not the cheapest. I was just as satisfied with Kiddie Kandids. They often have specials on the internet, check it out!

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B.B.

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Portrait Innovations ......... Hwy6 & 59
Sugarland. You actually get your portraits the same day.

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M.L.

answers from Houston on

Hello!!! for my daughter, we had some beautiful pictures for her 1 year.
They took her first picture, then the first month too
This place come to your house and makes a little studio!!!

I really liked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because, if baby needs a nap or a bottle they will wait till you are ready!!!! They make you feel like they are there for you!!
Even though!! It’s a little expensive!! They have package that goes from $100 - 800.00. The best part is that some packages comes with a CD were all the pictures that they took are included!!!

I am so sorry I do not have the number because I am at work!! But I will post the number for you tomorrow morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or please email me ____@____.com

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C.U.

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I think you definitely need to speak to the mother. As long as she knows that you're still her friend, but that you need to stand up for your child's rights then she should be understanding. I feel like I've been in your corner quite often too. In many situations, the mother or guardian wasn't even around. There was one little girl that kept trying to push my daughter under the water in the kiddy pool last year. In that case, of course, I had to step in whether her grandmother noticed or not. Another time, I was waiting at the claw machine at HEB, when some kids just plowed over my children and a bunch of other children to cut in line with their buddy bucks. I'm not sure what the "perfect" situation is in that case, but I've gotten tired of just letting it go when I see kids act like that. Either their parents aren't watching close enough, or these kids have become such a handful that their parents don't know what to do with them. The last time I was at HEB, a kid didn't want to use the other claw machine, and tried stealing the balls out of the machine that my little girl was playing at. I finally spoke up, and told him that this was uncalled for. The other machine was in perfectly good order, and he just wanted to be a nuicance (sp?). His mother caught the tail end of what he was doing, after she left from the checkout, and disciplined him for it (at least spoke to him). I don't know what the perfect thing to do is, but I finally felt that I had to start saying something. We need to model appropriate ways to speak up, in front of our kids, so that they can learn to speak up for themselves. Anybody else have some great ideas for how to handle this. I know that this is a little different than what happened, because there really wasn't a parent around. I've gotten so fed up with others not disciplining their own children. It's like they give up and expect everyone else to do the job for them. I've seen it too much as a teacher. I do think we all need to watch out for, not only our children but other's as well. It really does often take a village to raise a child. When they hear that it's not okay to walk all over another person's rights - - and they hear it from everyone, I would think that would speak volumes. How to go about it the most effectively is another question. I will keep my eye open on this forum and see if anyone has any good ideas on what to say to these kids. I just simply told this last little boy that what he was doing was rude and inappropriate. I also told him that he could either go to the other machine or wait in line like everyone else. I just simply told it like it is.

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E.R.

answers from Houston on

Hi L.!

My name is E. and am a photographer. I live in the Cypress area. I am very affordable and take oride in my work.

Please, stop my my website!

www.skyephotographyonline.com.

I know that Wal-mart, Jcpenny, and any other studio like them is very affordable. But, they do not take their time in eidting the image and making you priority. I take more than 300 shots per session and you will have up to or over 30 images to choose from. And you can have them on a portrait disc for you to keep forever.

Let me know!! I would be happy to capture your baby's photo.

~E.

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