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How often do you have professional photos taken of your kids?

Once a year

22%

[ 30 ]

Twice a year

[ 6 ]

3 or more times a year

[ 1 ]

Every other year/when I remember

23%

[ 31 ]

upsherin/baby/simcha

49%

[ 66 ]

Total Votes : 134

amother

Chicory

Thu, Aug 22 2024, 12:53 am

None of the above.

When we have a chasunah in the family and the photographer is taking pictures

amother

Lightcyan

Thu, Aug 22 2024, 7:32 am

I’m a photographer and I try to take my kids photos once a year. Babies up to 2-3 I try to do a bit more than that.
If I wouldn’t be a photographer I wouldn’t be able to afford professional pictures more than every few years.

bsy ↓

Thu, Aug 22 2024, 7:35 am

I try for once a year. I don't do expensive. JCPenney or someone new starting out. Never more than 100 dollars.

↑ bsy

Thu, Aug 22 2024, 7:37 am

honey36 wrote:

Every 4-5 years, but I when we do it, we do get someone very professional and do a whole outdoor shoot. the pics come out gorgeous.

When I was a kid my parents did it more often for us, but it was just at like the Walmart photo studio. Dont think these types of studios still exists?

Yes JCPenney does it. With Groupon it's about 30 dollars. I've done it 6 times. Twice I used new people. Spent 80 on one and 50 on the other.

amother

Lemon

Thu, Aug 22 2024, 7:48 am

I did it at one year for my kids and except for one they didn't come out good so I did it myself for my 4th. I find my kids do best when I photograph them. Unless my mother is doing it. But anyone they don't know doesn't work well. I only know one person who does it yearly and she doesn't take pictures herself in general because she has a flip phone.

↑ honey36

Thu, Aug 22 2024, 10:04 am

bsy wrote:

Yes JCPenney does it. With Groupon it's about 30 dollars. I've done it 6 times. Twice I used new people. Spent 80 on one and 50 on the other.

Good to know! Thanks

elisheva2001

Sun, Nov 03 2024, 4:28 pm

Once a season.

amother

Lime

Sun, Nov 03 2024, 4:31 pm

Did it once in 2016 when a relative who’s a photographer was in town and the next time was 2024 for a bar mitzva. Been married for almost 15 years and those were the only two times.

I do take pics on my iPhone almost every day, and print photo books off those about twice a year.

lucky14

Sun, Nov 03 2024, 4:38 pm

For those who get them done often- what do you do with the pictures? Make an album or get prints for the wall? And if you do get wall prints to hang do you switch them out with newer ones or do you keep the old ones up even from years ago and just keep adding to your walls?

amother

Maroon

Sun, Nov 03 2024, 4:42 pm

Simchas - like 2 bar mitzvah we’ve made bH

chocolate moose

Sun, Nov 03 2024, 6:55 pm

Never

amother

Bronze

Sun, Nov 03 2024, 7:47 pm

I take a photo shoot when every new baby turns about 2. So it comes out every 3 years or so. I hand the prints on the wall, and replace them. I also do a 1 year birthday shoot of just the baby. I usually book a cheap photographer or use JCPenney.

giftedmom

Sun, Nov 03 2024, 7:48 pm

I really hate the shlep so I keep pushing it off. So when there’s a simcha or opportunity I take it but otherwise doesn’t really happen.

amother

Ultramarine

Sun, Nov 03 2024, 7:52 pm

I did it family pictures in a local park before my son's bar mitzvah and my daughter's bas mitzvah. (2 years apart) We were all already dressed up and made up so it worked. But that's it. It's expensive!!

amother

Pear

Sun, Nov 03 2024, 8:12 pm

Photoshoots are a lot of money and a lot of stress. We take when we realize it’s been a while. We use cheaper photographers like newbies and sometimes we don’t get pictures I love but you get what you pay for. If I was a millionaire I’d probably do once a year

amother

Carnation

Sun, Nov 03 2024, 9:22 pm

I tried it once and I will never do it again.

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