To think dd's class photos will look more dated in 20 years than mine?

[chaosisawayoflife]

Just got the proofs of dd's class photo. It is made up of photos of 3 or 4 kids in silly poses photo-shopped together to make one big panorama against a stark white background. AIBU to think this will look very dated very soon, whereas mine from 20+ years ago with rows of kids sitting and standing on benches aren't particularly dated now?

[chaosisawayoflife]

Plus at bloody 17 inches wide it will never fit in an album. My brothers and I and all our kids had a great time at Xmas looking through my mums album of school photos, trying to remember names and seeing the resemblances to our kids now, how are we supposed to store the bloody great things for the future?

[Cravingdairy]

YANBU!

[shellbu]

the size of the picture put me off buying my daughters class photo like you say how can it go in an album, plus the price £18 for one pic i dont think so !

[carlywurly]

Seems to be the tempest fashion at the moment. Ours is still rolled up in a tube

[Yama]

I didn't buy dd's for this very reason. I want to see faces not silly poses.

[thebody]

Yes I agree and don't buy it op.

What's wrong with the normal class of photo.

[AmazingBouncingFerret]

I've yet to encounter this.

Fingers crossed I never do!

[AnnoyingOrange]

I hate them and refuse to buy them

[chaosisawayoflife]

You see, I hate it, but I will but it because it's my pfb's first year at school, and if I buy it this year I will probably buy it next year, and every year thereafter, and because I've bought her's I'll have to buy all of dd2's too. They really have us over a barrel. I may do a little survey in the playground and if others feel the same way I'll start a campaign to bring back old skool class photos!

[chaosisawayoflife]

*buy

[DesperatelySeekingSedatives]

DD has her class photo this week really hope her school dont have this set up for theirs!

[EndoplasmicReticulum]

YANBU. Although my class photos from high school are obviously of the 80s. So much hair!

Presumably somebody must be buying them, otherwise they wouldn't keep doing it.

[Alliwantisaroomsomewhere]

YANBU! I hate them, too, but bought them anyway.

[chaime]

DS's school has them up in the Reception area and they are much admired by visitors, but parents don't seem to like them to buy for themselves from what I've heard

[MyDarlingClementine]

Yes, this pissed me off also, in nursery - she didn't actually play with the people in her little group but others from the rest of the class, unfortunately we didn't get a photo of the whole class, just her group in a long long drawn out pose.

I loved her teachers but I don't want them on my wall!

[Scholes34]

Our primary did them for two years, then saw sense and reverted to the traditional ones.

[SquirrelNuts]

Thats a shame i love looking at my class photos and trying usually failing to remember everyones names

[pippibluestocking]

I loathe them, children look very forced, not unusual and quirky as the company (and school) seem to think, completely naff. Having said that, generally get nagged by DC into buying them for them to remember their classmates by. Agree that traditional style is timeless and much better

[ReadytoOrderSir]

Another teacher here who hates them. I didn't buy my DC's when their school tried it for 2 years. They ahve since reverted to traditional ones.

Where I teach we not only have these group poses... but we have to have themed props with them too!

[Startail]

YANBU
They are too big to put in my album, don't fit any standard frame and are totally useless.

[BeyondIsBloodOfTheDragon]

I actually liked DSs playgroup one (he was right in the middle though )
But I didn't buy it cause it was just too long!

[DukeSilver]

I don't see the problem with things looking dated really. It will be dated!

[givemeaclue]

Yanbu at all.