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Awful school photo

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daisychainarainyday · 30/08/2024 11:45

So..cutting a long story short. We have just received our school photos in the post because the company the school used , took so, so long to send them out.

My DD's own photo is terrible!!! I mean it is the worst photo i have seen of her!! She isn't smiling and his her head down so she actually has a double chin !!!!!!!

The class photo - is slightly better but my DD is one of the six who is grimacing 😔

im just so annoyed as they were expensive and i ordered extra for family. i cannot and wont send any. she looks terrible.

can i complain? surely they didnt just take one photo??

im thjnking that i will just take my own of her i her uniform.

i feel very angry and sad about it all.

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JustMarriedBecca · 30/08/2024 11:50

Surely you saw the photo before you bought it? Our school uses a company and you log on, look at the options (3-4 per child) and pick the best one. You get the password on a log in.

School have used 5-6 companies over the years and it's all the same.

MotherofWhippets81 · 30/08/2024 11:50

I haven't bought one for about 3 years - they're old fashioned and generally awful. My son has ASD and he said how uncomfortable the photographer made him last time telling him how to smile and where to look. I might actually take him out of the next ones.

They're overpriced and rubbish. I like to have the class one normally at the beginning and end of each school (we have infants and junior schools here) but that's it.

dairyfairy21 · 30/08/2024 11:47

Take your own. I've never bought school photos - I take nicer ones of my own - doesn't everyone?

I don't believe there is a need for the school photo anymore.

berksandbeyond · 30/08/2024 11:47

You get to see the proof of the picture before you order it don’t you?!

HerVagestyTheQueef · 30/08/2024 11:47

You don't have to buy the school photo! I never did if I didn't like it.
You can take your own nice photo and get it printed and framed.

CeruleanBelt · 30/08/2024 11:46

Don't you get to preview them first?

School photos are awful 99% of the time.

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