To think that a class photo is the whole class in one photo?

[Daisydrum]

We’ve had the “class photo” and it’s the class split into little groups of about 4 and they are then just going to put them together. To me that’s a collage.
Is anyone else’s school not doing class photos this year?

@SleepingStandingUp they're all scattering off to different schools, no particular friendships mainly because covid there haven't been any birthday parties or play dates this year

It has always been done like that afaik.

Meh, I wouldn't bother. I did, but he was in school nursery so those kids he's with at barely 3 he'll know til he's at 11 and possibly beyond. We'll probably not do school ones now for a few years and then last year.
Good think about twins and one form entry when the baby's are older .

Our primary did this. I hate them. They had loads of complaints and switched back to the traditional style the next year. The worst thing was they made the kids do funny poses in the collage style, so they all looked proper charlies. My kids hated it.

Tempest have done these for a while. We did them in key groups at nursery.

It's not a covid thing, DS had this in year 6 in 2017. Looks awful and fake.

I don't know anyone who likes them. They're ridiculous and I didn't buy any.

Can you imagine in 100 years time when their relatives are looking at great grandma, those pictures will date so much.

Nothing better than looking at old photos of kids sitting in school photos, from year ago. Even decades ago. Especially if they are in uniforms.

But this staggered all over the place Shit. Bleugh!

My eldest got this done in p2 she had a wee boy popping out from from between her legs, I'm not sure I'd appreciate this in p7 said wee boy is about 5 foot 10!

Are they STILL doing this!

DD's photos always had one section where the "block of 4 or 5" was put together at the wrong scale.

You would have thought they would just do 2 or 3 bursts of film of the class to make sure that nobody was blinking

They're the equivalent of those family photos with everyone lying in a heap.

Apparently DD6 had her pic taken on Tuesday. She had to drape her arm over a girl that is bullying her (low scale but still unpleasant) and she was holding 'a long black thing with a curl at the end' no idea what it could be .

Wasnt going to buy it anyhow.

It’s a load of wank, but some petiole think it’s creative and modern.
I am genuinely creative, and let me tell you, this isn’t.

Can’t steak for modern though.

@Ohyesiam totally agree

It's much easier to get four or five kids to smile all at once. With the old fashioned group of 30 there's always a couple who have eyes closed/tongue out/picking their nose/pulling a face etc. If that's your child it's pretty annoying. At least these collage ones get a decent picture of each child.

@bonbonours

It's much easier to get four or five kids to smile all at once. With the old fashioned group of 30 there's always a couple who have eyes closed/tongue out/picking their nose/pulling a face etc. If that's your child it's pretty annoying. At least these collage ones get a decent picture of each child.

I would really rather have a normal photo where my child was looking the wrong way or eyes closed or whatever than one with a an artificially stick together set of small poses with random props and awkward body language.

bonbonours It's not that often I've actually seen a howler on a group class photo, including preschoolers. Most decent photographers have plenty of props with them to get the children's attention so they all look at the same time. Our school have offered a choice of 2 or 3 versions of the same group shot of the whole class, so that you can choose the one which features your own child the best.

They've done them like this at my children's school ever since they first started, so a good 7 years ago. It's sensible as you can get every child looking their best.

@Ohyesiam

It’s a load of wank, but some petiole think it’s creative and modern. I am genuinely creative, and let me tell you, this isn’t.

Phew, I'm really glad someone who is "genuinely creative" has arrived to tell the rest of us the harsh, unvarnished truth!

@ChairmansReserve

They've done them like this at my children's school ever since they first started, so a good 7 years ago. It's sensible as you can get every child looking their best.

I want my child looking like himself, which is not necessarily looking his best. Sitting in a row for a bit for one big photo is much more likely to achieve this.

I wonder what the crossover is of people who prefer the new style and are also a fan of newborn photoshoots with props and weird, photoshopped poses. I never saw the point of those either.

@ChairmansReserve

It’s a joke. My creative powers are very limited. As are my light hearted comment ones by the looks of it..,

@DappledThings

I wonder what the crossover is of people who prefer the new style and are also a fan of newborn photoshoots with props and weird, photoshopped poses. I never saw the point of those either.

Gosh, I've no idea. I've never bought any class photos nor have I ever subjected my children or myself to a 'photoshoot', newborn or otherwise.

They have the class photos up at school. As they did when I was at primary school. It's glaringly obvious that the newer style means most of the kids and teachers look good and are clearly visible, compared to the crap 1980s ones I was in.

Yes @BogRollBOGOF!

The messing with proportions! This is years ago now, but my now 14 year old’s reception photo looks so weird. They obviously decided he couldn’t be that tall and shrunk him match, so now he just looks squashed and weird 🤦🏻‍♀️

@4PawsGood

We’ve had these. They’re fine.

Here’s an example from the company’s website.

Love the planet props... imagine being the kid that gets to hold Uranus

I don't especially like either. I buy the reception and the year six for children to look back on.
The good thing about the modern ones is you can see the children more clearly. On the older style you have to really squint.
Also it's less obvious whose dressed differently, or really tall I hate my old class photos where I'm in the middle back row like a giant or worse sat in the middle of the whole thing because my beloved parents made me wear a completely different uniform to everyone else!

The negative about the modern style is they're harder to store and they seem to like the pupils and staff with bare feet

I wonder what the crossover is of people who prefer the new style and are also a fan of newborn photoshoots with props and weird, photoshopped poses

Probably the same as the crossover of people who prefer the old style.