To not buy my son's school photo

[katedan]

It was not a great photo, his glasses had slipped down his nose and his shirt was all pulled up round his neck. I am cross that no adult at school thought to make him look presentable before the photo.
I feel very guilty as I have bought lots of photo's of my DT's which were taken at toddler group to give to DG's for christmas and had planned to give Ds's photo aswell. There will also be a gap on the wall!!!

So AIBU and should buy the photo anyway or am a justfied to feel very dissapointed and cross that is only photo of year 2 is horrid.

Def don't buy if it is crap! We've only bought 1 nursery pic of ds1 (and none yet of ds2) as I refuse to pay a lot of money for shite photos!

Will happily buy them if they are good but if not not thanks

I think it sets a good example, actually. Models the behaviour you want in them as adults - not to be manipulated by emotional blackmail into spending cash on things you don't want or need! As long as he knows you only aren't buying it because he is usually gorgeous, and this crap photographer didn't do him justice.

I keep the proofs but dont buy the photos.
I only need a reminder of that year. I dont really want a posed, over lit photo.

So they have PROOF stamped across their chests - meh

YANBU.

Why buy something you don't like, and could do better and cheaper yourself?

DD looks awful in most of hers, bless her cottons. Really pale and shifty with greasy hair. (I hope it's just in photos she looks like that!)

I've bought about 2 over the years, and one was the whole school. I still look at those ones from my school days.